Believers: your thoughts on this question please?

Question

sometimes do you feel the believers are trying so hard to be a good witness to the unblievers that they forget to bless the believers with the same passion such as, help, edifiy, encourage, share? Is this because they are fearful the unbelievers may be offended?
Please share your thoughts on this to help me see all views

Answer 1

See If you can read this:
God spaeks to erveynoe deffrintly... Chisrtains wnat to be good wintnses to his wrod as tehy are dpisiles,oens to birng poeple to Jesus.... See everything isn't clear. You can read what I wrote but not being written the correct way seems to cause a little confusion, but the end result is the same... People ,non-believers in particular, have so many reasons against that it clouds the only reason we try to help.. Bringing the joy of Christ to everyone, sharing his love.... I pray everyday and my prayers get answered..sometimes not exactly I want perhaps, but the way I need.. Faith is a tough sell but we got to keep trying..God be with you and yours..

Answer 2

we re to be good to our own first and foremost. Howevr, if when reaching out to the unblievers you do so prayerfully you may be ministering to those who are yet to be "family" with us.
And, you can get too busy so busy serving the family you never reach out. It needs to be both and.

Finally because being sinned against from those who share in the grace we do hurts more; it's is sometimes easier to be friends with people you dont expect as much out from.

Frankly i have been so hurt from fellow believers and also ministered to by "not yet" who have been really used by God to bless me I find it hard to put tht much effort into the "already"

Answer 3

You are right, and I accept this word of correction. We are to have both a mission (witnesses to unbelievers) and a ministry (service to brothers and sisters).
Sometimes I am so focused on the mission that they ministry is left behind.
Also, whenever someone posts a prayer request I rarely post an answer because of the flack everyone gets about it being against the guidelines, but I do pray for them, I just don't post a message.

Answer 4

You're right. I think people sometimes get caught up in trying to witness to others, or refute people they disagree with, that they forsake the encouragement and building up of other believers. There is a necessary balance that must be maintained between witnessing to nonbelievers and encouraging those who already believe.

Answer 5

I agree with you 100%. Another unfortunate phenomenon I see frequently, especially among Christians who post here, is a refusal to admit they were ever sinners! 1 John 1:8 tells us that "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."

I ask you: how can we, as believers, reach out to the lost if we turn our backs on them and forget what it's like to live in sin? Jesus was accused of being a friend of sinners and He never denied that accusation -- yet, some Christians shun sinners and condemn them for doing what they did before they were Born Again. It's quite disappointing, actually.

Answer 6

This could happen. I haven't been aware of it however.
The Christians I know try to be good witnesses and also
a blessing and role model to believers. I'm sure it has
nothing to do with being "fearful" (unchristian) of offending
anyone. Hope this helps you. We sometimes have sins
of "omission" (not usually done on purpose).

Answer 7

My brother-in-regulation, who became into not a believer on the time, had an accident the place he had fallen asleep jointly as using and hit the placed up of an overpass quickly on. somewhat of flying in the path of the windshield, because it is elementary to assume, the rescue workers stumbled on him by utilising the area of the motor vehicle, as though an angel had pulled him out the motive force's door. So, God, in His astonishing mercy, not basically seems out for believers. indexed right here are some greater stable verses on angels: Psalm ninety one:11 For he will command his angels concerning to you to guard you in all your procedures; Psalm 103:20 compliment the LORD, you his angels, you effective ones who do his bidding, who obey his observe. Psalm 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around people who concern him, and he can provide them. (it quite is one among my widespread ones) Matthew 18:10 "See which you do not look down on a style of toddlers. For I inform you that their angels in heaven constantly see the face of my Father in heaven. Mark a million:13 and he became into in the desolate tract 40 days, being tempted by utilising devil. He became into with the wild animals, and angels attended him. and then a warning to not worship angels or brag approximately seeing angels: Col 2:18 do not permit absolutely everyone who delights in fake humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. the style of person is going into great component approximately what he has seen, and his unspiritual techniques puffs him up with idle notions. And to be discerning, not each little thing supernatural is from God: 2. Cor. 11:14....devil himself masquerades as an angel of sunshine.

Answer 8

Not to be rude, but as I understand it, every time a Believer chimes in with their religion's ™ affirmation, and the others also chime in that IS them blessing each other with passion.

eg: Amen, Lord protect us, RA-men, Peace be upon him, Murphy loves you, etc, etc.

Answer 9

Well, Saying or writtening about it will not make a different on the non-believer, but praying to the god in your heart will diffenatly will make a difference for oneself.

Answer 10

You bring up a legitimate point.
I don't know that I have an easy answer for you, but your point is well taken.
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