Posted by spriggy on August 7, 2005, at 15:01:11
In reply to Re: Religious friends and my unease » Deneb, posted by Dena on August 7, 2005, at 14:23:17
I think your feelings around "religious" people makes sense to me.
I know before I really turned my life over to God and got to know who He is, I didn't enjoy being around people who talked about this somebody that I seemed to not know.
As a matter of fact, I deliberately stayed clear of people who talked a lot about God because it made me very uncomfortable.
I am a Christian but I have friends who aren't Christians. My neighbor is an atheist. We have him over for dinner and have a very friendly relationship with him. We have shared our faith in God with him- and he has listened and then shared why he has chosen to not believe in God.
We know where each stands.
I think I want to add here that it's possible your friends who share with you about eternity ( the ones you mentioned that tell you that you will end up in a bad place), are likely sharing that with you not to condemn you, but because they love you and don't want to see that happen to you.
I think it's great you posted this. I think it gives us all an oppurtunity to reflect and understand where each other are coming from.
*the lady who skipped church today because she is packing*
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