Most of my closest friends believe Jesus is the son of God and that God sent him to earth to show us how He meant for things to be, but I have plenty of acquaintances that don't. Some deny that Jesus was the son of God, and others don't believe there is any God at all. Some believe that Jesus was an important historical figure, but don't choose to follow him. Many just don't want to think about it and have the position, "I don't know, and I'm too busy with stuff to think about it." Talking about Jesus with people who don't believe is difficult for me, but I think it is easier to talk to someone who has carefully considered Jesus as the Son of God than someone who just doesn't care to think about it. Julie Hannah is a mathematics professor in Johannesburg. While her parents took her to church when she was young, her mom told her she did not believe in God. As a teenager, Julie decided for herself that Christianity was nonsense. As a young adult she studied other religions attempting to find a worldview that worked for her. She also studied science looking for creation stories that could debunk any hope for a story based on intelligent design. Nothing satisfied her. She went back to the gospels and found a new attraction to the life and message of Jesus, but it was a recognition of her own inability to control the sin in her life that brought her to her belief that what she was reading in the Bible was true. Praise God for never giving up on Julie and for Julie's willingness to share her story. For more on Julie, read this article in Christianity Today, and for more detail on her personal research, check out her book. I hope I have more opportunities to talk to people about what Jesus has done for me.
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