The Heartless Felon wrote on Dec 22
nd, 2023 at 1:57pm:
"Remember, as Christians we should be "all thing to all men" which probably means hiding our beliefs."
Quite so Frank, but remember that religion, like gender, is fluid. If I may quote the noted historian Philomena Cunk: "Jesus was born Jewish but later converted to Carpentry."
The ignorance within the above comments sadden me.
From 1 Corinthians Chapter 9 :
19 Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law.
21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law.
22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak.
I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
I've found that IF we read the verses we choose to quote online IN CONTEXT it will help us understand what they mean...just that little bit more.