Some of my wife's family used to get all preachy with me (and my father-in-law). During a BBQ at my in-laws one day we got on the subject of gay marriage...and it got ugly. I was really disappointed in some of the comments made by my wife's family. The discussion ended abruptly, with them getting all pissed off at me, when I asked them, 'What would Jesus do?' .
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 8:15 AM, G Money <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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:289987 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
