(May 14, 2014 at 5:09 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Think about it. Religionists in general have the mental perversion that the creator of the universe has singled them out for special notice, special treatment, special reward. This automatically puts those outside the group in the category of 'not quite as good as us'. If others WERE good enough, God would include them for special services.
Religionists can yap all they want to about how 'God loves everyone' and 'We all worship the same God' blah blah blah, but they KNOW they're just a wee bit better than everyone else.
Boru
Your statement is of course addressing people of all religions, but since Lemonvariable72 was referring to Christians in general then my reply will be within that context.
Christianity teaches that the creator of the universe has singled out everyone on Earth (not just the ones who worship the said creator) for a particular purpose.
Psalms 139:13-16
Jeremiah 1:5
Christianity advocates humility as a necessity for salvation, so Christians who harbor this mindset:
(May 14, 2014 at 5:09 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: This automatically puts those outside the group in the category of 'not quite as good as us'. If others WERE good enough, God would include them for special services.
or display this behavior:
(May 14, 2014 at 4:11 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: I constantly see Christians that are so chalked full of haughtiness and arrogance.are not displaying proper Christ-like conduct.
Some of them also perpetuate this myth that if you dont use "bad" words you're not being rude, while they make condescending posts about how they are better because they have christ.
The belief that God loves everyone should in fact support the virtue of humility; everyone is put on the same level.
An insincere follower of Christ is usually more dangerous than the average pagan.
Buzz