Opinions anyone?

[Rikki_renee]

Okay, so what is everyone's opinions on this?...

There is a person who claims to be a Christian.
This person has there moments, these moments are rare might I add, where they read a few scriptures, and get all religious.
Then the rest of the time this person is cursing, complaining, constantly blaming God for everything going wrong.

How would you approach this person?

 

[DMMullinax]

Go to them in private and rebuke them gently, using the word of God. If they claim to be a Christian, then show them that this isn't how Christians are called to act, and support it with the verses pertaining to each.

 

[branchofthevine]

First off is to not judge them at all. They may be progressing to get victory over sin. They may be better now than they were beforehand. However, the scriptures are quite clear that even if you claim to be a Christians but you cannot control your tongue, your Christianity is useless (James 1:26). One must be Discerning and ask God for his Spirit if you want to confront this person. You must confront in a way that they see you and see Jesus through the way you have approached them.

 

[Tyler's Cousin]

First, pray. Always pray.

I would suggest making sure that you are not doing any of the things you see this person doing. Monitor yourself for a while. Try not to curse, complain, or blame God. Matthew 7:3-5 says, “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye." Set a positive example for this person.

Try getting to know this person. I'm guessing that their behavior is being caused by some hardship. You need to know some facts about them before you can approach them. If they seem down or they blame God for something, ask them what is wrong and listen closely.

And when it's time, gently pull this person aside and tell them what you see. Might I suggest sharing Matthew 3:8 with them? It says, "Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God."

Ultimately, you want to gently guide them to making better choices.

 

[religious&reasonable]

this is how everyone i know (including myself sometimes) acts.

People say things they don't really mean all the time. being Christian does not mean you are perfect.

You have to catch them while doing it, and just be real casual about it.

 

[shikyoblossom]

This person may really be trying to conquer over his/her sin. What I think is that you could remind her privatly about what she is doing. saying using the words of god. You could even try encouraging her/him in their faith.

 

[Girder of Loins]

Encourage. Wether this means random scriptures for the person, or a gentle rebuking, encourage the person. As a great Christian metal band put it(August Burns Red),"No one learns from someone they hate!" You can't be judgemental of them, but the sin. Don't say you shouldn't cuss, but say that cussing is wrong. Don't say he shouldn't complain about God, but encourage him and say God loves everyone. Don't directly confront the sin(unless necessary), indirectly direct the person's mind to view the sin a different way. We can't change their heart, we can only change their mind. The Holy Spirit changes their hearts.

 

[Jake255]

I would pray about it before I said anything, there are 1,000's of adult Christians who do the same thing. Just because a person claims to be a Christian, does not mean they are one.

We are to become Christ like and God helps us by putting people into our lives to help, pray for and so we can see what we don't want to be like.

I like the above post, the last sentence that says "The Holy Spirit changes the heart", the only thing we can do is pray for them and set a Christ like example.