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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.

  Michael Nickerson replied 2 days ago 447 Members · 471 Replies

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  Patricia Harris

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  01/15/2022 at 13:11

  Neither of my kids are believers. They were raised in a Christian home, went to church regularly and attended Christian schools. They have turned away from their faith. I find it really difficult to explain my faith to someone who has been raised in it and then turned away. I am hoping this course and future courses will help me to explain my faith lovingly to my children.

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  Pevrill Pitchers

  Member

  01/14/2022 at 08:56

  As a young adult, people at work or in a social gathering would start criticising Christianity – I was too immature in y Christianity and insecure to engage but felt like I was “letting the side down”. I did not understand that I only had to explain what I believed, rather than convert anyone which obviously seemed impossible at the time.

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  Nicole Higgs

  Member

  01/13/2022 at 17:52

  My brother struggles with faith in a God that allows horrible people to get away with hurting good people. I honestly don’t have good (or ANY) answers for him at this point so i’m looking forward to learning through this series.

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  Mandi

  Member

  01/12/2022 at 21:46

  I work with a group of pre-teens at our church and these are the type of questions I often get as it’s something they are confronted with daily. So they will ask me all the questions that they get bombarded with, seeking answers which they can use in their “defense”.

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  Bette Best easton

  Member

  01/11/2022 at 09:31

  Recently, my Dad, 89 years of age, came into the end of life chapter of his life on this earth. One of the things he truly wanted, was for me to cut his hair. During this pandemic, he has not been able to get his hair cut, and this bothered him greatly. I am not a person trained to cut hair, especially men’s hair, but this really seemed important to my Dad, so one day, after much thinking, I decided, I could cut his hair. I asked Jesus to help me cut his hair. I prepared my Dad, by tenderly washing his head, face, neck, and around and in his ears. I then started to methodically trim his hair, putting all the hair aside, on the counter.
  What I was truly doing was getting him ready to go. It was absolutely the most tender, beautiful and kindness gesture I ever did for my Dad. He looked so handsome when I was finished. And he was very grateful, and when he went back to sit on his easy chair, my Dad was at peace. The next couple weeks were very very hard, as his health took a big dive, but never once did he look unfurled. His hair was always combed, as he had somewhere he was going, and he was just finishing up. We were together to the very end, where he left his body, in absolute peace. My defense for my faith, was in my deeds to my Father, my testimony was alive, in my care for my Dad. My faith was alive in my Dads faith, as we journeyed through the valley of the shadow of death, together, with Jesus Christ.

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