Oddly Enough

Earlier I was searching for a verse that speaks to what I was thinking of as "being ready to give an account of what you believe and why" and sure enough found it over at Team Pyro.

Their logo includes a reference to 1 Peter 3:15 which reads,

but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you;

Wow! There it was, exactly the verse I was looking for -- having seen it before but not having kept it tightly enough in my heart to remember it more effectively...

Thank you, Phil.

My 1599 Geneva Bible has some study notes about this verse that are, well, mind-blowing, imho...

1. "Give him all praise and glory, and hang only on him"

2. He will have us when we are afflicted for righteousness' sake, to be careful not for redeeming of our life, either with denying or renouncing the truth, or with like violence, or any such means: but rather to give an account of our faith boldly, and yet with a meek spirit, and full to godly reverence, that the enemies may not having anything justly to object, but may rather be ashamed of themselves.