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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, 3 days ago 442 Members · 466 Replies

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  Alec Cross

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  07/06/2023 at 12:59

  I think the entire history of the Jewish people within and beyond the Old Testament texts are a huge testimony of who God is, why he created the world and humans, and his hope and design for it all. It’s fascinating how much I didn’t hear about this history and even the prophecies in the Torah and Pentateuch growing up in a christian home, but how later on in my young adulthood this history and these stories deeply shaped my belief in God as Lord, and the story of the Gospel more specifically. I think it would be very difficult to ignore the Jewish community as God’s people amidst all they have suffered and been through yet still remaining as a people. Likewise, I think it would be difficult to ignore how the Church has grown out of the Jewish faith and community into all the world over the last 2,000 years. If you follow the history and the people along with it, there is a deep recognition that God is who He says he is and is up to something big in our world today, and will complete that work when He returns and makes all things new.

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  Gwendolyn Campbell

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  07/06/2023 at 09:27

  Believe or it not, even though I attended a Christian undergraduate school, there were times I had to defend, not so much my faith, but certain aspects of what I believed as it related to a couple of courses I took.

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  Steven Porter

  Member

  07/02/2023 at 23:21

  Yes, many times to friends and other people who may have asked me or when I saw the opportunity to share. I do not think I am a good as I would like to be, but I keep working on it.

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  Linda i Hixson

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  07/01/2023 at 12:20

  Yes, I have had my son and my grandsons question my belief and faith in Christ. I have told them that I have good reasons to believe, for example, when my brother was killed in an accident, I prayed and cried to God about my brother being with him in heaven and he answered me by showing me he was and it gave such peace.

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  Ilene Neazer

  Member

  06/29/2023 at 00:54

  As a baby Christian, I knew enough to believe in Christ but not enough to defend what I believed. On two occasions, my faith was challenged, and I did not defend it well. Both experiences shook me enough never to make that attempt again. Over the years, my strategy for making disciples was building relationships and avoiding challenges. However, I want to learn more and be confident in my beliefs.

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