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You obviously have never paid much attention to the whole counsel of God. You forget that God has commanded us to preach and teach good and correct doctrine.
So when are you going to start?



You forget that TRUTH is to be taught and understood. You hate this, but that is your bad; not God's.
You are not the arbitrator of truth. You know this to be true and you hate it and commit hubris to pretend otherwise

TRUTH: God hates abortion.
Scriptural evidence to support this?

TRUTH: God hates homosexuality.
Can you back hat up with evidence that doesn’t rely on bad translations?

TRUTH: God hates adultery.
Yet the Christian community doesn’t seem to have a problem with it

TRUTH: God hates fornication.
Yet in a countless verses the bible blesses such activities – possibly because fornication does not mean sex without benefit of marriage. but more likely because the bible views marriage as entirely secular, marriage became a “sacrament” only in rather modern times.

You may hate these facts, but that does not mean that now I have no fruit of the Spirit within me. It means that I am keeping to the Word of God. I will not bend and bow down to the liberal hatred of God's Word and try to dismiss the above Truths as "Irrelevant to modern society".
You are warping your personal interpretation of the bible and condemning anyone who does not agree with your personal interpretation. This isn’t truth

I will laugh at all attempts at labeling me with "hate" when I confirm God's Word by teaching these Truths. That is why you are angry. Someone will not bow to the liberal assault on God's Word. So sorry.
No one need label you. You do a fine job of it yourself

I find the hatred of God's Word to be boring and I know that all keystrokes against GOD'S WORD will come to nothing! Did you catch that? I said I KNOW FOR A FACT that all keystrokes against God's Word are worthless and will be blown into the wind like chaff (Mt. 3)!!!
:sleep:

The hatred of the heathen is boring.
Yes you are

The love of GOD is awesome!!! :clap:
A pity you are unable to show any






"You can safely conclude you have created God in your own image when it turns out that He hates all the same people you do" - Anne Lamott
 
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But he has definatly shown a strong character, and quite frankly, if the bible is right HE IS CORRECT.

This is one of those false dichotomies -- there are many interpretations of the Bible, and Shield's personal interpretation can be wrong without invalidating the Bible.

People like Shield and Axe like to propagate the false idea that their Biblical interpretation is the only one, and they are not interpreting, but merely reporting the literal truth. Hard to tell if they do this intentionally in order to avoid actually debating and examining their beliefs, or unintentionally because they are ignorant of non-fundamentalist Christianity. Or something else entirely.
 
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You obviously have never paid much attention to the whole counsel of God. You forget that God has commanded us to preach and teach good and correct doctrine. You forget that TRUTH is to be taught and understood. You hate this, but that is your bad; not God's.

TRUTH: God hates abortion.

TRUTH: God hates homosexuality.

TRUTH: God hates adultery.

TRUTH: God hates fornication.

You may hate these facts, but that does not mean that now I have no fruit of the Spirit within me. It means that I am keeping to the Word of God. I will not bend and bow down to the liberal hatred of God's Word and try to dismiss the above Truths as "Irrelevant to modern society".

I will laugh at all attempts at labeling me with "hate" when I confirm God's Word by teaching these Truths. That is why you are angry. Someone will not bow to the liberal assault on God's Word. So sorry.

I find the hatred of God's Word to be boring and I know that all keystrokes against GOD'S WORD will come to nothing! Did you catch that? I said I KNOW FOR A FACT that all keystrokes against God's Word are worthless and will be blown into the wind like chaff (Mt. 3)!!!

The hatred of the heathen is boring. :yawn:

The love of GOD is awesome!!! :clap:

SoF, that's the problem. You ONLY concentrate on the hate and it reflects in your behavior through MORE hate. YOU can not attempt to justify it through what God hates. God is greater than you. God is a grown-up. God knows how to "hate the sin and not the sinner". Again, humans are idiots. We really can't do much for ourselves. We CAN'T "hate the sin and not the sinner". It's something incapable of our nature. Our emotions are so drastic and spontaneous that that hate can overflow when people don't agree with us. The only POSSIBLE way to acknowledge sin is to acknowledge it as evil, but not to hate it. Honestly, hating something generally means you acknowledge it as powerful. I find sin hilarious. Why? Because it's Satan's tool and I find Satan hilarious because he thinks he is greater than my God. The idea that ANYTHING could be greater than God is so ridiculous to me that I have to laugh. So instead of HATING sin, I laugh at it along-side God. God may hate sin but He is able to multi-task His emotions. We can't.

