Dr. Lennox’s humility is revealed in his character. (1 Kings 1) The reality is that not everyone is given the gift of time, to study as many scholars have. Many must spend their life supporting a family, working, etc. But, in apologetics, we can exert the same godly image that our Creator is restoring in us. Souls must be won. Being engaged, and being real, are the two things that human beings will notice first. Just as the child reads the adult who is down talking them, so will the lost individual who realizes when the evangelizing is more for mere sport, and not for salvation. We are not hunting, we are rescuing.

Dr. Lennox exercises this to a “t.” I’m a seminary student, but I realize that I will never reach anyone without God’s heart in me.

“Anyone can calculate the number of deaths in the holocaust. But, only the child of God can weep for the souls who were lost.”

Dr. Lennox thank you for encouraging disciples to persevere through integrity, and loving kindness. God bless you.

Though I agree with what Dr. Lennox says here, I think more needs to be said on the “reading books” front. The fastest way to lose credibility is, as he says, to pretend to know something that one does not. But another way to lose credibility is to be caught flat-footed by question after question, especially if the questions are obviously pertinent. To forestall this, it helps a great deal to read as widely and as wisely as time permits.

I have my own ideas as to what one ought to read in this connection. But I would be most interested to see what Dr. Lennox himself recommends.