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To: P-Marlowe
I'm Jewish. I'm very familiar with the phenomenon of people taking offense to my beliefs. It's the "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me" part that they can't seem to get over, mostly.
56 posted on 12/21/2003 11:31:23 AM PST by thoughtomator (The Federal judiciary is a terrorist organization)
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To: thoughtomator; xzins
I'm not offended by your beliefs. I respect your beliefs. I think you are wrong about Jesus and you think I'm wrong about Jesus. At least one of us is truly wrong. Maybe both.

I think it is dangerous for Jews to take offense at something as benign as this. There are plenty of things in the history of Christianity that Jews can take offense at. I will join them in taking offense at the actions of those who committed atrocities in the name of Christ. I am certain beyond all certainty that Christ was offended by those actions as well.

Nevertheless, we as Christians are called by our religion to preach the gospel to all nations and all men. So I would be remiss in my Christianity if I did not tell you that Jesus is the way the truth and the life and that no man comes to the father except by him.

Ok, I've done my Christian duty. If I offended you, then I have done my job. If I have stirred some spiritual movement in your soul, then God has done his job.

Feel free to try to convince me of the truth of your beliefs. Feel free to proselytize me. I will not be offended. If you have the truth and you know the truth and you withold the truth from me, then I would be offended that you did not care enough about me to share what you believed to be the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Why would you be so stingy with the truth if you knew that the truth would set others free?

If I cared not for your soul, then I would not have told you that Jesus is the way. It is what I know to be true. If you know differently and you care about my soul, then you owe it to me to share that truth with me. Do not hide your lamp under a bushel. Let your light shine.

May God truly Bless you.

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Marlowe.

64 posted on 12/21/2003 11:55:34 AM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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