“If we don’t treat nonbelievers, atheists, agnostics and skeptics the way Christ calls us to, they so often don’t want to hear what we believe is truth.”
Sean McDowell
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23 comments
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If we don’t shine as lights, why would anyone want what we have?
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Jesus hung out with people willing to learn and sought for truth. Not people that cursed, mocked, spat, flipped off, screamed, argued, denied the truth, and blew smoke in His face. There is a big difference here. When the crowd got crazy, He vanished. Share the truth and if they don’t accept it or want to learn, dust your feet off 😉
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They don’t want to hear from us regardless.
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You can be nice to me all you want. It won’t make nonsense and unevidenced claims suddenly more plausible or palatable.
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Jesus called sinners to repent.
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Most Christians don’t even treat our fellow Christians as Christ commanded us. Let’s put our house in order.
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Jesus said do not give what is holy to the dogs or throw your pearls in front of swine or they will trample them under their feet and turn and tear you. I don’t have to waste my time arguing with unbelievers over evolution or why this or why that and I am not going to. if they want to go into a lost eternity fighting the truth then so be it.
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To their own demise. No real Christian mistreats anyone. People confuse their hatred of the word of God for attacks, disrespect, or insults.
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Most people are interested in Facts. Creation – Marine Fossils on Mnt Everest or History – the Prophetic fulfillment of the deliverance of Jerusalem from the Turks by General Allenby in 1917. If people are not interested move on.
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Jesus’ own words:
“Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.”
Matthew 10:14 NASB
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No it is the parts about Noah’s Ark and the talking serpent and God constantly killing everybody that keeps us from believing.
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We treat them good but some if u share God word n hit their egos in pride they get angry and tell that u are judgemental..n keep abusing u… Not thinking you just say what the bible says… So its according to individuals attitude.but as belivers in Chirst if that happen n better to leave it n Let God work on them…
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I think, we need to treat well to win them but not to compromise our faith to them.
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It depends on the circumstance and who the non believers are … Christ and the apostles rebuked some harshly
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Without the Holy Spirit, as days get darker, they don’t want to hear what we say, no matter how kind. Ninety % of these groups online just call us names and lie about what we say. Truth is important. Speaking softly is not necessarily kindly.
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So how does Jesus want us to treat unbelievers?
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Absolutely. In fact, I believe Jesus said was that THOSE people were entering the Kingdom where the “good” religious people of the day were blocking the way. How we treat people spea k s far greater volume about us and our relationship with the Father than showing our whippet knowledge of the words of scripture
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Christ preached both the Good News and the punishment that will come for unbelievers.
It is the crowd who interpreted Jesus’ words as insults.
Truth hurts for many, doesn’t mean the ones spreading it are insulting.
Look at the churches attracting crowds of fake believers by their teachings of licentiousness.
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Why are all of us in an apologetics when most of the comments I see is against defending the faith and spreading the gospel? All I see is people mocking those who do not believe. So unless someone already believes theres no point in talking about Jesus.
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