瀏覽新聞網站的討論區有一定的風險，但有時也挺有意思。有篇訪問報導談到一位百萬富翁想要長生不老。在討論區裡，有人引用了馬太福音16章25節留下這一段話：「『凡要救自己生命的，必喪掉生命；凡為我喪掉生命的，必得著生命。』—耶穌。」針對這則留言，一名網友說：「不是有一本關於耶穌的書嗎？」另一名網友回應說：「沒錯，是有一本，虛構的啦！」

關於基督信仰，總會有人嘲諷譏笑。當使徒保羅在一個公開場合，向一大群雅典人傳講耶穌時，群眾的反應也是兩個極端。使徒行傳17章32節說：「眾人一聽到死人復活的事，就譏笑他，但有的說：『我們要再聽聽你講這件事！』」（新譯本）最後，有一些人信了耶穌（34節）。

人們對聖經真理的反應，是他們與上帝之間的事。但若有人說我們今生能長生不老，那絕對是虛構的！我們的身體注定要死亡，但聖經講述了耶穌為我們勝過死亡，祂是「道路、真理、生命」（約翰福音14章6節）。如同保羅一樣，我們的責任是告訴那些願意聆聽的人，關於耶穌的犧牲使我們得永生的事，並讓聖靈來引導人們的回應。

It’s risky to venture into the comments section of online news sites. Risky, but fascinating. Commenting on an interview with a millionaire endeavoring to live forever in this life, one reader posted this from Matthew 16:25: “ ‘Whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.’ —Jesus.” Reacting to that comment, another reader posted, “Wasn’t there a book written about Him?” To which a third reader replied, “Yes, fiction.”

There are always those who will mock belief in Jesus. When the apostle Paul stood in a public forum to tell a large group of Athenians about Christ, results were mixed. “When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered” (Acts 17:32). Others, however, said, “We want to hear you again on this subject” (v. 32). And some believed (v. 34).

How others respond to the truth of the Bible is between them and God. But it’s the claim that we can live forever in this life that’s fiction. Our bodies are destined to die. In contrast, the Bible tells us of the one who is “the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6). Like Paul, it’s our task to share with anyone who will listen what this Man has done for us. We can trust the Holy Spirit to do the rest.