No use arguing

There were times in my life when I would get in to conversations with people about Christianity, and in particular Jesus. I usually enjoyed these conversations especially when they were not heated arguments. Most of the time these discussions would end up with the other person saying something like, "There is no way Jesus could be the son of God," or "that's fine for you to believe but I am not going to, what did Jesus ever do besides make rules." Often I think they just started to feel uncomfortable talking about deep things.

But this situation was not that different than some of the early disciples. Take a look at John 1:43-51. In the beginning of this Jesus calls Phillip to be a disciple. This has the same effect on him as it had on the other disciples--he immediately goes and tells someone, in this case, his brother Nathaniel.

When Phillip tells Nathaniel, he gets a similar response to my conversations. Nathaniel tells him, "What good can come from Nazareth?" Basically, he shuts him down and doesn't believe him. But Phillip gives him the perfect response. Instead of arguing with him, he simply tells him to "come see for yourself." Phillip knew that if his brother would come and see what Jesus had to say there would be no doubt in his mind. Instead of us arguing Jesus, it may be better to show Jesus both in the scriptures and our lives.

As disciples of Jesus, it seems to be the natural response to tell others. But by telling others, there is no use in arguing our point, but rather we must show our Lord and letting those who may not believe "see for themselves."