Last night I dreamt I was eating cream doughnuts with the best cream I had ever had. That is no doubt prophetic because if I am ever to have that cream, I need to come up with my own recipe and I will come up with the recipe.
You could take random quotes from the Bible and prove that Dominos is better than Papa Johns. Geeze, Jermiah, give it a rest. No one called for their own personal Biblical prophet here. You seriously need a life.
Jeremiah is only doing what she's been directed to do by God....as any of us Christians are. If someone doesn't want to hear about it, then they should get involved in the conversation.
You are correct. I am not a Bible-believing Christian, but:
If Christians feel they have found the truth and their lives have been enriched thereby, there is nothing wrong with them sharing their experiences and spreading their joy. In fact, I would expect them to react this way. Certainly, if I found something that changed my life for the better I would want others to know about it. And if I were genuinely convinced that those who did not believe in Christ were going to hell, I would do my very best to prevent this from happening; hell, I'd be preaching from the rooftops.
I used to be a Bible believing Christian, but I am now a Bible critic. However, I have never been offended or harmed in any way by Christians who wanted to share their faith. When the Jehovah's Witnesses come to the door I tell them I would be glad to discuss the Bible with them, but I caution them that I am steadfast in my own faith and would not change. Once the parameters are set conversations are short but friendly.
For the record, I believe in God (although I will not define the nature of said God). I do not believe in a God who rewards some with eternal life in paradise and condemns others to eternal damnation depending upon their beliefs. I am convinced that if there is a judging God, He will not judge us by what we believe but rather how we live our lives in accordance with those beliefs. If Christians believe it is their lot to spread the word - and they do - they are living their faith and that is a wonderful thing.. Actually, there is a Biblical basis for Christian proselytizing, and since Christians believe the Bible to be the word of God, they respond accordingly. Verses such as the following direct Christians to “spread the Word:”
“Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul” (Ezekiel 3:17-19, KJV).
“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32; see also Luke 12:8, Romans 10:9, and 1 John 4:15).
I think the Biblical message is clear: Christians are supposed to 'spread the word.'