Laughing at sin doesn't make you vulnerable, and it doesn't mean you think it's not a force to be reckoned with. Of course it can be. But if you put enough faith in God then sin can not drag you down. You'll still sin even if you know God is greater than any sin. But walking away from it with humility and knowing God will protect you from it's consequence is what makes it laughable. When I was little, I would think I was invincible. Then I would get a scratch. But Mommy would make it better so quickly, and I was suddenly invincible again. Of course, even when Mommy fixes it I could still get booboo's, and as I grew she stopped kissing them to let me learn on my own so that I could fix it. God is such a great Father and that's exactly how His children are too Him. You can't let the trials get you down and you can't let sin get you down. You just have to laugh and say "Ha, God has taught me about you, and since I am with God I am greater".

And by laughing at sin, you won't be able to let that overflow into hate for people who sin or for non-Christians. Like how hate for sin overflows into hate not quite so powerful but still hurtful, laughing at sin overflows into a different kind of laughter. The tolerant "I know who you are, and I love you and will pray for you". Compassion. Compassion is NOT shouting "you're going to hell" on a street corner. It is shouting "I love you despite whatever you may have going on" on a mountain. And if you can treat sin like a joke, you can treat people with compassion a whole lot easier. Naturally, for some people it's different. But this has helped me a lot and I think it can help you SoF (assuming you're not a Poe which I really think you're not. A Poe is a little more extravagant and wouldn't be a Dallas fan in other parts of the forum (right on by the way, go Dallas :thumbsup:))

Hell and brimstone aren't what bring people to God. Only God brings people to God. And people will be so much more understanding and willing to listen if instead of shouting at them you sit down and LISTEN to them. If you want to be like God, you LISTEN to people. If you want to be like Christ, you are compassionate. I argue about the stupidest things so don't say you're just argumentative. Even when I'm arguing over something ridiculous I can still calm down when I'm talking about my faith or something that strongly moves me. You can still be loud. We need more loud Christians that AREN'T talking about hell and brimstone. Some more of those on the corner that ARE shouting "I love you!"
 
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You prase SOF for saying the same things over and over, and getting the same responses each time, yet continuing to do the same thing? Thats a textbook definition for insanity right there.

SOF can believe what he likes. It's when he starts portraying the God I know, who loves everyone, sinner or not, as a two-bit dictator who is coming to destroy America (because, you know, the rest of the world is perfect) because they arent doing exactly as SOF believes they should, then I get irritated. And I think I have every right to be.
 
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Or maybe you just can't understand any of his statements because you are not one of Jesus Christ's sheep??


"To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

"And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

"Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers."


"I did tell you, and you refused to believe me. The works that I do by my Father's authority make it plain who I am. But you do not believe in me because you are not part of my flock.
oh so i have to agree with him first to understand it? what an inconsistent waste of time.
god gave us brains, and i would think would want us to use it.
i find what SoF spouts is the most despicable bigotry, and shows he's not out to win any hearts.
if i have to be a sheep in order to understand the nonsense troll of faith excretes then i'd rather just go find a wolf
 
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oh so i have to agree with him first to understand it? what an inconsistent waste of time.
god gave us brains, and i would think would want us to use it.
i find what SoF spouts is the most despicable bigotry, and shows he's not out to win any hearts.
if i have to be a sheep in order to understand the nonsense troll of faith excretes then i'd rather just go find a wolf
Yes. Remember the old saying about "being like little children". Apparently mental immaturity is a plus.
 
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I would never say that commitment to beliefs is a good thing, especially when they have been shown to be erroneous. Also, even though I've only witnessed SOF from this thread - he doesn't seem like a very loving person. Seems rather hate-filled and combative, actually.
 
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You prase SOF for saying the same things over and over, and getting the same responses each time, yet continuing to do the same thing? Thats a textbook definition for insanity right there.

