LJ Idol - Three Little Words

[unmowngrass]

I'm in a new group, called Christianity Explored, which I'm finding interesting even if it is designed for newbies. At the group on Sunday, I was talking about evengelism. How I'm not much of an evengelist. How those three little words - Jesus loves you - just don't come out of my mouth very often

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[whipchick]

How fascinating to hear your story and your doubts - thank you for sharing!

[unmowngrass]

You're welcome, thankyou for the comment!

[noodledays]

a lot of interesting introspection here - that's always brave imo. :)

[unmowngrass]

Thanks. It's only looking at it again, having read some of the other entries, that I've started thinking, did I go at too much of a tangent? Still, I'm like that. And I did turn down the introspection compared to my usual journal entries! But thanks again for the comment. :-)

[shadowwolf13]

I think my biggest problem with the church was that my concerns and questions were never addressed. I hope yours are.

[unmowngrass]

I'm sorry to hear that - and if I personally can be of any help, I will.

Not all churches are like that, I have been involved in a 'fresh expressions' church where the main point was to sit around drinking tea and discussing such questions, which is great, but there was too much of a good thing in that respect and it tended to get a bit, debate for debate's sake, at the cost of some other things, which is one of the reasons I ended up back in the place I'd come from previously.

Thankyou for your kind thoughts though, and I hope you can find peace :)

[shadowwolf13]

So far both churches I've had experience with were just as bad in different ways. I'm happy now though, with my path I'm walking. I feel more balanced and at peace than I was before.

[unmowngrass]

I'm glad.

[jem0000000]

"Go and tell" isn't always verbal. Sometimes you're telling by your actions. You'll see throughout Christ's life that He helped people - healed them, fed them, even made sure the wine at a wedding party didn't run out. Sometimes to "go and tell", what we actually have to do is stay and help.

To answer your question, the command is given both to the Church as a whole and to each individual Christian. What is not given to each Christian is the requirement to "go and tell" - to evangelize - in exactly the same way that another Christian would. We're unique for a reason: God wanted us that way

[unmowngrass]

Thankyou, and bless you. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this reply, it was exactly what I needed to hear. And thankyou for praying for me, that is a fair sacrifice from a stranger :)

[jem0000000]

You're welcome; I'm glad I could help. One of the things I prayed about when I started LJIdol was having an opportunity to live my faith through my writing. Nothing really came to me this week, and I ended up writing about the cat; so it was an unexpected blessing to come across this and know how to answer.

I'm an introvert, so it's easier for me to live my faith than to talk about it -- or to talk about anything, really. I've taken classes to teach me to talk about God more readily, but it still isn't something that comes naturally. God blessed me with some wonderful people who told me that living it is just as important as saying it.

Praying is never a sacrifice on my part; it's an opportunity. ;)

[unmowngrass]

"Nothing really came to me this week, and I ended up writing about the cat" - sorry, just gotta say I found that sentence really funny!

"I'm an introvert, so it's easier for me to live my faith than to talk about it" - yeah, me too :)

[basric]

Well written,

[unmowngrass]

Thankyou, that means a lot.