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Christians, what is your biggest concern as a Christian? see below:?
to be an example of a good Christian to others through your actions or to convert as many people as possible?
16 Answers
- ?Lv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Since pleasing my Lord and King is first and foremost, I'd say that being an example of a good Christian is first. I can disgrace or honor my God with my thoughts, actions, and non-actions. Not sharing the good news with others is selfish and sinful. A former pastor of mine said that, "Sharing the gospel is one way for a beggar to tell another beggar where to find bread." I totally agree.
Having said that, we CANNOT convert anyone. Being a Christian and setting a good example is a means to an end. God can and will use that. The Holy Spirit is the one who convicts, guides, teaches, and leads...
Thanks for the Q!
- ?Lv 41 decade ago
Neither; right now, my main concern as a Christian is what to do about false Christians (the hateful, paranoid, judgemental ones). They're screwing everything up!
To answer your question, if you do A well enough, B will come to pass eventually. But I don't try to convert people. When people are in serious need, they know where to look.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Neither, since I'm not a Christian. I'm just a believer.
My biggest concerns as a believer is to 1. preach the living word of God (God will manifest Himself very soon, you must have a clean heart to obey God and to go to heaven, the lake of fire is a reality, etc.), correct people (1 Timothy 2:25), and bring reformation to Christianity and 2. self-glorify myself.
- EthelLv 45 years ago
>Speciation occurred, but it had specific boundaries remaining after the original kinds God created. There are no boundaries. > Everything points in the direction of a Creator. Nothing does. >Once again evolution's historical time-line is the BIGGEST LIE. It's a fact that the earth is about 4.5 billion years old. Religion is the biggest lie. >God created the earth before the stars and sun. Science shows that is simply false. P.S. Are ring species the same "kind"?
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- 2 ShepherdsLv 71 decade ago
Janet, bless you for this question. It's being and doing what God has for us to be and do and thus witnessing by our lives that gives the best witness. Christians need to understand the negative effect evangelism can have on others if it's not spirit-led. Only God the Holy Spirit knows who God the Father is calling and what words they need to hear. It's not a formula. We need to be bridges and not barriers to those God is calling now and will call later.
- DALv 51 decade ago
I won't get to heaven through my actions (good works), nor will I get there only by converting tons of people (if my own heart is not right).
My main motivation/concern is none of the above, my main motivation is my love and loyalty to God....Why?.......Because I see His beauty in everything that He made..........because I've seen His goodness and compassion and mercy and grace...........because I've seen His miracles in my own life and in the lives of so many others.............because He can do ANYTHING.........because of that I realise I need Him and would be such a mess without Him............truthfully I WAS a BIG mess without Him, and every time I take my eyes off Him, I AM a BIG mess.............when I focus on Him I share some of His strength and power and I feel more confident than I ever have before I knew Him..........He is so beautiful Himself......He is handsome and funny.......we laugh a lot about a lot of stuff, .............He stands for everything Righteous, He is righteousness...........He hates evil as much as I do, He wins over satan (Amen)...........He makes me very happy, ............He has been MORE than generous to me in every conceivable possible way........He TAILOR made my kids and my husband and my animals which are all gorgeous, just for me..........He makes the nicest food I could ever imagine (I have a muffin top because His food is so good)............ I can just go on and on and on about Him..............I just don't have that much time.......what a pity!
Bless you and praise you Father Yahweh Tsidkenu.
If I HAD to choose from the two answers you gave me, I would choose to win as many people as I can for God, because of all the reasons I gave above and because satan is the loser and God is the winner,therefore I want all God's people to be on the winning side - In other words I do not want satan to win any souls if I can help it. I want God to win them all. It is their choice though to choose God, good and life or satan, evil and death. God will not force anyone to choose Him, He will only warn us all of the consequences of our own actions if we choose sin over righteousness. He will warn us, but He will not stop us from committing sins if that is our choice, and He will let us suffer the consequences, just like a good parent will do for his or her children. But every day He begs us to do the right thing for ourselves and others, because He does not want to see us fail, because He loves us all.
- 1 decade ago
I would say both. Of course I want to live the life and have the light shine through me but i also want to win as many souls as I can while Im here because I dont want anyone to be out of the will of God. Plus I dont want anyones blood on my hands. I just want to live and share the goodness of God. Very Good Question
- KLLv 61 decade ago
Hmmm, I wouldn't say that either of those, exactly. My goal is to do what the Lord has for me to do --- which, since He is concerned with my sanctification and bringing people into the kingdom, should take care of itself. But that's my real agenda, to learn to hear His voice and be obedient to it. My plans are never going to hold a candle to His, though His may look weirder from the outside in.
- Celestian VegaLv 61 decade ago
They are one in the same. If you witness through your actions, others will want to know what is different about you. You really can't have one without the other.
- ?Lv 61 decade ago
Both. We would really like to have all accept Christ so they can have the salvation like we, and so we'll see them in Heaven with us when we die. The word "gospel" literally means "good news". That says everything to me. The salvation through Christ is good news, because without it, we would all be doomed to die in our sin.