Michele Marsili

I'm born and raised in Maryland. I am an only child with amazing parents and several incredible friends who have been wonderful encouragers. I accepted Christ when I was 14 years old. I grew up in the church but I didn't really start diving into my faith and taking ownership of it until my mid 20s. As I grew in my faith God introduced me to apologetics in 2019 I haven't looked back.

I work for a defense contractor as a competitive intelligence / price-to-win analyst. While that may not seem relevant to apologetics it ended up being the best training ground. I had longed to use my talents for the church, but I couldn't see a way to use analytics, logic, and research for the body of Christ. I prayed about this for years, and then one day, God pulled back the veil in a wax-on, wax-off type moment. For work, I have to research and present a logical defense of what competition is likely to do, but I'll never be able to prove it to 100% certainty because I don't work for that other company. In apologetics, we research the truth and facts to present a logical defense of God, Jesus, and Christianity, but we can never prove it to 100% certainty because faith is required.

I have a Bachelors of Science in Photography from Drexel University and a Masters of Business Administration from Mount St. Mary's University. I am primarily self-taught in apologetics from online videos, numerous books and the Holy Spirit. I am also currently enrolled in Liberty University's Masters of Christian Apologetics program.

I teach apologetics at my church mainly through our Women's Ministry and Discipleship Academy. I also support the Women in Apologetics ministry as a curriculum developer in the education department. Please check out our short courses Truth, Logic and Worldview debuting, Fall 2024!

God

There is one God who is Triune. He is eternal existing outside of time, space and matter. He simultaneously exist as three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All three persons in the Godhead are co-equal.

Bible

All 66 canonical books are inspired by God and were written by men who were under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. These original autographs are completely without error and the supreme source of truth

Creation

The universe, earth and all things were created by and are sustained by God in accordance with the Scriptures. Macro evolution (Darwinism) played no part in the creation, it is not supported by Scripture and stands in direct conflict with the Bible. Both young earth creationism (6 literal days) and old earth creationism (6 day ages) are Biblically sound. I believe that we will never know conclusively this side of heaven.

Jesus

The historical Jesus Christ of Nazareth is both fully God (the second Person of the Trinity) and fully man (the Incarnate Son of God). I believe in the historical events surrounding Jesus including: His eternal preexistence, He was born of the virgin Mary, He performed miracles, He led a sinless life, He died a sacrificial physical death on the cross, He overcame death & hades and rose from the grave in a bodily resurrection from the dead, He ascended into heaven, and He is presently in heaven is as our High Priest and Advocate.

Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity is coequal with the Father and the Son. He lives in every person from the moment of their salvation. The Holy Spirit provides all believers with spiritual gifts, he convicts us of our sin and imparts new life to sinners. His indwelling in all believers empowers them to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

Salvation

We cannot save ourselves and salvation cannot be earned. It is a free gift that must be received. God bridged the gap that sin created between us and Him. He sent his son, Jesus, to live a sinless life and willingly offer himself as a perfect sacrifice that many may be redeemed. Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no one comes to the Father except through Him. We are saved by grace and all who receive, by faith, the Lord Jesus Christ, have been born again of the a Holy Spirit, and have become children of God.

Future Events

Jesus will return for His church and will rapture us before the 7 years of tribulation begin. He will judge all people and they will either spend eternity in fellowship with God (heaven) or forever separated from God (hell). The Devil will be defeated and cast into the lake of fire. Christ’s second coming to this earth, will be bodily and visibly to establish His glorious reign in a kingdom that will never end. There will be a new heaven and new earth and those who accepted His gift of salvation will spend the afterlife there with no death, pain, or sin.

*Heaven and Hell are real places. The Devil is real and he is our accuser and adversary of God.