In some meetings of the Salvation Army in Birmingham, England, one of the worst men in that city was converted. It was not long before some of his evil associates began to make fun of him, and such a conversation as the following ensued:
"You say you are a Christian; who was the father of Jesus Christ?"
"I don't know"
"Who was his mother?"
"I don't know"
"When did He live?"
"I don't know"
"How old was He when He died?"
"I don't know"
"How did He die?"
"I don't know"
"Well, you aren't a good Christian! You don't know who was the father of Jesus, or who was His mother, or when He lived, or when He died, or how He died. What do you know?"
Then the rough, but genuine Christian man lifted his head and looking around those taunting him in the face, replied, "I know that He saved me."
written by R.W. Dale, pages 16-17 in One Thousand Evangelistic Illustrations. edited by Webb, A. (1924). New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers
"You say you are a Christian; who was the father of Jesus Christ?"
"I don't know"
"Who was his mother?"
"I don't know"
"When did He live?"
"I don't know"
"How old was He when He died?"
"I don't know"
"How did He die?"
"I don't know"
"Well, you aren't a good Christian! You don't know who was the father of Jesus, or who was His mother, or when He lived, or when He died, or how He died. What do you know?"
Then the rough, but genuine Christian man lifted his head and looking around those taunting him in the face, replied, "I know that He saved me."
written by R.W. Dale, pages 16-17 in One Thousand Evangelistic Illustrations. edited by Webb, A. (1924). New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers
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