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NASB | 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ. [Gen 1:3] |
Bible Question:
how do you explain to someone that does not believe in the Bible, that the Bible, God and Jesus are true? They believe in facts and reason; not faith. |
Bible Answer: ddhome, Two things. 1.) Pray. 2 Corinthians 4:3-4,6 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (on to verse 6) For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness", has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Lets observe two things from this passage. First, it is not simply a lack of being convinced that hinder people from accepting the gospel of Jesus Christ, but rather it is a supernatural hindrince by the god of this world (Satan.) Second, the cure is not a better arguement, a nice power point, asking the right questions, and certainly not altering the gospel! Rather the cure is God himself shining light into their heart such that they understand the gospel. That they would perceive, "the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." So we have supernatural obsticals for which nothing but the power of God will suffice to overcome. Therefore I say to you pray! Pray and pray until every word you speak to them has been saturated in prayer. 2.) Preach Christ crucified. Preach Christ dying specifically for OUR sins. Preach 2 Cor 5:21 "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." While even our very ability to perceive the gospel to be what it is, is a divine act of God to open our eyes, even so God has appointed to divinely open our eyes in the preaching of the gospel. Romans 10:13-17 "For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, 'How beautiful are teh feet of those who preach the good news!' But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, 'Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?' So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ." See what it says here, faith comes from hearing the word of Christ. So therefore preach Christ! In summary, pray continually for the individual because their belief will not happen without a divine act of God (John 6:65.) And preah Christ, because God has chosen to do this wonderous act through the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ! (1 Cor 1:21). In Christ, Beja |