By the way...how can you* get them to change?
If any change happens, it's the Holy Spirit of God?
And who else are you mad at? A government doesn't endorse your religion and claim that no one comes to the Father but by Christ, but rather, allows people to worship Allah, become Hindi, and then, raise their children that way?? Won't someone pleeeeeease think of the children??
My understanding of Christianity is that to simplify it Christ taught us to act lovingly towards all others. That's how people will know you are his disciples, and in doing that, love the Father.
I want people to respect my religion, so I respect others' right to Freedom of Religion as well. I remember what Jesus said to the sheep and goats, and have empathy for those who are hungry, homeless, or ill, and do what I can to help them.
I practice my religion, not demand that other people follow mine.
And sometimes, I wonder if we aren't worshipping very different gods, when Christ told us to remove the log from our eye before focusing on the speck of others, when he freely forgave sin, rather than yelling at people to repent, would never justify discrimination or bullying, never dehumanized people but rather, showed them that they were loved by the Father, while the Pharisees, so full of self-righteousness, condemned others to exalt themselves by comparison, and thinking the very God they preached about they considered and enemy and thought to destroy.
If any change happens, it's the Holy Spirit of God?
And who else are you mad at? A government doesn't endorse your religion and claim that no one comes to the Father but by Christ, but rather, allows people to worship Allah, become Hindi, and then, raise their children that way?? Won't someone pleeeeeease think of the children??
My understanding of Christianity is that to simplify it Christ taught us to act lovingly towards all others. That's how people will know you are his disciples, and in doing that, love the Father.
I want people to respect my religion, so I respect others' right to Freedom of Religion as well. I remember what Jesus said to the sheep and goats, and have empathy for those who are hungry, homeless, or ill, and do what I can to help them.
I practice my religion, not demand that other people follow mine.
And sometimes, I wonder if we aren't worshipping very different gods, when Christ told us to remove the log from our eye before focusing on the speck of others, when he freely forgave sin, rather than yelling at people to repent, would never justify discrimination or bullying, never dehumanized people but rather, showed them that they were loved by the Father, while the Pharisees, so full of self-righteousness, condemned others to exalt themselves by comparison, and thinking the very God they preached about they considered and enemy and thought to destroy.
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