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Do you approach another Christian when they are straying ?
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:57 pm
by CallMeDave
Do you as a Christian approach others (in a spirit of love and concern) that claim to be Christian when you see something glaringly wrong in their behavior, language, or actions ? Why or why not ?
Re: Do you approach another Christian when they are straying
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:05 pm
by Danieltwotwenty
Yes I have on many occasions, sometimes they listen, sometimes they do not.
But I would expect the same from them if I were the one doing something wrong.
I think it is very important to correct each other, but always do it with the love and compassion of Christ.
Dan
Re: Do you approach another Christian when they are straying
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:08 pm
by Murray
Yes we most definitely should
Jude 23 NIV
Matthew 7:1-5 NIV
Galatians 6:1 NIV (this verse really is almost a direct answer to your question)
We should however, lead them away from their sin, as Jesus did, not judge them and condemn them as hypocrites do.
And if somebody asks you if you believe what they are doing is wrong, remember Proverbs 24:26 NIV
Re: Do you approach another Christian when they are straying
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:57 am
by CallMeDave
In a Bible Study at a former Church , we discussed this...and sadly, nearly everyone thought we should not and let the Holy Spirit convict the person instead of approaching the person. Scripture says otherwise. Im afraid that the twisted tolerance philosophy of our world has crept into our Churches to where people are simply apathetic toward worldliness in their midst. Im especially appauled at the level of foul language that is all too frequent with people who claim they are Followers of Christ. We should be 'our brothers keeper' and expect Others to gently correct us when we do wrong as well.
Re: Do you approach another Christian when they are straying
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:19 pm
by Tina
Danieltwotwenty wrote:Yes I have on many occasions, sometimes they listen, sometimes they do not.
But I would expect the same from them if I were the one doing something wrong.
I think it is very important to correct each other, but always do it with the love and compassion of Christ.
Dan
I have to admit, in a convo with a different Christian ( Dan, I think you know the one I posted ) it started out with me gently correcting......and then it seemed like they were getting hateful and I ended up responding in anger. It can be hard to do the right thing all the time
Re: Do you approach another Christian when they are straying
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:25 am
by Danieltwotwenty
Tina wrote:Danieltwotwenty wrote:Yes I have on many occasions, sometimes they listen, sometimes they do not.
But I would expect the same from them if I were the one doing something wrong.
I think it is very important to correct each other, but always do it with the love and compassion of Christ.
Dan
I have to admit, in a convo with a different Christian ( Dan, I think you know the one I posted ) it started out with me gently correcting......and then it seemed like they were getting hateful and I ended up responding in anger. It can be hard to do the right thing all the time
Very true, the people I have spoken to I knew very well so there was not much of a bad reaction because they have to see me every week haha.
Re: Do you approach another Christian when they are straying
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:56 pm
by 1over137
Murray wrote:Yes we most definitely should
Jude 23 NIV
Matthew 7:1-5 NIV
Galatians 6:1 NIV (this verse really is almost a direct answer to your question)
We should however, lead them away from their sin, as Jesus did, not judge them and condemn them as hypocrites do.
And if somebody asks you if you believe what they are doing is wrong, remember Proverbs 24:26 NIV
I have opposite experience. Especially when I was an agnostic. Now being a (very young and unexperienced) Christian, still some people are avoiding me, even people who claim to be my friends.
Re: Do you approach another Christian when they are straying
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:01 pm
by Ivellious
What do you mean by "the opposite experience?" Are you saying you had negative experiences with Christians approaching you when you were agnostic, or negative reactions from non-Christians as you try to convert them?
Re: Do you approach another Christian when they are straying
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:37 pm
by 1over137
Ivellious wrote:What do you mean by "the opposite experience?" Are you saying you had negative experiences with Christians approaching you when you were agnostic, or negative reactions from non-Christians as you try to convert them?
Ok, I'll tell the story. There came a group of missionaries to my country, my town. They established an institute (or rather teehouse at the beginning) where people could meet and talk. It's another story how I got in but I started to visit that place. Well, to shorten the story,straight to the point. I was avoided by lot of people, they just stared at me. (Were frightened ?) There were exceptions though. (One great exception is the founder, the big guru, haha, great pastor, who is my very good friend now.) (Now I go to the hairdresser.)