(July 14, 2017 at 9:53 pm)Godscreated Wrote:(July 13, 2017 at 8:41 am)Harry Nevis Wrote: Because, especially in America, calling yourself christian has little or nothing to do with the bible. It's more like a club you join to have your ignorance and prejudices justified, group sympathy for being "persecuted", feeling more secure with a daddy figure looking over you, and to have a large group of people to look down on. And you don't have to give up anything but critical thinking!
But it equally baffles me how someone can claim to know god. I would think such knowledge would affect changes in behaviour for the better, but that's rarely seen.
How would you know, the Bible is our instruction manual on how we should conduct ourselves in a relationship with God. For the ones like yourself it's a life line to eternity. You should try and live the life of a Christian before you criticize it. We are being attacked in this country but we are far from being persecuted. We live in a relationship with God and He does look out for us, guiding us through a spiritual life that can only be obtained through Christ. We do have critical thinking in our lives just because you disagree with us only means you lack a knowledge we have. You probably get all your info about Christians from the TV preachers and you must watch those that have wealth and good times at heart, you shouldn't let your fellow atheist know you're watching TV preachers they'll make fun of you, just as I am. To know God is the only way to grow in a relationship with Him. Change, you wouldn't wanted to meet me on a dark street if I had not come to God through Christ in salvation. You've known so many Christians before they were saved to make that judgement. You will criticize a Christian for judging yet it's just fine for you to do, that's called a double standard.
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I give you credit for at least admitting that Christians are not being persecuted in this country. Most Christians I know refuse to admit that. And for the record, I get my information about Christians from: My time as a Christian, my Christian friends, and local Christian pastors on the radio. I have never watched those TV pastors you mention because anyone with half a brain knows they are full of shit.
And the reason it's ok for us to judge you, and not for you to judge us, is because we don't believe in a book that tells us not to judge. When you judge, you're being hypocritical. When we do it, it's just judging because we don't see anything wrong with it (or I don't at least).
