On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:43 PM, Mary Jo Sminkey <mary...@cfwebstore.com>wrote:
> Well, it's important to keep in mind that for many religious people, > sharing your beliefs and trying to bring others into the fold is an > important part of the faith. We recently had a discussion about this in a > bible study I am doing, that you really cannot be a good Christian if you > just keep your faith to yourself. However, I do think there is a right way > and a wrong way to go about it...I certainly don't try to be an in-your-face > "you're going to hell because you don't believe" kind of person...but if > someone is interested in why I am Christian and what that means to me and > the changes it has brought to my life, I am always open and willing to talk > about it. That is such an important point. Yes, your faith should be shared with others....but through actions, not words. If someone asks "Hey, why are you always volunteering your time here?", then by all means express your reasons.....but when I see people who are quietly going about the business of helping others...you know, the REAL message of Jesus (whatever you do the least of my brothers...), that is when I see the positive affects of faith in general, and Christianity in particular. So often we see just the negatives (extremism, Phelps, loud mouthed evangelicals, ID in schools, etc). These yokels are FAR outweighed by the millions of believers who quietly let their actions proclaim their faith. -- Once in awhile you get shown the light In the strangest of places if you look at it right ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:289976 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
