Comments on: How transparent should we be with non-Christians?

By: bondChristian

bondChristian — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:34:28 +0000

Yes, you’re right, Bernard. The hard part is accepting.

-Marshall Jones Jr.
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By: Bernard Shuford

Bernard Shuford — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:03:55 +0000

It’s hard to find. It’s often even harder to accept.

By: bondChristian

bondChristian — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:10:09 +0000

I’m not so sure it’s hard to find – it’s just hard to understand, pinpoint, and put in a box the way we like.

-Marshall Jones Jr.
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By: Bernard Shuford

Bernard Shuford — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:27:43 +0000

The truth is a hard thing to find.

By: bondChristian

bondChristian — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:09:00 +0000

Yes, I agree with you that truth can come from non-Christians too. The problem is that the most dangerous information isn’t the obvious lies but the half-truths. Of course, that goes for what Christians might share too.

-Marshall Jones Jr.
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By: bondChristian

bondChristian — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:06:17 +0000

That’s an interesting question in itself, Bernard.

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By: bondChristian

bondChristian — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:05:00 +0000

Yes, thank you for sharing. I’m certainly in the “stay connected but not tied to non-Christians” camp. Now I’m just trying to sort out what that means in daily life.

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By: Bernard Shuford

Bernard Shuford — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:01:17 +0000

I personally tend to see that we have MUCH in common with unbelievers.

By: Bernard Shuford

Bernard Shuford — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:58:34 +0000

I’m not sure that wisdom or advice is hopelessly tainted by being uttered by a non-believer. I’ve heard it said that true wisdom is of God, so someone who is not a Christian can never be wise. The problem is that many seem to think that being a Christian guarantees that we are wise. That’s just not true.

Just because we are a Christian doesn’t mean we have all the right answers. It doesn’t give us the right to claim a “one way flow” of information with our unbelieving friends (“You need to listen to me but I’m going to ignore you”). This mentality leads to the extremely erroneous teaching that “if you’ll just come to Jesus, you’ll know how to solve all your problems.” That, too, is just wrong.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:26:56 +0000

If we look at the context of the passage Paul is speaking to the Corinthian people who had just recently given up on pagan worship and had started worshiping Christ. Because of their past culture, they were goin back into pagan idolatry, thinking it is ok. They were attempting to live in both the worlds, to which Paul says in verse 14 “For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?”

Now knowing the context what we can gather is that Paul does not mean to completely sever all relations with unbelievers, coz we are called to spread the gospel and be a light in this wicked generation.

But we cannot be extremely open with unbelievers as their advice is ungodly. I can share a particular situation with them, to make them know that we all struggle with the same things, or have common problems. But I would try and choose the opportunity to show them how God has used it for good,and thus have a doorway to share the gospel.

We need to keep one truth in mind, that we do not having anything common with unbelievers; we are in light and they are in darkness.

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