Why Fight for Truth in a World That Hates IT & US

Summary: Many weary Christians are disheartened as they try to battle for truth in our culture. The thought crosses our minds, “Why battle for truth in a world that hates you? After all, Jesus was clear to his disciples, If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.Why bother trying to shape our culture’s thinking about gender by speaking up to combat Satan’s lies with the biblical worldview? Since the world hates us, why would they listen? Why don’t we just withdraw into our own Christian cocoon, and await Christ’s return? This episode addresses these questions.

For Further Prayerful Thought: 

1. How would you explain the paradox that John commands us NOT to love the world, but in another sense, Christ-followers are to follow Jesus example who did love the world so much that he came into this world to fix everything broken by sin?
2. What do you think are the 3 best reasons why Christians should not withdraw from the battle to shape culture?
3. Why is it important to not think of non-Christians, secular schools or the social media as “the enemy?” 

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