Challenged by Rob Bell
"But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander." 1 Peter 3:15-16
When was the last time someone asked you to give them a reason for the hope that you have?
Peter assumed that the Way of Jesus would be so different, so counter-culture, so against the grain. That these people who had commited to eachother and to Jesus would be living in such a way that the world around them would constantly be asking "why?". Why do you care? Why do you serve me like this? Why are you listening to me?
If your mouth were duck-taped shut, would we still know that you're a Christian? If our church was ducktaped from being able to say anything, would the larger community still say "those people are an unquestionable force for good. Why do they live like this?"
- taken from a sermon by Rob Bell.
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