Many declare openly their faith in God. One can truly admire the zealots that roam in every country sharing with their acts of faith and words of wisdom. There is nothing wrong, I think, with it. Because we are all given the privilege to worship God, in what we think, say or do.
But sometimes, the zealots become stumbling blocks. They claim that God saved them from the pits of hell and so one must pray for forgiveness and accept the good news of salvation. No problem with that. But faith without deeds is dead (James 2:26). How about person ‘A’ who religiously attends bible studies every Friday of each week but cannot control her tongue and spreads words that does not contribute to a person’s well-being? Or person ‘B’ who does not know how to keep her promises and is always missing when somebody needs her help, and will be heard often that “No problem, you just need to pray”? Or person ‘C’ who is affluent and with many connections but is so insensitive of a relative’s cry for assistance in job seeking? Or person ‘D’ who is very diligent sending Christian messages but does not really care how his friend is faring>
Yea, faith is not about them. But they are bearers of good news, suppose to be. They have to act their faith. They have to be sincere. They have to be what they claim to be – SAVED FROM DAMNATION.
I have nothing against them. I am just sick of the superficiality.
But sometimes, the zealots become stumbling blocks. They claim that God saved them from the pits of hell and so one must pray for forgiveness and accept the good news of salvation. No problem with that. But faith without deeds is dead (James 2:26). How about person ‘A’ who religiously attends bible studies every Friday of each week but cannot control her tongue and spreads words that does not contribute to a person’s well-being? Or person ‘B’ who does not know how to keep her promises and is always missing when somebody needs her help, and will be heard often that “No problem, you just need to pray”? Or person ‘C’ who is affluent and with many connections but is so insensitive of a relative’s cry for assistance in job seeking? Or person ‘D’ who is very diligent sending Christian messages but does not really care how his friend is faring>
Yea, faith is not about them. But they are bearers of good news, suppose to be. They have to act their faith. They have to be sincere. They have to be what they claim to be – SAVED FROM DAMNATION.
I have nothing against them. I am just sick of the superficiality.
Some people join these Christian groups because they think it's cool,and nothing else.
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