X-treme
Recently, I had the opportunity to ask 2 questions to 2 of my non-Christian friends. I asked the following 2 questions…
1) What do you think of Christians in general?
2) What do you know about Christianity?
And these are their responses (no editing done) and they intrigued me.
Person #1
1) What do you think of Christians in general?
A:In general Christians are nice bunch of people but there a specified groups that are giving the other bad name.
2) What do you know about Christianity?
A: It is wonderful thing to be share among believer and non believer. But not to the extreme.
Person #2
1) What do you think of Christians in general?
Like people from every other religion, there are good ones and there are bad ones and also those somewhere in between. Some are over enthusiastic to spread their religion to their friends, which can be really irritating.
2) What do you know about Christianity?
It is a religion whereby those who repent, believe that jesus christ is the lord, the saviour.....etc. and adhere to all their religious obligations will go to heaven; else to hell.
Notice that both persons mentioned a something in common. Extreme and over enthusiastic, which are roughly the same meaning. That’s how they view Christians or more accurately some Christian. Nevertheless, they do have very valid points.
What they mentioned is extreme on spreading Christianity, this becomes a stumbling block to the non-Christians. I use to think if there’s such thing as too extreme or overly passionate for our ministry for God. Now, I think there is, and it can become a stumbling block to fellow Christians.
1) What do you think of Christians in general?
2) What do you know about Christianity?
And these are their responses (no editing done) and they intrigued me.
Person #1
1) What do you think of Christians in general?
A:In general Christians are nice bunch of people but there a specified groups that are giving the other bad name.
2) What do you know about Christianity?
A: It is wonderful thing to be share among believer and non believer. But not to the extreme.
Person #2
1) What do you think of Christians in general?
Like people from every other religion, there are good ones and there are bad ones and also those somewhere in between. Some are over enthusiastic to spread their religion to their friends, which can be really irritating.
2) What do you know about Christianity?
It is a religion whereby those who repent, believe that jesus christ is the lord, the saviour.....etc. and adhere to all their religious obligations will go to heaven; else to hell.
Notice that both persons mentioned a something in common. Extreme and over enthusiastic, which are roughly the same meaning. That’s how they view Christians or more accurately some Christian. Nevertheless, they do have very valid points.
What they mentioned is extreme on spreading Christianity, this becomes a stumbling block to the non-Christians. I use to think if there’s such thing as too extreme or overly passionate for our ministry for God. Now, I think there is, and it can become a stumbling block to fellow Christians.
posted by skng74 | 3:02 PM
2 Comments:
On the other hand, we can't be totally passive. Just don't feel right when the good news is only targeting on certain group of people like many upcoming thinking and ways of doing church, I personally felt the grace has been robbed as well.
You've got a point because not everyone would want to engage in conversations regarding the subject of religion.
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