I call to mind the scripture:
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1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.
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No matter what we think we know, we only know what is revealed and that only through the imperfection of human understanding. These are my thoughts and understanding at this point in my journey with God.
Show love and proclaim salvation through Jesus. Live, not act, as though God is living within you, because, if you are a Christian, He is. When you become a Christian you become the temple of the Holy Spirit. Live your faith.
Admonish other Christians out of love. Proclaim the gospel to non believers out of love. Do nothing out of vengeance or spitefulness. Realize that each Christian is where they are in their personal relationship with God and it is not up to us to make them into out image but God is conforming them to His image just as He is conforming us. Realize age has nothing to do with spiritual maturity. Jesus was 12 when He was instructing the elders in the temple. We can all learn from each other. Encourage each other with not only words but action.
No one was ever argued into believing; I know; I used to try. Present the case for the gospel and let the Holy Spirit work. You may never see the results of someone coming to salvation. You sow the seed in love. Someone else may have the job of watering it, and even someone else may have the job of harvesting, leading the person to acceptance of Jesus.
Never shy away from sharing your faith and admitting you are a Christian, a follower of Christ Jesus, the son of God.
And these are just my own understanding. Your understanding may be different. But if we do all in love for others, then God can even use our mistakes.