Christians: Are your close Christian friends all about as serious in their walk with the Lord as you are?

Question

Please don't anyone take this as a condemnation, it isn't meant that way.

I guess it just occured to me that my four closest Christian friends are all at about the same level of committment to Christ as I am (or so it seems to me, obviously I could be wrong). I was wondering if others have the same experience, or if you have some friends who have a much greater or lesser committment level to the Lord than you do?

Answer 1

Yeah, generally my Christian friends and I are on the same level in our committment to Christ. However, one or two of them seem to always be a little more committed at a time...if I'm having a NOT-SO-CHRISTIAN-LIKE month, I know that they're praying for me. :) Then we switch.



It's not intentional, but I think that God places people in our lives strategically to be our "Jonathan"-type friends, you know? Someone will always be there to remind you of God's desire to keep you close to Him.

Answer 2

First of all, is there a way I can switch to 72pt font right now ?



To answer: No-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o !!!! Actually, since my closest friend died 10 yrs ago, I don't have any close friends - this question may be why. In my neck of the woods, Christians are so CASUAL !!! Family, friends, strangers, are going to spend eternity in hell !, and people are just going along: "La de da, tiptoing through the tulips..."



Seriousness - All souls are going to spend eternity somewhere - logically speaking, most will go either to be with God in Heaven, or spend ETERNITY weeping and gnashing their teeth, separated from God !!



The Bible says "Pray without ceasing" - Not trying to sound super - spiritual and uppity here, but my radio dial in my brain is tuned to the "All God, All the time station," and the tuning button is broken off ! - yet I hear theologians say: "Well, that verse means we should always be in an attitude of prayer..."



*BULLPUCKY !*



Hey, what else is there people ? It's all about loving one another, doing good works, preaching the law to show the sinner their need of repentance and salvation through the crucifixtion, burial and resurrection of Jesus.



I feel very lonely - no one thinks like me. ... it's so wierd - I pass out tracts on my commuter train, and even Christians are non-plussed. If someone passed ME a tract (not bloody likely) or witnessed to me, I'd be jumping up and down like a pogo stick !



No, sorry they are not as serious . . .

Answer 3

I'm not sure if I would use the word serious as much as I would say some started their faith walk earlier and some are newer followers. But no matter where we are on our faith journey we are there to help each other and continue to grow in committment to the Lord.

Answer 4

At times I feel all alone as far as this subject is concerned but, then I get the felling that I make my friends feel that same sense of loneliness. Of coarse, I only come to realize this after much time has passed and certain life experiences have caused me to reflect on those conversations. I believe this type of on and off relativity is due to the many spiritual seasons we go through. This could make one not feel like any one else could possibly be having similar feelings.

Answer 5

Many of my childhood friends have displayed a lesser commitment to the Lord in the past, but I'm working on them! They'll come along. Pretty much all of the friends I have made over the past several years already display as much of a commitment - if not more - than I.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

No, only one of them is, but she believes in a lot of things that I disagree with, like the rapture (aint gonna happen). She also listens to the likes of Joyce Meyer and Benny Hinn. She is always joyful, praising the Lord, and it seems like she had no life at all before she knew Christ. I'm more introspective than she is, but I wouldn't mind living her life.

Answer 8

some greater

some lesser.



those who seem to have a greater commitment, I admire and always learn from.

Those who are struggling, and have an obvious lesser commitment, I sometimes grieve for.



It's interesting though - because this question almost seems as though it can lead to judgment, yet I understand where you are coming from.

Answer 9

I don't know. My faith is very personal to me and I do not share it unless I am asked to. I do try to walk in the way of a Christian and judge not others for I am not qualified.

Answer 10

my closest is on the same...another is lesser, im trying to be a good leader and help her grow in Christ

they're all different

Answer 11

I hope they are even more serious. I seem to fail a lot, then I remind myself I am not Jesus. I can't obey as well as He did our Father. I just ask Him for more help to walk in His ways.

Answer 12

One COLD winter when I was christian and in a small group, we were discussing what we could do for the community. We steered toward the homeless. bare in mind this was a group of very affluent people with multiple homes on the California coast. I suggested opening our homes to some families for a designated period of time. The group scrambled from the table in fear. We ended up making comforters for a few kids..... I left the church and now I help the homeless by providing food and shelter.

Answer 13

My fundamentalist friends are much more serious than I am. I also think that they are somewhat intolerant.



I accept other views. They do not.,

Answer 14

No - everyone has a different level of commitment.

Answer 15

No, but I try to strengthen them, and encourage them as much as I can. They ae not me, and I realize that we are all different.

Answer 16

My sister takes salvation for granted. I'm not judging her but she puts God in a box and lives like the devil during the week and then goes to church praising Jesus. To me, it's making a mockery of our Lord. Jesus did not die in vain so we can live a life full of sin.

Answer 17

Some of them are more mature spiritually than others.

Answer 18

Yes, they are like me...some even more so (about witnessing and living it....I may study more and more detailed though).



Debbie

Answer 19

We all wonder about how committed we are. I like to think that our friends are as committed to God as we are, yet sometimes I wonder. And I'm sure, sometimes they wonder about us.

Good question though.

Answer 20

I don't know where their hearts are, I can only go by what "they" tell me an not make any judgments.

Answer 21

YES Our walk in the LORD is STRONG! We Fellowship and uplift each other!

Answer 22

Yes, we all encourage each other and pray for each other.



Iron sharpens Iron.