Have you ever noticed this?

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Have you ever noticed it is hard to separate Christians and
non-Christians in numerous situations in life?  I don’t just mean in
the working world…outside the walls of the churches.  I mean
everywhere.  Whether it be in the words spoken or actions carried out.
We all as Christians, at least I hope so, have the opportunity to share
God with someone.  Whether we make good on that opportunity or not,
isn’t anywhere near what I currently have on my mind.  No, I’m more
thinking about how we just live our lives in front of everybody.  Do
the words that come out of our mouths match the actions of our hearts
and hands?  Are we authentically genuine…through and through.
Do we spit out words that declare how good God is and then turn around
only to tear down another human being.  All within less than seconds of
each other?  Or…do we act “right” then turn around and spit out the
most degrading words we can come up with as soon as our backs are
turned the other way?
Whatever the answer might be, it is no wonder people walk away or never
catch on to the existence of God.  Never establish a relationship with
God.  I mean, if we as Christians aren’t going to establish ourselves
as differently from those who aren’t, can we blame them for not wanting
what we say we have?
As Christians, we need to think twice, no probably like seven times,
about what we say and how we act.  Especially if we want to draw more
people to God.  I’m not suggesting we all grab our Bibles, storm the
streets of our towns and cram it down the throat of every person we
meet.  We do however need to be careful that what we say and what we do
are consistent with message of Christ we share.
Honestly, we’re better off sharing by our actions.  They do speak
louder than any word ever can.  The point I’m trying to get at is
this…we all need to talk less and do more.  I could throw numerous
quotes and cliches at you, but I will spare you.
Maybe some of you that know me find it ironic that I would speak out on
this subject.  But did anyone catch on that I haven’t said “you” but I
continually say “we”?  I know I’m very much guilty of putting my foot
in my mouth or doing something stupid that doesn’t reflect well the
character of Christ.  I’m not just calling out other Christians and
excluding myself.  I’m calling out all Christians.  Including myself.

[PhonyMcRingRing]

Fair point. Maybe we all just need to be a little bit kinder. This goes for atheists too. If we say we don't need god to be good people, we need to prove it...

[Travis Forbey]

I believe that we should all simply take from the golden rule: "treat others as we would want to be treated." I think this rings true in every facet of life. I think people may focus to heavily on or religious affiliations and this is more of a divider than a promoter of equity and togetherness.

[Cetan Ska]

The United States of America was founded by Christians for Christians who couldn't stand the so-called depravity that was happening in Europe, however that would mean that the separation of Church and State never existed, and that Christianity is the official religion of this so-called Free State. As for anyone outside the United States, or that says that they are not Christian and says anything along the lines of Oh my God, is merely using an expression that they have become comfortable with, there is no right or wrong about the use of such an expression by a non-Christian, but according to one of that faith it is blasphemous. As for the golden rule, I doubt anyone would want Native Americans to treat the rest of the world the way that they have been and are being treated. Genocide is a terrible waste of slave labor, beside that point, there are far to many beautiful stupid people out there to make small pox effective, and it would just suck seeing so many stupid ugly people in the world again, they were barely gotten rid of.