I'll say this Krank, there are certainly different motives for Christians to witness of what they believe. Some admittedly not so admirable...which is a result of human frailty.
But there are also those who TRULY believe in Jesus the Christ, Son of the Most High, and truly care that their good friends might miss the peace and great hope of eternal life in Christ.
Still, let's forget about the law and such for a moment.
I'd ask that you don't throw the baby out with the bathwater when folks witness about Christ and lump them all into one pile of self righteous religious megalomaniacs.
Because, I'm telling you for sure that I know Christ personally, and that God is who the Bible says he was/is/ and will be.
That's hard to believe (for a non believer) I understand, but it is as true as I can state it. Lot's of things happened to me and my family over the years and my earnest search yielded some amazing experiences that I'm not ready to share on a forum like this.
Yet my point is only this, if it is
Real to a person, how can that believer in good conscience avoid sharing it to those they care about and respect?
Some are sincere in their sharing and not judgmental at all because honestly..their wants, desires, and actions did not magically change upon becoming Christian.
A lifetime of conforming to the image Christ portrayed will not erase the whole of a human weakness and the sin which is inherent to all of mankind.
And it is the tendency of many of us as Christians to joyfully judge others as being worse than we are, to feel more acceptable ourselves
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Thankfully, we are judged by our mind's intent and our faith, or in other words for what we believe. And while making a true effort, for what we would do, if lacking the human tendency to do otherwise.
But I digress..
Basically, I just hope you don't discard the message entirely because you want so badly to shoot the messengers. At times we deserve it.

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