Now, before you begin to haze me, I am serious. I am not Christian, but when my brother who was previously agnostic found Jesus, I was truly happy for him. He and his wife are different, and I have talked to him about the problems this is likely to cause in his marriage and told him that he should really read and know his bible. Talk to his church, and understand what he is committing to. If this is his way I will support him. I think it is important to find God and faith.
Then this morning, I read his blog and it proclaims his new faith in a poem.
Most of the poem being I have found love, I have found God. But then there was also this line...
So when you ask me why am I crazy.
All I can think is that your way too lazy.
To find that piece that is missing inside.
But if you want I will be your guide.
To the road that is desolate from within.
Am I wrong to be worried his first words are bigotted? Talking down like many zealots, calling people names (ie lazy)? Do I do anything?
2007-02-17 04:53:08 · 16 answers · asked by Willalee 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have decided to only say to him - I'm happy for you and I accept you. When it comes to you and me, if you could please remember that I feel as strongly about my faith as you do about yours.
I figure when he comes to me later telling me about the friends he has lost, I will point out the line....
But if you have any other ideas, please let me know.
I am not bagging on Christianity, and I am truly happy for him. But I have seen this path before - and while it was only one line - the bigotry has to begin somewhere.
2007-02-17 05:01:34 · update #1
Be aware that new Christians tend to be oppressive.
They want to share the faith that they have.
They don't have the experience to do this in a non confrontational way.
They can be offensive.
New Christians are for the most part confrontational.
I think that their churches teach them this.
It's the we're in they are out mentality.
It is unfortunate that this happens.
I know I was one at one time. That was many years ago.
I was so confrontational that other Christians thought I had lost it.
I went to the ultimate, I'm better than you mentality.
Very bad, very wrong.
I think that emotionalism is a big part of it.
It is truly great when The Lord finds you. You truly want to share what you have with others. You can't do it, it is yours.
It has to be the Lord who does it.
If you can, be patient with him.
He is going to be a pain in the butt. As I was to a whole bunch of other people.
2007-02-17 05:07:34 · answer #1 · answered by chris p 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are his sister, so be a sister to him and challange him if you think he is wrong and discuss it with him. Mabe he really has found something and you should try and understand. Just a word from someone who has been in the Christian scene for a long time, new Christians can be very excited, without a lot of knowledge. Some of what he has written really isn't "christian", like the "too lazy" bit, but he will calm down wth time as he develops wisdom.
2007-02-17 13:02:07 · answer #2 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your brother is a new person in Christ. just like a newborn baby, he will make mistakes, we (christians) all make mistakes but the important difference is that someone can come to us point out that we have made a mistake according to the teachings of Jesus,in a loving manner, then we should repent of those mistakes and ask for forgiveness from the fatherGod. (through Jesus). and for forgiveness from the person we have offended. Find out if your brother is in a bible believing bible teaching church. see if they are open to non christians sitting in with them during their bible studies. then read the bible for your self. reproof the word of god the same way that gold is reproofed. gold comes out of the ground and is put through the fire to get the impurities out of it. the more times it is fired the better the proof. you know 12k 14k 16k 18k 22k 24k so on so forth. All the way to 99.999 proof. The bible is a confusing book and believe me the devil can quote it better than any one else. make sure you study it with someone that is trustwothy. no one that studies the bible and wants to spread the good news hides the light under a basket. they put it on a hill for all to see. study with more than one group, more than one church, if one is lying about the truth then you will know it by the others that are telling the truth. I pray that the answer you are seeking comes to you and opens your heart to the truth. God bless you Gottafreebie@yahoo.com
2007-02-17 13:15:04 · answer #3 · answered by squirrel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am so Happy For your Brother May be continue in his Path towards Christ!! I personally do not find anything Wrong with Poem he is just stating how he truly feels about OUR FATHER, which I agree with much of what he said!
GOD BLESS!!!
2007-02-17 13:01:50 · answer #4 · answered by Breann 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has the right to believe whatever he wants to believe and it's not bigoted and he's not being a zealot, he's just calling it like he See's it and more often then not the people who take offense are that way and they know it that's why they get mad about it otherwise there would be no offense taken.
No offense meant just calling it like I see it.
2007-02-17 13:00:34 · answer #5 · answered by Angelz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He says "if you want" so I wouldn't worry, he's probably just trying to rhyme. Seems like people call each other lots worse things than this all the time. You never called anybody lazy, or dummy or something? Not that its right but we just do it without meaning anything severe by it.
2007-02-17 13:00:18 · answer #6 · answered by beek 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you have a good relationship with your brother and can just ask him about it.
My first thought on the poem - it looks like he couldn't think of something to rhyme with "crazy" and just made the first word that came to mind work in it.
2007-02-17 12:58:26 · answer #7 · answered by daisyk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm a hardcore atheist. My brother is hardcore Bible thumper. My sister is Buddhist. We chose different paths. We're all grownups. We can do that. At family gatherings, I generally restrict myself to one philosophical jab per sibling.
P.S. Since your brother doesn't know the difference between "your" and "you're," he might have been predestined to be a Fundie.
2007-02-17 12:58:51 · answer #8 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow, that sucks. It seems like people find their religion and automatically assume everyone is in need of it and they are better for already having found it. That's sad that it's your brother though. Maybe respond with quotes from scripture about being humble.
2007-02-17 12:57:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are worse things in life.
You loved him when he was agnostic.
You loved him when he became Christian.
You love him now that you've read the poem.
Why worry about anything else?
2007-02-17 15:22:34 · answer #10 · answered by TomParrish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