Wednesday 19 September 2018

How To Defend The Christian Faith Well

By Henry Collins


In Christianity, some of the beliefs sound bizarre. One of them is the command to pray for enemies. When analyzed critically, this also means that one should love one's enemies because you cannot possibly pray for someone you don't love. This is against the practice in many other religions thereby connoting that Christianity encourages peace. Thus, fighting and declaring wars are far from how to defend the Christian faith.

To defend the Christian faith means to do anything that can make people believe more in God. It requires one's total efforts and consciousness as one has to live a life that is consistent with what is said. People around are always watching to know if the person is going to falter at any point and if that happens, they think that the Christian faith once professed with zeal is nothing but a joke.

Whenever you are faced with a temptation, you should know that it is time to defend your faith as a Christian. The temptation may be brought by the devil through someone close by who is watching to see your reaction. Fortunately, the person will think more about joining you in the faith if you do not fall.

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 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.

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.

You cannot succeed in defending the Christian faith if you don't preach the gospel. No wonder this remains the Great Commission instituted by Jesus Christ himself. By preaching, you can get more converts from different places such as in the students' hostels, hospitals, and prisons.

The aim of doing all these is to bring more people to repentance. If people fail to incline to God, they are in danger of losing their soul to eternal damnation when they die. Christians know this so they try every possible method to make sure that as many as possible within their environment are saved.




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