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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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Once, I was asked to go out for drinks at a convention with some co-workers. I told them no thanks, and gave the explanation that I don’t drink alcohol. To which they replied, “You can drink soda instead. ” I told them I felt uncomfortable doing that and offered to do something else with them the next day. Later, I found out they were offended.
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The Bible says a soft answer turns away wrath. (Proverbs 15:1) When I’m being attacked for my faith I try to remind myself of the that scripture.
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I do not remember any event in which someone has responded to an attack on my Christian faith.
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I try to maintain relationships with friends that are non-believers, many of them have issues with some of the beliefs of Christians. I respond by listening and really hearing others. I lovingly respond by NOT reacting in anger and giving compassion for all the experiences they’ve had based on poor choices of Christians in their life. The man-made systems we put in place to represent God do a poor job of adequately reflecting Christ. My nonChristian friends are usually surprised to hear such compassion. Then I’m available for questions.
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My brother in law is an atheist, and he can get really angry when the topic of faith comes up. I love him very much, and that motivates me to stay calm and answer him in a loving way. I also show kindness to him in other ways in our day to day life.
