Christ never said "prove my Gospel" He said "Proclaim my Gospel"

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I think it's interesting that Christians go about trying to "prove" the Gospel of Jesus Christ to others (actually, in a lot of ways, even to each other). In things some of us call "Bible Bashes" we wield the scriptures as weapons, thrusting and parrying as if the Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph were tied together as nunchucks. Of course, we only engage in such foolishness because someone else dragged us into it (right? LOL). Another Christian who views some passage differently than we do; someone who believes in some other spiritual path; or someone who sees no reason to believe in anything beyond the physical challenges something we hold dear... and the fight is on. In the case of Christian vs. Christian, the fight is usually a war of one verse vs another. (But you just can't believe X when Josephat 500:1 says Y). Basically, both parties agree that the Bible can be used to prove any point of doctrine, so they're weapons are chosen from the same arsenal. When it is Christian against another belief system, then it gets a little dicier. It's like bringing a knife to a gun fight... and much of the argument is based on who is holding a gun, and who is holding a knife. Then there is the fun and frolic of the non believer and Christian (who only share one thing in common... their zeal). Either way, the Christian who dives headlong into this morrass (and yes, you are diving into it, you are not being dragged into it... "Dragged in" is just a lame excuse for being where you won't admit you wanted to be in the first place). When we allow ourselves into such a "debate" we are already disobeying the Gospel we claim to be defending in the first place. (Interestingly enough, we were never given any instruction to "Defend" the Gospel either). So what should we do? Well, we should do what Christ told us to do.. PROCLAIM the Gospel. Proclaiming simply means to live the Gospel and share it with others. That's it. When we try to "prove" the Gospel, we are taking the most important part of Proclaiming the Gospel out of the discussion.. That is, The Spirit! In other words, our pride has been wounded, so instead of proclaiming the Gospel and allowing the Holy Ghost to do the rest, you are telling the Spirit to shut up, this is YOUR fight. So quit it! If you believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, quit trying to "prove it" and just Live it! Living it does far more to help others understand and accept it than any pride driven war of words (especially from someone who doesn't seem to understand and accept it in their own lives).