My Least Favorite Saying I Hear On Message Boards

[prose]

I have to say, I love St.Francis, but it DRIVE ME BONKERS when someone uses the aforementioned saying to defend why they never share the Word. I think too many people think that just by being a good person they are demonstrating Christianity, when, unless the Word is shared, the people witnessing may have no idea that it is in service of Christ.

[Winchester]

Hey, what happened to this thread?

Here we have a man arguing that we should live as Christians all the time, preach when neccesary. It's a basic truth: you act properly, people will be more interested in your belief system. If Christians act like Christians, then they can stave off the typical "hypocrites" argument, win people through charity into a friendship and from there, quite possibly, into the Catholic Church.

Of course, it's been stood on its head simply because it came from a Catholic.

[Saint Therese]

[quote name='Budge' post='1360324' date='Aug 16 2007, 06:03 PM']I cringe when people use it...
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“Preach the Gospel at all times. Where necessary, use words.”[/b][/center]
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I'm curious, do you have any thoughts or arguments of your own? Or can you only quote Chick tracts?

[Winchester]

I miss this thread. I think it's a great example of the notion that works have no place in the Christian life, and only shouting loudly and complaining is the proper way to live as a Christian.