But in your hearts honor 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; yet do it with gentleness and respect.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.

By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork

Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it. They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts.