David
I have seen the alchoholic give up liquor, the thief repent etc. all without the crutch that is religion. Your quotes from James and Galatians are all very well however the majority of Born again Christians I have had the misfortune to know are the most selfish, dishonest, arrogant narrow minded bigots I have to deal with.
They continually proclaim their faith to be the only true faith, other like minded sects are labelled misguided or even heretics like myself. As to those of other faiths they are condemned to eternal damnation without a second thought.
As I say if I were to proclaim my beliefs or disbeliefs aloud and try to persuade others to my way of thinking I would be breaking ancient laws which have never, and never will be repealed.
How do you deal with the the reformed alchoholic when he is asked to remember Christ by drinking wine, and in Paul's epistle to Timothy he urges the younger man and I quote "Drink not the water but take a little wine".
I know these things as I was brought up by "god fearing parents" and my body still bears the scars of the beatings which I recieved on a regular basis to "keep me from the devil's work"
So I think you may now understand why myself and others are offended by your unwanted preaching.