Answering the Hard Questions

00:00 - Speaker 1Start sharing your faith. Go out and love on people and let them ask you the tough questions. And when they do and they ask you the questions you can't answer, just tell them I don't know the answer. I wish I knew that answer, but I don't know the answer. Be transparent with them, but tell them this you know what I know? God has the answer, even though I don't. 00:16 - Speaker 2Welcome to the Ignite with Barry Meguiar podcast, where Barry's book and passion for spreading God's love are guaranteed to ignite your life. Now listen in and prepare to have your life ignited. 00:31 - Speaker 1Statistics tell us that one of the main reasons Christians are afraid to share their faith is that they might be asked a question they can't answer. And what an indictment that is on the church to think that Christians can be in a church sitting under good teaching for decades and still be afraid, be uncomfortable with the fact they might be asked a question they can't understand. I mean, how's that possible? I was thinking about this yesterday and I Googled can you understand something you can't explain? Do it yourself. It's amazing. The answer is no, you cannot. If you can't explain it, you don't understand. In fact, einstein is quoted as saying if you can't explain it, you don't understand. In fact, einstein is quoted as saying if you can't explain it to a six-year-old child, you don't understand it. Unfortunately, we have a lot of Christians that have this discomfort level, and when you are uncomfortable with it, it's because you don't know it well enough to share it, and that's one of the biggest reasons we need to be sharing our faith. Let me give you an example having nothing to do with Christianity. A Ferrari just sold up in Monterey at the RM auction for $25 million. Now if I were to put a spotlight on you and say I want you to tell me why did that Ferrari sell for $25 million? With a lot of people watching you, you would be under some pressure, you would be very uncomfortable with that situation and that question because you wouldn't know how to answer it. But if I were to tell you, you know what? That Ferrari goes all the way back to 1967. It was built in 1967. It only had one owner. It's a very rare car. This is a car that Steve McQueen drove in the Thomas Crown Affair and all the proceeds from that sale were given to charity. I mean, that's a big story. Now you know that I bet you will go from this video and you'll tell somebody. You know that I bet you will go from this video and you'll tell somebody. You know a Ferrari sold for $25 million up in Monterey, California, because it was a one-owner car. It was a rare Ferrari. The guy that sold it is going to have all the money to share it. Now you want to share it. So the sad fact is that most Christians are uncomfortable sharing their faith because they don't understand their faith clearly enough. 02:22Okay, now, if you fall in that category, I have really good news for you, and it's fun news. Start sharing your faith. Go out and love on people and let them ask you the tough questions. And when they do and they ask you the question you can't answer, just tell them I don't know the answer. I wish I knew that answer, but I don't know the answer. Be transparent with them, but tell them this you know what. I know. God has the answer, even though I don't. 02:43How about you give me a few days? Why don't you give me until next Thursday? Okay, and between now and next Thursday I am going to pray for you and I'm going to read the word and search the scriptures, and I know by next Thursday God will have a word for you that will give you great encouragement. I have to tell you when you are you're offering to pray for them for the next few days and seek scripture to help them. When they're hurting, they want, they want, they want answers. How many times I sat in a public place and found somebody so hurt I said do you mind if I just pray for you right here with people walking around? If they're hurting, they don't care, they're beyond being embarrassed, they just, they just want to know. So here's the deal. You tell Bob. Okay, bob, let's get together next Thursday, okay? And he says okay, guess what happens between now and next Thursday? 03:34For the first time in your life, perhaps, bible reading takes on a whole new set of meaning. Nobody's going to have to tell you to get on your knees and seek God. Nobody's going to have to tell you to get in the Word. In fact, the Word's not going to be enough. You're going to have to be looking at that concordance in the back and probably have to say you know, I better get a bigger concordance, I better go and get a strong concordance, a great big one, so I can start studying. Now, all of a sudden, you're looking for like treasures, you're digging for it and finding it out and you're learning and guess. Over those next few days you will have a growth where you will not believe. I mean that's the exciting part. 04:06And then you write it down and then you meet with Bob on Thursday and you share the Word of God with them and you pray with them and you see the look on their face and most of the time tears, and they're thankful you cared enough to share your faith for them and to find these kernels and they're inspired it. 04:22And to find these kernels and they're inspired. It's the Word of God. It's more than just your words. We can comfort people, but the Word of God comes like a two-edged sword right to the point of their need and when you get involved in that process it changes everything. And not only will it thrill them and bring them closer to God or bring you closer to God. And so those tough questions don't be afraid of them, embrace them. Don't be afraid and don't be embarrassed and don't say you know well, and don't give them an answer you don't understand. Just say, hey, let me look it up, let me go study and bring it back to you, and that will enrich your Bible study and make an experience like you never had before. 04:53 - Speaker 2If you enjoyed today's episode, let us know, and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review to help us reach more listeners. Remember sharing your faith ignites your faith. See you next time on the Ignite with Barry Meguiar podcast.