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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting comment about belief becoming identity and I actually believe that’s true for believers AND for non-believers.
My Christian faith is 100% my identity.
I am unapologetically a child of God and a follower of Jesus first and foremost.

I don’t think it’s true that I feel particularly threatened by someone else’s UNbelief, as in it doesn’t shake my own faith to have someone insist that there is no God. But given that a cornerstone of Christian faith is in recognizing that we are called to share his message and love with others in some form or another, I can understand why prior posters are trying to articulate why it would be UNkind (from a Christian friend’s perspective) to make the decision to never share their faith with a friend whom they know has not accepted Christ. It’s like—if you believe that your friend will suffer a terrible death without you sharing a key piece of information that could save them from it—would t you be a truly terrible friend if you chose not to tell them just because it was considered impolite?
I realize that many of you think that’s ridiculous and a fairy tale. But that’s not the point. The point is—if you know your friend is a believer and does not think this is a fairy tale and they really do believe you will not go to heaven unless you are saved, then why aren’t you offended if that Christian friend chooses politeness over what THEY believe is your path to salvation?
I’m just perplexed by that.
If I were a non-Christian and I understood that Christians believe you can only experience salvation through knowing Christ and yet none of my Christian “friends” ever tried even once to share their testimony with me, I would feel hurt. Not because I believed it, but because I knew THEY did but didn’t care enough about me to bother.[/quote]

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[quote]The point is—if you know your friend is a believer and does not think this is a fairy tale and they really do believe you will not go to heaven unless you are saved, then why aren’t you offended if that Christian friend chooses politeness over what THEY believe is your path to salvation?
I’m just perplexed by that.[/quote]

Because that person has no respect for you or what you believe.

I'm just perplexed you don't get that.

But since you don't, you should not be offended when I tell you, to your face and in a social setting, that your bronze age myth worship is fake and a tremendous waste of your time and resources and you should stop.  Right?  I only tell you because I care and I know the answer.[/quote]

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