I have connected with the Holy Spirit within the last 7yrs. I listen to "FaithTalk Radio" at work everyday on the internet while I'm at work. My license plate on my car says "INOHIM2" - I was having a small delima and my friend was offering some advise, and at the end of our talk I told him - I'd have to pray about it in order to get some clarity on the subject. He told me - He believes religion is a bunch of crock. He feels its just a industrialized and commercialized form of sycological warefare and is only for the self absorbed. I told him my religion and my spirituality is a nuturalizer / a shock obsorber for the all the many things that come from being in the world. I was a little bit hurt by him thinking I was to emotionally charged. I felt like he questioned my sensarity and the love I have for my spiritual comforter. What should I think about him. should I tone down who I am around him. or limit my being around him...... WHAT
2007-09-28 11:30:46 · 11 answers · asked by Sheba 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Matthew 5:
10: Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12: Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Luke 21:12
before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
John 15:20
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Romans 12:14
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
2007-09-28 11:46:57 · answer #1 · answered by Innerman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sheba, I'm so very glad that you became connected with the Holy Spirit and I hope that you are getting a world of good from your faith and study, but you can't expect others to feel exactly the way you do. It is up to you if you limit being around your friend, he is allowed his opinion as well so talk it over when you pray tonight and try to be understanding and not hurt. ps, hint, use your spell check i don't mean to be rude, but it was difficult to understand what you were asking.
2007-09-28 18:41:26 · answer #2 · answered by Cynthia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love him as always. I would pray for his heart to be softened and ask God to give you the words when in his company. Pull him a side and tell him that as a friend you would appreciate more kindness and if he continues to be demeaning to you and your beliefs then let him know that you will not tolerate being made to feel bad by someone you care for. assure him that you will be there should he need you ( since we as Christians should be examples of love and forgiveness to unbelievers) but if he can not agree to disagree then you need to step back a bit . In the meantime just model Christs love to him. A good example is better than any words....let your sincerity shine through.
2007-09-28 18:45:18 · answer #3 · answered by raison d'être 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's his position to question your sincerity, and if you can't feel spiritual around him, then maybe you two shouldn't be close friends anymore. But maybe, if you can keep religion from driving you apart, and simply serve as an example of your faith to him, you might be better off continuing to be a friend to him.
2007-09-28 18:36:30 · answer #4 · answered by Lacey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is painful to learn that our loved ones and friends do not share or appreciate our faith. Your friend in this instance was terribly cruel, he could have simply said that he did not share in it.
There is no reason to deny your faith in front of him, in fact we are not to "stifle the spirit". I do not know if this will be true in this case, but sometimes we have to severe relationships who those who would trample upon our faith. In my experience, it included family members that I must limit my contact with. You will simply have to decide if the two of you can meet on nuetral ground........if not, no person can offer you all that God does.
2007-09-28 19:42:02 · answer #5 · answered by †LifeOnLoan† 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well. Metacognitively examine your thoughts.
You focus most of this paragraph on yourself. He may have a point.
Some religious people do it for the attention (ever see an Xian rock vid where people are standing with their arms upraised and eyes closed?) They are poseurs.
I think you should be open to other people's points of view.
2007-09-28 18:36:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find sympathetic friends. You cannot have fellowship with people who are anti-Christian.
2007-09-28 18:44:45 · answer #7 · answered by cheir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't stop believing in God! You are doing the right thing.Your friend is wrong.
2007-09-28 18:35:10 · answer #8 · answered by roxy636 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Be who you are. Don't compromise yourself for other people. If he can't accept who you are for you, then it's his problem.
2007-09-28 18:34:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just live a Christian life in front of him.
2007-09-28 18:33:43 · answer #10 · answered by nvrrong 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