For Christian friends:Do Christians want to be a witness at Answers.yahoo?

Question

Part 2: Do you feel you are a lightning rod for the anger of those who are against Christ and His followers? Part 3: If so, why and if not why?

Answer 1

I feel like the christians on this site make me less tolerant towards christians. Their attitude portrays a picture of judgement day being a judge and jury rather than something that happens just between the person and the judge. If christians were really concerned about their fellow man, they would get off their butt, go out into their community, LOVE people face to face, and wait for them to ask about your religion.

How much of a witness are you when you are typing to random, anonymous people while eating chee-tos and brownies? It makes me think that you are ashamed to admit your religious preference in public where you have to actually look people in the face. If you love your religion so much, why don't you get off your computer and practice it?

Answer 2

Yes! Christian are certainly a lightning rod and this forum illuminates the reality. People are freer to express their contempt and hostility to things of Christ!

I firmly believe this harsh truth is better than the polite tolerance that these same individuals perform in their daily lives.

I feel honored to have the discussion with those that struggle with the Truth of Jesus Christ.

Answer 3

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. a.I want to be a witness because I care about people and want them to know that heaven and hell are real places. And about how to get to heaven by having a relationship with Jesus God's Son
b. "and you will be hated by all because of My name" Luke 21:17
c."And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." Mark 16:15
d Matthew 5: 13a & 14 a You are the salt of the earth - You are the light of the world.
e Romans 1:16-20 For I am not ashamed of the gospel,
for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes,
to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who supress the truth in unrighteousness,
because that which is known about God is evident within them;
for God made it evident to them.
For since the creation of the world His invisible attrubitues,
His eternal power and devine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made,
so that they are without excuse.
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Answer 4

Anytime you answer in faith you are a true wittiness. Those who hate Jesus are a lightning rod to us as well. However I myself do not want their death I pray for their knee to bow to Jesus as their Lord and Savior now, because one day they will have no choice and be reserved for the lake of fire. Far better to investigate The Word, the Bible, choose the way of Christ and live in the light of His love and guidence that will forever be with you once you accept Him as your God your Savior. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Our Blessed Trinity in One Holy Godhead.

Answer 5

I know that is all I want, to be a witness in everything I do.

I have no doubt that I am a lightning rod.

I have received death threats, lawsuit threats, and been called all sorts of things. All from people on YA.

Answer 6

1. I'm doing my best.

2. I'm more of a target than a lightning rod but I catch your drift.

3. In the world "we" suffer persecution but we are of good cheer; because Christ has overcome the world.

Answer 7

With all due respect, but all the "witnessing" here encourages "the anger" as you put it. "The anger" (actually, more like frustration) is not at your JC, nor even most of you, but at those who constantly stick your "witnessing" where it isn't wanted, and the refusal to respect other paths.

In order to get respect, you need to give it.

peace.

Answer 8

Mav feels she is a witness, Mav doesn't think she's a lightening rod.

Mav just try to be loving.

Answer 9

It wasn't till 1931 that this call became observed via the team till now time-honored as Bible pupils. on the Columbus, Ohio convention, the President, Rutherford, gave a lecture the place he interpreted Jesus' parable of the staff getting wages of a penny on the tip of the day as which ability each and all the Bible pupils have been to be paid their wages - a non secular 'penny' being the hot call, Jehovah's Witnesses. no be counted regardless of if or no longer they were with the Society for some years or in the event that they have been the hot converts who might by no ability get to heaven, they might all have this call. The word 'Christian' became no longer appended everywhere, at that factor, to this new call. of direction, they have consistently seen themselves to be Christians and are somewhat upset on the very theory that some human beings question their declare to be Christians. they have consistently insisted that they on my own are real Christians and all of us else calling themselves Christians are incorrect. It wasn't till a while after merchandising this new call that the management began to grasp that they had left Christ out of the equation. that they had located this type of extensive emphasis on the excellent importance of employing the call 'Jehovah', they appeared to have forgotten that Jesus mentioned His disciples may be HIS witnesses, to the ends of the earth. So after some an prolonged time, they began to comprise the know-how 'Christian' of their identify. Now they insist that their finished identify is Jehovah's Christian witnesses. It became no longer consistently so, as you factor out.

Answer 10

Yes to first question, and yes to the 2nd question. I just am so on fire for Christ. I feel offended when people keep mocking us christians and want to hurle insults back. But God loves them and died for them too. God is teaching us to face the mocking and treat the mockers with his unfailling love.