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I wasn't exactly clear in what I meant. When I said to "be there" for your friend, I didn't mean that you have to take the abuse. I meant that you should tell your friend, "I love you, and I will always be here for you. However, I do not have to take your abuse. When you are ready to talk...

I will speak from experience. Continue to be there and to reach out in love. Your friend may say things that are hurtful. Your friend may do things that are hurtful. However, you have to remember that we are all God's children, and therefore we are all related to each other. I have been...

Yes, just be there for him. Don't push. Don't be aggressive. Just be there. That's all. I'm speaking from experience. I turned away from God for 23 years. I was never an athiest -- I still believed in God, I just didn't like Him very much. During that time, God sent many folks to...

What a great post!!!! You are right -- it takes BOTH action and words. It is through these that we build relationships, and it is through these relationships that we should mirror the love that Jesus has for us all. You know, Jesus used the term "fishers of men" because the everyone knew...

I will agree on one point: "Those who don't serve God are Children of wrath and disobedience". Yes, they are. However, that does not mean that they are not God's children. My son makes me angry when he misbehaves, but he is still my kid. That's how we are with God. I will say it again...

All right, I've stayed out of this discussion for awhile because I had made my point and I didn't want to casue any more disagreements within the Body. But, respectfully, I have to disagree with this statement. I stand by my original statement that we are ALL God's children. Let me try to...

Thanks, Sharky. You're right -- we should be putting our efforts towards following the Great Commission. We are each wonderfully and amazingly made. Because of that, no two of us are going to witness in the same way. That's because no two people need to hear the gospel the same way. God...

I still believe that all of you are missing the point that LuminousFive and I are trying to make -- we are not saying that true repentance is not important. We are saying that many of us miss the point when we witness. We lead with the fact that we are all sinners, and that closes many...

I disagree -- your analogy is PERFECT for this! You are right. Too often we don't preach the grace of God. God wants ALL of His children to come to know Him. How can that happen if we push folks away? I know -- I was pushed away for 23 years. There's the story of the young preacher...

Great point! I would argue that the reason that you can make a "sensical decision" is through discernment. Harry Potter is entertainment -- pure and simple. I think that we make too much of things like this. The same thing happens at halloween as well. My son dresses up for halloween, my...

There are so many great points in this post, that it is hard to to narrow it down to the most important one. But I think that this says it all: God loves ALL people. We are ALL His children. Look at Jonah 4:11. Jonah, a religious bigot, was asked to go to Ninevah to preach the gospel...

I agree. But I think that the best way to get over your fear is to realize that true witnessing and true evangelism is nothing more than conversation. It's just 2 or more folks talking to each other. We do that every day! It must be easy! We don't have to be Bible scholars. We don't have...

I agree that the word "evangelism" tends to carry the connotation of "close the deal". Too often, we as Christians approach witnessing and evangelism from a couple of different viewpoints: 1. Used Car Salesperson approach -- we swoop in, make our presentation, give our sales pitch, and try...

I agree with this statement. Yes, we are all called to witness -- No, are not all called to witness the same way. We are all unique. The people that God sends our way are unique as well. God will send people to us that need to hear OUR story, that need OUR witness, whatever methos our...

All right, pentacostalgirl. Enough suspense. How did it go?

christosdoulos, I would like to add my input in sections: First, should you continue to attend a school with policies that you do not agree with. We can't answer that -- only you can. Look inside -- has God called you to that specific school? It's possible that He has, and if so, could...

What a great way to say this! Amen!

I agree. I firmly believe that God wants denominations because He realizes that what works for me may not work for you. There are those that need to hear the "hellfire and brimstone" preaching with hymns mixed in. Others, like me, need to have the upbeat worship music in a casual atmosphere...

Just ask her to go. You guys already have a relationship -- you are friends. Invite her to go. However, I would caution you to be sure that she will not be judged at this gathering. It's easy to judge a 15 y/o girl that has a baby. Society tends to "name" those of us that fall outside...

First, I want to start by saying that I am not Catholic, so please research my info very carefully. Here is a website that gives a very simpistic chart showing some differences between Protestant and Catholic: http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/charts/catholic_protestant.htm...