"Fierce witnesses rise up; they ask me things that I do not know."
We who are Christians ( see Acts 11:26, for example ) will find ourselves in situations where we are tested by those who are ungodly. If we stand fast in the Lord ( see Philippians 4:1; NKJV ) regarding some Bible subject, we will be unreasonably considered to be a know-it-all by our enemies.
Our enemies will respond as if to say: "Okay, Mr. ( or Mrs. ) know-it-all, let's see if you can answer this question." Such enemies will pose questions we cannot answer. Our enemies' ulterior motives for asking such questions are to try to discourage us, to try to intimidate us, or to try to damage our credibility.
Whatever motive our enemies may have, their goal is to try to prevent us from having a Christian influence in the world ( see Matthew 5:13-16 and Galatians 6:9, for example ). Calling Psalm 35:11 to mind will help us realize that God ( see 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, for example ) does not expect us to have all the answers concerning His word ( the Holy Bible - recall 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, for example ), at any particular time in our lives. However, God does command us to take a stand for what we do know about the His word, and to increase our knowledge of it ( recall Philippians 4:1 and 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, and see John 1:1, 14, John 14:6, 2 Timothy 2:15 and 2 Peter 3:18, for example ).
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