1. Be Spiritual, not Intellectual Winning A Person or An argument

2. Workshop Layout Explain from 2 Timothy 2: 23- 25 that Focusing on the argument rather than the person breeds more arguments Three tips from St. Paul about What to do When Confronted with Arguments. Divide them to 2 groups where each will take a biblical situation about St. Paul to apply the 3 points, Wrap Up

3. 2 Timothy 2:23-25. But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. 24 And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth والمباحثات الغبية والسخيفة اجتنبها عالما انها تولد خصومات. 24 وعبد الرب لا يجب ان يخاصم بل يكون مترفقا بالجميع صالحا للتعليم صبورا على المشقات 25 مؤدبا بالوداعة المقاومين عسى ان يعطيهم الله توبة لمعرفة الحق

4. One of the biggest reasons people don’t evangelize is their fear of being unable to answer objections. No passage in the entire Bible gives us more help than 2 Timothy 2:23-25. Paul’s primary focus was not how to answer objections but how to respond to the one who objects to the message. We can be tempted to be prideful, contentious, and full of ourselves when confronting error. Such an attitude can permeate evangelism and have a negative impact on our relationships with unbelievers. Focusing on the argument rather than the person breeds more arguments

5. What to do When Confronted with Arguments In contrast, Paul lists three attributes in verse 24 that we should display when confronted with these arguments. We should be: Gentle to all—be approachable in our behabiour. Able to teach—sincerely desire to lead people to the truth. Patient—calm in the face of opposition.

6. What Do Lost People Need Those who do not have the Lord & Lost people, Both Need: Our Patience, not our Pride. Our Integrity, not our Intellect. Our Maturity, not our Immaturity. Lost people do not need to know how much we know. They need to know how much we care.

7. Acts 17 Acts 26 2 Biblical Situations to Apply This:

8. Acts 17 Gentle to all:22, 23 Able to teach:22 - 31 Patient:18, 21 Acts 26 Gentle to all:2, 3 Able to teach:8- (12-18) & 27 Patient:25 2 Biblical Situations to Apply This:

9. Conclusion: Use a Gentle Attitude, not a Hostile Argument. “In humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth”. Verse 25 states we should correct those who oppose us in humility. When someone objects to the gospel message, the problem is ultimately spiritual, not intellectual. They will only come to the truth when God brings them. This is clarified in verse 25: “if God perhaps will grant them repentance.” The word repentance means that God might “change their minds.”