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Stan Posted April 3, 2005 Author Posted April 3, 2005 The real question is... How can we use the opportunity to witness to our Catholic friends? There was a book one time "How the share your faith with your friends, WITHOUT losing either" or something like that. Quote If you receive benefit to being here please help out with expenses. https://www.paypal.me/clubadventist Administrator of a few websites like https://adventistdating.com
tealeaves Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 Quote: How can we use the opportunity to witness to our Catholic friends? Why waste time witnessing to our friends who are already saved? How about witnessing to the un-saved instead? Quote []http://www.clubadventist.com/ubbthreads/attachments/66105-Flower%20Bar.gif[/]
Robert Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 Quote: Quote: How can we use the opportunity to witness to our Catholic friends? Why waste time witnessing to our friends who are already saved? How about witnessing to the un-saved instead? Because they need to hear the real gopsel.... Quote
aka Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 [:"brown"]Read in another Forum six discussion pages of facts and views concerning The Pope Replacement. Eurogal Turmeric Quote
cricket Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 What an interesting night I've had. For some reason, God placed my husband and I in the right place, at the right time. Around an hour ago he and I were in a parking lot near my son's gymnastics center (we'd stopped by to give him some medicine--he was at an overnighter). As we were leaving the parking lot, we saw a young woman, 26, passed out and lying motionless in the lot. We stopped to see if we could help. Turns out, God intended that we did. Don't know how to make this really long story short, but in essence, the young lady was drunk; her boyfriend pushed her down; took her money and left her in the parking lot alone. And so, we took her home and I got a chance to witness to her. Turns out, she's looking to return to church! Nope, not an Adventist church, a Catholic one. She asked me if she could go to church with me tomorrow; I said I was a Seventh-day Adventist and that we'd already been to church today. So, she asked me to go with her to church in the morning. What could I say? So, in just a few hours, I'm getting up; picking up this strange, new friend; and, we're going to 10:30 mass! Maybe it doesn't seem that there is a way we can use the passing of the Pope as a way to reach others for Christ; Jesus has other plans for us though. We just need to listen and be ready when He calls. I'll let you know how the mass turns out. Quote
mariann Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 I think the pope's death is no special opportunity as we have the opportunity to witness to the others and to our friends ALL the time. They won't listen us much more than they would listen any other time.. The question should be - how we can witness all the time? And I liked Chtistine's answer - best attestation who we are and why we are is our daily living. Quote
Administrators Naomi Posted April 3, 2005 Administrators Posted April 3, 2005 </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr /> The real question is... How can we use the opportunity to witness to our Catholic friends? There was a book one time "How the share your faith with your friends, WITHOUT losing either" or something like that. <hr /></blockquote><font class="post"> Good question Stan. I don't recall the book you are speaking about. However, IMO, our Catholic families and friends are experiencing the loss of someone whom most loved dearly. Their grief and grieving process is real. During times of grief and sorrow, how do/would we witness to our dearest, non-Adventist friend? Can we not extend the same love and comfort to our Catholic family and friends without compromising our faith? During times of personal grief and loss, the people I remember as Godly people, were those whose actions represented the love of our Lord & Savior, not which denomination’s book which their name appeared. The act of taking in the young girl, and going to Mass with her today, Christine and her husband are displaying love and consideration for a soul seeking her creator. Would Jesus do less? Quote If your dreams are not big enough to scare you, they are not big enough for God
cricket Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 Now I don't know what to do. I'm back home. No girl. No mass. With the time change, the hangover and the bump on her head, I think the young lady is still sleeping and can't hear me knocking on her door. I tried for 15 minutes, but no one answered. What more would Jesus do? I'm thinking of sending her a note in the mail just to let her know I was there and am still thinking of her. I'm so tempted to put a Bible study with it; I'm afraid, in my excitement for reaching another for Christ, I'd be too pushy though. Thoughts? Anyone? What would you do? What do you think Jesus would do? I've also thought about contacting her parish priest to let him know that there is a young girl searching for God again. Hmm. Quote
Neil D Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 Christine, If I were in your position, I would NOT reach out to her in a mannor that indicated religion...I WOULD reach out to her as a friend. And I would support her in everyway I could. Don't push the religion aspect on her...Don't! dont! dont! dont! The reason is that the moment you do, she will see you as an oppertunist and someone who wnats to convert her to your church.... No, a true Christian is one who is a friend first, and meets the needs of her new found friend...and then, when another, more telling opertunity comes, tells her about Christ. You will know it when you see it. Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw
Administrators Naomi Posted April 3, 2005 Administrators Posted April 3, 2005 Neil, I agree. Quote If your dreams are not big enough to scare you, they are not big enough for God
cricket Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 You are right, of course. Thanks Neil, Naomi. Quote
tealeaves Posted April 4, 2005 Posted April 4, 2005 So, Robert, believing that Christ, the son of God, died on the cross for our sins, and accepting Him as our Saviour (the last time I checked, the Catholics have this in common with the rest of us).... that isn't enough to save us anymore? Quote []http://www.clubadventist.com/ubbthreads/attachments/66105-Flower%20Bar.gif[/]
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