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Originally posted by IamAbeliever
I tend to agree with Gandhi:
"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."
edit on 21-3-2011 by IamAbeliever because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by IamAbeliever
I tend to agree with Gandhi:
"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."
edit on 21-3-2011 by IamAbeliever because: (no reason given)
God is love. Why are we so defensive?
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Why do we attack all of the people around here that question our beliefs, the Bible, and God?
As a Christian, you are called to be Christ-like
How do we ever expect anyone of a different belief to listen to anything we have to say?
What would make someone that doesn’t believe in God, Jesus, or the Bible want to have anything to do with us? We should know better than this!
First, you just have to be kind, respectful, and gracious. And patient!!
Guys and girls, we’re all going to get upset sometimes here. In the name of conversation, things get heated, we disagree, and honestly, sometimes there’s not much common ground to stand on. I know I’ve gotten frustrated in a few instances, but we have to keep our cool and speak like adults. Sometimes it’s just wise to agree to disagree. We need to know when to swallow our pride, embrace humility, and admit when we're wrong.
I’m confident in the God I serve and the Bible.
Originally posted by IamAbeliever
I tend to agree with Gandhi:
"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."
edit on 21-3-2011 by IamAbeliever because: (no reason given)
Defensiveness usually indicates a lack of faith in their faith.
Originally posted by Praetorius
reply to post by Whereweheaded
Quick point of disagreement here.
First off, according to our current accepted science, life is much older than 11k years - some up to billions. Humans life on the scale (accepted, that is) of hundreds of thousands.
Sorry for the quibble - I just wanted to throw in that the bible doesn't limit things to the 5/6 thousand years young-earth creations like to mention frequently.
This all figures in to ancient astronaut theory, the fact that we are "a species with amnesia", and various other indicators - the beginning of the book of Genesis allows for the usual starting point of history to actually be a RE-creation: 'Gen 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Gen 1:2 The earth WAS without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.'
The word translated "was" in verse two (capitalized above) is 'hâyâh' in hebrew, and can also mean "became". This allows for all the lost pre-histories to come into play, as well as beliefs in prior galactic colonization by inter-dimensional beings usually called angels.
Just wanted to toss that out, thanks.
Originally posted by Northwarden
We are exhorted to help each other, and is self-defense off the table of options once you become a "True" Christian? Yes, God is love, but wisdom should rule over foolish behaviours as surely as light outshines darkness.