Friday, September 21, 2018

Steps On How To Defend The Christian Faith

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.

Defending the Christian faith is doing that thing that when men see, they would want to identify more with God. It calls for one's mindfulness and making efforts to ensure that what you say in public does not contradict your personal lifestyle. Your neighbors are always looking to see how strong you are in maintaining your stance on certain issues. If you eventually act against what you preach, you will be tagged a hypocrite and people will think less of following your teachings.

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.

Reading the Bible everytime is good and anyone who has the Christian faith should not joke with doing so every morning. This is the most comfortable period to have one's quiet time since everywhere is still calm and the Christian can focus more on God when he has not stepped out for work or other endeavors. Getting to know God early in the morning before any other thing grants him access to his fullness and knowledge. The Christian is further directed on what to do throughout the day.

It is man's nature to believe in signs and wonders. This was actually one of the ways in which Jesus caught the attention of many people. The same still happens today as a lot want to see if some things that are considered impossible can be rolled away before they believe. Hence, praying to God ceaselessly can be an avenue to defend the faith as it is through prayers that one can hear Him and also obtain healing and answers to very difficult situations.

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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