Comments on: Faith Communities

By: AnnyGurl91

AnnyGurl91 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:24:14 +0000

good post !

By: josephmcole

josephmcole — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:48:26 +0000

I think that’s the issue right there. We feel threatened because of our own insecurities in our faith. It’s as though the doubt of others is placing a spotlight on our own doubts and it makes us uneasy, awkward and defensive. I rest in the fact that if God is who He says He is, than I don’t have to be His defense attorney. He’s big enough.

By: Ray Williams

Ray Williams — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:32:48 +0000

I attend Ohio State University, and have the opportunity to encounter many different views and beliefs. I have found that the only way to connect with these individuals is to look at them through the eyes of love, not religion.

In the past I felt threatened by other religions due to insecurities I’ve had with my own faith. These insecurities kept be bound in fear, causing me to resent other religions or religious views. I felt as though the whole world were in competition, and in some small way I played my part.

Now I am firm in my faith and understand that love truly does cover a multitude of offenses, allowing individuals to cross whatever barriers that stand in between fellowship. After all if we are unable or unwilling to form a relationship with the lost, how will they be found?

By: josephmcole

josephmcole — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:31:43 +0000

Showing everyone how wrong they are can be tiring for sure! We must find that balance between loving the truth and loving people. When we get there, it will be amazing.

By: MB

MB — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:33:53 +0000

You know, there was a time that I would try to argue with people about God and how He is right vs. (pick some other religion here) you name it. I always ended up just getting angry. I tend to shy away from arguments. I can’t answer every little thing about God. Sure there are certain things I can say that are certain because I believe the Bible, but to beat someone over the head with them seems unproductive. The only thing I can say for certain is that God is the only one who can change hearts and minds and me arguing with someone isn’t going to help in that arena. 1 Cor. 13 is a great way to define our walk — “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.”