You cannot fight for God, CAN warns against religious hostility

In a timely admonition, the Northern Christian Association (NCA) has issued a strong warning to Christians, urging them to refrain from engaging in hostile religious debates, especially online. Joseph Hayab, the Chairman of the NCA, emphasized that defending one's faith does not necessitate resorting to insults or abusive arguments, a practice he described as contrary to biblical principles. This message comes at a time when religious provocations are increasingly common on social media platforms.

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The Bible warns Christians against engaging in vain arguments. From a biblical angle, vain arguments include reckless, unprofitable and provocative debates.

Hayab highlighted that many online discussions, often presented as defenses of faith, actually degenerate into unproductive strife and ungodliness. He cited biblical passages to underscore the instruction for believers to avoid "vain arguments," which he defined as reckless, unprofitable, and provocative. The association's stance is that such engagements not only damage inter-religious relations but also harm the spiritual well-being of those involved.

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Believers in Christ are, therefore, instructed to avoid vain arguments because they generate strife, ungodliness, and ruin both the speakers and the listeners.

The NCA chairman stressed that Christians should not respond to ridicule or misunderstanding with hostility. He asserted that God, being omnipotent, does not require human defense through verbal attacks, and that such actions diminish the essence of Christianity. Instead, he encouraged followers of Christ to embrace love and peace, the core tenets of their faith, and to understand that true strength lies not in confrontation but in adherence to Christian teachings.

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As a Christian leader, I do not teach, encourage or instruct church members or any Christian at all to insult the divinity of another faith just because some disgruntled persons say or write awful things about Jesus or Christianity.