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.
Gist of Idea
Always be ready to give reasons for your beliefs
Source
St Peter (21: First Epistle of Peter [c.50], 3:15)
Book Reference
'The Bible', ed/tr. the Church [Collins 1950], p.587
A Reaction
This quotation is the rational theologian's standard response to pure fideism.