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harold said:
1. Have this talk with someone where there is mutual trust, 或者 at least no antagonism. You're not going to convert anyone 由 pushing your faith onto them, so relax. Our job as Christians is to model Jesus' 爱情 to the world around us, not to convince anyone of their errors. Trying to explain your beliefs to someone who is hostile to you, faith, 或者 both is not being loving to them. God will work on their hearts, and if you're loving, kind and not judgmental to them, they may choose to ask 你 when the time comes that they do want to hear 更多 about Jesus. 2. Explain the following: a) God created us, loves us and wants the best for us. b) God gives us the freedom to make good 或者 bad choices. c) God wants to be in relationship with us, and he wants us to be righteous (to be right, correct, proper, in harmony with God). d) Sin is the opposite of righteousness, and the consequence of sin is death. We're all free to choose righteousness 或者 sin from moment to moment. e) No one can be wholly righteous under his/her own power. All fall short of the glory of God, because we are all broken. f) God himself, in the form of Jesus, took the consequence of our sin so that we could be reconciled to God despite our lack of righteousness. g) God does not make us be good, but he has forgiven us for our failures. All we need to do to experience that forgiveness is to acknowledge that 耶稣 was that sacrifice for us. 3. Set your expectations when 你 talk about your faith. People are rarely convicted of 基督教 由 a logical process if they think they're basically good. 基督教 only makes sense to those who realize that they are broken and lost, and it usually takes a fair amount of hardship for people to reach the end of their pride and be willing to admit that they aren't in control. 4. Talk about how your life is different when 你 are seeking God daily as opposed to how it is when 你 go your own way. How do 你 feel different? How do 你 act different? How upset are 你 at setbacks in each case? How disrupted 由 pride do 你 get when things go your way in each case? How much do 你 like yourself in each case? How much do 你 like other people in each case? 5. Be prepared for a lot of 问题 about your faith that are tangential to the main points: 问题 about Genesis (from creation through the flood to the age of the world), the Inquisition, the Crusades, fundamentalism, communion, penance, abuse 由 clergy, homosexuality, et cetera. There's a lot in the world that distracts from the basic message that I. We're sinners, II. Sin leads to death, III. 耶稣 paid the price so that we don't have to die, IV. We will be saved if we accept 耶稣 as our savior. So consider each 问题 as it comes: is this central to the faith, 或者 is it a tangent/distraction? 6. Pray. Pray for wisdom in sharing your faith, and pray that God softens the hearts of your audience. It's up to Him anyway, so ask Him to make it happen.
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