And it only took a couple comments from him to get all of us Christians to start attacking, insulting, and telling him to “GET OUT”, to do it huh. I think it's a way worse reflection on us than it is on him, he is of the world what do you expect out of him? We are supposed to show love, mercy, and be welcoming regardless of his intentions and actions, do you think that we handled that very well? Even if it was a complete waste of time, do you think “Get Out” is a good way to represent Christ to the world?
The example I can think of is Luke 23:34 34 But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing."
And this after He was wrongly convicted, beaten, whipped, and nailed to a cross to suffer God’s wrath. I think that would be a little worse than whatever this guy’s intentions were coming here. I just feel we, as regenerated Christians, should have offered a hand in love and mercy BEFORE saying, "He's just trolling ban him". I mean he's going to do what he's going to do anyway, but are we supposed to let his actions dictate our behavior? Even if he just slapped our hands away and kept on THEN dust off our shoes and send him on his way, but I have a problem with the first thing he hears from Christians being "you’re going to burn, get out we don't like your kind here”. I agree with everything said about his sin and that if he kept on with the same thing to get him out, but I don't think the way he was addressed from the very beginning was very Christian at all.
So as far as “The OP,now banned,got what they wanted,to stir up strife. They did not come for answers or prayer. They accomplished their mission.” He sure did, and we let him plain and simple.
That was where I was coming from yesterday and my only point, I wasn't saying we should be ok or accept any sin just to be PC, or let him do anything he wants to avoid "hurting feelings" or anything like that. I'm just glad Jesus didn't treat me like that, and I deserved to be treated that way.
