Let’s face it, nobody likes to lose. Regardless if it is a sport, a game, or a debate, we all want to be on the winning side when it is all over. However, when it comes to an argument or debate, the decision of who won is often left to the perception of the people involved. Meaning, if I debate a topic with you, unless one of us manages to change the other person’s opinion, we will both likely walk away feeling like we won. As Christians, when we debate anybody concerning God, Jesus and the Bible, we need to be really careful in deciding what our intentions are. Are we just trying to prove how smart we are, make ourselves feel better, show off our biblical knowledge or are we genuinely trying to bring them to know Jesus Christ? Since I believe the goal of all Christians should be to bring people to Christ, which is the type of winning I am going to cover in this article. If you are simply attempting to show you know more than your opponent, you may not find the contents of this article all that helpful.
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Open Letter from a Concerned Christian
I am writing this letter as a wake-up call. Christians need to open their eyes to the world that is around them. We have been lulled into a false sense of safety and the world is using that to slowly chip away at everything that we stand for. I can’t think of any other time in recent history when Christian beliefs and values were being attacked as fervently as they are today. We are being attacked from every direction at all times. They attack our beliefs, our morals, our redemption, our God, our intelligence and even our character. What is even more disconcerting is there are wolves within the Christian community that are using their platform to attack Christianity from within and so many people are falling right into the trap without ever realizing they are being led astray.
Who You Represent?
In sports if you were to ask this question, “Who you represent,” most athletes would respond by telling you the team they play for or possibly the college they hailed from. In fact, we are quickly approaching the Olympics, and those athletes take a great amount of pride in being able to represent their respective countries. A lot of musicians would tell you the city they are from. Military personnel would tell their branch and possibly their platoon and company. What about Christians? Who do we represent?