Battle Log
Sunday, 25 October, 2020
Posted 25 October 2020, 5:26 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink
During the weekend, apart from an hour of letterboxing Christmas tracts, I was online.
In the morning on Saturday, the highlight conversation was with a lady from Colorado who labeled herself neo pagan. She really liked to talk, and was telling me about all the things she believed. I would gently interrupt her to ask her how she knows these things to be true and then I’d listen to her avoid answering the question. But I didn’t let her off the hook, I just kept coming back to it. I explained how we know that God exists, and then moved into the law. She didn’t like the direction it was going and doubled down. The last statement she said was: “I will not submit to your God - ever”. May the conversation provoke her, and may she have further opportunities to wrestle with the truth - God have mercy on her soul.
Later in the afternoon, I joined the Aussie team for a couple of hours.
First up I was talking to a sharp thinker - even while drunk! He was deeply resistant. He allowed me to explain how we know God exists and then the law but wouldn’t let me get any further. He bailed on me.
I then had a long chat with Muslim from the States. He came to understand the gospel, but he politely rejected it - even though he couldn’t explain how God can be merciful in such a way that it doesn’t compromise justice.
Next up was a chat with a Christian guy who seemed to really appreciate the way the gospel was presented. We focused our discussion on the motivation for doing good works - gratitude, not salvation. And why we would want to discipline ourselves.
The last conversation I have a record of was one with a lovely lady. She came to grasp the gospel and really appreciated it. She had initially been hung up on the issue of homosexuality - so I was able to address this with her.
The picture is a collage of snapshots from each of those conversations. Welcome to my world of talking to person after precious person about the gospel. Praise God for the opportunity to do that. Thank you to all those supporting this gospel effort!
On Sunday afternoon I decided to join up with the Aussie team for the training outreach. It was great to be paired up with Ryan where I received much encouragement and sharpening - thanks Ryan! It was a bit of a blur, but I remember the conversation with two Catholic girls the most. They went from thinking that “going to church and doing your best” would get you to heaven, to understanding that only Jesus’ death on the cross would get you to heaven. One of them asked me if I was Jesus! It’s time for a shave!