I agree with Derek... I know someone who was kinda like that.. and really the only thing you could do was be very blunt with her.. if you werent.. she would continue what she is doing and not understand that people need space. It helped a lot of we told her how we felt bluntly.
That would make me so mad though.. i would be like.. I WANT MY NAPPY!!!! lol
2nd situationsuleapinstarFebruary 19 2005, 06:18:58 UTC
Here is my advice...
I think you must remember that we all sin, and God forgives us of that. People do not need to see that Christians are perfect in every way. They need to understand that Christians make mistakes too, and they have things to work on, but God helps them through all that. As a pastor on our campus said: "The Church is not to be a museum for plaster saints, but a hospital for sinners." The reason I respond this way is because your main focus in your comment seems to be of what OTHERS think of US. However, if you are truely concerned with this person's sin, help them through that. "For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace." Romans 6:14 We as Christians do not condone sin, but we are aware of the fact that it is present. Instead of jamming what God has told us down the person's throat, tell the person what God has done for us .
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst. 1
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Re: 2nd situationchristian_gurlFebruary 23 2005, 00:12:15 UTC
That's my problem. The person needs to repent. I know a sin is a sin is a sin, but we repent for the sins we commit and the ones we don't know we commit. This person isn't repenting.
I have some advice for the first your situations... My roommate actually has a friend like this. She has a tendency to not answer the phone when he calls and she'll lock the door so that if he stops by, he doesn't know we were around. (And if he asks about it later just says she didn't have her phone with her or wasn't around.) Also, you could set something up with another friend so that if this person comes in your room and won't get the hint to leave, IM this person and they'll call you and act like they have an emergency. Then you can say to your friend, I gotta fly, so and so needs help. Hopefully she'll get the hint
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That would make me so mad though.. i would be like.. I WANT MY NAPPY!!!! lol
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I think you must remember that we all sin, and God forgives us of that. People do not need to see that Christians are perfect in every way. They need to understand that Christians make mistakes too, and they have things to work on, but God helps them through all that. As a pastor on our campus said: "The Church is not to be a museum for plaster saints, but a hospital for sinners."
The reason I respond this way is because your main focus in your comment seems to be of what OTHERS think of US.
However, if you are truely concerned with this person's sin, help them through that.
"For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace." Romans 6:14
We as Christians do not condone sin, but we are aware of the fact that it is present. Instead of jamming what God has told us down the person's throat, tell the person what God has done for us .
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst. 1 ( ... )
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