Do you open the door to strangers?

Most people will say they will not. My parents, brothers, sister, and most of people I know will not open the door to strangers.
Just now (Really just now), I opened the door to a stranger who was big and had many tattoos all over his body.
The reason why he had knocked our house door was because he was short 13 bucks to pay his taxi cab that drove his cousins to his house.
Without a hesitation, I pulled out my wallet and handed him 20 bucks that were in my wallet. I felt no fear or doubtfulness.
He promised that he will be back with 20 bucks the next day around afternoon and tried to give me his wallet, id, house keys, and
everything He had in his possession.

After I had closed the doors and he had left, everyone started yelling and screaming about how I should not open to strangers at night.
Especially my parents were telling me what I had learned about safety when I was little and if I were stupid enough to open door.
I could not argue back. I could not say anything but agree with them.
They kept asking me why, why, why, why I would open the door.

why?

I wanted to yell out, "Did you all forget about the time when you needed help and no one would help you but Jesus? Do you remember the time when
Jesus took you into his arms while everybody hated you?".
Well.. I remember that times.
And Jesus has taught me something no other people would teach me.
He taught to reach to the unreached even if it takes my life.
He taught me to love the unloved even if it takes my life.
I serve Him not my parents nor my family.

Mom and Dad, I love you so much..
But His commands are more important than yours.


Edit: I want you guys to tell me what you guys think about this.

This post was edited by LieToMe on Jul 18 2011 10:15pm

I honestly agree that what you did was a really honorable decision, i really agree with it...

Dont get me wrong.... they do have a point... but the world needs more trust... more love... some people might take advantage of this, but in the end we well prevail
Dont become rebellious... but if at all possible, let them know how you feel...

I do agree with you 100% though... if someone needs help... no matter who they are or what they look like... we should lend a hand

love you bro!

Im here for you all the way man
You know it ^^

I open the door for every one, it is an interesting way to meet new people.

Don't let evil into your home though.

You should get a screen door.
I don't open the screen door unless I'm sure they're not going to kill me, even though that never crosses my mind in the first place.

Just remember that now he knows that somebody will help him when he is in need he may try to abuse that help and appear more often. You know the saying "No good deed goes unpunished."

Although I can see it from both sides. You just got to be ready as for when somebody does have evil intentions and not be too trusting. Unfortunately that is the world we live in nowadays. Apparently 40 years ago you could leave your house and leave the house unlocked and feel safe that nobody would sneak in your home while you were away.

I'm not religious at all, in fact i despise religion, but you did the right thing... I would've done the same thing as well, people are over hyped up about all the bad things that happen in the world instead of looking at potential good things.

First off, Lie To Me is a good show.
Second, from the past 2 posts you have written, really questions and throws up a red flag about your parents and place of religion. (I'm guessing Baptist or Lutheran)
Third, RE: Booger's comment about a screen door. A screen door isn't going to stop or slow down harm coming your way from the other side of that screen. So, I'll just throw that comment to the side.
Fourth, Of course you did the right thing by helping a stranger. You can feel comfortable patting yourself on the back for that. I just find it questionable about your reasoning for posting a simple deed. There should be a DNA code, or law in the constitution about helping others. Whether it's for Karma, self satisfaction or religion, it needs to be done or the world wouldn't turn.
Fifth, you should have joined scouts. One of the Webelos mottoes are: Do a good deed daily. <- That right there doesn't have any religion behind it.
So the summery is, I advise you to re-evaluate your definition of religion or duties to god.