What should be a christians mentality towards unbeliever friends in and arround his\\her enviornment?

what should be the intimacy level of a christian and his or her worldy friends?

KrispyKrittr wrote:
Chandras?? Is that you??

Krispy

I saw the question, and the fact that it was a first post, and I thought, chandras.

Won't say anymore.

I don't know if this is Chandras or not...

...but I've noticed lately there is an increase in people using multiple aliases or membership monikers. If you don't want to use your real name that is quite understandable...but how many aliases do you need? I'm starting to wonder if SI really has only about a half dozen actual members, all using two dozen screen names each. ;-)

I could very well be two or three people on this forum. 8-)

MC

In answer to the original question, how about this one: "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd." -Matthew 9:36

Compassion, mercy, love...

Now about the multiple alias thing... what a great idea! You could have an entire theological discussion with yourself on line! It wold be like having multiple personalities. I can imagine, say, two or three of the personalities having a heated discussion with each other, and have several other actual people trying to calm them down, etc. What fun! You could develop a Calvinist personality, an Arminian, a Charismatic... the list goes on, and we could even throw in an atheist or a heathen just to make it interesting. I would lose track, though, of the personalities for each one and which one thinks what. Oh wait, I could devlelop character cards for each one... starting to sound like an RP game!

;-)

I'm also Dorcas

So you're Dorcas? I suspected there were Brits who secretly followed Nascar! So to save face while in public, do you have to keep your Dale Jr. cap hidden under your bowlerhat?

You could have an entire theological discussion with yourself on line! It wold be like having multiple personalities. I can imagine, say, two or three of the personalities having a heated discussion with each other, and have several other actual people trying to calm them down, etc. What fun! You could develop a Calvinist personality, an Arminian, a Charismatic...

Kingsson, I already do that without the internet! :-? ;-)

MC

Good one! :-P

Compton, I do too, sometimes... but doing it on-line adds this whole other dimension because the others here don't REALIZE it's you talking to yourself... ;-)

Krispy - Brits following NASCAR? Is that like a Yank who thinks he understands cricket?
:-?

ANd what happened to the point of this thread? :-(

No i am not Chandras.

Thanks for your post. But let me make the the question more clear to you. The attitude of a christian in his intimacy level with the unbelievers? Say for example; Jesus was called as a friend of the sinners which means that he had spoken and interact a lot with helpless sinners. But their are also places in the bible which says about staying away from people defiled in sin. so what should be the balance of these things?

Nah, I think us Brits realise that Nascar is rubbish!

But how else will them F1 chaps learn how to race if they can't see how big boys drive? ;-)

Actually when Ron B was in Canton, we had a good chuckle at another fine racing invention from the US of A; Demolition derby at the county fair. Spraypainting and smashing up perfectly good automobiles---now there is some American fun.

We just like breakin' stuff. :knockedout:

MC