How I don't witness

[jackmt]

I have learned to keep my mouth shut and direct questions about salvation to those who can handle it gracefully. Grace is not my strong suit; intellectualizing is.

As I said in another post, tongue-in-cheek, since my Dx I have a license to be rude. That license in not valid in the Kingdom of God. I give simple, factual answers when I can, but since I cannot relate to people, and my salvation experience ought not be repeated to unbelievers lest they think I am delusional (I needed irrefutable proof from God and He honored that), I defer to NTs whenever the subject arises, except to add factual information.

[jesusfreak2012]

It's tough to balance my natural rigidity and inability to relate to people with what we are commanded to do in Mathew 28:19. The times I best am able to do that is when I am completely submitted to the Holy Spirit and I feel him leading an opportunity. I have a couple of preplanned stories to share about my faith and how my life has changed since accepting Christ as my savior.

[Allen]

Jan 13, 2012 22:46:19 GMT -5 jackmt said:

I have learned to keep my mouth shut and direct questions about salvation to those who can handle it gracefully. Grace is not my strong suit; intellectualizing is.

As I said in another post, tongue-in-cheek, since my Dx I have a license to be rude. That license in not valid in the Kingdom of God. I give simple, factual answers when I can, but since I cannot relate to people, and my salvation experience ought not be repeated to unbelievers lest they think I am delusional (I needed irrefutable proof from God and He honored that), I defer to NTs whenever the subject arises, except to add factual information.

That mostly parallels my experience.  Not all are given the gift of evangelism (Eph 4:11-16).  I also took the intellectual road in defending the faith, having written on foreknowledge and freedom and the relationship between the Christian faith and modern physics.