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that's the paul vs jesus argument right there and I see you are saying you support Jesus' side on it.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: deadeyedick
Let me rephrase that. I've met very few Christians, both online and offline, who meet your criteria of what it means to be a Christian. I also don't think that "what's in your heart" cuts it when you say that you are for loving others. To me that just reads as lip service. You SAY you are for loving, even in your heart, but with no actions done towards it, it is all just a bunch of noise. Not to mention, no one but you knows what you believe "in your heart". So saying such things is a distraction.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: HorusChrist
Hey, to be honest, I like Jesus' message. It has helped to shape my worldview, but it is the hypocriticalness of mainstream Christianity that has really soured my opinion of the religion.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: deadeyedick
Let me rephrase that. I've met very few Christians, both online and offline, who meet your criteria of what it means to be a Christian. I also don't think that "what's in your heart" cuts it when you say that you are for loving others. To me that just reads as lip service. You SAY you are for loving, even in your heart, but with no actions done towards it, it is all just a bunch of noise. Not to mention, no one but you knows what you believe "in your heart". So saying such things is a distraction.
originally posted by: deadeyedick
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: deadeyedick
I've met Christians both here and in person that believe all sorts of things about the bible. I think it is wrong to assume that all Christians share a belief like you are suggesting.
If they believe in love for one another then they are what I consider "Christian" and if they believe in war for each other then they are not of Jesus.
originally posted by: TzarChasm
originally posted by: deadeyedick
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: deadeyedick
I've met Christians both here and in person that believe all sorts of things about the bible. I think it is wrong to assume that all Christians share a belief like you are suggesting.
If they believe in love for one another then they are what I consider "Christian" and if they believe in war for each other then they are not of Jesus.
According to the bible, which you subscribe to, Jesus will eventually return to wage war (it's more like a xenocide as I said earlier) on the "unworthy" and instate himself as king of everything. This is an indisputable claim in the bible.
You have a habit of taking scriptures too literal at times. I was trying to show you there are other ways to understand the point of the scripture you quoted.
originally posted by: ketsuko
originally posted by: TzarChasm
originally posted by: deadeyedick
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: deadeyedick
I've met Christians both here and in person that believe all sorts of things about the bible. I think it is wrong to assume that all Christians share a belief like you are suggesting.
If they believe in love for one another then they are what I consider "Christian" and if they believe in war for each other then they are not of Jesus.
According to the bible, which you subscribe to, Jesus will eventually return to wage war (it's more like a xenocide as I said earlier) on the "unworthy" and instate himself as king of everything. This is an indisputable claim in the bible.
Yes, and you've been warned. Never claim that you haven't been. Of course, never mind that if things aren't set to right, no mankind will survive what's going on at that time ... seems the people are doing a bangup job of waging genocide all on their own.
originally posted by: Cogito, Ergo Sum
originally posted by: TzarChasm
Jesus is supposed to succeed where hitler failed. A global xenocide of the "unworthy". So hitler was hunted down like an animal but all hail Jehovah's reich?
The Lord's Prayer.
Ein riech,
Ein volk,
Ein Jehova,
Sieg Heil!
lol.
originally posted by: deadeyedick
Hold fast and have faith that the lord will get us through without war and fighting.
originally posted by: ketsuko
Yes, and you've been warned. Never claim that you haven't been. Of course, never mind that if things aren't set to right, no mankind will survive what's going on at that time ... seems the people are doing a bangup job of waging genocide all on their own.
originally posted by: deadeyedick
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: HorusChrist
Hey, to be honest, I like Jesus' message. It has helped to shape my worldview, but it is the hypocriticalness of mainstream Christianity that has really soured my opinion of the religion.
It has never made sense to me how if someone tries to verbally point humanity in the right direction of jesus then when that person turns around and sins we then seek to demonize that person as a failure and hypocrite
without those hypocrites around us then the message would never be spoken of.
Even the religious sin and somehow that should negate their desire to be good but it does not.
Sinner or saint please show me the way