But
in your hearts set Christ apart as holy [and acknowledge Him] as Lord. Always
be ready to give a logical defense to anyone who asks you to account for the
hope that is in you, but do it courteously and respectfully.
وَإِنَّمَا كَرِّسُوا الْمَسِيحَ رَبّاً فِي
قُلُوبِكُمْ. وَكُونُوا دَائِماً مُسْتَعِدِّينَ لأَنْ تُقَدِّمُوا جَوَاباً
مُقْنِعاً لِكُلِّ مَنْ يَسْأَلُكُمْ عَنْ سَبَبِ الرَّجَاءِ الَّذِي فِي
دَاخِلِكُمْ
Mais
sanctifiez dans vos coeurs Christ le Seigneur, étant toujours prêts à vous
défendre, avec douceur et respect, devant quiconque vous demande raison de
l'espérance qui est en vous,
1 Peter 3:15
We know that God wants
all people to be ‘saved’ and to come to the knowledge of the truth. We have a
responsibility according to Jesus’ Great Commission to share our faith
regarding God’s salvation plan through Jesus to everyone we can. So according
to the advice given to us by the Apostle Peter whenever we share our faith with
others we need to be prepared to give an explanation and we need to do it in a
courteous and respectful manner. We need to realize that some people may reject
the message and can be offended or feel threatened by it.
Some of us have members
of our families that are not believers. We must never give up based on the
rejection of the message but leave the work to The Holy Spirit and focus on the
joy we will feel when we see anyone and especially those we love birthed into
God’s family.
“there will
be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just
persons who need no repentance.”
De même,
je vous le dis, il y aura plus de joie dans le ciel pour un seul pécheur qui se
repent, que pour quatre-vingt-dix-neuf justes qui n'ont pas besoin de
repentance.
أقُولُ لَكُمْ، هَكَذا
تَفرَحُ السَّماءُ بِخاطِئٍ واحِدٍ يَتُوبُ أكثَرَ مِمّا تَفرَحُ بِتِسعَةٍ
وَتِسعِينَ بارّاً لا يَحتاجُونَ إلَى التَّوبَةِ.
Luke 15:7
I invite you to repeat the following prayer for
yourself
Abba Father, Adonai, thank You for the riches of Your grace upon
my life. Help me Lord so that I can share my
faith with those who do not believe in Jesus as their Saviour. Help me to be
prepared to answer their questions through the guidance of The Holy Spirit.
Teach me Lord to be courteous and respectful in my answers, not letting my
emotions be in play but to let The Holy Spirit think for me and speak through
me. Thank You Father for Your unfailing, inseparable, deep and
everlasting love for me, and Your abundant blessings in my life. God I pray to
You in the name of Your precious Son; my Redeemer, Lord and Saviour; Jesus
Christ. To Him be the power, the glory, the majesty, the blessings, and the
dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Jesus loves you,
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
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