4 Ways the Bible Instructs Us to Respond to Attacks on Christianity

Jesus warns in Matthew 24:11 that many false prophets will rise up in the last days. He saw what we are now living. Truth has been exchanged for comfort and convenience. So many of us don’t know what to believe because we have not taken the time to study God’s Holy Word. Even those who are in the church can find themselves susceptible to false teachings because we have not invested in knowing God and his character on our own. 

Before Paul met Jesus he was a Pharisee that personally persecuted Jesus followers. In this role he would have spent his whole life immersed in the Jewish teachings and scriptures. Once he met Jesus all that knowledge he had gained from a lifetime of studying came to life and he had the ability to understand and articulate to others how God fulfilled his promise of a Savior that was declared throughout scripture through Jesus. 

Paul both had to meet Jesus and had to know God’s word to be the leader in the early church that God had called him to be. The same is true for us. We need to encounter Jesus and his Holy Spirit as well as be diligent in taking time to study and understand the Bible so we can point our world to truth when evil wants to bring confusion. 

When we see things happen in our world that grieve us, we need God’s Spirit of comfort, wisdom, and truth to empower us. John 16:13 says, “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.” 

God knew that our time on Earth would be filled with trials and troubles. He sent us a helper that guides us towards truth and empowers us to live a holy life as Christ followers. We need God’s Spirit at work in our lives daily! We were never meant to weather the stores of this world on our own. When we start to feel overwhelmed by what we see it’s time to get on our knees and cry out to God’s Spirit to help us!

Through it all, our posture should be one of humility. Acts 20:19 says, “I served the Lord with great humility and with tears and in the midst of severe testing by the plots of my Jewish opponents.” Paul knew that our job was not to angrily get bitter at the evil around us. Even as our hearts are grieved, our attitude is one of service, love, and humility. We weep for and with those who are lost and need God’s light to illuminate the darkness that is so common in our world. 

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Amanda Idleman is a writer whose passion is encouraging others to live joyfully. She writes devotions for Your Nightly Prayer, Crosswalk Couples Devotional, Your Daily Prayer, and more. She has work published with Her View from Home, on the MOPS Blog, and is a regular contributor for Crosswalk.com, Biblestudytools.com, and Christianity.com. She has most recently published a devotional, Comfort: A 30 Day Devotional Exploring God's Heart of Love for Mommas, alongside her husband’s companion devotional, Shepherd. You can find out more about Amanda on her Facebook Page or follow her on Instagram.