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If your message is simple and clear - all shall hear the glory in it.

no i m not shamed of Jesus and will shout it out to the world.philipians 2:10-11 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,and EVERY tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

No, I am not ashamed to speak about Jesus in public.  I am honored.  
I get embarrassed for some people who talk about Him, though, because their methods and approaches are antagonistic, fire-and-brimstone, or harping.   They are wrecking balls and destroy the opportunity to possibly give someone "on the fence" a little nudge toward knowing Him better.  

On the matter of spelling and grammar, call me a snob, if you like, because it's my opinion the better the presentation, the more likely one will be well-received, even in disagreement.  I do a lot of proofreading and editing, so it's in my nature, and I try very hard to submit "clean" copy.  It doesn't make me right, and I'm sure I make mistakes, but it's important to me.  

Finally, I am incredulous when a member asks for an opinion,  doesn't like what he receives for an answer, then needles and badgers the person for giving an opposing opinion.  Many of us are strong-willed and opinionated, and nagging isn't going to change someone's mind. 

t saw a sudy where it claims only 2% of christians are willing to share their faith in christ!

Hold it, Everybody. 

You all should, at the very least, recognize that this is not a homogeneous group of people.  We have friends from all religions here, and even some without.  Why proclaim your love for your God and at the same time antagonize people of other faiths here?  I am sure your God is a merciful God, with compassion.  So why do you all get so bent out of shape when someone disagrees with you regarding this matter?  Where is the true Christian spirit? 

The bottom line here is if your statement makes someone like Ed Shank or Vinny feel uncomfortable, then you should reevaluate the contents of your submission.  Why not try to include everybody instead of alienating them?

Let's all abide by what all religions strive to be: to be kind.  And try to live in the spirit of Schubee and Yvonne57.  OK?

Colleen

facebook, that is such a cop out. No responsibility 'eh? Typical Christian. It's becoming more an more clear to me that a Christian mind is a shallow mind because of the belief that Christians are the special chosen people so only they will go to heaven. Because of this they really do not have to be concerned about others who are not going to heaven according to your faith. Personally I'm tried of seeing the Christian pity parties that go on here. "Whhhaaaa, they pick on us". Pfffft, stop yapping about your religion and God so much and you won't have people giving their opinion of your religion so much. Try going to church instead of having church on this forum daily. You Christians continue to try and take this forum over and make it for only Christians. This will never happen.

I am not  a member of any church, nor do I hold with a lot their beliefs, but I do believe in an individuals right to freely express themselves and it's up to us whether or not we choose to listen

Jesus died for me in public and I will have no problem speaking for Him

@ facebook

Do you remember the humble widow lady who gave offering in the temple?  She did so quietly and inconspicuously, and she was poor.  How do we know she’s poor?  How do we know she’s a widow?  Only because Jesus says so.  Somehow, Jesus knows.

Jesus has an answer.  Jesus calls his followers together and says, “You see what this poor widow just did?  It may not look like much, but she put in more than everyone else today combined.  Everybody else gave out of what they had left over (and yes, they had plenty left over), but she out of her poverty (out of her lack!) put in everything she had, all she had to live on!”

So what’s my point?  Humility.

Let me explain.  Facebook, I don’t think Jesus meant for you to go screaming to the world in order to glorify His name.  Jesus was always humble.  Like the poor old lady, you don’t need to be loud to be heard, especially with regards to expressing your love for HIM.  If you feel compelled to broadcast your love for Jesus, do so quietly or at non-Christian websites such as Aljazeera.  Do it under hostile environments and see if you still possess the tenacity to do so.  Contrary to your beliefs, many of us here are not less religious than you are.  We try not to use this forum to antagonize other participants here.

Finally, as to your grammar, personally I have no problem with the way you write.  I can say that, as a non-native English speaker, your written communication skill is much better than many Americans in this room, and the same goes with your sincerity.

Ducky

Very well spoken Chianmai...very well indeed!

No... But to be totally honest I have it easy... I live in the Bible belt. Where we pray in Schools and most ppl say prayers in public before they eat their meals. I would hope I wopuld still have that boldness if I lived somewhere else.

Ducky

It's very different outside of the Bible belt! People often get ridiculed for "being religious" as they call it. (It's evident on this forum as well.) You know...those Christians, those church goers, religious fanatics, the born-againers, on and on. You must not be offensive to those religions from other countries but Christians can be insulted daily. Doesn't make sense to me...a person's religion is what they believe....so???
I do understand that some Christians get carried away, defending their beliefs but so do some others, on this topic and more!

Very. Why would I?

I am more ashamed for all the believers of organized religion who try to preach what is not true. I know it is not true for good reason, my catholic preist told me, "the bible was full of shit" and that quote is straight from his mouth. I respect him for telling me the truth. Changed my whole out look on life.

Ducky

Yeah that's the answer...listen to your Catholic priest...he can be well trusted! Have you watched a news report or read a newspaper any time during the past twenty years? Open your eyes cheebz!

I don't because I don't.

I used to when I was young. I was very, very shy... Now sometimes I still do, I'm still a little shy. There has always been a stigma placed on Christians most other people. We sometimes judge people by the worst examples in their group. For example suicide bombers are the worst example of a Muslim. But, that is where many of us get our opinion of Muslims....