User:Casperjoeo

And so I was teaching Literature-In-English some days at a Tutorial Center, and we were discussing a poem which centered around Colonialism and the introduction of Christianity (Expelled by Jared Angira).

This led to a very very interesting and heated debate about Christianity, especially when I brought some really sensitive issues.

It started when I asked this question: ‘Why are you a Christian..?’ Mehn, I got really funny answers to outright silly replies. Some said because their parents were Christians, others said they just felt good to be Christians, as for some, they really did not know why they were Christians.

I used the opportunity to hit them further and further by telling them that Christianity was just a philosophy brought to us by the Europeans. They used it to cage us into submission when they came to colonize us. They made us believe in a higher being, so we could be scared of unreal things and begin to conform to their rules.

I asked them what made them believe that Christianity was real. If they had seen God before and if truly they were children of God. I asked some really crazy questions and within few minutes, my class was thrown into confusion.

It was so evident that nearly all of them had no sensible, tangible reply to all the issues I raised. And I felt so bad.

Why then are we Christians, why then do we profess Christ, if we have no knowledge about our roots and stance in God.

With this ignorance, it becomes very easy for us to fall prey to erroneous and false teachers and doctrines. Do we realize that an atheist could win us over just because we don’t even know who we are.

I proceeded to explaining Hebrews 11:6 (It is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must first believe that there is a God and he rewards those who diligently seek Him).

Now, take note of the part where the scriptures says, ‘anyone who wants to come to Him, must first believe that there is a God.’

That’s the magic line. You have to first believe that there is a God. Believing is the first thing. Every other thing falls into oblivion. You’ll hear lots of things, you’ll see lots of things. But you have to first believe that there is a God.

We have actually never seen Jesus in the physical state, but yet, we believe Him. We know that God is in heaven, we know that there is a person called the Holy Spirit who works in us… How do we know all this, we just believe.

Ephesians 2:8 finishes the matter. It says ‘for by grace are you saved through faith’. The NLT version says ‘God saved you by His special favour when you believed.’

The key to being above questioning in your faith is having so much heavy belief in God that it becomes so un-shaking and unwavering.

Don’t allow the Devil use the intelligence of this world to defeat us. 2Corinthians 2:11 explains this carefully. The Devil is very intelligent and we should not allow him outsmart us. He is a schemer, he has strategies and is never afraid to use them. God bless you.

Be +ve!!!