What Do You Do When Peers Mock Christianity And Jesus Christ/God Around You?

Question: What do you do when peers mock Christianity and  Jesus Christ/God around you? How do you respond?

Answer:

                 So there are two ways that I want to answer this question.

                                       #1: What do you do when others mock you for your faith, and

                                       #2: How do you respond when others mock your Savior?

                  Beginning with #1 we need to remember that the reason that people mock our faith is because they do not understand our Savior. “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” (John 15:18-19) See Also Matthew 5:11. When you are mocked by the world, you should give God the glory, because you are living your life that is evident of following Christ.                                                          

                  Regarding question #2 I would suggest picking your battles carefully. Remember, you are the light of the world (Matt. 5:16) and the salt of the earth (Matt. 5:13). Your role on earth is to be a testimony of the love of Jesus Christ. If you blow up at someone you will ruin that testimony that God has given to you. The Bible tells us that when someone asks us why we believe what we do, we should be ready to give an answer (I Peter 3:15), but it doesn’t tell us to go pick a fight. God does not necessarily need us to stand up for Him in the sense that we end up causing someone to have hatred towards the cause of Christ, etc…

                  But what about those situations where someone might be using the name of God in a vulgar manner or someone might be mocking something that you believe. You may always say, “Please do not mock my Savior.” Yet, in so doing you will most likely have to be ready for ridicule yourself (See #1). Be prepared to give an answer! What might be best though is that you try your very best not to be around those people in those types of situations to begin with. If your friends are going to mock your Savior, they are probably not good friends to be around. If you feel that it is a potential time though, and they ask “Why, can’t I say what I say.” It might also lead into a perfect opportunity to share the gospel. Be discerning, God might be opening a door!