1. Remember that they are people, just like you are. Contrary to what you may have been led to believe, they are not some lower life form we share this planet with.
1. 非信徒也是人, 不是比你低等的生物。
2. More than likely, they are smarter than you are. This can be difficult to come to grips with, but it does appear to be true and is a claim that is actually supported by the Bible (1 Corinthians 1:18-31)
2. 他們可能比你聰明,你可能很難接受,但是顯然真的是這樣, 連聖經都這麼說, 參看 格林多人前書 1;18:31
3. Statistically, they are also as moral, if not more so than you are. While it is a good thing that they generally are highly moral, it is a shame that we, who often times claim the moral high ground, seem unable, or unwilling, to match our words with our lives.
3. 統計上, 他們可能比你更有道德,或者至少一樣, 你沒有道德制高點。
4. They will probably thump you in debate. They are much more likely to have carefully thought through their position and understand why they believe what they do. We are more likely simply to present some argument that the person we heard it from guaranteed would destroy the enemy. The problem with that is that many of them have heard the same arguments many times and are easily able to counter them.
4. 他們可能會在辯論上打垮你, 他們更可能已經認真思考過他們的立場而且相信他們作的事, 我們(基督徒)傾向於使用一些聽說可能可以擊倒對手的論據, 問題是他們大多數都已經聽過這些論據而能夠輕易的反擊。
5. Don't under-estimate their knowledge of the Bible. Many of them are more familiar with the Bible than the average Christian is. And they know all of the passages that will cause you a problem, and will not hesitate to challenge you with them.
5. 不要低估他們對聖經的知識, 他們中有許多人對聖經比一般基督徒還熟悉, 他們知道所有會對你造成困擾的章節, 而且他們會毫不猶豫的用來挑戰你。
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