SOF can believe what he likes. It's when he starts portraying the God I know, who loves everyone, sinner or not, as a two-bit dictator who is coming to destroy America (because, you know, the rest of the world is perfect) because they arent doing exactly as SOF believes they should, then I get irritated. And I think I have every right to be.

As Christ did.
SOF is a modern day Pharisee.
Jesus didn't walk around telling other people, "My dad is coming to give you the Smack Down!" He was gentle. He listened to people. He healed them. He gave love to the rejected. He gave hope to the desparate.
"Behold, the lame of God, that takes away the sin of the world." That's the Good News. Only, the only thing that's preached here the threat of hell.

The didn't walk up to Mary Magdeline and say, "You better repent or I'llllllll....." shaking his fist.

You have every right to be angry. It's a blasphemy of God, God made in SOF's image.

I was shocked when I was told that because I am a former Christian (including speaking in tongues), that I never really was a Christian in the first place. I was angry about it, until I realized that I dont' answer to FA or SOF. They can say whatever they like. They can tell you that you aren't really a Christian now (I'm sure it's a matter of time), but nothing can separate us from the love of God, not even SOF and FA.

So, now I just shrug.
 
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Yes. Remember the old saying about "being like little children". Apparently mental immaturity is a plus.
if that means getting a frontal lobe lobotomy to be able to agree with the nonsense some people think is true, then i guess i'm out
 
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The didn't walk up to Mary Magdeline and say, "You better repent or I'llllllll....." shaking his fist.
sorry to say this bb, but for some reason jackie gleason as ralph kramden popped into my head, i pictured the quote with "bam! zoom! straight to the moon!" on the end
sorry i'm just a weird person like that;)
 
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Many people in this sub forum have seen this place turned into a wrestling ring, thanks to all the "holy smackdown" threads started here by the people in question.

Many of us resent their thinking; however may I remind us all. Many of us have complained of being persecuted for our beliefs, so lets not give predjudice any more air time.

Floating Axe and Shield of Faith deserve respect because of their commitment. I admit it, even I grow weary of "oh no, thats not literal; you have to understand the jewish society that created that...."

Floating Axe and Shield of Faith have refused to do that, they have stood up and said "No, the book says what it says, and I'm taking that as testimony!" Which I commend and would agree with were it not on the topic of religon.

And from their obvious hatred of heathens and sinners, it's quite clear they practice what they preach.

And for this they deserve a bit of praise so here it is.. well done.

:thumbsup:

Disagree 100%.
 
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SoF, that's the problem. You ONLY concentrate on the hate and it reflects in your behavior through MORE hate. YOU can not attempt to justify it through what God hates. God is greater than you. God is a grown-up. God knows how to "hate the sin and not the sinner". Again, humans are idiots. We really can't do much for ourselves. We CAN'T "hate the sin and not the sinner". It's something incapable of our nature. Our emotions are so drastic and spontaneous that that hate can overflow when people don't agree with us. The only POSSIBLE way to acknowledge sin is to acknowledge it as evil, but not to hate it. Honestly, hating something generally means you acknowledge it as powerful. I find sin hilarious. Why? Because it's Satan's tool and I find Satan hilarious because he thinks he is greater than my God. The idea that ANYTHING could be greater than God is so ridiculous to me that I have to laugh. So instead of HATING sin, I laugh at it along-side God. God may hate sin but He is able to multi-task His emotions. We can't.

Laughing at sin doesn't make you vulnerable, and it doesn't mean you think it's not a force to be reckoned with. Of course it can be. But if you put enough faith in God then sin can not drag you down. You'll still sin even if you know God is greater than any sin. But walking away from it with humility and knowing God will protect you from it's consequence is what makes it laughable. When I was little, I would think I was invincible. Then I would get a scratch. But Mommy would make it better so quickly, and I was suddenly invincible again. Of course, even when Mommy fixes it I could still get booboo's, and as I grew she stopped kissing them to let me learn on my own so that I could fix it. God is such a great Father and that's exactly how His children are too Him. You can't let the trials get you down and you can't let sin get you down. You just have to laugh and say "Ha, God has taught me about you, and since I am with God I am greater".

