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Bad experience with religious people?
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com7fy8
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Amen ! ! !
The religious person I had the worst ever experience with was a guy who could look down on women just because they weren't gorgeous - - right while he supposed he was doing everything possible to make sure he got to Heaven. And he would self-righteously criticize people instead of hoping for them to be forgiven and to do better.
There's a reason I know all this about the guy . . . after God has made me more wise to - - myself. I have been my own biggest problem.
The religious person I had the worst ever experience with was a guy who could look down on women just because they weren't gorgeous - - right while he supposed he was doing everything possible to make sure he got to Heaven. And he would self-righteously criticize people instead of hoping for them to be forgiven and to do better.
There's a reason I know all this about the guy . . . after God has made me more wise to - - myself. I have been my own biggest problem.
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Yes, so true… I ve seen people leave the church because of this kind of people. Our worst enemy is among us! If the pastor and the congregation don’t do anything to prevent from these behaviors then We can go and Explain why. But, let s not forget to pray for them and stick to God. Leaving is a defeat that the fallen angel loves.
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This is the result of having a church house full of lukewarm or lip-service Christians. They’ve learned how to go through the motions well enough to be seen as model believers, but their lives bear no real fruit. Sadly, that can lead to real harm, cliques, gossip, backbiting, gatekeeping, and more. What makes it worse is that new or growing believers often see these individuals as examples of what Christianity looks like. So, when these “model” Christians act in un-Christlike ways, the ones who are genuinely following Jesus, the true Church, often end up taking the blame. Not saying a true follower of Jesus is going to be perfect. We all have to be mindful of how we interact with others, but those instances are much less common.
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