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chang50 wrote:I'm curious,how seriously do the Christians on this forum,or in general, take the obligation as expressed in their holy book, ie 1 peter 3;15?As I read it,it is a call to explain to all who ask,the reason for the hope in their hearts.
chang50 wrote:The reason I asked was this seems like a clear obligation yet it is widely ignored by so many who are just 'nominally' Christian,or Christian-lite.The lack of responses here shows this.I asked,all Christians who saw it were obliged to reply,very few did.
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chang50 wrote:As I read it,it is a call to explain to all who ask,the reason for the hope in their hearts.
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Symmetry wrote:chang50 wrote:The reason I asked was this seems like a clear obligation yet it is widely ignored by so many who are just 'nominally' Christian,or Christian-lite.The lack of responses here shows this.I asked,all Christians who saw it were obliged to reply,very few did.
I think you may have misunderstood the verse, and, of course, people don't always like responding to a demand for a reply.
john9blue wrote:chang50 wrote:As I read it,it is a call to explain to all who ask,the reason for the hope in their hearts.
do you find christians who do this admirable or irritating?
chang50 wrote:Symmetry wrote:chang50 wrote:The reason I asked was this seems like a clear obligation yet it is widely ignored by so many who are just 'nominally' Christian,or Christian-lite.The lack of responses here shows this.I asked,all Christians who saw it were obliged to reply,very few did.
I think you may have misunderstood the verse, and, of course, people don't always like responding to a demand for a reply.
Possibly I have misunderstood it although it seems clear,and the demand,or obligation to reply, appears to come from the bible itself not the inquirer.
Symmetry wrote:chang50 wrote:Symmetry wrote:chang50 wrote:The reason I asked was this seems like a clear obligation yet it is widely ignored by so many who are just 'nominally' Christian,or Christian-lite.The lack of responses here shows this.I asked,all Christians who saw it were obliged to reply,very few did.
I think you may have misunderstood the verse, and, of course, people don't always like responding to a demand for a reply.
Possibly I have misunderstood it although it seems clear,and the demand,or obligation to reply, appears to come from the bible itself not the inquirer.
I'm not sure I see it as a demand or obligation to reply in quite the same way you do. A suggestion for a better Christian, rather than a command.
I wouldn't think anyone a bad Christian if they held back or turned the other cheek.
Symmetry wrote:Why would they want to?
chang50 wrote:Symmetry wrote:Why would they want to?
Why not?
Symmetry wrote:chang50 wrote:Symmetry wrote:Why would they want to?
Why not?
It's not exactly a hospitable environment you've set up to trap them in.
chang50 wrote:Symmetry wrote:chang50 wrote:Symmetry wrote:Why would they want to?
Why not?
It's not exactly a hospitable environment you've set up to trap them in.
Honest debate was more what I had in mind.
Symmetry wrote:chang50 wrote:Symmetry wrote:chang50 wrote:Symmetry wrote:Why would they want to?
Why not?
It's not exactly a hospitable environment you've set up to trap them in.
Honest debate was more what I had in mind.
Really? You came across as trying to set up a trap so that you could use a set of arguments you'd already prepared.
chang50 wrote:Symmetry wrote:chang50 wrote:Symmetry wrote:chang50 wrote:Symmetry wrote:Why would they want to?
Why not?
It's not exactly a hospitable environment you've set up to trap them in.
Honest debate was more what I had in mind.
Really? You came across as trying to set up a trap so that you could use a set of arguments you'd already prepared.
I'm sorry you have such a low opinion of me but its moot anyway as it appears hardly anyone is prepared to pick up the gauntlet contrary to what seems a clear obligation to do so..btw did I respond inhospitably to swimmerdude or 2dimes or attempt to trap them?
1 Peter 3:15
New International Version (NIV)
15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
BigBallinStalin wrote:chang50, I wouldn't recommend getting bogged with Symmetry because of the diminishing returns (i.e. posts with Sym quickly become too costly with each additional post).
swimmerdude99 wrote:I responded... care to reply to that?
chang50 wrote:I'm curious,how seriously do the Christians on this forum,or in general, take the obligation as expressed in their holy book, ie 1 peter 3;15?As I read it,it is a call to explain to all who ask,the reason for the hope in their hearts.
BigBallinStalin wrote:swimmerdude99 wrote:I responded... care to reply to that?
I'd be interested in chang50's reply too!
The idea of getting one's strength from God (but not one's self) stems all the way from St. Augustine in the 4th century AD or so (recall his writings on the City of God and the City of Earth). The impact and durability of his ideas are truly amazing!
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