Ray Comfort - Anyone But Me: 10 Ways to Overcome Your Fear and Be Prepared to Share the Gospel

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And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

1 Corinthians 13:3

I make fun of people like you! Okay? I take idiotic extremists like you and make them look like a fool! These were the cutting words of high-profile atheist Jaclyn Glenn. It was back in 2013, just after she had seen our film Evolution vs. God. I had visited four evolutionary scientists at prestigious universities and pressed them on camera for scientific evidence for Darwinian evolution. They couldnt think of any, and they looked foolish.

Jaclyn made her own video and posted it on YouTube. She was serious and furious, and she directed her anger at me personally.

Sometimes people like you deserve to be insulted. Sometimes people are worthy of being insulted in the worst possible way. And you at the top of the list, because you, sir, are certainly deserving of insult. You know what? You deserve worse than that in my opinion. You want to know why? Because you are so entirely #$@/!* that calling you stupid isnt good enough! You are a liar! You are a con man!

Then, in December 2017, she posted another video in which she said to her seven hundred thousandplus subscribers:

If you dont know who Ray Comfort is, he is Banana Man. Thats Ray Comfort. He is the guy who made the documentary Evolution vs. God that I debunked. Now this was a long time ago, and because of that video I madethat actually got quite a bit of attention [over one million views]Ray Comfort %#@&$! hates me.

After seeing the clip, I purchased a gift card, found out where she lived, mailed it to her, and forgot about it... until January 2018 when a friend directed me to another one of her videos. I found it and braced myself for another tirade. She said:

I just went through my mail, and I got this letter. And this is one of the craziest things that Ive ever gotten in my PO Box. About this particular letter... when I opened it up, my jaw hit the floor. And you guys are going to see what I got in my mailbox that totally blew my mind. So I first of all open the package, and I see thisand it says Living Waters on it. And I know Living Waters, what that is, because that is the YouTube channel that Ray Comfort uses to post his videoslike for example, the one that I just reviewed: Christmas Gone Viral . You know Ray Comfort, Banana Man. He says that bananas are evidence for God, as I explained in my last video. So Living Waters is something I recognized. This person sent me a $100 gift card, which is a lot of money; so I was surprised when I looked at this letter. Its a very short letter, but it says, Jaclyn, from Ray and Sue Comfort. PS saw your review of Christmas Gone Viral. BTW I dont hate you .

Im not even kidding. I dont think that this is a joke. I think this is really him, and thats amazing, if he doesnt really hate me. I think that is amazing, because I have not been censored, or I havent been gentle in going after some of the things he has posted on the internet. But if he wants to be friends... Ray Comfort, if youre watching this, I would totally make a video with you. If you were interested in an interview or a kind of just silly video, saying hello; it doesnt have to be anything too crazy, just have to be something we can both agree on. If you arent uncomfortable, I would totally make a video with you. But this just blew my mind. I cant believe that I got a freaking card, a gift card toofrom Ray Comfort. And he saw my video review. That made my day. I dont know if you people understand the gravity of this for me. I have been feuding with Ray Comfort for like, four years. Like the first thing I made against him was like forever ago, and then he made a video back at me and then it was this crazy thing. So for this to happen now, after all of this time... I am super excited about it.

As I watched Jaclyns reaction, I was the one who was blown away. Her comments were all because I had sent her a gift card. Christians are always ready to show love and kindness to each other. We give gift cards to each other without a second thought. Its not even unusual for a Christian to give another Christian a car. Our nonprofit ministry, Living Waters, often gets generous, unsolicited financial gifts to support our ministry, and we send gifts to other ministries. Thats just the way it is within the body of Christ. Scripture says, And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith (Gal. 6:910).

We focus on especially to those who are of the household of faith and run with it. We often overlook let us do good to all. Giving to others is the outward expression of the indwelling love of God. Its easy.

But the atheist world isnt like ours. It is a barren, dark desert of selfishness. Any acts of love and kindness from the hand of a Christian stand out. For Jaclyn, that small gift was a big bright light that burst into her dark world, and it came close to bringing her to tears.

Look at what some other Scripture passages say about Christians doing good to otherswhether or not those others are Christians.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work . (2 Thess. 2:1617, emphasis added)