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| 17593 | Always be ready to give reasons for your beliefs |
| Full Idea: Be ready to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear. | |||
| From: St Peter (21: First Epistle of Peter [c.50], 3:15) | |||
| A reaction: This quotation is the rational theologian's standard response to pure fideism. |