Is Apologetics Necessary, or Is It Just for People Who Enjoy Arguing for Sport?

Questions about why we discuss evidence for God—who requires it and whether it’s necessary—and whether or not it’s inappropriate to use apologetic methods such as classical apologetics that argue for less than a triune God.

• Why do we discuss evidence for God? Who requires it, and why must we provide it? Is this necessary, or is apologetics a wing of the faith that enjoys arguing for sport?
• Since the only true God is triune and there is no salvation with general theism, is it inappropriate to use apologetic methods such as classical apologetics that argue for less than a triune God?