And by laughing at sin, you won't be able to let that overflow into hate for people who sin or for non-Christians. Like how hate for sin overflows into hate not quite so powerful but still hurtful, laughing at sin overflows into a different kind of laughter. The tolerant "I know who you are, and I love you and will pray for you". Compassion. Compassion is NOT shouting "you're going to hell" on a street corner. It is shouting "I love you despite whatever you may have going on" on a mountain. And if you can treat sin like a joke, you can treat people with compassion a whole lot easier. Naturally, for some people it's different. But this has helped me a lot and I think it can help you SoF (assuming you're not a Poe which I really think you're not. A Poe is a little more extravagant and wouldn't be a Dallas fan in other parts of the forum (right on by the way, go Dallas :thumbsup:))

Hell and brimstone aren't what bring people to God. Only God brings people to God. And people will be so much more understanding and willing to listen if instead of shouting at them you sit down and LISTEN to them. If you want to be like God, you LISTEN to people. If you want to be like Christ, you are compassionate. I argue about the stupidest things so don't say you're just argumentative. Even when I'm arguing over something ridiculous I can still calm down when I'm talking about my faith or something that strongly moves me. You can still be loud. We need more loud Christians that AREN'T talking about hell and brimstone. Some more of those on the corner that ARE shouting "I love you!"

God hates evil. He does not care if you don't like that. I do not care if you do not like that.

God is love. He is the most loving being in and outside the universe. This is a fact. He has love so much that is would boggle your mind to try to fathom it.

He also is HOLY!!! OPPS!!!

No one here seems to REMEMBER that. So easy to talk about love.

The easiest thing in the world is to talk about love. See a love movie, sing a love song. Wow.

HOLINESS. GOD IS HOLY! GOD IS THE HOLIEST BEING IN AND OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSE. :preach:

Why don't I hear you talking about that???

Where are all the heathen words on that? Where are all the supposed Christians on that? OPPS!!!

What happened? Choke on your cheerios?

You see, once again; you fail to see the Whole counsel of God.

I am universally hated because I bring up two (2) things, two aspects of GOD that no one wants to hear/see/know about!!!!!!! GOD'S HOLINESS!!! GOD'S WRATH!!!

I will not be silent on these two things. That is why I draw so much fire from the heathen, and even other Christians.

The heathen hate these 2 things. Many Christians have been spoon fed weak doctrine and bad doctrine. They forget that we are to present GOD as Holy and that Wrath will come against evil.

Opps! I did it again, I told you the Truth,
I am that innocent!!!

Holiness, Wrath, they're what's missing from your dinner. I am putting them back on the plate!!!!!!! :thumbsup:
 
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God is love. He is the most loving being in and outside the universe. This is a fact. He has love so much that is would boggle your mind to try to fathom it.
The obstacle for fathoming an incredibly loving god is not so much my imagination, it´s more like it´s irreconcilable with what you tell me about your god.

He also is HOLY!!!
What does that even mean? Is being holy in conflict with love, or why do you mention it?

No one here seems to REMEMBER that. So easy to talk about love.

The easiest thing in the world is to talk about love. See a love movie, sing a love song. Wow.
Talking about hate, wrath and holiness is just as easy. Talk is cheap in general.

HOLINESS. GOD IS HOLY! GOD IS THE HOLIEST BEING IN AND OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSE. :preach:
All caps doesn´t replace an explanation of what that even means and how it possibly takes away from love.
 
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God hates evil. He does not care if you don't like that. I do not care if you do not like that.

God is love. He is the most loving being in and outside the universe. This is a fact. He has love so much that is would boggle your mind to try to fathom it.

He also is HOLY!!! OPPS!!!

No one here seems to REMEMBER that. So easy to talk about love.

The easiest thing in the world is to talk about love. See a love movie, sing a love song. Wow.

HOLINESS. GOD IS HOLY! GOD IS THE HOLIEST BEING IN AND OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSE. :preach:

Why don't I hear you talking about that???

Where are all the heathen words on that? Where are all the supposed Christians on that? OPPS!!!

What happened? Choke on your cheerios?

You see, once again; you fail to see the Whole counsel of God.

I am universally hated because I bring up two (2) things, two aspects of GOD that no one wants to hear/see/know about!!!!!!! GOD'S HOLINESS!!! GOD'S WRATH!!!

