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originally posted by: underwerks
a reply to: Alien Abduct
So just because a Christian cusses a person out it doesn't make the Christian a hypocrite.
If you do that which you chastise others for, you are indeed a hypocrite. Interpreting what a 2000 year old book says to make yourself feel like you aren’t doesn’t change anything.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Alien Abduct
Well another thing too --
If she goes around telling people not to cuss, I feel there's a difference between telling them they shouldn't and then cussing all the time on her own, and say ... stubbing your toe or breaking a bone or some other traumatic event that causes someone to suddenly break out in cursing.
I've been known to do that myself. I genuinely don't think people should cuss as a regular part of their everyday vocab when just basically conversing. Nothing's more annoying than sitting at a table at a restaurant and having the next table over loudly holding forth in convo with every other word being MFer, MFing, etc., when it's clear that's just how they talk.
The occasional mild epithet? I can live with that fine.
And I've been known to cuss myself in extremity.
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
And Hitler.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
And Hitler.
Hitler didn't ask Jesus for forgiveness like Jeffy did. Jeffy is in Heaven right now because of that.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
And Hitler.
Hitler didn't ask Jesus for forgiveness like Jeffy did. Jeffy is in Heaven right now because of that.
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
How do you know Hitler didn't ask for forgiveness? I think he did. I think that plucky little man is chillin up in the clouds.
originally posted by: ketsuko
Not necessarily.
Just saying the words isn't enough. As I said, it's an internal condition; you have to really understand and repent of your old life and the things you did in it. The only way Dahmer made it to Heaven is if he truly had come to realize the enormity of what he had done and understood it as truly wrong and wished to repent of it and be forgiven.
Matthew 7: 15-23
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
How do you know Hitler didn't ask for forgiveness? I think he did. I think that plucky little man is chillin up in the clouds.
Because he blew his brains out.
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
How do you know Hitler didn't ask for forgiveness? I think he did. I think that plucky little man is chillin up in the clouds.
Because he blew his brains out.
Hitler could not have had thoughts and words with God before he blew his brains out?
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
originally posted by: Klassified
a reply to: Alien Abduct
So just because a Christian cusses a person out it doesn't make the Christian a hypocrite.
Yes. Yes it does, if they are admonishing everyone else not to do it, but they themselves do it. That's a hypocrite. Just because their god forgives them of it if they repent, doesn't make them any less so.
You are lumping all Christians into one basket by saying "if they are admonishing everyone else". This OP is an example of ONE person behaving hypocritical.
You are right, someone that goes around telling people not to curse but then goes around and does it themselves is being hypocritical, but that isn't Christian-like and let's not lump all Christians into one category.
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
Hitler could not have had thoughts and words with God before he blew his brains out?
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
Hitler could not have had thoughts and words with God before he blew his brains out?
No, he was too busy killing his dog and popping a cyanide tablet.
originally posted by: Klassified
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
originally posted by: Klassified
a reply to: Alien Abduct
So just because a Christian cusses a person out it doesn't make the Christian a hypocrite.
Yes. Yes it does, if they are admonishing everyone else not to do it, but they themselves do it. That's a hypocrite. Just because their god forgives them of it if they repent, doesn't make them any less so.
You are lumping all Christians into one basket by saying "if they are admonishing everyone else". This OP is an example of ONE person behaving hypocritical.
You are right, someone that goes around telling people not to curse but then goes around and does it themselves is being hypocritical, but that isn't Christian-like and let's not lump all Christians into one category.
No, you took it that way because I used "they" instead of "she". "They" meant any individual who can be categorized under the topic. This is not about the "persecution syndrome" that some Christians have.
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
originally posted by: Klassified
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
originally posted by: Klassified
a reply to: Alien Abduct
So just because a Christian cusses a person out it doesn't make the Christian a hypocrite.
Yes. Yes it does, if they are admonishing everyone else not to do it, but they themselves do it. That's a hypocrite. Just because their god forgives them of it if they repent, doesn't make them any less so.
You are lumping all Christians into one basket by saying "if they are admonishing everyone else". This OP is an example of ONE person behaving hypocritical.
You are right, someone that goes around telling people not to curse but then goes around and does it themselves is being hypocritical, but that isn't Christian-like and let's not lump all Christians into one category.
No, you took it that way because I used "they" instead of "she". "They" meant any individual who can be categorized under the topic. This is not about the "persecution syndrome" that some Christians have.
Alright, did you get my other points?