Bible study and the fear of God

@kellyjay said
If you accept the whole thing as true, wouldn't you want it shared because there are two places in the end? How could anyone accept that and not want to warn someone? How also could you believe the love expressed towards us and not want others to experience it as well?

To repeat, you should share only with those who are open to it. Otherwise, you are forcing your beliefs on people, and you'll mostly just piss them off, despite your good intentions.

@bigdogg said
To repeat, you should share only with those who are open to it. Otherwise, you are forcing your beliefs on people, and you'll mostly just piss them off, despite your good intentions.

People will be pissed off with or without my good intentions, and some could be simply knowing I believe differently than they do, and I have to say nothing to get a reaction. I agree it isn't helpful to get into someone's face after they say no in no uncertain terms. The thing is here; it seems it is no different than other places; if you do keep going at it, it doesn't become a conversation about truth or meaning as much as a clash of personalities where it becomes more about the ones talking than the subject matter itself. As soon as that happens, all honest conversations and even the ability to have one stops. It then becomes, let me show you how stupid you are, or how much I despise you, or...ad nauseam. Not a good place to be if the topic is love and our reaction to it.

@kellyjay said
People will be pissed off with or without my good intentions, and some could be simply knowing I believe differently than they do, and I have to say nothing to get a reaction. I agree it isn't helpful to get into someone's face after they say no in no uncertain terms. The thing is here; it seems it is no different than other places; if you do keep going at it, it doesn't bec ...[text shortened]... I despise you, or...ad nauseam. Not a good place to be if the topic is love and our reaction to it.

You can only control your own behavior.

If people are offended by the mere fact that you believe differently than they do, that is their problem.

Personally, I've learned the value of bowing out of discussions that are no longer productive.

@bigdogg said
You can only control your own behavior.

If people are offended by the mere fact that you believe differently than they do, that is their problem.

Personally, I've learned the value of bowing out of discussions that are no longer productive.

You have me there, I know I stay in longer than I should.