Advice to Young People- Unsaved Friends, Part 3 (TMF:563)

Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Peace to Live By: Advice to Young People- Unsaved Friends, Part 3 (TMF:563) - Daniel Litton
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       Try to work Jesus into your conversations with unbelievers, when possible. We should let our lights shine before others, as Jesus talked about in Matthew chapter 5. Now, undoubtedly, when you talk about Christian things, you will from time to time get into heated discussions about certain topics. Peter told us, “in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience” (1 Peter 3:15, 16, ESV). Now, this doesn’t mean that we should avoid hard truths. And while it is good to state your points as clearly as you can, don’t state your defense to the point of belittling or forcing your view on the other person. You shouldn’t end the conversation mad at each other by any means—at least, you should not be mad. Our job is simply to state the truth, God’s Truth, and let God work in the person’s thoughts and life based off what we have said.