The Simplicity of Sharing the GospelSample

Don't Argue

Are you afraid of getting into a debate with someone about religion? I have just the solution for you. Just don’t argue at all. Remember the story of the woman at the well? She tried to stir up a debate with Jesus. “Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain”, she said, “but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus refused to be sidetracked into a debate about religion – He had come to give her eternal life.

A friend of mine recently began to share the gospel with a group of young college students, and one girl became antagonistic. She was studying biology and instantly started pushing evolution to win a debate about the existence of God. My friend was completely undaunted by her aggression and said, “Wow, you are smart. I wish God had given me a mind like yours. Can I ask you a question? Do you have any pain in your body?” “Yes”, she said. He prayed for her and she was healed on the spot. He went on to lead that young woman to Jesus. At the end, he asked, “Now can you explain to me what just happened?” “No”, she said.

Now if my friend had tried to debate creation vs. evolution, the young college student probably would have made a fool out of him. That may even have discouraged him from sharing the gospel again, for fear of being shut down in the same way. But God’s love and power conquer every argument and empowers us to win the lost rather than win debates.