Dumb Christian Mistakes

Topic Notes

Topics:

• Talking about the top 10 Dumb Mistakes that Christians Make when talking to non-christians
• #1 – Not being prepared
  • KNOW YOUR FACTS
  • Darwin’s Deathbed Confession! Did it happen?
  • Evolution is just a theory! What does that really mean?
  • What does THEORY mean?
  • Scientific proof that lines up when Joshua made the day stand still.
• #2 Considering Skeptics Stupid or Immoral
  • There are equal parts of uneducated Christians and Atheists in the world
  • Nobody wants to debate with someone who is an elitist
  • It’s not about fixing the issue… we are merely tools of the Spirit
  • Jeff and Dave… degenerates?
• #3 – Winning the Argument and Not the Person
  • Jeff’s reading material
  • Talking about Ben Franklin
  • Christians often bring a “Hammer” to the conversation
  • Many people stay away from Church because of elitist Christians
  • Jeff loves a good debate, win or lose
  • 1 Peter 3:15, 2 Timothy 4:2
• #4 – Ad Hominem attacks on Non-christians
  • What is Ad Hominem?
  • Ad Hominem attacks are “Strong-arm” tactics
  • It’s attacking the person rather than the argument
• Christians and Atheist
• BIBLE CONTRADICTION: via the Freedom from Religion Foundation
  • Shall we make graven images?
  • Exodus 20:4, Leviticus 26:1, Deuteronomy 27:15 vs. Exodus 25:18, I Kings 7:15,16,23,25
• #5 – Sometimes we ignore the actual question
• #6 – Not asking enough questions
  • It’s important to get to know the people that you are talking to
  • Failure to engage in meaningful conversation can lead to a missed opportunity
• #7 – Calling Atheism a religion
  • This viewpoint can put up road blocks
  • Atheism has no religion
  • Atheism is NOT Satanism
  • This viewpoint can put up road blocks
  • Lay down pride in your discussions
  • Mark 12:30-31
• #8 – PRIDE!
  • It’s human nature to be prideful… but there IS HOPE
  • Jesus was not proud or boastful and he CHANGED THE WORLD
• #9 – The Bible
  • Quoting a Bible to a non-believer rarely works
  • Let’s argue with equal parts of Love and Logic
• #10 – Too much “LOVE”
  • Sometimes LOVE ISN’T ENOUGH
  • PRAY PRAY PRAY

This show originally aired December 15th, 2013

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