"You are the light of the world.... let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." (The Sermon on the Mount, Matthes 5:14,16)
Christ called us to be a whitness to Him in everything we do. We are to live to glorify God and to help fellow man. This has been done in two, distinct ways (though they often overlap). By suffering with our brother, Christians have shown the mercy and grace of our saviour. The Red Cross, Salvation Army, YMCA, and almost every major hospital and college was founded by the sweat of Christians who felt simpathy and duty to all. Also, Jesus called us to spread the message of hope to all of the nations. To proclaim that God had paid the ransom for our depravity. The Bible has been translated into around 1,000 languages and dialects and counting! Missionaries have gone out to the world to spead the Good News... so much so that within my lifetime, there will be more Christians in Africa than in the entire western world. And yet, we see more and more hostility and blatant rejections toward the Word than ever before.
Christians in America and Europe are seen as "Bible-thumping" nitwits who refuse to see the truth. Sure, Christians have certainly spread the gospel, but we have forgotten one point along the way.
Years ago, when I first started learning about apologetics, I found a verse that I had never heard before. It was first Peter 3:15. "But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that you have. But do this in gentleness and respect." I found this extremely profound. Not only must Christians present the blessed hope, we must be ready to defend it from those who doubt or scorn it. The Greek word used is apologia meaning 'to give a defense'.
After learning more, The Lord struck me with my vocation... a calling if you will. Modern Christianity is in need of a wake-up call. Atheists and Yogis and Mormons are smashing down the door and we are too busy trying to save some poor sap in the bush who's doing just fine! It is time that Christians loose the tunnel-vision that has plagued it since God knows when.
The Lord bless it, 1st Peter 3:15 cannot be forgotten. God commanded his followers to not only spead His Word, but to defend it always! Right now, cultists and secularists are tearing the message to peices and us Christians are in shock. The Lord won't give you the words if you don't already know 'em. I feel that a revival is on the horizon, and it's time the body of Christ shapes up!
Anyways, I've begun to rant and it's getting late (I don't doubt the two are not somehow tied).
I am sorry I haven't posted recently... mostly because I enjoy it.
Cheers
Christians in America and Europe are seen as "Bible-thumping" nitwits who refuse to see the truth. Sure, Christians have certainly spread the gospel, but we have forgotten one point along the way.
Years ago, when I first started learning about apologetics, I found a verse that I had never heard before. It was first Peter 3:15. "But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that you have. But do this in gentleness and respect." I found this extremely profound. Not only must Christians present the blessed hope, we must be ready to defend it from those who doubt or scorn it. The Greek word used is apologia meaning 'to give a defense'.
After learning more, The Lord struck me with my vocation... a calling if you will. Modern Christianity is in need of a wake-up call. Atheists and Yogis and Mormons are smashing down the door and we are too busy trying to save some poor sap in the bush who's doing just fine! It is time that Christians loose the tunnel-vision that has plagued it since God knows when.
The Lord bless it, 1st Peter 3:15 cannot be forgotten. God commanded his followers to not only spead His Word, but to defend it always! Right now, cultists and secularists are tearing the message to peices and us Christians are in shock. The Lord won't give you the words if you don't already know 'em. I feel that a revival is on the horizon, and it's time the body of Christ shapes up!
Anyways, I've begun to rant and it's getting late (I don't doubt the two are not somehow tied).
I am sorry I haven't posted recently... mostly because I enjoy it.
Cheers
