The Three C’s of Home Bible Study
At certain points in the life of a Christian, he may be asked the question, “Have you ever had someone aggressively question you about your faith?” Or, perhaps the question, “Have you ever been involved in a home Bible study and the person or persons became angry over the fact that what you were teaching them was contrary to what they believed to be true?” My friends and brethren what are we to do when situations like this arise in our lives? How do you handle this situation because if we are truly evangelistic in nature, these two questions will be asked several times over. Therefore, let us study some principles from the Word of God.
Now, the Word of God tells us to, stay “calm ”. No one will ever win a shouting match because our emotions can cause us to react strangely at times. Thus, we are to “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding .” (Prov. 3:5) In addition, we are to, “sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asked you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” (I Peter 3:15).
Second, we are to stay “caring ”. One can easily read for themselves from the Scriptures that a soul is very precious and valuable. “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matt. 16:26) Thus, since God sent His Son to die on the cross so that all people may receive salvation (John 3:16), shouldn’t we likewise care enough about that soul to teach them about God and how precious their soul is to us all?
Then, the third principle is to stay “confident ”. One of the greatest and shortest verses in all of God’s Word says to, “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” (I Thessalonians 5:21). Now, when we wield the Word of God, we must be conscious of the fact that we hold the means by which God chose to reveal Himself to His creation (II Timothy 3:16). Thus, we have the answers to the vital questions of life at our fingertips because God tells us that if when we have His words, we have everything we need in order to be in Heaven with Him when our life on earth is no more.
Therefore, since Christians have been commanded to teach the world about Christ (Matthew 29:19‐20) we must be calm, ready, caring, and confident to take the word to them. We are not to keep the “good news” to ourselves, but to present it to the world. For we must, “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.” (1 Tim. 4:16)