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A Reason for the Hope, Be Ready Always to give an Answer
Thomas A. Thomas

This book has been buried for over 100 years, and NOW BY GOD'S GRACE IT'S BACK TO BLESS MANY MANY MORE....

Spencer was privileged to minister the gospel during a few seasons of revival (from 1828-1854), and having dealt with thousands of people of all ages during his years of ministry he became a wise and careful physician of souls. He began his ministry at Northampton, MA (in the church made famous by Jonathan Edwards) where he experienced his first genuine outpouring of God's Spirit in converting grace. He then became the founding pastor of Second Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, NY where he spent 22 years until his death. He became known as THE BUNYAN OF BROOKLYN, and was a very close friend to GARDINER SPRING. When you read this book you will find yourself asking the question: "WHERE HAS THIS BOOK BEEN?"

The Apostle states in I Peter 3:15, "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear." Regrettably, the reason that many Christians are giving is weak and compromising. The distinctiveness and exclusiveness of the Gospel is watered down to accommodate it to the thinking of the natural man. As a result, the trumpet is sounding a very uncertain sound. Both the message and the method are often untrue to the Word of God. Thus, the non-Christian, who is versed in the philosophies of the world, has little difficulty making the servants of God look utterly foolish. If we are to present our Christina faith effectively to the non-Christian world, we must understand the distinctions between biblical Christianity and the philosophies that govern the non-Christian's though. We must grasp the biblical method of presenting our faith to the unbeliever. In other words, we need to understand and to apply Christian apologetics.