Is it possible that you appreciate the people who "resisted" your sharing of "Jesus or Hell" ?
Is harshness your way of helping those still in darkness to see the truth ?
I appreciated them. More than words can say. It was that little push I needed to start checking things out for myself.
I dont see myself as harsh, just blunt, in a John Wayne kind of way.
I don't help anyone to see truth, who am I to do this. I just let those nonbelievers know that there is another side to the story, and not all Christians believe what churchianity teaches, and that is all. What they do with that information isn't up to me. It is the blasphemous doctrine of eternal torture that they have a
big problem with, for the most part. They identify all christians with this doctrine, and I let them know that not all believe that, and I give the reasons why.
Where things get a little hectic is when someone butts in and starts spouting their traditions.
The way they act, you'd swear I just kicked their little puppy into a brick wall. I just ignore them and carry on.
I was not entitled to any respect ...
None of has received anything from God because we were entitled/earned/deserved it!
I was writing about respect from other people, not from God. I know, respect from people doesn't mean much, but it is nice to have, just not worth emphasising.
I never said that all this is not a part of Gods' plan. I just dont see this as some kind of permission to be passive, to just sit back and let things go. If faith without works is dead, then where are the works? Can we fight the good fight of faith (1 Tim 6:12) by doing nothing?
The rest is your opinion, and I respect that.