I will not be silent on these two things. That is why I draw so much fire from the heathen, and even other Christians.

The heathen hate these 2 things. Many Christians have been spoon fed weak doctrine and bad doctrine. They forget that we are to present GOD as Holy and that Wrath will come against evil.

Opps! I did it again, I told you the Truth,
I am that innocent!!!

Holiness, Wrath, they're what's missing from your dinner. I am putting them back on the plate!!!!!!! :thumbsup:

Your post has nothing to do with mine. Trying to raise your hands up and shout "Alleluia" all the time instead of doing any sort of admittance proves it. If you are not a Poe then you are a sad little person in denial. You are NOT innocent. There is no such thing. And you are NO more pure in the eyes of the Lord than I or anyone else here. No one is. God views us all as equal. The only thing separating us is the will to believe, those who do and those who don't. Yet you act like God is playing some sort of favoritism with His children.

You obviously have a lot of self esteem issues to have become such a cyber bully. That or you've been told it's okay to be one, that you're somehow entitled to scaring people once you become one of God's own. I talk about how God is holy all the time. But that isn't what should bring us to Him. It's a great attribute. But God being God is the only thing that should bring us to Him. His holiness, His power, none of that matter once you get down to the loving Father.

I tried to play fair. I tried to be nice and understanding. And you give me this. The classic example of trying to please God through WORDS. God doesn't care ANYTHING about your words. And since all you are is a bunch of talk, God has not taken favor on you, you are not innocent, and you are probably straddling a baby faith, because your actions, the things that MATTER, show a different side. They show the Pharisee's, the exact people that Jesus scolded, the ONLY ones that Jesus was ever harsh or angry with. The ones that would brag and talk big about God but their actions showed quite the opposite. They were the persecutors when Christians should be the persecuted.

I suggest you start practicing what you preach. Because you're walking down a dark road of blind faith and I can't allow that because you're going to end up dragging some vulnerable Christians down with you. And no unknowing Christian deserves to be dragged down by someone passing off such hatred and fear powered false preaching as God's Gospel. Even the one preaching it. I apologize if I sound harsh but when a child doesn't learn the first time you have to be firm and you're a grown-up so take it like a man. Step back and look at yourself but if EVERYONE here agrees that you are WRONG with your preaching.

You seem to like quoting the Bible, here's some quotes for you.

Proverbs 13:18 -
If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept criticism, you will be honored.

John 8:1-7 -
1But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" 6They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."


1 Corinthians 9:19-27 -
19Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the law. 22To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. 23I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. 24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

Proverbs 11:2 -
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 13:10 -
10 Pride only breeds quarrels,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice.



Philippians 2:5-8 -
5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
6Who, being in very nature[a] God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature[b] of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!

2 Chronicles 13:8 -
8 "And now you plan to resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David's descendants. You are indeed a vast army and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made to be your gods.



Learn something for once.
 
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But I will congradulate him on him commitment.
and that he isn't making a half hearted attempt.
Infact if I was a christian I would be like SOF, I wouldn't pansy about I'd probably get to the heart of the matter.

The only difference is I don't believe in hell, damnation or any form of spiritual judgement!

But he has definatly shown a strong character, and quite frankly, if the bible is right HE IS CORRECT.
I think what you're saying is that your reading of the Bible would line up with SoF's reading and application of the Bible if you believed any of it were true in the first place. So why don't you believe what the Bible has to say? And why are you so certain that SoF is correct in his reading of it?

I mean how many of you atheists would go to a forum; give your views have everyone tell you it's wrong and that your argument doesn't stand up; and still be able -even after no sign of conversion- to lower you shoulders and plunge back in?
The minute I step into the Christians Only section of this forum and post anything in opposition to the argument that "homosexuality is unnatural" or that it is not a sin, I'm met with similar resistance. Any of us who roam around on this forum find ourselves in the theological minority at one point or another -- and I doubt that many of us have been "converted" to the other side as a result.

If you guys want to whine "his stance is to controversial and mean!" then do it somewhere else. He is who he is no holds barred; and I appluad that
I don't care if his stance is controversial in certain circles. My stance is controversial in others. All of us hold beliefs that others would disagree with.

