I have heard that in the financial world, when people seek to uncover counterfeit currency, they dnot study the counterfeit bill, but the true. I have often been told that we need to do the same in regards to the Bible, but am ashamed to admit that I sometimes wondered about its effectiveness. Here is a story that boosted my confidence in this tactic, and I hope it does yours, too.
Jonathan Goforth was accepted by his family when he became a Christian. At his school, however, he was not. Many his fellow students agreed with Thomas Paine's sentiments in the book The Age of Reason. As Jonathan sought to defend his faith against their sophisticated arguments, he could see it beginning to fall apart. But instead of giving in to their way of thinking, he reasoned that the Bible must have the answers-he just had to find them. Every day after school, he would earnestly search its pages for responses to give his schoolmates. Ere long he was rewarded, and as he shared his findings, the students (and the teacher) decided to give up their ideas and embrace the truth.
"Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:21.
Blessings,
Jean
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