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To: ichabod1
How do you decide who merits your attentions?

Since you answered my question, as promised, I will now answer yours. I like to share the good news with all who are lost and without Jesus Christ. I also like to share with others the joy of being in the Catholic Church.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia says that evangelization is:

1.Sharing the gift of faith that has been given to us

2. An essential mission of the Church

3. A basic duty of all the baptized: laity, religious and clergy

All of us have a duty to evangelize. Tell me please, who do you think warrants that attention?

33 posted on 08/11/2006 5:27:33 PM PDT by FJ290
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All of us have a duty to evangelize. Tell me please, who do you think warrants that attention?

I like your Archdiocese's statement! Applying it to the thread at hand, why would any Christian think the Jews don't warrant that attention?

34 posted on 08/11/2006 5:32:34 PM PDT by Alex Murphy (Colossians 2:6)
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To: FJ290

Ah, we are both Catholic. My point was that in the absence of a desire to hear of Our Lord, too much talk of hellfire and damnation does more harm than good. Jesus told Peter and Andrew, IINM, to come and see. So many are turned off by shall we say, unsolicited witnessing. I prefer to tell and show what Christ has done in my life. If they wish to know what it's all about, it is my honor to tell them. Above all I remember that I do not convert, only God does that.

When it comes to my Jewish brothers and sisters, I especially remember that they are ultrasensitive about Christians trying to convert them without their approval. This may be theologically wrong, but it helps me to look at it as, when Jesus returns for the second coming, He will be arriving for the First Coming as far as they're concerned.

Bless you for your faith.


37 posted on 08/12/2006 6:47:38 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Peace In Our TimeĀ®)
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