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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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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.
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One of my fellow teachers had a student in our school who did not believe in God. The student always wanted to argue, but didn’t ever listen. Despite the volatile nature, my fellow teacher stayed strong and more importantly, calm. She loved the student unconditionally.