What would Jesus do?

Umut said:

Okay,

How does one deal with a person when they start blurting out nonsense about your faith? How do you keep control of your negative feelings when he appeals to the youth and brainwashes them to draw them away from religion?

He shows religion as a set of rules and nothing more, and he starts yelling "EWW!" to every word that is either "BIBLE" or "CHRISTIANS" or "JESUS"...

You just want to throw them in the garbage can, but what can you do to stay calm?

The Jesus Prayer works, but I just wish they would stop talking forever to stop corrupting the youth. These kids just look at the situation and immediately turn themselves off of religion...

Sad...

How does one deal with that?

Imagine a whole generation of youth that is raised by one class clown that brainwashes kids subconsciously?

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If it is your teacher, then you can legitimately complain to the principal. They are not supposed to put down anyone's religion.

Umut said:

It's some dumb little kid...

If my teacher did that I would give her so much Hell she wouldn't know what hit her...

But she's Catholic; so it's all good.

Just any teacher in General would get it from me...

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That "dumb little kid" is destroying the faith of many.

Have a talk with your teacher -- perhaps you could challenge that "dumb little kid" to a debate? Hey, make it a class project.

Ask him to provide some facts to his charges.

I like the debate idea.

Umut, patience!

I like the debate idea too...as a class project...let us know how this turns out Umut! If your teacher agrees to a debate, you don't have to tell her your "other" sources. (Us.), just your book titles, if she asks for them.

USA taking on Cuba? They are having enough trouble in Iraq, Cuba would just be the final nail in the coffin!

Umut said:

How does one deal with a person when they start blurting out nonsense about your faith? How do you keep control of your negative feelings when he appeals to the youth and brainwashes them to draw them away from religion?

He shows religion as a set of rules and nothing more, and he starts yelling "EWW!" to every word that is either "BIBLE" or "CHRISTIANS" or "JESUS"...

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Consider him as someone Satan has pushed into a pit. Any anger you have should be directed at Satan, not at his victim.

Jesus would offer to pull him out of the pit using the rope of love. Trouble is, the kid probably doesn't know he is in a pit so much prayer is needed for him to become aware of his true situation.

When you recite the Jesus prayer, are you asking for mercy on yourself or are you also asking God to have mercy on this boy?

John

dont be mad; smile . Here are some encouraging bible phrases from NKJV

1.Deuteronomy 30:7
"Also the LORD your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you.

2.Jeremiah 17:18
Let them be ashamed who persecute me, But do not let me be put to shame; Let them be dismayed, But do not let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of doom, And destroy them with double destruction!

3.Matthew 5:10
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4.Matthew 5:11
"Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

5.Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,[5:44 NU-Text omits three clauses from this verse, leaving, ["But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."] ]

6.Luke 11:49
Therefore the wisdom of God also said, "I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,'

7.John 15:20
Remember the word that I said to you, "A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

Getting it?

Yours in Christ,
Nick