RE: What are the Characteristics of a NT Christian?
April 7, 2017 at 12:51 pm
(This post was last modified: April 7, 2017 at 12:55 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
To Vor:
But the things is, they aren't ignoring some random stuff from the OT that could or could not have been written allegorically. They are ignoring the fundamental teachings of Christ Himself. Which as Christians, we cannot turn our back from. Jesus specifically said "one of the greatest commandments is to love your neighbor as yourself." He even told us to love our enemies!
Yet the Westboros go around and say God hates gay people, and that we should hate gay people, and that it's good when people are tragically killed, even children. Those are directly contradictory to the fundamental Christian beliefs, due to the fact that Jesus Himself so often spoke of loving everyone and turning the other cheek.
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Oh my gosh, this is so true!
But the things is, they aren't ignoring some random stuff from the OT that could or could not have been written allegorically. They are ignoring the fundamental teachings of Christ Himself. Which as Christians, we cannot turn our back from. Jesus specifically said "one of the greatest commandments is to love your neighbor as yourself." He even told us to love our enemies!
Yet the Westboros go around and say God hates gay people, and that we should hate gay people, and that it's good when people are tragically killed, even children. Those are directly contradictory to the fundamental Christian beliefs, due to the fact that Jesus Himself so often spoke of loving everyone and turning the other cheek.
(April 7, 2017 at 12:50 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(April 6, 2017 at 3:44 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I guess the problem is that a lot of the members here seem to know pretty much only the types of Christian people who are extremely ignorant, deny science, and hate gays (or perhaps those are simply the only ones who stick out in their mind?). I'm not going to deny anyone here that this has been their personal experience with Christian folks, but personally for me, I truly don't see that. For example, only once in my life did I ever talked to a person who said they don't believe in evolution. I have literally only heard that once from one person, lol. I mean, sure, you see and hear about crazy people on TV or whatever, but that's why they are on TV... because they are crazy and not your average person.
My experience has been that most of us are just completely normal people, who aren't complete morons and who don't hate others for their sexual preference. Especially having been living the military lifestyle for the past 4 years, and being surrounded by a TON of Christians who are totally friendly, intelligent, educated,and normal. So it's hard for me to understand all this talk on the forums about Christians being this and being that. Perhaps a lot of you guys are from the deep south? I've lived in Brazil, Ohio, Florida, and Texas, so I don't know what the culture is like in that part of the country. Maybe therein lies the difference... I dunno.
I also find a number of atheist, who seem to not be able to contemplate a Christianity that is different than what is in their mind. This may be from experience, or perhaps there are other motivations to why they argue what they do. It is quite annoying however being expected to defend something that you don't believe, and where not saying. It seems like often I spend more time trying to get people to let go of there assumptions.
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Oh my gosh, this is so true!
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
