Originally Posted by
UltimateGift
Please answer with your best three or four verses concerning these problems I have listed below. I'll give one example so you know what I am looking for.
1) How do you address a person who never reads the Bible, never goes to Church, has some strange ideas about the Bible, has no Christian friends and when confronted about Jesus, she says she believes but never does she have a burden to mention Jesus to anyone or lead anyone to Christ. You may have known this person a long time and never did they mention Jesus until after you got saved, and it seems to you that they are just answering you as though they know what you want to hear from them that they believe in Jesus, but never do they mention Jesus to anyone. It seems they are purposely lying to you, because there is nothing to make you think they are a Christian even though they say they believe in Jesus, but only when in response to you asking them.
RESPONSE: "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven." (Matt. 10.32)
2) A Muslim says Jesus didn't die on the cross and that the Bible is fabricated to make it seem like he died on the cross, and that the Trinity is silly, for 1+1+1=1 is mathematically wrong.
3) The general populace who are so oblivious to Christ that to even mention Jesus to them seems like an utter waste of time because they could care less as they carry on in the world with no thought of a creator or atheism or anything, just what they are doing in their lives.
4) What verses would you recommend for a Christian who might be frustrated by the unresponsiveness of people to the need for salvation. It almost seems like giving the gospel is a waste of time in our day and era because everyone has heard it before; it is like beating a dead cat, for people just could care less anyway.
Anyway, you can see my problems. It is hard to convince someone to believe in Jesus when they are so mindlessly belligerent, ignorant, obstinate or unconcerned.
Love to hear your choices for verses and any additional comments.
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