Thanx for bringing this up, Chargriller.
Fact of the matter is that this subject was what led me into Mormonism. I watched people at work who professed to be Christian and spoke about all the good things going on at their "great church," but then went out to get drunk on Friday nights. I know because I'd see them there. Most of the younger girls were living with their boyfriends. An older lady, who I thought for sure must be a Christian, was a horrible gossiper and spoke mean words about others.
But, then I noticed that the person I worked closely with was always reading her little black Holy Bible and was so kind and gentle, never talking against anyone. We began talking and I asked her why she always read her Bible. She told me she was Mormon and I started asking questions. "This must be the truth," the true church, I thought. And I was the happiest person for two years because I'd found an excitement and was sure it would last.
Well, it didn't last. I became discouraged when I just couldn't believe in Joseph Smith and that he was a true prophet. A few months after I quit going to church, I ran across this forum. This is where, for the first time, I ran into some truely good examples of pure Christianity. Again, I got excited about reading the Bible and I've come to trust in the real Jesus and I'm so glad to share this testimony. I testify that Jesus is the only true prophet and I believe that all the true body of Christ can be trusted to lean on and follow and grow. In Jesus name, amen.
Why is it so hard for some "Christians" to understand that others are watching them closely and long to see Christ in them? And why did I have to see it in the life of someone who didn't even believe in the same Christ of the Holy Bible instead? Would it be wrong of me to share with these other "Christians" how I feel and ask them why they are like they are?
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