QUESTIONS QUESTIONS QUESTIONS
1 PETER 3
15 But in your hearts set Christ apart [as holy—acknowledging Him, giving Him first place in your lives] as Lord. Always be ready to give a [logical] defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope and confident assurance [elicited by faith] that is within you, yet [do it] with gentleness and respect.
People are always asking questions, what happened, who am I and why am I here, are some of the commonest questions asked today.
As a Christian, you have the answer to all of life’s questions, that is Jesus.
In his lifetime, Jesus was asked many questions, the pharisees asked him if he was the Son of Gid, sadly they didn’t like the answer.
God asked a very important question in the garden of Eden, again man did not want to answer, so he went off and hid himself. The question God is asking you is:
Where are you?
Are you trying to hide from God?
There is no hiding place.
Another vital question that you have to answer is this one from Matthew 16
Now when Jesus went into the [c]region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they answered, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah, or [just] one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the living God.”
This is the most important question anyone can answer, your eternal destiny depends on your reply to this question.
Who is this man Jesus?
He claimed to be God in the flesh?
In Romans 10, it says this:
9 because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] will not be disappointed [in his expectations].
The answer is to say, Jesus is my Lord. To believe in your heart and confess it with your mouth.
To those who have trusted Christ, now is the time to ask your friends and family, what do they think of Christ, it is time to confess your Saviour before men, it is time for believers to confront the world with the reality of sin, judgement and salvation.
Remember the verse in 1 Peter, when we are asked to give a reason for the hope that lies within us, have you an answer?.
To do this, you have to soak yourself in the word of God, your whole being must be immersed in God’s word.
Could you answer a Muslim?
Could you answer an atheist?
People are asking questions, you have got the true answer Jesus?
A final question, if someone came up and asked you on the street:
WHY ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN?
Could you answer them from the bible?
God bless you
Keith