Fourth, no matter how adept our advocacy of the faith, we must glory in the Lord and not in our apologetic prowess. Without humility, even the best arguments will ring hollow. Our aim in defending the gospel is to set people free, not to defend ourselves or acquit ourselves of all error. The humble apologist stands valiantly for God's absolute, objective, and universal truth, even as he stands on feet of clay with an ear open to correction. Fifth, whatever our skill at defending the faith, any humble presentation of Christian truth is a powerful tool in God's hands.
Christian humility is an arresting apologetic in and of itself.
Those who with plain speech forget themselves in service of Christ outshine those who eloquently defend only their egos. This article first appeared in the Spring 1992 issue of the Christian Research Journal.