How do you communicate your beliefs? What is the effect?

Answer 1

For me the best way to express or communicate my beliefs is through the way I live my life. I do not try to preach to others or persuade in this way. To me no one has the right to try and press their ideas on others unless there is an invitation to do so. If everyone lived their lives to the basic tenets of their beliefs what a great world we would have but for reasons not mentioned here so many all over the world think they have to force others to their way of thinking. Too bad!
Our lives should reflect our beliefs. Our actions and speach should be an example to others.

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Answer 2

I do not go out of my way to talk about my belief, I may at times wear a pagan themed t-shirt, but that's as showy as I get.

If asked what my belief is, I usually ask "why do you wish to know". If the questioner is in earnest, I will talk about my faith in terms of what I believe. I will pause to see if they have any questions and if that was enough info.

Most people smile and say "So it's not like The Craft?" to which I respond that there are some elements of truth in the movie, but that like the Hollywood version of most things, over the top.

Answer 3

I live my life like others are watching what I stand for. I never miss an opportunity to uplift God, and try to stay in the Word for whenever I need to know it in a conversation. I do not try to shove my beliefs down anyone's throat, nor do I preach to others or condemn them for not believing the way I do. I am happy and joyful in the Lord, and others see it. (Yes, sometimes it is a struggle.) But I'd rather have them want what I have (joy and peace) then to run when I walk in a room because they think they are going to get another sermon about everything they are doing wrong.

Answer 4

God’s Love: The Biblical Presentation

The modern message of the gospel is "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life." However, our idea of "wonderful" and the world’s may be a little different. Take a sinner through the pages of the Book of Acts and show him the terrifying scene of boulders breaking the bones of Stephen. Then smile and whisper, "Wonderful..." Listen together to the sound of a cat-o’-nine-tails as it rips the flesh off the back of the apostle Paul. Follow together the word "suffering" through the Epistles, and see if you can get the world to whisper, "Wonderful!"

After such a ride down Honesty Road, they may think the pleasures of sin are a little more attractive than the call to "suffer affliction with the people of God." John MacArthur said, "We need to adjust our presentation of the gospel. We cannot dismiss the fact that God hates sin and punishes sinners with eternal torment. How can we begin a gospel presentation by telling people on their way to hell that God has a wonderful plan for their lives?"

Who in the world is going to listen if we are so blatantly honest about the Christian life? Perhaps not as many as are attracted by the talk of a wonderful plan. However, the answer to our dilemma is to make the issue one of righteousness, rather than happiness. This is what Jesus did. He used the Ten Commandments to show sinners the righteous standard of God (Luke 10:25,26; 18:18– 0). Once the world sees the perfect standard by which they will be judged, they will begin to fear God, and through the fear of the Lord, men depart from sin (Proverbs 16:6). They will begin to hunger and thirst after the righteousness that is in Jesus Christ alone.

If you study the New Testament you will see that God’s love is almost always given in direct correlation to the cross: herein is love, for God so loved, God commended His love, etc. (See John 3:16; Romans 5:5,6,8; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 2:4,5; 5:2,25; 1 John 3:16; 4:10; and Revelation 1:5, among others.) The cross is the focal point of God’s love for the world. How can we point to the cross without making reference to sin? How can we refer to sin without the Law (Romans 7:7)?

The biblical way to express God’s love to a sinner is to show him how great his sin is (using the Law—see Romans 7:13; Galatians 3:24), and then give him the incredible grace of God in Christ. This was the key to reaching so many on the Day of Pentecost. They were "devout" Jews who knew the Law and its holy demands, and therefore readily accepted the mercy of God in Christ to escape its fearful wrath. When you use the Law to show the world their true state, get ready for sinners to thank you. For the first time in their lives, they will see the Christian message as an expression of love and concern for their eternal welfare, rather than of merely proselytizing for a better lifestyle while on this earth.

Answer 5

If someone asks me for my beliefs, I tell them. I do not force my beliefs on others in my day to day life.

Answer 6

When people ask me, I discuss them. Other than that, though, I just tend to live them. I don't know if it influences the behavior of people who know me, but it has positively changed their views of Christianity. As St. Francis said, "Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, used words."