In the book of Romans, Paul writes: “I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” (Romans 1.16, NASB)

As a believer in Christ, this is a call to me to speak out about my faith without shame.  That is what I intend to do in this blog.  My pastor has been preaching for the last few weeks about Christians’ influence in the world, or lack thereof.  For me, this means writing about my beliefs and why I believe what I believe, inviting questions and discussion about God, Jesus, Christians, etc.

I welcome comments and questions from both believers and non-believers; though I can’t promise to have answers for every question.  I only ask that people remain polite and respectful, even in disagreement.

For my first post, I thought it would be appropriate to write about the verse that supplied the name for this blog.  I’ve been thinking for a couple of months about starting an apologetics blog, but couldn’t think of a name.  This morning, my pastor was preaching about Romans 1.15-16, and it hit me! 

He spoke about Christians losing faith in the power of the Gospel – that Jesus came, died, and rose again.  For us.  For anyone who believes.  God didn’t have to do anything for us.  We (mankind) have turned our backs on Him, not the other way around.  Instead, He offers us a way to turn back to Him.  He doesn’t force us, but gives us a choice.  Christians can’t make people listen; we can only share what God has done in our lives with those who are willing to hear.

Jesus gives believers a mandate in Matthew 28.19: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…” (NASB)  This is our call as believers.  This is what I want to do here.

Unashamed