What I find difficult about SoF's approach on this forum is, perhaps, personal to my own way of thinking. I tend to be a very rational person, and respond best to calm, reasoned discussion. But SoF seems uninterested in discussion. Rather, he likes to quote scripture followed by his conclusion about what that scripture means, and a warning to others that they'll be damned for eternity if they see things differently. If anyone responds to his "warnings" with an alternative interpretation or viewpoint, his retort is always a conclusory: "You're wrong, read the scripture". So I don't hate SoF -- I don't even know the guy -- but this approach is simply not persuasive to me.
 
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Your post has nothing to do with mine. Trying to raise your hands up and shout "Alleluia" all the time instead of doing any sort of admittance proves it. If you are not a Poe then you are a sad little person in denial. You are NOT innocent. There is no such thing. And you are NO more pure in the eyes of the Lord than I or anyone else here. No one is. God views us all as equal. The only thing separating us is the will to believe, those who do and those who don't. Yet you act like God is playing some sort of favoritism with His children.

You obviously have a lot of self esteem issues to have become such a cyber bully. That or you've been told it's okay to be one, that you're somehow entitled to scaring people once you become one of God's own. I talk about how God is holy all the time. But that isn't what should bring us to Him. It's a great attribute. But God being God is the only thing that should bring us to Him. His holiness, His power, none of that matter once you get down to the loving Father.

I tried to play fair. I tried to be nice and understanding. And you give me this. The classic example of trying to please God through WORDS. God doesn't care ANYTHING about your words. And since all you are is a bunch of talk, God has not taken favor on you, you are not innocent, and you are probably straddling a baby faith, because your actions, the things that MATTER, show a different side. They show the Pharisee's, the exact people that Jesus scolded, the ONLY ones that Jesus was ever harsh or angry with. The ones that would brag and talk big about God but their actions showed quite the opposite. They were the persecutors when Christians should be the persecuted.

I suggest you start practicing what you preach. Because you're walking down a dark road of blind faith and I can't allow that because you're going to end up dragging some vulnerable Christians down with you. And no unknowing Christian deserves to be dragged down by someone passing off such hatred and fear powered false preaching as God's Gospel. Even the one preaching it. I apologize if I sound harsh but when a child doesn't learn the first time you have to be firm and you're a grown-up so take it like a man. Step back and look at yourself but if EVERYONE here agrees that you are WRONG with your preaching.

You seem to like quoting the Bible, here's some quotes for you.

Proverbs 13:18 -
If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept criticism, you will be honored.

John 8:1-7 -
1But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" 6They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."


1 Corinthians 9:19-27 -
19Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the law. 22To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. 23I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. 24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

Proverbs 11:2 -
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 13:10 -
10 Pride only breeds quarrels,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice.



Philippians 2:5-8 -
5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
6Who, being in very nature[a] God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature[b] of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!

2 Chronicles 13:8 -
8 "And now you plan to resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David's descendants. You are indeed a vast army and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made to be your gods.



Learn something for once.

Wow, so if I preach the Holiness of God, I'm prideful?

Wrong!

Ive told the Truth: GOD HATES SIN!!!

There is nothing you can do about that. :thumbsup:

Preaching against sin is a beautiful thing!!! :amen:

ALL CHRISTIANS SHOULD PREACH AGAINST SIN! :preach:
 
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Wow, so if I preach the Holiness of God, I'm prideful?

Wrong!

Ive told the Truth: GOD HATES SIN!!!

There is nothing you can do about that. :thumbsup:

Preaching against sin is a beautiful thing!!! :amen:

ALL CHRISTIANS SHOULD PREACH AGAINST SIN! :preach:

It isn't that you're preaching against sin, it's HOW you are. And HOW you are preaching against sin, is sinful itself. And it's BECAUSE you preach against sin with pride!
 
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Wow, so if I preach the Holiness of God, I'm prideful?

Wrong!

Ive told the Truth: GOD HATES SIN!!!

There is nothing you can do about that. :thumbsup:

Preaching against sin is a beautiful thing!!! :amen:

ALL CHRISTIANS SHOULD PREACH AGAINST SIN! :preach:
Actually as we are sinners...we should fight against Evil...and try our best to follow Christ though with us being Human we will never compare...:sorry:
 
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