Preparing a Defense from the Hope Within
In the first part, we considered what it means to honor Christ the Lord as holy in our hearts so that a living hope becomes visible in us. Peter’s words in 1 Peter 3:15 do not stop there. They move from the inner reality to outward readiness: “always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.”
“Be ready.” Those two words carry more weight than we often admit. They do not mean having a scripted answer for every objection. They point to a steady, lived readiness that includes the courage to ask hard questions and the humility to seek honest answers….