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I've never liked the term "Apologetics"

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...in this day and age it sounds like i'm embarrassed and apologizing, grasping for straws as to why i believe.

I prefer " HEY I'M HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE GREATEST BEING IN EXISTANCE!" :noidea:

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I've always felt this, too.

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The word "apologetics" comes from the Greek word "apologia" which means to "defend verbally. It is a word used many times in the New Testament and in each case it refers to making a pronouncement of defense.

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This is kind of ironic, I was just asking my aunt what "Apologetics" meant :noidea:

Then she explained to me and I still didn't understand it. Yeah, I agree with you, WolfBitn.

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The word "apologetics" comes from the Greek word "apologia" which means to "defend verbally.

Yes and the word apologize comes from the same greek root... hency my opening post. I refuse to leave anyone the impression i am apologizing for being a believer in Christ. I am ashamed of the word, and i will DEFEND, i will not 'apologize' :D;)

I'm glad to see others feel as i do

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The word "apologetics" comes from the Greek word "apologia" which means to "defend verbally.

Yes and the word apologize comes from the same greek root... hency my opening post. I refuse to leave anyone the impression i am apologizing for being a believer in Christ. I am ashamed of the word, and i will DEFEND, i will not 'apologize' :D;)

I'm glad to see others feel as i do

But our modern use of the word is not what the Greek word means or ever meant. The Greek word Apologia NEVER meant to say one is sorry or ashamed. Apologia means to defend. That is all.

The term "apologetics" does not leave anyone thinking you sorry or ashamed for anything and to claim it does kind of insults the intelligence of the rest of humanity as if no one else out there knows what "apologetics" means. Essentially, you are making an issue out of a nonissue because every relgion has "apologetics" and are not at all worried that someone will think they are ashamed of what they believe.

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...in this day and age it sounds like i'm embarrassed and apologizing, grasping for straws as to why i believe.

That's what I thought, too, when I first heard of the term. We joked about this at college (a Christian Liberal Arts College):

"I'm apologizing for being a Christian...."

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I understand now what it means, like Shiloh mentioned, but it's hard to shake those first impressions from my mind.

More evidence for the imperfections of the English language.....

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I think the term has probably been sufficiently explained. I do not think you are ever going to be apologizing for Loving Jesus. He'll never be ashamed of us if we are not ashamed of Him. God Bless.

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Yes, but it can be fun to joke about (the term, that is).

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The word "apologetics" comes from the Greek word "apologia" which means to "defend verbally.

Yes and the word apologize comes from the same greek root... hency my opening post. I refuse to leave anyone the impression i am apologizing for being a believer in Christ. I am ashamed of the word, and i will DEFEND, i will not 'apologize' :D;)

I'm glad to see others feel as i do

But our modern use of the word is not what the Greek word means or ever meant. The Greek word Apologia NEVER meant to say one is sorry or ashamed. Apologia means to defend. That is all.

blah blah why do you assume people are idiots? You think no one knows the etymology of apologetics but you? Our modern word 'Apology' DOES come from the greek root lol

The term "apologetics" does not leave anyone thinking you sorry or ashamed for anything and to claim it does kind of insults the intelligence of the rest of humanity as if no one else out there knows what "apologetics" means. Essentially, you are making an issue out of a nonissue because every relgion has "apologetics" and are not at all worried that someone will think they are ashamed of what they believe.

Not according to almost everyone else posting... Cant you tell by the opening post i KNOW what the word means? ...lets get withit now lol, sheesh i am still working on my first cup of coffee... Dont confront a wolf before coffee... youll be breakfast :)

Why is it we ARENT 'apologizing' in iraq? Do we do apologetics for our nation, or do we do battle for it at times?

You feel free to apologize bro, I will do battle

I am SO glad there are those who see the humor in the op lol

Now for coffee :D and a better frame of mind

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