"For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." (

"And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." (2 Timothy 4:4)

"But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel." (Philippians 1:17)

Many Christians today decry the use of apologetics or evidences in Christian witnessing, feeling it is somehow dishonoring to the Lord or to the Scriptures to try to defend them.

"The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand." (John 3:35)

"Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him." (2 Corinthians 5:9)