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  Can you think of a time when you were called upon to give a defense of your faith in Christ? If so, briefly explain.

  Chloe Telle replied 1 week, 2 days ago 442 Members · 466 Replies

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  Maria Rivera

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  08/16/2023 at 11:48

  Yes, I remember when I was 15 years old, going on a car trip from one city to another in Italy. The trip was about 8 hours driving. In the middle of the journey, I remember one of my teammates telling me that I knew she was an atheist. “It is impossible that your God could be bigger than nature” The landscape we saw was perfect. The trees seemed custom-made so that they all measured the same. There were different shades of green and flowers of various types. And in my innocence and not knowing exactly how to defend my faith, I just told him, “I don’t see how you can believe that there isn’t someone who made nature, someone who cares for the trees so that they have that perfection, that symmetry and those colors. “

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  Mizuho Ishida

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  08/16/2023 at 00:25

  Yes, I teach in a Christian, international school in Kyoto, Japan, and I am often asked questions regarding my faith in Christ. Earlier this year, a middle school student asked me why there were so many sufferings in the world – if there was really a God to exist. During my Bible courses, I had opportunities to respond to the big question. As my answer – through a few days of lessons, I explained to the course (including the young man) that God gave us free will to make decisions in life. We are not like robots. In spite of God’s will for us to live according to His will – to love Him and our neighbors, we have made wrong decisions that are contrary to His will and purposes. Then the creation, the fall of man (Genesis 1-3 as the cause of sufferings in the world), God’s call for us to repent and receive His forgiveness, and our purposes to live according to His will were explained. That was a big topic to cover, and the students seemed to positively accept my explanations on the fundamentals of Christian faith.

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  Edward Boris Paraduan Manurung

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  08/15/2023 at 23:21

  Yes, many times actually, as being a pastor, i got to be asked many questions that i should defend my faith. One time i remember even my own son asked me if God exist and that if He exist why there is so much suffering. SO, i tried to explain of who God is, that He is love, and He created mankind in his image, and in that sense God will give freedom of will to mankind. In that freedom of will, mankind will choose to do bad things instead of good. God will not cancel nor stop that decision because He has given mankind that freedom of will. It took a while for me to explain to my son. He got it but i think He is still processing that in his mind among other things.

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  Shelly Morrison

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  08/03/2023 at 20:08

  Yes, I can. I was at a friend’s house. My friend and her friends were talking about God. I rather excitedly said I believe in God. They said great tell us what you believe. I gave the typical answers. Jesus died on the cross to save me from my sins and to give me eternal life with Him. Then they asked why I believed that was true. I had the deer in the headlights look. I came to the realization I couldn’t explain why I believed what I believed about that. I suddenly realized I needed to learn how to defend my faith.

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  Michelle Rauch

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  08/03/2023 at 13:02

  I have not! But I am dying to do so!! Nothing pleases me more than to talk about Jesus and what He’s done for me.

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