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This line of thought intrigues me. I consider myself a liberal liberal, because I am so far out there that even most liberals think I'm nuts. Yet, I am also judgmental and rude to those who disagree- privately, anyway. So, is it right to think that I am conservatively holding a liberal...

I thank you for this description of regeneration. In my life right now I know many people who are like this-for the most part, would you ever perhaps think that some people who do not profess to be saved or Christians actually are- such as when in 1 John 4:7 (NIV), it says "Everyone who loves...

How do you know when a person has been regenerated? I became a Christian when I was five. My greatest instinct has been to love others. I find that is what many people I know want. I don't really know anyone who thinks their evil is good... that is a psychopath, not regular people. :) When you...

:) I do not think that I hate the Lord at all- I do think I hate a perception of Him. I have really hated some people, but am currently not doing so. It has not been a church but certain Christians and certain perspectives of who God is that turned me away, so to speak, from the Lord. If we are...

Do you mean pure truth literally or metaphorically? I assume you mean literally, which would be a no. I don't love that perception of God, not yet anyway. It may turn out to be a needed perception, in which case, I will stop hating him. This makes me think of something I just read today about...

Uh, yeah, sorry about that. I didn't realise this was only for Christians... however, I do consider myself a disciple of Christ- a Christian by the technical meaning of the word. Well, thanks for the mini dialogue. :wave:

Perhaps because it would be counterproductive? :) Many people who get told "Repent or burn in hell forever", turn their backs on Christianity with a #$$%%^ attitude. The old adage "You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" works, too. I have one friend who wants to convince me of...

Yes, man is at times filled with such feelings. He is also filled with love, tenderness, compassion, sympathy, understanding, selflessness, kindness, and honesty. These seem to be more natural. It is the abnormal man who enjoys his hurtful and vengeful feelings. A man who murders and likes it is...

Where? I didn't say it was in the Bible. I am told by my own experience and the reading that I do on the subject. True, your book doesn't state such a thing. Love is a heck of a lot more than action! If you feed an infant, take care of all their physical needs but give them not love, many...

Odd, but I don't know a single man like that. Not one. Every man is born with love in his heart, not vileness. Love is the essence of a man, he cannot even survive long as an infant without it. If he were vile, he would need vileness to survive. What man hates God? A man must know God to hate...

Yes. It states that God is in everything, and beyond everything. That does make it more compatible with Christianity than pantheism... however, I am not concerned about this, I am a Pantheist (God IS everything, God cannot be beyond everything, for that would put God beyond God...), who is also...

I am a really crazy hippy type "christian" who hasn't posted for a really long time. I just thought this thread was too interesting to not post. Although it seems it might be hazardous... hmm...:confused: oh well... Anyway, I label myself as a Pantheist because I am a pantheist, but once a few...

Love breeds a more caring person. Salvation through Christ gives one the chance to forgive themselves and hence does lead to a greater amount of caring-but this is what love does in and of itself. Those who forgive themselves and others-or "Love others as they love themselves" will be more...

I really don't like people telling me things I already know, too. Why, just last week a friend told me that I'm not the only person to have low self-esteem and insecurity! Um, Hello?! I know that! And then she got mad that I told her that I already knew that and didn't need her telling me. Ah...

Well, I'll be waiting for them. :) That's better. Thanks. This new CF loads too slowly for me. It takes forever, and I'm a very impatient person. I wish I had a faster computer. Boo. I'd wish for them to have a faster loading board, but alas. It seems I am doomed to slowness.

I just stopped in for the first time since the changes. Me no likey. Have to scroll to the right just to read the full posts. And I miss the little icons-especially, as has been mentioned, my faith icon.

(((HALLIE))) I also don't know how to trust Christians again. I'm afraid of them, as though if I let them, they would crush my spirit, they would crush me, and I would be a clone, an empty, soul-less clone. I didn't lose my faith because of Christians, though, it was what they believed. The...

Sadness, mostly. One time I laughed.

One of the most moving thoughts about my cats is that they have an amazing ability to forgive. They don't go around carrying grudges. When I am frustrated and upset, I don't treat them very nice, but they forgive me. I find them to be the most purest form of love I have ever met. They love me...

Sorry for your loss. (((CaDan))) My cats are my best friends and I lost one of them in June 2007, so I feel for you.