Quote (Tylenoll @ Jan 22 2012 09:51pm)

I'm white should i be a christian?

Quote (njaguar @ Jan 22 2012 09:35pm)

Matthew 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

This is a pretty clear commandment on what to do. This and other verses make it very clear that we're not supposed to sit by idly and not "spread the word". In fact, if you do not spread the word, you are violating the commandment to love others as you love yourself, as Jesus loved others. If you are following that commandment, by nature and virtue of doing so, you would naturally be preaching the word of God. To not do so could and does mean damnation for the unsaved, which is not loving at all. Any mincing to make it seem like it's more loving to let someone be, and do their own thing is just flat out wrong.

That said, we can only do so much, and yes, it is possible to do more harm than good in some cases. I would simply say that you should only attempt to help someone insofar as your abilities to do so. Much like it would be foolish to perform surgery on someone's appendix if you're not a surgeon, one should defer more deep spiritual issues and problems to those best capable of assisting, whenever possible. Know your limits, but always study, because this sort of thing is a lifelong pursuit, not a weekend hobby.

Quote (njaguar @ 22 Jan 2012 19:35)

Matthew 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

This is a pretty clear commandment on what to do. This and other verses make it very clear that we're not supposed to sit by idly and not "spread the word". In fact, if you do not spread the word, you are violating the commandment to love others as you love yourself, as Jesus loved others. If you are following that commandment, by nature and virtue of doing so, you would naturally be preaching the word of God. To not do so could and does mean damnation for the unsaved, which is not loving at all. Any mincing to make it seem like it's more loving to let someone be, and do their own thing is just flat out wrong.

That said, we can only do so much, and yes, it is possible to do more harm than good in some cases. I would simply say that you should only attempt to help someone insofar as your abilities to do so. Much like it would be foolish to perform surgery on someone's appendix if you're not a surgeon, one should defer more deep spiritual issues and problems to those best capable of assisting, whenever possible. Know your limits, but always study, because this sort of thing is a lifelong pursuit, not a weekend hobby.