Faith based life on campus?

gospelgirl
Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:23:32 +0000

Thanks for the feedback so far everyone! I’ll take all of this into consideration when choosing schools. I just want to address a few things:

In general, I keep hearing that if my faith is strong, being around these negative influences won’t change me. That’s great to hear, and it’s making me consider taking on the challenge, though right now I’m still leaning toward attending a Christian university to be around those who share my values.



Remember that in the Book of Mark, Jesus sat with all of the “bad” people. As Christians, that’s what we should do. It isn’t our job to judge and we really shouldn’t separate ourselves from the rest of the world.

That is a good point, and I’ll definitely consider it in my decision. This has been really hard on me though…I know I should follow the teachings of Jesus but it just makes me so upset to be around people who don’t see his importance.



The most important thing is this world is Jesus, spreading the Good News about Him and living a life to glorify Him. What better place to share the gospel than a place where not many people have heard it or believe it?

That’s a good point too, but I feel like I get that sense of accomplishment with my mission trips, and in my everyday life I think I might like to be around people who really appreciate Him.



Just a life tip, don’t call people with different beliefs than you evil or sinful. It’s not a great impression and won’t get you very far in life.

I just want to clarify that I don’t think people are evil just because they disagree with me. I’ve met people who are of different denominations than myself (I even have a Jewish friend!) and I still love them even if they don’t follow the Bible quite like I do. That’s for God to judge. But there are certain ideals that many liberals hold that just aren’t compatible with my beliefs, and I just don’t want that influence around me.



What is going to be your reaction when you have a gay or transsexual teacher?
How will you handle it when overhearing people talking about the drinking and premarital sex they got up to last night?

This is exactly the kind of behavior I was talking about. Leviticus clearly says that homosexuality is a sin, and I think God has made His position clear on premarital sex. These are behaviors that I’m really not ok with, and I think if I go to a non-Christian college I’ll be prevented from giving these opinions, and I never want to be prevented from spreading His word.