Lifestyle of Christians

I have written before about the fact that it is not only the preaching of the Word of God that will win people to Jesus Christ but also it is living out the Word of God. I came across an article in the latest Christianity Today magazine that I found very interesting. Quite often we hear of people saying that it is looking at the life of Christians that keeps them from coming to Christ for themselves. Many people will say, "If that's what a Christian is, I don't want to be one."

However, the CT article referrs to a study done by the mission folks at Fuller Seminary. In this study, they look at the experiences that most influenced Muslims to convert to Christianity. The respondents ranked the lifestyle of Christians as the most important influnence in their decision to follow Christ. Most of those who responded were not Americans, but citizens in countries and areas such as North Africa, Egypt, Oman, Arabia, etc. What a lesson we American Christians can learn from our Christian brothers and sisters in the midst of Islam! As the saying goes, our life may be the only Bible some people will ever read.