Sharing your Religious Views

[Woody]

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[BobRyan]

People who ask you about the church you go to - often want you to ask them about their church. This can be an open door to discuss religious topics that interest them - rather than guessing about the points of interest.

Sheepishly responding that you are SDA and dismissing the following question about what SDAs believe - as something about the Sabbath and vegetarian - could be traded in for asking them what they go to and what they believe, after mentioning our focus on prophecy and the signs of the times.

in Christ,

Bob

[Gail]

Tact comes in real handy here...

I usually try to feel out where they are at and try to find something that we can praise the Lord together about as a start.

[Naomi]

Woody, that was cute and sometimes true.

I find that people who I don't know well will say "pray for me" or I'll pray for you; something along those lines. It opens the door for a common belief ... prayer.

If they ask what church I belong to I tell them Adventist (most around here already know) and I ask where they go. Getting into deep theory just doesn't seem to come up on the first visit. Just God's love and protection and things that we all agree upon.

If they ask what is an Adventist? I will usually answer, a Bible believing Christian. What about you?

[M. T. Cross]

That cartoon reminds me of the lady that came to my door on Saturday with some little kid in tow. She did not want to hear my views so our conversation ended pretty quickly.