Well, Jesus instructed His disciples to spread the gospel and Paul was inspired by a vision of a blanket covering the world.
If people trying to share a message of hope and faith with you pisses you off, then it sounds likely that something within you (like all of us) is broken. Thankfully, that's exactly why Jesus performed His ministry. He didn't come for the healthy, he came for the sick (which we all are, in different ways.)
But you'd probably rather figure it out on your own, even if it is a recipe for being pissed off from time to time. Good luck with that!
They way they go about it is so disingenuous. The last time, I was at a bar and a guy wanted to talk. I was like okay, I like a good conversation. One thing led to another and he was looking to find any hole in my life, which was pretty great at the time, to insert Jesus.
Can't blame you for being annoyed by that. Sounds like that guy completely missed the verses about seeing a speck in someone else's eye while ignoring the stick in their own.
American members of various Christian religious sects turned me off from Christ because I conflated the Christian religionists with Christ.
Fortunately, I was given "The Orthodox Way" by Oxford scholar, Ware. My eyes began to open. My journey continued but with countless, fascinating guides.
Ha! I like this. (and I'm an atheist) I do believe in Jesus; just not in the way Christians do.
And no, I don't want you to proselytize to me. That is what has pissed me off through the years; especially when approached in public.
I don't care what you claim you believe. I care only how you act.
Well, Jesus instructed His disciples to spread the gospel and Paul was inspired by a vision of a blanket covering the world.
If people trying to share a message of hope and faith with you pisses you off, then it sounds likely that something within you (like all of us) is broken. Thankfully, that's exactly why Jesus performed His ministry. He didn't come for the healthy, he came for the sick (which we all are, in different ways.)
But you'd probably rather figure it out on your own, even if it is a recipe for being pissed off from time to time. Good luck with that!
They way they go about it is so disingenuous. The last time, I was at a bar and a guy wanted to talk. I was like okay, I like a good conversation. One thing led to another and he was looking to find any hole in my life, which was pretty great at the time, to insert Jesus.
Can't blame you for being annoyed by that. Sounds like that guy completely missed the verses about seeing a speck in someone else's eye while ignoring the stick in their own.
American members of various Christian religious sects turned me off from Christ because I conflated the Christian religionists with Christ.
Fortunately, I was given "The Orthodox Way" by Oxford scholar, Ware. My eyes began to open. My journey continued but with countless, fascinating guides.