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Share one or two ways you or someone you know has lovingly responded to an attack on your/their Christian faith.
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Slow to speak is very important. Sometimes they’re not attacking you but a situation that had happened to them or their perception of Christians.
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It is important to not immediately jump to defensiveness and anger, but to be slow to speak, slow to anger, and quick to listen. When we listen actively and thoughtfully engage in dialogue where we can share truth, we can leave the door open for people to experience the Holy Spirit rather than just hear our counter attacks or anger or fear.
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Use of Scripture, following Jesus’ example, to combat attach on Christian faith is important. It can help defuse a situation when the truth being shared is not personal opinion. Additionally, I have found that it is important not to make excuses or try to defend God. He doesn’t need me to do that. I am simply called to speak the truth in love, and trust the Holy Spirit to convince, and convict, the heart of sin.
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We have been attacked many times for our belief in a literal 6 day creation. We walked them through the book of Genesis and the true meaning of day in those scriptures and how that word is used in other areas of the Bible to mean a literal day. We did not argue we just lovingly talked through Scripture and allowed the scripture speak for itself.
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I had a friend that was attacked by someone in her workplace for believing in God. They minimized her faith, and mocked her believing in something other than science. Her response was to tell them that just because they had a differing opinion than her, she would continue to go forward in her beliefs. She made an extra effort to show God’s love to that person in the workplace.
