The Increasing Value of Christian Testimonies
There are various ways we might seek to commend the gospel to people today But one of the best, in that it addresses questions of both relevance and goodness, is to share our testimony.
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There are various ways we might seek to commend the gospel to people today But one of the best, in that it addresses questions of both relevance and goodness, is to share our testimony.
The church is universally accessible because Jesus is truly God and truly human. Because Jesus is truly God, when we know Jesus we know God. Because Jesus is truly human any other human can know Jesus and therefore know God.
The tireless task of answering obscure questions is difficult to do well. It means we need to be well-versed on a whole range of topics and be able to answer niche questions. It’s exhausting. Is there a better way?
I can tell you stories about people seeking community and a safe place to ask questions and explore ideas, often because of a fascination with the Bible. There are lonely people, brilliant people, successful people, sad people, chronically ill people and anxious people, drawn by desires they can’t quite fathom or understand.
To understand Christianity, you need to understand biblical Temple Judaism, the Judaism of the prophets. To understand Islam, you need to understand the practices of Rabbinic Judaism. This historical context of Islam is ‘No Temple Judaism’.
