This is a really good read for those of us who have a lot of non-believing friends. If you dont have time to read it (Its kinda long), this was the most fascinating part to me— Michael, a political science major at Dartmouth, told us that he is drawn to Christians like that, adding: I really cant consider a Christian a good, moral person if he isnt trying to convert me. As surprising as it may seem, this sentiment is not as unusual as you might think. It finds resonance in the well-publicized comments of Penn Jillette, the atheist illusionist and comedian: I dont respect people who dont proselytize. I dont respect that at all. If you believe that theres a heaven and hell and people could be going to hell or not getting eternal life or whatever, and you think that its not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward.... How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that? Comments like these should cause every Christian to examine his conscience to see if he truly believes that Jesus is, as he claimed, the way, the truth, and the life. Polar opposite of what I expected, but it speaks to the authenticity weve all been talking about for the past couple weeks.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 19:14:25 +0000