𝙸𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚊 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚏𝚒𝚎𝚜...
When Johanna Dumay moved to the City in hopes for a better future, she already carried her heart of stone. Being the fruit of a br...
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Preach the Word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. II Timothy 4:2
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I scattered my gaze around the University Park to see if Anna and Mercy had already arrived. It was second period when I received a text from her that they needed to talk to me, and it seemed really important. After a few minutes, I finally saw the two coming out of the school canteen, smiles drawn upon their faces as they approached the bench where I sat.
"Hey, how were your classes, Professor?" Anna asked as she sat beside me.
"Oh, it was okay Anna... got into a debate with another student again who believes there is no right and wrong... How about you, are you guys okay?"
"Oh about that Professor, she got embarrassed in front of the class for saying the name Jesus..." Mercy began to speak.
"Really? What happened?" Anna lifted her gaze and took a deep breath before she spoke.
"Uhm... well, I just found out that indeed, other people don't like the idea of God. We were talking about methods of changing the world, and my answer was Jesus. One of my classmates didn't seem to like my answer, and so he..." Sadness was painted all over her face as she explained.
"I think I get what you're saying. I do understand... that happened a lot to me in my college years too."
"I see. Why, though? Why do people hate the idea of Christ? I once also seemed to hate the idea of God, but that was because I was ignorant of who He really was... but these people, they know Christ! I've even seen some of them attend churches, but why? Is it because in the school only secular things are to be tolerated?" I was fascinated by her questioning, and with this, I began to reply.
"Well, one reason would probably be because the idea of Christ in itself already requires something, and that is change. Humility to accept and confess we are sinners and that we need a Savior. It requires the strength to give up our pride, our ways, and surrender to His will. That is why some people don't want to accept the idea of Christ, because they cannot let their own selfish desires go... and to some people, they reject Him because they know that God will never approve their actions, their behaviors." I paused and took in a breath,
