tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601946653328882528.post8661661623737812591..comments2023-09-15T08:54:19.379-04:00Comments on New England Pastor: The Old "Bait and Switch"Shawn Bracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603380405719498288noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601946653328882528.post-63045010954633009602008-01-26T07:27:00.000-05:002008-01-26T07:27:00.000-05:00There is a lot of wisdom in what you are saying, D...There is a lot of wisdom in what you are saying, Dingo. I especially like your second comment. I think the criteria you have set up - that we remain friends with a person even if they say "No thanks" to baptism - is a good indicator of what our motivation is in friendship.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your thoughts!Shawn Bracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603380405719498288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601946653328882528.post-5260313704626375852008-01-25T20:03:00.000-05:002008-01-25T20:03:00.000-05:00I think the real test is when the person says, "No...I think the real test is when the person says, "No thanks, I'm really not interested in Christianity and church." Can the friendship continue? Is there still an interest in that person? If the only basis for the friendship is a one-sided desire baptism, it won't last long and perhaps does more harm than good.mhbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725768933848168181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601946653328882528.post-83668961636478017252008-01-25T16:49:00.000-05:002008-01-25T16:49:00.000-05:00It's a puzzle. I guess I wouldn't want someone to ...It's a puzzle. I guess I wouldn't want someone to pretend to be a friend just to get me to church and into the baptismal waters. That seems to be what people perceive with the old bait and switch. <BR/><BR/>But I would want someone who chooses to befriend me to have my deepest well-being at heart. Maybe we, as Christians need to imitate Jesus in "mingling with men as one who desired their good." Dingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408885936544008374noreply@blogger.com