2 Timothy 2:24-26

2 Timothy 2:24-26 And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel, instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth and that they will come to their sense and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.

As a servant of God, it is our duty to do His will, which is to share His words or His love to others. As Christians, it is our responsibility to declare the scriptures to people, to tell unbelievers about God and about His promises and teachings in the Bible, in the hope that they will also come to Him and acknowledge Jesus as their Savior and as God. However, to do that responsibility and play the role of a Christian in this world is never easy. In fact, it is evident that nowadays, there are more unbelievers than believers, correct me if I am wrong but I think that has always been the case. That is also the reason why we, Christians, are sometimes or most of the time disheartened to announce the word of God. Some foolish ones even tend to quarrel with those who oppose their ideas and beliefs, with those who have different faith and with those who cannot accept God as their hearts are hardened and their eyes are blinded by the enemy, giving a bad image to real Christians. But the Bible tells us that if we are servants of the Lord, we must not quarrel. We MUST be kind to everyone, which is also another difficult thing to do and to be. I know it is never easy to have someone oppose your position in your face but when it comes to being a Christian, we should always be extra-careful. We carry the name of God and we should act according to what we call ourselves: CHRISTIANS. Therefore, we must be like Christ. Now, what we need to do when we encounter people who do not want to listen to our statements about God and His words is to be gentle in instructing them and to pray about them. That is what the Bible tells us after all. We have to include them in our prayers and we have to gently tell them that their view is thwarted. If we don’t do that, it would sound as if we are shoving our beliefs in their throat and no one would listen to us; even though our intentions were good in the beginning, the effort we exerted and the opportunity we got to share the words of God would only be thrown in the trash. Anyway, no misunderstandings would take place if we will all speak in a gentle and proper way; thus, we should always be careful with how we speak and how we deliver messages, especially if we are engaged in the work of trying to make disciples of every nation. We have to remember that people would reject God not because of their will but because of the will of the enemy who has been blinding them and fooling them from the beginning. We should keep in mind that our enemies are not the unbelievers but the devil. Our battle has always been spiritual and we should do our best to win it with the help of God and for the kingdom of God.