Christians are given the the great commission (in matthew chapter 28) and it tells us to spread the word, but not how. Those who learn and worship out of fear, teach fear. Those who seek reward, teach to seek reward. Both fall miserably short and are selfserving. The messsage of salvation Jesus brought was a common type of salvation, whom all may partake in and this is commonly missed when attempting to force others into your beliefs instead of simply sharing. THe goal should be that all may share in a Christian's joy with Christ, but often it seems like recruitment when sides are so staunchly entrenched in who's wrong and who's right. Most Christians I know really do care and that's their problem, caring too much. When you care too much about a stranger's well-being (be it in this life or one that follows) there's still a difference between healthy concern and domineering.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
