[Faith-Talk] Trying to Help a Prospective NFB Member Who Is Catholic

[Brad Barrows]

I believe it is important, in our dealings with those who are searching 
for ways to bolster their faith, to understand that we are not to 
condemn a person with whom we may disagree, but to support that person. 
I am writing from the point of view of one who was Roman Catholic as a 
child and adolescent, who chose to leave that faith for a different 
Christian direction in my 20s, and now has discovered that there is 
much to glean from living in both worlds.

I have learned that the more we may try to hammer our own points, the 
more likely the person with whom we may differ could actually retrench 
and become harder to reach. It is better for us to understand that, 
when it comes to a person's faith journey, we ought to approach any 
disagreements with Christ's love and help support and encourage that 
person to come to their own understanding.