Turning the tables
- From: "we.r.jesus.freaks@xxxxxxxxx" <we.r.jesus.freaks@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 2 Apr 2006 04:45:53 -0700
Turning the tables
This aims to give you some basic answers to common questions. The
answers given here are brief so that you can easily remember them and
use them in discussion. Draw the diagrams as you explain the answer.
There are a number of other books that are more comprehensive, but we
want to give you bullets you can use in the battle.
Many objections and problems that are put to us drive us back into a
defensive position. The New Testament commands us to give a reason for
the hope that is in us, I Pet. 3: 15, but we do not want to get stuck
in that defensive stance; we need to take the initiative and the
offensive once again. The answers in this paper are planned to enable
you to turn the tables in this way. We need to throw the burden of
proof and decision back onto the hearer. The Gospel always demands
decision. Questions and objections are often raised in order to avoid
this challenge; they should be dealt with in a way that leads back to a
positive presentation of the truths and decisiveness of the Gospel.
But a word of warning; "No one is won into the Kingdom of God by being
beaten in an argument." These tools are not designed for you to
demonstrate your intellectual superiority. We are out to win men, not
discussions-or simply to prove to ourselves that we are right,
So, some suggestions:
-Depend on the Holy Spirit to illuminate people's minds through the
Word of God. "After I share Christ with someone who has honest doubts,
I give him enough evidences to answer his questions or satisfy his
curiosity and then turn the conversation back to his relationship to
Christ. The presentation of evidence should never be a substitute for
using the Word of God." (Josh McDowell: Evidence that Demands a
Verdict).
-Love the person you are talking to and assure him often that you want
the best for him, (See Transferable Concepts "How to Love by Faith").
Don't let him feel you are simply out to win the argument.
-Listen carefully to what he has to say and ask yourself "Why is this
question bothering him?" Be encouraging about any interest he has in
moral or spiritual questions. You can say, "I am interested you said
that; it shows that you have been thinking about these things."
Encourage him to pray, "O God, I want to know the truth. I am trusting
You to help me find it."
-Keep refocusing the discussion on Jesus Christ. People should be drawn
magnetically to Him rather than bowled out intellectually by one or two
fast balls from you. All good discussion comes back to Jesus Christ as
the center.
-Be ready to refer back to the Four Spiritual Laws several times.
Because a person has heard it once does not mean that he has grasped
it. You do not have to go through all four Laws every time. Relate a
particular question to a particular Law to show how that aspect of the
Gospel answers that objection. People then will see both the wide range
of Gospel truths and also the inner logic by which one truth leads on
to another. The Gospel is a glorious unity made up of many parts.
-You will not master all the material in this paper by reading it once
or twice. Study each section carefully by yourself or in a group,
mastering the main points. Then, after you have discussed one of these
topics in witnessing, come back again to this paper and see where you
could improve your presentation. Make you own notes in the margin and
see where you can improve this paper too! Don't be afraid to admit when
you do not know the answer to a question. This also adds greater force
to what you do know!
A fundamental principle in dealing with questions is to point out that
Christian faith is based on facts. It is not a leap into the dark, or
an irrational optimism, but a well thought out step based on the
evidence of history and scripture focused on Jesus Christ. Challenge
people to face the force of that evidence and take that step.
We would love to have you join us in our group
We R Jesus Freaks we love to talk about life and what is to come..
Thanks Brother Ted
http://groups.google.com/group/We-R-Jesus-Freaks
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