http://donmilleris.com/2010/04/26/why-doctrine-is-only-half-the-message/
Here's irony for you:
Many years ago, I had a boss who was a Christian. He was very active in sharing his faith. On my second or third day of working for him, he was talking to me in his office, and he told me that he could tell I was not right with God. I was a bit surprised, and he said he knew this because when he interviewed me, I had said "good grief" at one point. He continued by saying, "there's nothing good about grief" and then quoted some verse about controlling the tongue or something.
How did I respond to all this? I wanted to get away from that man as fast as possible. I thought he was a complete nut.
What's the point? Well, as a Christian, I want to share my faith with others. How can I do that without coming across as my old boss did? I don't think anyone is going to respond well to being told they are not right with God. The problem is, those who don't believe in Jesus Christ are not right with God. No one, including me, wants someone else to "shove their beliefs down my throat." If I feel I'm being attacked, I'm not going to be listening to anything they say anyway.
The whole point is that they hear the message in a way that they can be able to receive it.
Maybe I can get one of those planes that writes stuff in the sky to say it for me.
Did he never read "Peanuts"? Good grief!
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