14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
I think my concern of looking stupid, lacking knowledge to properly defend my faith or possibly my own doubts prevent me from sharing my faith and the promise of Jesus with others. I play it safe and don't engage unless I think the opening is to share is very big.
But I don't need to have all the answers. Its not me that is going to help someone understand and have faith. God will use me, he will give me whatever message it is that he wants to share.
I need to forget about my own worries and just share what I believe and maybe even be honest that there are things I just don't understand that may allow doubts to creep in.
But also to share that any doubts I have are nothing compared to the faith I do have that Jesus did live and die and rise again for me. Even if I can't explain how God made the heavens and earth in 6 days and rested on the 7th and that reading the bible literally does not match up with human carbon dating tools that says stuffs been around for billions of years. Human tools also don't explain how a rock exploded into life, why do I feel pressure compared to someone making that case?
knut
I agree with your feelings. I understand the hesitation. I know Christians who are just looking for someone to debate with....that is not me. But, maybe the stronger argument comes from how you live your life, and what Jesus has done for us. That is probably much more attractive to people, than an argument in the aisles of the grocery store.
ReplyDeleteI'm with ya.
tp