Friday, September 14, 2018

How To Defend The Christian Faith Well

By Henry Collins


Christianity is a religion that preaches love. It is surprising to so many how Jesus Christ gave the instruction that Christians should love one another and pray for those that persecute them. This is not possible in so many other religions in which paying back good for good and evil for evil reigns supreme. Because of this Biblical injunction to love, one cannot possibly consider fighting when thinking of how to defend the Christian faith.

The main aim of defending the Christian faith is to draw men unto God. It means that one has to be careful not to act in contrast to what is preached. If your life is in consonance with what you say in public, others who are not Christians will see you as being sincere and since sincerity is a worthy virtue, they are drawn closer to you and then to God who can give them the grace to have the life of Jesus.

Being faced with temptation is not entirely a disadvantage as it also helps to prove the essence of being a Christian. It could be that someone made himself available to Satan to pull you down and is interested to see how you will react. He will be amazed when you don't fall to the trick and think more of being like you.

Sometimes, it looks understandable why someone fell into temptation but the Bible makes it clear that no temptation is brought to man beyond what he can overcome. It is easier for the devil to succeed when he sees that your relationship with God is sour. This is the reason why the Bible forewarned in James 4:8a that going closer to God will cause Him to draw closer to man.

If you are serious about reading the Bible at all times, you should not skip doing so in the morning. This is what most Christians call the quiet time. It is so called because it is during this period that a Christian tries to hear from God in his quietness when he is not bothered by the happenings around. It is in one's quiet time that the nature of God is revealed and it becomes easier to live the Christian life.

Your prayer life should also not be a joke. God can minister to you through prayers with instructions on what to do when certain things come your way. Through prayers, you can also get instant healing for your sickness to the amazement of those who never thought you would get well. When they see the miraculous signs, they feel the urge to also join the faith.

Spreading the gospel is an important step to take if you want to defend Christianity. Without preaching, nobody will understand why you do certain things. Defending the faith in this sense includes participating in early morning cries, visiting public places such as students' hostels and sharing tracts.

Defending Christianity has a single target and that is to make men turn away from their sins. The emphasis is on avoiding eternal damnation and finding rest in God on the Last Day. As a Christian, it is your primary duty from God to try your possible best to ensure that people around you hear that Jesus saves.




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