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NASB | Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the [preaching of the] message concerning Christ. |
Bible Question: Are there any simple methods of convincing an athiest or agnostic in a 12 step program of the existance of a higher power and then eventually the fact that it is God? |
Bible Answer: I agree with Greg's advice. Our job as believers is to reveal Christ and make disciples of those who give their lives to them. Conversion is ultimately the work of the Holy Spirit, and while He may use us as His instruments as we proclaim the truth, it is He who convicts the sinner of his sin and changes his heart. My advice? Feel free to read books on the intelligent design of the universe. One good site for a lot of that info is http://www.discovery.org/crsc However, realize that while that information can be extremely useful in shooting down the psedo-intellectual arguments against a Creator, the words of Scripture are God's primary means of bringing the sinner to repentance to receive Christ as Lord (Psalm 138:2). If the person is willing to discuss Christianity at all, share primarily the nature of God as revealed in Scripture as well as our sinfulness and the slvation offered in Christ. Scienfitic arguments for the existence of God, while often true, are not THE truth. Only the Bible contains the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so trust in the sufficiency of Scripture for God to accomplish His purposes (Isaiah 55:11). --Joe! |