How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth? Galatians 4:16 NIV
Jesus commands us in Matthew 28:19-20 to tell others the truth of God and His son and when they believe, baptize them. He wants us to teach them God's ways so that they will obey God. And we should do all of this knowing that Christ will always be with us. Now, if you want to know how to lose friends and alienate people, keep Christ's command.
People will most certainly hate you for repeating the words of the Bible, for thinking like Christ and “God help you” if you live a little like him... who knows what might happen?

Life long friends may abandon you. Family may call you crazy. Neighbors may refer to you as, and I actually like this title, the “neighborhood Jesus Freak". And it has been my experience that even other Christian's will burn with anger and lash out because you told them the truth. But a time is coming when some people will even hand you over to be killed and they will think they are doing God a favor (John 16:2). And if you can believe it, all of this is normal for the followers of Christ.

Though you may lose a friend or your family, you will gain a new family in Christ. Anyone that does the will of God will gain new mothers, brothers and sisters. In Christ, you will gain a Heavenly Father that loves you enough to sacrifice His own son to save you. Though you may lose a few, you gain so much more in Christ.