True. A lot of Christians don't have friendships disintegrate because of their faith. However, with me, it seems that if I'm going to stay as strong a Christian as I am, people aren't going to want to hang around me. I could be as gentle and loving as possible, but as soon as I bring up Jesus or evangelism, they tend to run in the opposite direction. I'm not sure exactly why, but that's the way it is, at least for me.
I agree with your examples, too. I'm trying to lead a good, kind life--after all, if I didn't, then why would they ever want to become a Christian, if they don't see a change in my life. It's like when I said in my post that I can't expect someone to want to become a Christian just because they hang out with me. Sure, I might be a Christian, but if I'm just like the rest of the world, how could it make a difference? Evangelism is a lot of things, but to me, it seems more of a "be an example and people will want to see what's moving you" sort of thing. And it's hard to try and be that kind, gentle person, but it's more than worth it in the end.
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Date: 2008-05-27 06:43 pm (UTC)From:I agree with your examples, too. I'm trying to lead a good, kind life--after all, if I didn't, then why would they ever want to become a Christian, if they don't see a change in my life. It's like when I said in my post that I can't expect someone to want to become a Christian just because they hang out with me. Sure, I might be a Christian, but if I'm just like the rest of the world, how could it make a difference? Evangelism is a lot of things, but to me, it seems more of a "be an example and people will want to see what's moving you" sort of thing. And it's hard to try and be that kind, gentle person, but it's more than worth it in the end.