Read 1 Peter 4:4–6
[The pagans] think it strange that you do not plunge with them
into the same flood of dissipation, and they heap abuse on you.
1 Peter 4:4
Unsaved people do not understand the radical change that their
friends experience when they trust Christ and become children of
God. They do not think it strange when people wreck their bodies,
destroy their homes, and ruin their lives by running from one sin to
another. But let a drunkard become sober, or an immoral person pure,
and they think that individual has gone crazy!
We must be patient toward the lost, even though we do not
agree with their lifestyles or participate in their sins. After all,
unsaved people are blind to spiritual truth (2 Cor. 4:3–4) and dead
to spiritual enjoyment (Eph. 2:1). In fact, our contact with the lost
is important to them since we are the bearers of the truth that they
need. When the unsaved attack us, it is our opportunity to witness
to them (1 Peter 3:15).
Instead of arguing with them, we should pray for them, knowing
that the final judgment is with God.
Something to Ponder
Do you know an unsaved person for whom you may be the sole contact with Christianity? What can you do to maintain that relationship?