Helloooooooooooooo!
First of all, congrats on getting 1st at the SG Sports Day! Good thing my ankle hurts because the only place we could have gone is down. And yes, I've been MIA the past couple of weeks. I won't name excuses so I'll just say I'll be back soon!
Earlier today, I had lunch with our SG leader, Ken, and we had a good talk about a bunch of things. One thing that came up in our conversation is the topic of introducing Christianity to non-believers. My closest friends at school, including my roommate, aren't Christian. I don't know. It just happened that way. For example, my roommate is a Japanese kid who grew up with parents who are atheist. I know that your parents play a big role in what religion you are. Like many of you, I have Christian parents so it was natural that I would be Christian too.
But what about those people who aren't born and raised in Christian families? How easy or hard is it to become a Christian if you're not surrounded by it at home? I think that it's extremely hard. Case and point: How many Christians do you know? Dozens/a lot. Now, how many Christians can you name that didn't grow up in a Christian environment? For me, I can name...none.
This came up because I want to preach the gospel to my friends, like my roommate, and bring them to church. Who doesn't want to?? But how are we supposed to accomplish this? It seems like a daunting task. I'm still working on figuring this one out. But when I do, expect to meet my roommate sometime in the near future!
Have any of you tried bringing a friend to church? How did it go? Any suggestions?
P.S. Sorry if you read this post hoping there would be something about pokemon. But if you want, here's the first thing that came up when I searched for pokemon on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDX1m0Y2Vkg
yeah that's definitely a really tough issue
ReplyDeletebut with you're roommate, you're in a unique position, in that he gets to see the real you, ALL of you, you know? not just when you're feeling nice or in a good mood or putting on a smile for others. and i think your lifestyle can be a powerful testimony, especially if you ask God to show you ways to love your roommate!
john 13:35 "by this all men will know you are my disciples, if you love one another"
use the master ball! aka. the bible.
ReplyDeletebut yea, it is really tough because a lot of my closest friends are non-christian and i have a hard time talking about religion to them sometimes.
Pray a lot!! last semester my non-christian friend randomly asked if she could check out my church with me, and I had a mini-panic attack.. but I texted a bunch of people I know and who are always supporting me and asked them to pray for her and for her visit! And it couldn't have gone better.. but I stopped praying after a few weeks and she hasn't come to visit again.. and I'm just being reminded that I should continue doing that - praying! its such a challenge to discipline yourself and be persistent with prayer sometimes!
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