Christianity is prejudice against ALL other religions.
Of course it is our and God's desire for all of us to be Christians. He gives each of us that choice. To believe in Him or not. As Christians, we are to share our faith, not force or demand it of you.
Perhaps I believe in one more god than you. If that is true, I'm willing to share mine with you.
I am not quoting you to poke at YOU directly, but what you have said.. the items I placed in bold are what I am talking about. YOUR god WANTS me to be a Christian. I don't WANT to be a Christian! It's being forced on me by being repeatedly being told that god wants me, by Christians! I don't want ANYONE to share their idea of god with me! I tried that once; didn't like how I was expected to become a mindless sheeple and expected to spread the lies to others!
No offense taken. It is not for us to force our God on anyone. Simply to invite you to His table.
When Jesus sent out the twelve, he told them to proclaim this message, "The Kingdom of heaven is near." Before they left, He told them, “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts—no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep. Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. As you enter the home, give it your greeting. If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town."
You have been given the choice, and it sounds like you have made your decision. We must accept that choice. It is a difficult one to make, and believe it or not, sometimes things happen to help make some change their minds. Saul of Tarsus comes to mind.
What you see as someone trying to force Christianity on you, they may believe they are trying to be persistent. If it is someone close to you, it's likely because of our belief. You said you tried it and didn't like it, so you do know why they are that way. It may be your own rejection of our Christian faith that angers you more that the fact they are persistent.
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The part I do agree on is that MAN has created evil as a fear tactic to keep the sheeple in line!
You are so close to hitting the nail. Satan gave man fear and taught him how to do evil. Fear is not given by God other than we are taught to fear Him. We believe that God is love. "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love."
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all written by MEN who believed the world was flat, the sun revolved around the earth
What, because man had not attained that knowledge yet? Obviously not knowledge necessary for their belief in God.
I was reading this last week.
Psalm 113:1-3 1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, you his servants; praise the name of the LORD. 2 Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore. 3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.
Not understanding the sun-earth relationship does not change the message.
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The faith I live by is to be good to others, believe that everyone has the chance to be decent to fellow man, and to encourage growth in everyone.
-------------- Actually my wife is especially happy when my google check arrives each month. Thanks to douchbags like you, I get paid just for getting you worked up. -Liberal
[Why is it that people who hold no belief or believe differently from Christians attack, pour scorn, try to belittle, gang up on, and generally try to silence believers of Christ?]
You know the answer to that. The answer is in your question.
-------------- Actually my wife is especially happy when my google check arrives each month. Thanks to douchbags like you, I get paid just for getting you worked up. -Liberal
[Why is it that people who hold no belief or believe differently from Christians attack, pour scorn, try to belittle, gang up on, and generally try to silence believers of Christ?]
You know the answer to that. The answer is in your question.
I know!! It was meant as a rhetorical question!
-------------- "Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turned out." Jack Buck
Sorry to rain on your parade Breeze, but there is no devil, satan or whatever you want to call the reason for evil. Here is a thought to ponder. We all share this wonderful loving and forgiving God and I assure you he/she is not going to give us up to a devil to burn in hell forever. Sorry, but that just isn't going to happen. Man (religion) created the devil to keep the flock in line with fear of eternal damnation if you didn't comply with their version of religion. We are all part of God. God is everywhere.
I partly agree with this... BUT god would never exist without the devil (or what ever you want to perceive evil to be). You can't have good without evil. There has to be a consequence of not believing. The part I do agree on is that MAN has created evil as a fear tactic to keep the sheeple in line! God IS everywhere, spouting from the mouths of the brain-washed and weak-minded.
Actually...the weak minded are those that think they can go it alone! Take a bonfire for example... One that has many many many logs on it...and more and more logs are added... VS the one that has only one log on it
Which one do you think is going to burn the longest and be the strongest?
This is how Faith works! Through prayer. WE, the Faithful, who together in prayer and celebration of Christ represent the many logs on the fire...the bonfire that will keep going and going and going. VS the fire with only one log that will quickly burn out
-------------- "Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turned out." Jack Buck
The word “Godhead” is found in Acts 17:29; Romans 1:20 and Colossians 2:9 in the King James Bible. All modern corrupt Bible versions completely remove this critical word, “Godhead.” Satan wants to deceive you concerning the Godhead. The word “Trinity” may not be in the Bible, but the word “Godhead” most certainly is. Why would anyone remove this word from the Bible? It's because the Devil wants to deceive you.
Colossians 2:9 says, "...For in him [Jesus] dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."
doctrine of the Trinity is most certainly referenced in the Bible Matthew 28:19 [go, therefore, and make diciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit] also, Cor.13:14, Heb. 9:14 to name a few God the Father protects God the Son teaches God the Holy Spirit guides
-------------- "Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turned out." Jack Buck
Actually...the weak minded are those that think they can go it alone! Take a bonfire for example... One that has many many many logs on it...and more and more logs are added... VS the one that has only one log on it
Which one do you think is going to burn the longest and be the strongest?
This is how Faith works! Through prayer. WE, the Faithful, who together in prayer and celebration of Christ represent the many logs on the fire...the bonfire that will keep going and going and going. VS the fire with only one log that will quickly burn out
Does the soul of people go directly to heaven when they die or do they get put on a waiting list for the next available opening?
Did you know that the cross was used to execute tens of thousands of people? Maybe we should now be wearing a syringe around our necks since people are executed by lethal injection..
but not all are going to swept into Heaven with one big broom,Matthew 7:13-14 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Narrow Way
13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because[a] narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
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-------------- JESUS DID THE ORGANIZING for His church and whenever men go beyond that pattern (found only in the New Testament of Jesus Christ) they do so at their own peril. One needs to only read the New Testament to see the problem that has been created over the last two centuries within the churches.
