Aug 5, 2004, 16:46
Spreading the good news doesn't mean arguing with someone and convincing them that you're in the right and they're in the wrong.
You could have all the answers and they could be totally in the wrong, but as Paul said, without love, you're just a clanging cymbal, and people will just close their ears and walk off.
It's not our job to convict people - that's the Holy Spirit's job. We're only required to bear witness of the great things that Jesus has done in our lives.
Bringing this back to the interfaith discussion, I don't believe we should ignore them. While we are not of this world, we do still need to live in it and be real, loving people to those who are of it. Jesus did not fear to be a friend to prostitutes and tax collectors, and even his enemies, and he certainly did not compromise while he was in their midst either.
And it's worthwhile to note that not all who listened to Him subscribed to his point of view. While we need to give opportunity for the Holy Spirit to work, each person still ultimately has their free will to choose to accept or reject Jesus.
I think the motives for these interfaith meetings need to be clear in our minds - why do we have them? what are they meant to achieve?
You could have all the answers and they could be totally in the wrong, but as Paul said, without love, you're just a clanging cymbal, and people will just close their ears and walk off.
It's not our job to convict people - that's the Holy Spirit's job. We're only required to bear witness of the great things that Jesus has done in our lives.
Bringing this back to the interfaith discussion, I don't believe we should ignore them. While we are not of this world, we do still need to live in it and be real, loving people to those who are of it. Jesus did not fear to be a friend to prostitutes and tax collectors, and even his enemies, and he certainly did not compromise while he was in their midst either.
And it's worthwhile to note that not all who listened to Him subscribed to his point of view. While we need to give opportunity for the Holy Spirit to work, each person still ultimately has their free will to choose to accept or reject Jesus.
I think the motives for these interfaith meetings need to be clear in our minds - why do we have them? what are they meant to achieve?
God has placed me on earth to accomplish certain things.
Right now, I am so far behind that I will never die.