God's Loving Questions

We use the word Apologetics principally because of 1 Peter 3:15, which supposes that people ask us questions about the faith that is in us.  Actually, people do not always (or often) ask questions, so to open the door to evangelism we need to do the "pre-apologetic" work of asking the questions. In fact, God evangelized Adam through pre-apologetic questions. If we follow this method successfully, with the help of the Holy Spirit, a situation appropriate for preaching and proclamation can develop.