Scared of other christians

[discernomatic]

Well, I was told on here by someone I have no right to call myself a christian because I don't believe the bible is 100% true. I also seen christians tear people apart and it's really sad. This one girl was showing a christian story she was going to write and people would just diss it. I think that is very cruel. I feel we need to be more loving, especially if we are christians. I believe love and kindness is very important I'm told I'm wrong to think that because it's not bibical.

I don't believe the bible is 100% true either, and the Holy Spirit hasn't left me and God still answers my prayers. I have problems with a few verses in the letters. I have been called all sorts of things for that but won't let it phase me.

If you talk to that girl again, tell her just to publish her story anyway, if no one else will do it she can web-publish it herself.

Christians do need to be more loving. Jesus only was angry at the self-righteous Pharisees that felt they were already saved. He was gentle with sinners, those that knew they needed salvation. We need to be gentle with one another, it is scriptural to be loving and compassionate with others. That may not be the gospel message in its entirety, but I think that it is still a part of it. God makes his love for us and his message available through us and others like us. Vessels of clay are filled with the Holy Spirit. Jesus is still here, in each and every Christian through His Holy Spirit if we will only let Him manifest Himself through us. Someone once told me, we might be the only gospel others ever meet.

 

[FirstStrikeForce]

I am a christian myself, but I'm scared of most christians now. I had a really bad experience with one of them, she was calling my comments stupid and all this crap. She abused me with words, and really hurt me. I am now scared to talk to other christians, I feel that they are all bent on hell, bible and GOD. I just wish I could find a christian who won't judge me or treat me like I don't know anything. I have met too many mean christians lately, I don't know anymore if I want to be one.

Something like a billion or two people on the planet are Christians, or claim to be.

Some 85% of Americans are Christians, or claim to be.

I don't know about your situation, but the Devil like to send his servants out there saying, "We are Christians! We are Christians!", while they spread their horrible evil.

What a lot of people do not realize is that these people they meet in stores, these people they meet on the street, these people at school: Maybe they are not screaming everywhere "I am a Christian! I am praying! I am fasting!", but they very well may be very humble and righteous Christians.

They are atheletes and office works, doctors and lawyers, store clerks and cooks... we are. We are all of these things. We do the lawns and we run the cities.

 

[breatheprayer]

I am so glad that being a Christian doesn't require us to have 100% of our faith in people. God is so good because He never lets us down like people do. Can I get a witness?

 

[ChrisinMI]

Feelings have NOTHING to do with our security as a Christian. Feelings are temporary. DO NOT base your beliefs on your feelings. Also..do not base your beliefs on the 'opinions' of people on a website (message boards). You need to pray pray pray for our Lord to give you some clarity and comfort! Jesus LOVES YOU and he knows exactly what you struggle with. He WILL HELP you! It doesn't matter that your family is not christian. Figure out what your issues are...if it is belief in the bible...do research..you obviously have internet access...there is a ton of info out there on the credibility of the bible. If it is trust...well the ONLY one you can 100% trust is our Lord Jesus. People will only disappoint. You do need to find some good christians with whom you can fellowship and grow stronger in Christ. As far as being a 'baby' I am thinking that person meant a 'baby christian or a new christian'. This is a stage that you can stay in forever OR you can choose to pray and study God's word and grow up from being a baby christian. Pray for God to send someone in your path that can help restore your trust in your fellow christians. There are many people on this board that are wonderful, supportive and knowledgeable....but there are also those that are judgemental and spiteful! IGNORE the latter! A poster earlier made agood point by suggesting you tell us what your areas of need are (specifially) Do that! See if we can get you some help. God Bless you. Don't give up on Christ! Even if you do..He will NEVER give up on you and will be there with wide open arms to take you back when you are ready!

 

[Sabra]

Hey Marmaladegirl22,

Sorry about all what happened to you from supposedly "Christian" people. These people are being inconsistent with their faith which calls them to love their neighbour. I believe that insulting and hurting others is not to "loving." Jesus said that even those who call another, "You good-for-nothing!" and "a worthless fool" (I assume that all insults are placed into this category) will be in danger of going to the fire of hell (Matthew 5:21-26).

Not all Christians are that bad, and there's nothing scary about any of us, ... at least, I don't think there is... I take heed of Jesus' advice in Matthew 7:1-6, "Do not judge others, so that God will not judge you, for God will judge you in the same way you judge others, and He will apply to you the same rules you apply to others. Why, then, do you look at the speck in yoiur brother's eye and pay no attention to the log in your own eye? How dare you say to your brother, 'Please, let me take that speck out of your eye,' when you have a log in your own eye?"

I try my best not to accuse or call people names for problems they've done, because the chances are I've done them myself...