I have been using the website since September 14th 2014. My experience here has been nothing but a joke. There is so much arguing and debate, it's ridiculous. I'm about to renounce ever using this website. Debating is not a calm discussion. It is differences of opinion fighting for who may be right and have the last word. People that like to go against what you believe also happen to be aged people well in their 50's and 60's. I'd expect them to be mature. But let's face it, it doesn't matter your physical age, what matters is your emotional age. I have encoutered so much sarcasim in this place. And people call themselves Christian? Paul taught us to keep away from coarse jokes. Coarse can mean rude. And any level of sarcasim is rude. Debating = Dissension, a work of the flesh. I have grown to hate the opinionated spirit of people even more. My respect for Christianity is now at an all time low. No wonder people leave the church. No wonder the world hates Christians. The biggest ego's and pigheaded individuals there are! I just want to call out the American Church more than ever. Denominations are not healthy. They are divisions among Christians. We need one church with one faith and one doctrine. Otherwise, it's a joke. Now I am expecting some people on here to speak against this post. So have at it. Speak your mind. Just proove everything I just mentioned here. Jesus was right, there would be sheep and there would be goats in the end days. Men who are lovers of themselves, boastful, arrogant etc etc
Brother, I know exactly how you feel. I have stood in your shoes before and at times still feel the same way. I left this sight too for the very same reasons that you mentioned. Sadly almost all other Christian sites are the same way. Very rarely will you find anyone talking in brotherly love when expressing their thoughts or correcting something that is misleading. Also within the churches, at least near me anyway, they are a joke and I often wonder what Jesus would do today if He were here and physically walked into a church today. If He was so upset in His day at the money changers and such in His place of worship, what would He do today?
I came to the conclusion a long time ago and understood why non-Christians didn't want to go to church and why they call us hypocrites. Sadly that is what most of us are now days, too many "playing" Christian and don't seem to make any effort to change their lives. Once someone becomes a true Christian, there should be a difference between the believer and non-believer. The believer is to be set apart from this world. The world should be able to look at us and see that we are different and not of this world.
I encourage you to stay and try to make friends with and relate to those of us who try hard to be the kind of Christian God wants us to be. It is hard in this day and age. I mess up as much as the next guy, but I try and I always hope others can see a difference in me from the world. I certainly don't want to act or be like those of this world. And neither should any other true Christian.
All I can say is try to stay away from some of the forums and threads, because no matter what you say or have Scripture to back you up, there are going to be certain ones that will put you down and tell you you are wrong, even though you know in your heart what Christ has taught you and laid upon your heart. Find those of us who try to speak truth and stick with talking with them about Bible subjects, etc.
Feel free to send me a friends request if you like. I try to do my best and I am a work in progress.
God bless and best wishes.
Please don't let certain people force you out or silence you, just because they don't know any better. When you do, you let them win and it makes them even stronger.