1 Peter

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NASB	1 Peter 2:12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.
AMPLIFIED 2015	1 Peter 2:12 Keep your behavior excellent among the [unsaved] Gentiles [conduct yourself honorably, with graciousness and integrity], so that for whatever reason they may slander you as evildoers, yet by observing your good deeds they may [instead come to] glorify God in the day of visitation [when He looks upon them with mercy].

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Bible Question: Saints,

What does it mean to keep our behavior excellent among the Gentiles? What does this have to do with our charge to spread the Gospel?

In Christ Jesus, charis

Bible Answer: Hello Charis,

Let me speak from experience on this one. If you are a Christian, people know that you are a Christian, and they see you screaming insults and profanity at someone, what kind of an image are making in their minds about Christianity? Not a good one, I tell you that. In the end, you have aided in their hearts being hardened because you didn't set a good positive image. Then you'll have no choice but to move on to a different group to witness to, because your witness is worthless in their eyes. They are going to see you and think that all Christians are just like you. Thus make all of our duties to spread the Gospel harder in the long run.

Jesus Loves You!

Jesusman