If you choose to open a Christian bashing thread...

:evil monke:

STFU - now what does that mean ?

I'm not allowed to say.

It's not something Jesus would want me to say...but He's the perfect one in our relationship!

OP

Don't sweat it, what better way is there to share the good news online with those who are lost. If someone starts a christian thread regarding doctrine or prophecy, then seldom do the people who don't know Christ get involved. The religious doctrine threads attract a different type than the christian bashing threads do, and most christian bashers don't get much involved in the level of discussion on a theoligical thread regarding doctrine. Its not really their cup of tea.

You are absolutely right. I suppose many Christians share my frustration.

The fact that there are more than 3 Christians on this forum is a miracle in itself,

you all are so wonderful you have no idea

Sarcasm or truth? :nyao?:

WOW, STFU. That sounds real Christian like.

It is a miracle that Christianity survived.

I ridicule all religions, and the concept of religions in general. Besides, bashing on Christianity is like beating a dog--it's just too easy.

As stated above, only Jesus was perfect.

You'll change your tune real quick (on Christian bashing and dog beating) when the consequences of your actions are finally revealed.

absolute truth.








(the ratio of believers to non-believers has improved greatly from where it was over 2 years ago)

Yeah I know. I'm soooo damned.

If I had to guess, I'd say that most people here see the inherent weaknesses in organized religion and are searching for more than the limited concepts it teaches. I'm wondering why there seem to be so many fundamentalists on a website of free-thinkers. They all seem to be consumed with their own interpretation of scriptures and hell-bent on getting their message across of 'salvation' for the masses.

No offense intended but gee guys, this isn't really the place to convert people to Christianity. Most of us here are secure enough in ourselves not to need the personal gods of the monotheistic religions; we know the kingdom of god is within.

Peace,

Taz

No, actually you're not...thanks to Jesus!

Nope! You get to go to heaven too. :nekoclap:

It is ABSOLUTELY a miracle that Christianity has survived. It has been a VITAL way of life for billions, from sophisticated surburbia in America to the jungles of India. It has flourished under intense persecution, still thrives in the midst of mockery and ridicule.

Doesn't anyone ever realize that this is a testiment to it's truth? To it's ability to capture the heart of mankind?



"Amazing love, how can it be, that you my King,
should die for me?

Amazing love, I know it's true.
It's my joy to honor you. In all I do, I honor you!"

Taz, I've been here for four years.

You have no idea how close the opinion of the folks here at glp are to modern Christians.

Very, very close.

People talk about Illuminati, alien agenda, shadow government, demons, fallen angels, without realizing that Christians have been talking about these things since the '70s.

Oh, okay. Good deal then!

It's an exmple of "Christian" hypocrisy.

No offense taken, Taz. Please don't take offense when I say you are mistaken about the kingdom of God. When Jesus referenced the kingdom he was talking about himself. The literal translation is "the kingdom of God is among you" not "within you", though many modern translations use the word "within". If my belief that Jesus will someday rule an actual kingdom where peace and love are absolute law makes me a "fundamentalist", so be it.

What? Christians can't be dramatic?

Haven't ever heard much bashing of the first three, but I'll give you the last two. Funny that the God of the 3 major religions that cause the most uproar is the SAME GOD.

Taz

For me it has nothing to do with converting anyone as a personal agenda. I enjoy discussing biblical truth with other christians and even other faiths, and you are right most of us can be pretty stubborn in our faith. But that is because it is under attack and challenged everywhere we turn, so we hold fast to what we believe. because of this stubborn stance we take, we also need to be shaken once in awhile so we can move to deeper revelations of God's wisdom and love in our own growth.

If ssomeone hears truth about the good news in Christ as they are reading our discussions then God is the One who causes Spiritual growth and not us.

Paul planted, Appollos watered, but God caused the growth, nothing much has changed in the system God has ordained for His sheep to hear His voice. Though I have learned not to limit what God can use or what He can do, or how He choses to grab someone's attention.

We need Jesus now. We have blind people leading the blind people.

2000 years. Man has definitely changed. Language, idioms, culture. All changed. There some truth in the Bible left after all the translations and interpretations of 2000 years.

But isn't it amazing how much of that change has recently occured?

Love brings site to the blind and is a beacon of light in a dark world.

I think it's our fault that, many people have turned away from Christ.
We have lost the most pure element that our religion is based on. Love. There would be no world, no universe, no salvation without love.
God is the embodiment of this love and Christ was the messanger.

True, however the RECOGNIZED founders of the afore mentioned religions all died and stayed dead. Not true with Christianity though. With Christianity, the eyewitnesses saw him die and the eyewitnesses saw Him alive again. What other religion can hold to that truth?

Also I used the term RECOGNIZED founders for the founder of Judaism was God Himself. God gave the information to Moses Himself.