Rachel's Response

For some stupid reason, I'm not allowed to post any comments on my own frickin' blog. Go figure :P but I was so interested in what Rachel commented about on my 'Epic Lecture' blog, I wanted to tell the world what I thought about it:

Rachel,

    I loved what he said about swearing too. That's one thing the people from where I lived can definitely relate to, lol. I most definitely agree that unecessary swearing is stupid, and it becomes annoying when it's uncalled for. Speaking of the "Gone with the Wind" quote, did you know that before they could put that phrase in the movie, they had to get special federal permission to curse in the film? It was the first cuss word ever said in a movie. My, how the times have changed.
Anywho, whenever you mention the "5 easy steps" to becoming a Christian, the first things that come to mind are the Roman Road to Salvation, and the whole "ABC's" thing you learn in VBS. Although these are great methods of helping people come to know Christ as their Savior, in my opinion, they hardly express what truly needs to be said about who Christ is and what a relationship with Him is. They're just lists of easy steps. Since God no longer speaks directly with people, it's hard for others who've grown up in bad situations to comprehend that there really is a God that loves them and cares about them. It's not impossible, but it is hard. The worst is when people who are Christian have something bad happen (bad on any scale) and they turn away, because there's no way there could be a god that loves us when that happens. I can say from recent personal experiences that in life: shit happens. What people in these situations can't comprehend is the one thing we can't really explain: blessed assurance. When you've had an experience where God has done something in your life, whether He's performed a miracle or spoken to you, or you simply just knew He was with you, you just know that you know that He's real, He's good, He loves you, and He will be with you always.
Because we believe that God and Christ are more than myths, that's what makes us a different kind of harvester. One of us may plant a seed of Christ in someone, although they might not feel or want to be ready at the time. Then another person might water the seed. And like a seed, it may or may not grow over time in order for us to be able to harvest it (in other words, gather the followers) in the end.
Okay, that's my take on your comment. And thankyou for your comment, btw :)