Living out your faith and seeing God in those that advocate sinful things

[redrosetea]

It is very hard to stand up for your beliefs in a way that is non threatening

I try to see God in the meanest and the most sneering about what scripture tells us we must do to gain heaven, and still not compromise what I am taught

If you say your are anti anything you are immediately told you are not acting in a Christan manner and you shouldn’t judge

I know if I am going to be loyal to anyone it has got to be God…Do you feel you pay a price for being a Christan?

 

[onetimeposter]

I try to see God in the meanest and the most sneering about what scripture tells us we must do to gain heaven, and still not compromise what I am taught

What do you mean by that statement?

 

[Tommy_Joe]

It is very hard to stand up for your beliefs in a way that is non threatening

Living in the “Bible Belt” I have to stand up for my beliefs quite regularly,…and I can’t remember ever having done so in a “threatening” way, I guess I misunderstood your statement?

I try to see God in the meanest and the most sneering about what scripture tells us we must do to gain heaven, and still not compromise what I am taught
If you say your are anti anything you are immediately told you are not acting in a Christan manner and you shouldn’t judge

I judge a lot of people,…I don’t however, as I’ve been taught to interpret the scripture; “condemn” them.

I know if I am going to be loyal to anyone it has got to be God…Do you feel you pay a price for being a Christan?

Yep,…this old path is pretty rough and narrow,…but I don’t mind a bit!

 

[redrosetea]

I try to see people that make fun of me for standing up for the churches teachings on Gay’s and abortion, as children of God even if they don’t believe. I try not to answer hateful remarks with another hateful remark back to them

I don’t always succeed but I do try

 

[Tommy_Joe]

I try to see people that make fun of me for standing up for the churches teachings on Gay’s and abortion, as children of God even if they don’t believe. I try not to answer hateful remarks with another hateful remark back to them

I don’t always succeed but I do try

Sounds to me like you’re doing fine.

 

[KingAlfred]

It is very hard to stand up for your beliefs in a way that is non threatening

I try to see God in the meanest and the most sneering about what scripture tells us we must do to gain heaven, and still not compromise what I am taught

If you say your are anti anything you are immediately told you are not acting in a Christan manner and you shouldn’t judge

I know if I am going to be loyal to anyone it has got to be God…Do you feel you pay a price for being a Christan?

Big time. I know exactly what you’re talking about. My co-workers come to mind. I withdraw from their silly antics on a regular basis. Too bad for me my supervisor is one of them.

 

[NeedImprovement]

I try to see people that make fun of me for standing up for the churches teachings on Gay’s and abortion, as children of God even if they don’t believe. I try not to answer hateful remarks with another hateful remark back to them

I don’t always succeed but I do try

Sounds like the way you see them is pretty close to the way God sees them RRT. That must be such a consoling thing to the Sacred Heart when you see them that way.

Not always succeeding in our replies to derogatory remarks is just a little reminder that we’re human.

But yeah I know what you mean. There are times where I just have to keep quiet because the most charitable thing I can think of saying at the time to someone mocking me is, “God bless you with a hammer !!”
:)