Having previously written a blog so EPIC it makes Lord of the Rings look like easy reading, I will set about making this one the very model of conciseness and brevity :)
I have a friend at work, well more of an acquaintance really, but we have always gotten along well. He is the only other guy apart from me who really dresses up for work in my company, where you can just get away with shirt and tie if you want. His shoes shine and he carries a smart leather briefcase. He's a black guy, from a place called St Kitt's Island, of whose existence I was previously unaware :P
He is always smiling and happy, and I bumped into him in the enchanting setting of our company toilets. After exchanging pleasantries, I asked him, "by the way, are you religious at all? I was just wondering..". He seemed surprised that I asked, then said "well, I was raised as a Christian, but I am not one now.. I have many questions".
I had no time to talk further at that point, so I said "that's cool, I've got answers; let's chat sometime soon" :D
Now I just have to find a time (and location) where I can share with him. Pray that I'll be able to answer his questions, and that God can use me to encourage this great guy to accept Christ fully.
His name, believe it or not, is Elvis.
And, by the way, this is where the importance of knowing God's word comes into it; you'd be amazed what fiendishly tough questions the atheist can challenge a Christian with :P Are we prepared to explain what we believe in, in language that anyone can understand?
Do we have answers prepared to the kind of tough questions they may ask us?
Questions of sin, suffering, heaven and hell? Are we living in a bubble of Christianity, or equipping ourselves to do what God has commanded us to do, and reach out to others, preaching the gospel of hope and salvation to them? I'm still learning, but the least I can do is to try to learn 'on the job' :P
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