How to Win Friends and Influence People - Robert C Boraker - November 1959

Robert C Boraker

What is your part as a layman in God's Church? How you can effectively influence others in the RIGHT WAY is revealed here by the Supervisor of our Letter Answering Department. DID YOU ever try to show God's Truth to a member in your family or to a friend? It is a natural tendency for a newly converted person - a mere "babe in Christ" - to desire to share the truth of God with family and relatives. Most realize before long that there is absolutely no use trying to cram "your religion" into their minds. You cannot argue friends and relatives into conversion. You cannot argue or talk ANYONE into conversion! This is what you cannot do, but here's what you CAN do as a lay member in the Church of God! You Are A "Light"! Christ compared His disciples to a "light" in a darkened world. Just as a lighted candle seen by all in the house unless it is covered, "under a bushel." With this illustration, Christ goes on to my, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your GOOD WORKS" - not your good arguments or constant preaching - "and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matt. 5:14-16). - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library