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Originally Posted by flamey_mcflame
Question, One time I ran out of gas on the highway. The gas station was only 2 miles behind me, so I started to run to the gas station(was late for a function). This young couple picks me up. I grab a jerry can and some gas and they drive me back to my car. I offer them 20 bucks, they wouldn't take it. I thanked them. As I'm getting out to my car the girl says," Jesus loves you". I just say thank you and nod appreciatively.
The whole thing suddenly felt cheapened somewhat. It was like their duty rather than an act of kindness. Maybe I'm overanalyzing the whole thing. But I didn't get that whole need for the Jesus blast.Any takers??
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That’s an easy one. They’re one step down from the Christians or so-called “religious” people who will preach at a complete stranger for nothing. They are right in the fact that as a Christian your life should be an example to others, not any preaching you do to them. So they felt that picking you up was something that would make a bigger impression on you than anything they said.
Of course then they realized (naturally) that non-Christians can be nice people and do good deeds too, so they added the “Jesus loves you” to tell you what made them to what they did. But they didn’t ask you about your spiritual life or tell you anything that you should be doing (ie preaching) so I don’t think what they did should really piss you off.
That being said, as a Christian I would do the same thing (I hope) but I haven’t and probably wouldn’t add the comment in there at the end unless someone asked (ie “why are you doing this for me?”)