Through the practice of Christian apologetics, believers work to fulfill Peter’s mandate that we always be ready to give an answer for the hope that is within us ( 1 Peter 3:15 15 but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: `being' ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear: ). In this session, Dr. Stephen Nichols defines apologetics and looks at some of the most pressing issues Christian apologists face today from the social sciences and other areas. This message is from our 2018 West Coast Conference, Defending the Faith: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL30acyfm60fV96T0FSr_GYfff7HIavvjX Purchase the media from this conference: https://www.ligonier.org/store/2018-west-coast-conference-download/