Tuesday 18 September 2018

How To Defend The Christian Faith Excellently

By Henry Collins


One of the characteristics of Christianity is the need to love. Many people don't understand why Jesus should command his followers to love anyone created by God, whether they are their friends or not. This is in contrast to many other beliefs which defend loving friends and despising enemies. This commandment alone makes it clear that in looking for how to defend the Christian faith, fighting cannot come into play.

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.

But it is still not uncommon to see Christians fall into temptation. This happens most times when the person is not close to God. To keep alert, every Christian ought to study the Bible and pray always, not just when you are in trouble. If the command that is given in James 4:8a is taken seriously, it will be easier to defend Christianity.

Reading the Bible always includes having some quality time in His presence every morning. This is also referred to as quiet time. The morning devotion is necessary as it helps you go through God's word and hear from Him about how to conduct yourself each day. By conducting yourself well, you represent God anywhere you are and those who are observing you are more likely to ask you to lead them to Christ.

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.

You can defend the faith further by preaching. This is actually the primary step to take if you want people to understand your beliefs. This can be done by hospital visitation, going to the prison, attending to students in their hostels and so on.

You must bear in mind when defending the faith that its sole aim is to draw souls to God. Sinners who don't understand this risk going to hell instead of Heaven where the Lord has prepared several mansions for anyone who believes and follows Him. Every Christian should therefore be involved in this fight to rescue perishing souls.




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