passive/aggressive evangelism

i overheard some people at work talking about religion. these are some of the things they said:
"the bible is a collection of stories that we don't know for certain whether or not they are true, and have probably lost their relevance over time anyways."

"religion is a good way to keep people in check."

"Leviticus says we should stone gays and adulterers, there is no way the bible can be a source of morality."

"that guy with curly hair and glasses is dumb and needs to shave."

ok...i made that last one up. but one of the girls there did tell me to shave.
before i get to what i really want to talk about, a few things:
1. there is a multitude of evidence supporting the credibility of the bible. from the dead sea scrolls to several roman documents refering to christians (before romans invented catholicism and christians were still persecuted), and many others. you can look them up, as i am a lazy blogger.

2. true Christ-followers will never be "checked" by this world. Jesus was a radical and we should be too.

3. most opponents of the bible are ignorant of the content within it. God did tell His people to stone certain people to death. however, that was God's specifically chosen people, and He was trying to create a holy group of people who did not live by the standard of the rest of the world. more importantly, that way of living is no longer necessary, and hasn't been for about 2000 years. anyone who has read the new testament knows that Jesus established a new covenant. God has chosen all of us, but we have the freedom to accept or not.

Jesus gave us a new way to live: "you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." and "you shall love your neighbor as yourself." there is much more to say, but lets move on.

God does not hate anybody. He doesn't hate gay people, He doesn't hate terrorists, He doesn't hate obama, He doesn't hate the washington redskins, He doesn't hate you. He can't. He would be hating something He created in His own image. He cannot contradict himself, and hating His image would be contradictory.


anyways, what i want to talk about is this: i didn't know if it was appropriate to tell them all that stuff right then and there. i decided against it because i'm trying to be a better witness with my actions rather than my words.
i want their respect and then let them know that i always do my best and i treat people kindly because i am filled with the Holy Spirit and so on. but should i have got on a soap box? i really don't know.

i eventually talked briefly to one of them later on, and said that i am always open for conversation on the matter. but i still wonder if i should have spoken up immediately. i didn't feel like the timing was right, but i had a strong urge to speak up for the Lord. not that He needs my help or anything...

you can tell me what you think... all two of you that read this blog.