Leonidus

Hi there,
IN a particular church, a pastor told us in a sermon (If I can remember correctly) that we should be cheeky?

Should Christians be cheeky?
The Answers.com - Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and much more define cheeky as :
Impertinently bold; impudent and saucy.

If we are to be cheeky, should we be cheeky in what way? Should we be cheeky towards getting more benefits from things?

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el Pollo

Seems to me that there's an issue with definition. In the strictest term, obviously not. But if the pastor meant to "turn the other cheek" as being cheeky, then I would agree. It's a sense of being nonviolent in your defense of your faith.

NearertoGod

What the pastor is saying is very vague to me since I wasn't there to understand fully what he meant when he said "cheeky".

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From all the definitions of “cheeky” I found, I would say, no, we shouldn’t be cheeky.
But the definition may have gotten scrambled somewhere along the lines on it’s way to the Pastor.

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Boanerges

Should christians be cheeky? No.

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PrayerWorrior52

Christians should not be cheeky in our relationship with God at least. we hould humble ourselves before the Lord. and give Him the respect that he deserves.. we should but our own selfish wants aside and abide in His will.

now.. as for the part of the definition that says. "Impertinantly bold" i think we should be Bold about our faith... maybe im wrong but i think the world and most definatly the USA is in such the bad shape its in is b/c Christians are not Bold in there faith.. all the contraversy about taking "In God We Trust" off the money, or taking "under God" out of the pledge... and the many times people have wanted the ten commandments moved from a public building.. its b/c they were being bold.. (very very wrong IMO, but bold) if more Christians would decide to not take that kind of treatment lying down.. if they were a bit more "cheeky" about their faith.. then maybe God would have a higher place in the eyes and minds of america today.. maybe.. just maybe.

Boanerges

I don't propose anyone be shy about sharing their faith but Jesus taught with humility and a loving heart. He did stand up for the truth but He also had much compassion on those who were lost. I guess this thread boils down to semantics and what you want to take form the definition of cheeky.

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hgomez2

Was Jesus cheeky?

BCheezy

Cheeky? Cheezy?

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dermasse

I believe we should be bold in defending our faith but not impertinent, impudent, or saucy. Jesus was bold, but He wasn't a jerk about it.

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