Annoying Email

Well..came across an email today from a Christian friend of mine today.
Now, it was a pro Christianity thing, and of course I have NO problem with that (not sure exactly they were sending it to me...didn't they get the message? I'm already saved. But any way) So I got it and started reading it, turns out it was about death, untimely death as it stated. So I read on;

"Did you know these facts? I sure didn't;

John Lennon once stated in an interview,
"Christianity will die out, I don't even have to argue it, it just will. A week later he was shot six times"

Nooow (finished quoting by the way) this is what this email was filled with. Quotes of people who have bad mouthed God, and died. So, lets (for the sake of me not typing)just take this example into account.

1; They picked on Lennon, so it's not gonna rate highly with many people right?
And with any pro-Christianity email, you want people to relate to it and take in the message don't you? So mistake number one, attack an internationally known and loved figure.

2; Now, whats the point? Okay so in these instances people who bad-mouthed god died.
But, what's the point in knowing this and spreading it? A person can't actually become a Christian out of fear, it's got to be a personal choice, so if you're trying to say "be a Christian or die!"....I'm afraid it's not going to do any one any good.
Also, this email kinda gives god the wrongful image of;
"If you don't love me, DIE!" which is soooo totally wrong.
God loves every one reguardless of what they believe, and he'd love it if we all loved him. But he's not going to kill people for being against him!
Firstly, we all have free will, and god will NEVER jump in and take that away from us. So we're free to do what we like, with the only consequence being hell..(haha...not to be taken lightly of course). Secondly, if he DID kill people that he didn't think deserved to live, then why make them in the first place?
Before you were born, he knew you through and through. He knew every word you'd eveeeeer speak, SO if you're going to bad mouth god he'd know...so why make you exist in the first place, if he's just gonna kill you later.
Sure, you might say "TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD!" but once again that brings us the the fear idea. And as we've established, Christianity by fear isn't Christianity....it's the catholics from the dark ages.

So what should we do about this kind of advertising and defacing of Christianity?
Well, sadly there is nothing i can actually do with the email, apart from talk to the person who sent it to me and have a wee chat about how it's really not doing any good, and no one else, ever, should read it. Also we as Christians should show others that that's totally not the case with god. That he does love every one unconditionally, and will never stop loving us. Show the population that god is love, and when you're with god, there is nowhere else you'd rather be.

so..now that I've totally gotten over the initial "grrr" of reading such a counter-productive email, I'm gonna go and leave you with the thoughts above.

Enjoy

Jonny.

hope this has helped someone.