2006-06-28 10:15:49 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think it's just the natural enthusiasm of that *honeymoon* feeling of being freshly saved that makes it so easy to just blurt out to anyone who will listen how you feel and you want to bubble up and share it with the world. It's like being a blushing bride or a gushing new parent... it's just the most magical thing and you're almost high with the feeling.
After a while it just becomes a natural quieter part of who you are.
2006-06-28 10:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by thegirlwholovedbrains 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because your understanding of the Bible has been growing and growing all these decades, and based on the average person's understanding, early on in your studies you made some wrong turns and misinterpretations that you've been building on top of all this time. This takes you further and further from the truth. When the average person (believer or non-believer) hears some of your oddball theories, they think you're insane and no longer wish to listen to you.
Over the years you've learned not to talk to anyone about your understanding of the Bible unless you know they agree with you 100%, or if you think you can easily overwhelm them with your loud voice, by touching them and leaving your hand placed on them for extended periods of time, the fact that you look like you'll hit them if they don't agree, or fear of the fact that you look like you're about to fall on them.
I once attended a service that preceded a complimentary lunch, and the preacher (who was old and apparently was alive during the 60's) was ranting and raving about how Jesus had short hair, because only women and hippies had long hair. He didn't actually say hippies, but he may as well have. I would have thought that was funny.
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2006-06-28 17:29:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's because when you are a new Christian, you can see and feel the changes being made in your life, it is a very exciting time and you want to tell Everyone what is happening to you. Then as you grow into your Christian lifestyle you become comfortable, the Big changes have already happened, and you are learning more about how to deal with lifes other problems, you tend to forget that there are still other people out there that haven't accepted the Lord and the whole life-changing experience.
GOOD QUESTION, it makes you think.
2006-06-28 17:40:02 · answer #3 · answered by chulita 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is hard to share feelings that you feel very strongly about because the more you believe in your principle the less open-minded you become about other people's beliefs and it is harder to argue a point without becoming emotional. Because you just KNOW that you are right and want others to share your profound experience of being "saved".
2006-06-28 17:19:59 · answer #4 · answered by ambulina54 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because "being saved" is just the door into the Life of Christ, and some only get as far as the door... they don't venture in any further...so they don't have much more to share except parroting others or rehashing the same old thing...it doesn't stay fresh because they're not living in the flow of the Spirit...just repeating words...so it gets hard.
2006-06-28 17:22:52 · answer #5 · answered by novalee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not for me ..the stronger I get!....but I have heard some believers say that after a while, they start getting lazy and become saved, satisfied, and selfish!....But God has a way of comming around to motivate believers and give us all we need to get us up and going again!....Thanks Be To GOD!
2006-06-28 17:22:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fear of Rejection, or you are out of practice, or maybe you got saved on the "Jesus will make everything good" plan and a whole lot of bad happened to you instead.
2006-06-28 17:19:48 · answer #7 · answered by stick man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the truth. Maybe some get tired of rejection.
2006-06-28 17:17:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
let me say two things...
first, we tend to associate with people like ourselves. we hang out with fellow christians and slowly lose or convert our lost friends.
second, we get out of the practice of sharing. just like any other skill, if you don't use it, you lose it.
many maturing churches face this problem, because they don't go and "seek" out the lost sheep.
2006-06-28 17:18:49 · answer #9 · answered by more than a hat rack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is saved anyway? That term has me puzzled. Who are we, to determined if we're saved...?
2006-06-28 17:19:08 · answer #10 · answered by strong18holes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