“Honoring Jesus Christ as Lord” 1 Peter 3:8-17

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Date: July 20, 2025 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

Theodore Roosevelt is credited with the origin of the quote, “People Don’t Care How Much You Know Until They Know How Much You Care. “While I’m not aware of the context in which the late President used it, it sure fits our study of apologetics, for if our lives do not match our lips, all of the apologetics we can muster will not convince anyone to believe in what we are saying. In an era where secularism and skepticism are the cultural norm, Christian apologetics is more important than ever. Even with the modern technologies available to us, the today’s Christians are no match for the secularists, which means our children are growing up in an Anti-God, Anti-Christ, Anti-Bible, Anti-truth culture, without the sufficient biblical knowledge to refute the lies of the evil one, much less with the ability to counter those lies with the truth of God’s Word. The title of our second sermon in this series: In the Defense of Our Faith is “Honoring Jesus Christ as Lord,” based on 1 Peter 3:8-17. Thank you for your continued support and for sharing these sermon study guides with those you think might be interested. Your involvement is helping us reach a global audience, and we are truly encouraged by the response we’ve received from viewers worldwide.

Theodore Roosevelt is credited with the origin of the quote, “People Don’t Care How Much You Know Until They Know How Much You Care. “While I’m not aware of the context in which the late President used it, it sure fits our study of apologetics, for if our lives do not match our lips, all of the apologetics we can muster will not convince anyone to believe in what we are saying.

In an era where secularism and skepticism are the cultural norm, Christian apologetics is more important than ever. Even with the modern technologies available to us, the today’s Christians are no match for the secularists, which means our children are growing up in an Anti-God, Anti-Christ, Anti-Bible, Anti-truth culture, without the sufficient biblical knowledge to refute the lies of the evil one, much less with the ability to counter those lies with the truth of God’s Word.

The title of our second sermon in this series: In the Defense of Our Faith is “Honoring Jesus Christ as Lord,” based on 1 Peter 3:8-17.

Thank you for your continued support and for sharing these sermon study guides with those you think might be interested. Your involvement is helping us reach a global audience, and we are truly encouraged by the response we’ve received from viewers worldwide.

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Based on today’s sermon themes, there is a greater focus on how Christians can enjoy God’s temporal blessings than on the essential doctrines of the Christian Faith and how to defend them against the lies of the secular world.

Many “celebrity preachers” say the study of doctrine isn’t necessary at all, because it is divisive. Andy Stanley was quoted as having said, “Unity is more important than theological correctness.”

So, Christian apologetics refers to the correct way to defend the fundamental doctrines of the Christian Faith, including:

Obviously, right doctrine must be accompanied by right living – i.e., “Orthodoxy must be wed to orthopraxis.”

The main points of our last study:

The overarching themes of 1 st Peter is the Christian’s call to suffer for the righteousness of Christ.

Peter said, as Christians who have been saved by God’s grace, we are to defend our faith in the Lord Jesus with an attitude of:

“When God gives us the opportunity to share or defend our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, if we will honor the Lord in our heart by yielding ourselves unto Him, He will replace our fear with hope, and with a holy boldness.”

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