Monday ESL

Tonight, we had a good discussion in our second hour of English Bible study. Students Laci, Monika and Eszter stayed for the study. Laci was full of great questions about what we believe and why we believe it. He has foundational knowledge of the Bible, but questions the authenticity and therefore, the authority of it as God's word. I am thankful that we have this opportunity for Laci to voice his questions and to receive answers from those who were also skeptics at one time (myself, Csaba and Dezső) . I challenged Laci to examine his motivations for asking. If he was asking just to argue and not to hear possible answers, it would be meaningless. I also challenged him to consider the resurrection of Jesus Christ. If Jesus was raised from the dead, He is worth listening to. If He was not raised from the dead, our faith is meaningless. I challenged him to truly take his questions to God (he believes there is a God), and that God is not intimidated by our questions. Of course, I also answered questions, but my desire was not to win an argument but to present information to Laci that made clear to him why I have this hope in me. It seems clear to me that Laci is testing the foundation which we put our hope in, and I am glad that he is! Please pray for our continued interactions with him in Bible study, and in our ESL program. Please pray that God would be gracious to him, giving him answers to sincere questions, and giving him understanding of the gospel through the Holy Spirit.

Monika and Eszter were quite in the discussion. Brenda was able to talk to them afterward about some of the things we discussed tonight (she gives them a ride home). Monika said there are things that we will never understand that must be taken by faith. Eszter said that she is sometimes confused as she studies about creation, but in school she is taught evolution. They both sound right to her. We are thankful for this study stirring up real questions concerning our faith, and the doubts that people are often afraid to discuss in a church setting. In this context we are able to ask for God's direction in speaking truth to others and encouraging them to put their trust in Jesus Christ.
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