Thursday, June 23, 2016
Witnessing to friends
Before I moved from Sugar Land to Rosenberg, I went to Kempner High School. There I had many Hindu and Muslim friends. I never really told them about Christ and the Good News because I didn't know how to approach them. All they knew was that I was a Christian and and that was it. Now, the only contact with them is through text and phone calls. I also had a Malayali Orthodox friend and and I found it harder to tell her about Christ because she is also Christian, but another denomination. How do I approach my Hindu and Muslim friends about Christ? How do I approach my Orthodox friend about Christ?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
It's hard for all of us, because witnessing to other unbelievers is going out of our comfort zone in some ways.
ReplyDeleteTo any unbeliever, a Christian must first show Christ's love. We really can't share the gospel if we don't even reflect Christ and His love in us. We need to be different from others which makes people wonder 'Why are you Christians like this?'
When people question our differences, we can tell them the reason why we act accordingly. And we can tell them about Jesus and his unconditional love. :)
Sometimes it's not so much as preaching about Christ as it is about showing Christ. Situations arise where Christ can be shown and curiosity and interest is seen in a nonbeliever. I have often given out bibles or invited my friends to a "hang out dinner" during which time we friends would have a 30 min bible study and it was so casual and laid back that the non believers didn't feel they were in a religious meeting however they did get to hear the word. Some of those people are now active Christians in different churches leading bible studies themselves. Let's not beat people down with a bible and condemnation let's reach out in unconditional and pure heartfelt love. The kind of love Christ gave us when he gave up his life for the unworthy.
ReplyDeleteAn important thing I would do before talking to anyone about Christ is pray for that friend to the lord and he will reveal to you how to approach them. Personally, I struggle with the same thing but going to God about it rather than doing it from your own ability will make it easier for you as he will guide to through it.
ReplyDeleteThe one thing I've learned being around my friends is to not be afraid to speak about the gospel and that people are actually willing to listen to you and have a conversation about Jesus and his purpose. However they love to have debates so definitely pray before hand and ask yourself if you're ready for this challenge. It's also much difficult to talk to your Hindu friends so it's always easier to invite them to our youth meetings and bible studies. The couple times I've invited my friends to these kind of events they've loved it and it's made them eager to come to more :).
ReplyDeleteWhen going through this issue make sure that you have an open-mind when talking with your friend. The first thing you can do is love them and taking the next step would be inviting them to small events and other things that are open and comforting to them not to make them feel forced into coming with you. For example, one of Sherlin's friend she came to our youth meeting and we started becoming friends with her to help us
ReplyDelete