It's not up to me to decide who is and who is not a christian. It's not up to those you described above to say I'm not either. It's up to the Lord and HE says we would be known by our LOVE and our FRUIT, not by hatred and bigotry.
As far as what the definition of a christian is, the only one that matters to me is His.
I have compassion for those who have been bullied by those who claim to do it in the name of my Lord, but that doesn't mean I'm willing to be the punching bag who answers to you for their failings. It's been interesting talking with you. Take care!
As far as what the definition of a christian is, the only one that matters to me is His.
I have compassion for those who have been bullied by those who claim to do it in the name of my Lord, but that doesn't mean I'm willing to be the punching bag who answers to you for their failings. It's been interesting talking with you. Take care!
And I would never want to turn you into a punching bag for their failings. The way I see it, any religion is just a group of people, and people are good and bad. I just attack a pre-concieved notion that all christians are good, and if someone is bad, then he's not really a true christian. All groups of people deserve an equal amount of praise and respect at a basic level, anything more than that is entirely up to the actions of the people in that group. People act responsibly and charitably, respect goes up. They do bad things, respect goes down. I just want to strip people of their deluded view that their group is the best and all others are bad, no exceptions. I'm not here to turn people into punching bags for the actions of others
Interesting talking to you too! Take care!