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Always Be Ready: A Call to Adventurous Faith QUOTES

1 " Christians can help people receive the message of reconciliation to God by modeling reconciliation among themselves. John 13:35 says, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.” How well do we show love when we disagree? Nonbelievers look on and wonder if they can trust Christians to deal gently and respectfully with their questions and doubts if we don’t treat each other that way. "

― Hugh Ross , Always Be Ready: A Call to Adventurous Faith

2 " I’ve observed an unmistakable synergy between engagement in purposeful, proactive outreach and serendipitous encounters with people that lead to spiritually significant conversations. Taking the initiative to present reasons for faith in Christ with people who don’t yet know him and who realize we’re there for that purpose can enhance our sensitivity and readiness for moments when the Holy Spirit surprises us with such opportunities. "

― Hugh Ross , Always Be Ready: A Call to Adventurous Faith

3 " God has designed every component of his creation to display some aspect of his care, and each holds a unique fascination for the human observer. Thus, we can easily engage both young and older minds with some newly discovered feature or fact of nature. If we can make a connection between that discovery and one of God’s attributes or a component of God’s plan to redeem humanity, we will have provided a stronger motivation for people to seriously investigate the book of Scripture. "

― Hugh Ross , Always Be Ready: A Call to Adventurous Faith

4 " Because we lack complete understanding of the Bible and all that it reveals, doubts are inevitable. As with anomalies, doubts present us with opportunities to dig deeper, to check for some truth we may have overlooked. Doubts become powerful tools for testing and either affirming or revising our understanding of Scripture and of God’s character and purposes. Through the expression of doubts and the subsequent hard work of seeking resolution, nonbelievers can overcome their faith barriers and believers can grow more secure in their faith, thus better equipped to reach others for Jesus Christ. "

― Hugh Ross , Always Be Ready: A Call to Adventurous Faith

5 " I’m convinced God calls each of us to use whatever talents, skills, and gifts he endows us with to draw others toward him. To me, the differentiation of spiritual gifts implies that each Christian will “evangelize” (convey the good news to others) in a different but nonetheless productive way. In this context, every Christian is gifted for evangelism, but each Christian’s manner of expressing that gift will be unique. "

― Hugh Ross , Always Be Ready: A Call to Adventurous Faith

6 " The book of nature brought me to the book of Scripture, which led me, in turn, to submit my life to the Redeemer, Jesus Christ. I am not alone. I have met many others who came to Christ in a similar way. Some Christians are amazed to hear how frequently I get to share my faith with strangers. To a large degree, God uses the book of nature and the links he reveals between nature’s record and key components of his redemptive plan to open up these opportunities. "

― Hugh Ross , Always Be Ready: A Call to Adventurous Faith

7 " The uniqueness of God’s Word sets our faith apart from all others. No other book reveals both the world around us and the world within us with complete and demonstrable accuracy and consistency. Testable accuracy and consistency. Increasing accuracy and consistency. So, that’s where my apologia begins. It ends, of course, with the person who rightfully claimed, 'I am the way—and the truth and the life' (John 14:6). "

― Hugh Ross , Always Be Ready: A Call to Adventurous Faith

8 " I anticipate that our readiness to engage ensures our opportunities to participate in the mission, to complete the work God has prepared in advance for us to do (Ephesians 2:10). "

― Hugh Ross , Always Be Ready: A Call to Adventurous Faith

9 " Some Christians feel embarrassed to admit doubts because they’ve been told that if they just had enough faith, they’d harbor no doubts. They worry that people might find out about their doubts and, consequently, think less of them as Jesus’s followers. If we meet someone who struggles in this way, let’s be ready to remind them that since God knows our doubts already, we have nothing to lose and everything to gain by admitting them and asking for help. "

― Hugh Ross , Always Be Ready: A Call to Adventurous Faith

10 " what matters most to God, is the well-being of people created in his image, people who can never experience the full wholeness available to them until they are restored to fellowship with the One for whom they were created. We don't need to be defensive in sharing our faith. God has given us the greatest gift of all, not to make us better than others or to isolate us, but to motivate us to demonstrate the same love that he has toward others who have yet to receive his gift. He is already working in many of their hearts and invites us to join his work by doing our part. "

― Hugh Ross , Always Be Ready: A Call to Adventurous Faith