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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	[quote]No, it is "keep your beliefs to yourself!" - I don't particularly care what others believe in, as long as they keep it to themselves. If I want to beleive in something, I will seek it out on my own. I don't need (or want) a State, Government, Institution, etc TELLING me what I have to believe. Therein lies the difference.[/quote] No Christian orgainization that I know of forces anyone to believe.. They inform you in the way of evangelizing and they are free to do so. Just like you are free to not listen. Have they physically embeded in your mind like a micro chip or something? You adhere to your countries politicans when you vote in line with their beliefs.. You are choosing because of some tv ad, mailout, internet info or a poliitical aid called to tell you why to vote for his canidate and you have the freedom to choose, but you could not make a decision unless you seeked or were informed about his/her positions on certain matters. So what is the difference with that and the religious seeking or contacting you in regard to faith matters. Christianity is "showing who Christ was and is" We can only show this by living it and reflecting it. Words are not as important as example but many are moved by words out of the mouth of those who are his sheep. So TELLING and REVEALING are very important. We follow this way of the Good Shepherd because we know of no othe way. We shephard our children and the children of God to the ways of the Lord So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith unto him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; Thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, Thou knowest all things; Thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep" (John 21:15-17 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, who own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep." (John 10:11-15 RSV) Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers." (John 10:1-5 RSV) [small](Edited by [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/user/3156]jade[/url] on 05-04-2006 17:11)[/small] Loading...
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