 | Brian J. Walsh, J. Richard Middleton - 1984 - 220 sidor
...all, our lives differ little from theirs. Notice how the apostle Peter responds to these problems: "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone...you to give the reason for the hope that you have" (i Pet 3:15). Peter assumes that people are asking questions of Christians. "Why do you people live... | |
 | Cliffe Knechtle - 1986 - 172 sidor
...757 9. How Can I Tell Others about Jesus? 161 Foreword The Apostle Peter told the early Christians to be "prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks...you to give the reason for the hope that you have" (1 Pet 3:15). Clifie Knechtle helps us to do just that. Out of the firsthand experience of hundreds... | |
 | Miriam Adeney - 1987 - 188 sidor
..."regarding no one from a worldly point of view," but as Christ regards him. It means "always being prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have" ( 1 Peter 3:15), an answer applied to our friend's hopes and dreams. Betty Mae is a friend who models... | |
 | Paul E. Little, Marie Little - 1988 - 196 sidor
...to defend their faith. We're clearly instructed about this spiritual responsibility in 1 Peter 3:15: "In your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be...everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope you have. But do this with gentleness and respect." This command is not optional and there are good,... | |
 | Lawrence O. Richards, Larry Richards - 1988 - 344 sidor
...not portrayed in Scripture so much as an initiative in speaking the Word, though we are to be always "prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have" and then to do so "as one speaking the very words of God," (1 Peter 3:15; 4:11). Instead we are to... | |
 | Charles E. Garrison - 1988 - 188 sidor
...will expend time, energy, and resources in the process of the contentions. 3 The Gauntlet Taken Up Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. — 2 Peter 3:15, NIV Though the... | |
 | Marvin R. Wilson - 1989 - 400 sidor
...Peter carries this point a step further by indicating that a Christian must earn the right to be heard: "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone...you have. But do this with gentleness and respect" (1 Pet. 3:15). In any conversation it is easy to pose and answer questions that one's partner has never... | |
 | Bruce Wilkinson, Walk Thru the Bible - 1992 - 436 sidor
...Christ before others, you may first need to confess your sins to Him. Then you'll be ready to answer "everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have"(l Peter 3: 15). Mr. Barnes offered many suggestions for making clear where you stand. But only... | |
 | Lee Strobel - 1993 - 244 sidor
...apostle Peter, who himself argued forcefully for the faith, penned this command to all Christians: "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone...you to give the reason for the hope that you have." 13 Although we can't argue people into God's kingdom, we can help them process the Gospel by responding... | |
 | J. C. Ryle - 1993 - 318 sidor
...ought to act on the injunction of St. Peter: "be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect" (1 Peter 3:15). We ought to shrink from no inquiry into the principles of our holy religion, and to... | |
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Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. 
