Something that stuck out to me in this week's reading is something I think we as Christians should focus more on. It is a threefold meaning in my opinion. The quote reads, "Whenever Mr. Brown went to that village he spent long hours with Akunna in his obi talking through an interpreter about religion. Neither of them succeeded in converting the other but they learned more about their different beliefs" (page 179). The three things I think should be learned from this are that Christians should be willing to present the gospel to other religions, Christians should know what they believe and why, and Christians should not feel down if they don't 'convert' everyone they talk to.
Firstly, sharing the gospel is of utmost importance in the Christian religion. It is all over the bible. Two very easily memorable verses agreeing with this are Matthew 28:18-20 and Mark 16:15. If we do not share the gospel, then we are not obeying the commands of Jesus. Secondly, Christians should know what they believe and why they believe it. It isn't explicitly stated in this quote, but it is understood that questions arose about both religions. Akunna also shared his religion with Mr. Brown, so Mr. Brown needed to be firm in His faith knowing why he believed it. 1 Peter 3:15 is a verse that agrees with that. Finally, it says "whenever Mr. Brown went to the village..." indicating that he went more than once. This shows that he likely didn't get sad or discouraged when Akunna didn't accept the gospel on the first try. Mr. Brown probably realized that it wasn't his job to save anyone but to just tell others about Jesus.
I know this is not in the context of the story, but it is what ran through my head when I read. What do you guys think?
I commented on Addison's and Zane's posts.
Firstly, sharing the gospel is of utmost importance in the Christian religion. It is all over the bible. Two very easily memorable verses agreeing with this are Matthew 28:18-20 and Mark 16:15. If we do not share the gospel, then we are not obeying the commands of Jesus. Secondly, Christians should know what they believe and why they believe it. It isn't explicitly stated in this quote, but it is understood that questions arose about both religions. Akunna also shared his religion with Mr. Brown, so Mr. Brown needed to be firm in His faith knowing why he believed it. 1 Peter 3:15 is a verse that agrees with that. Finally, it says "whenever Mr. Brown went to the village..." indicating that he went more than once. This shows that he likely didn't get sad or discouraged when Akunna didn't accept the gospel on the first try. Mr. Brown probably realized that it wasn't his job to save anyone but to just tell others about Jesus.
I know this is not in the context of the story, but it is what ran through my head when I read. What do you guys think?
I commented on Addison's and Zane's posts.
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