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Okay, I am not understanding what you mean by
Why are all of you on this forum giving the christan community a horrible look?

You people are all over websites, and they all laugh at you.
But, I will answer this
Am i not allowed to make my own decisions in my life?

Say like to have sex or something.

does it even matter?

Yes, you can make your own decisions in life. That is part of the beauty of Christianity. The difference is that Christians choose not to do many things that the world sees as normal, having sex outside of marriage for example. Yes, it does matter. God wants us to make the choices that are pleasing to Him and not to sin.

Kristy
 
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Why are all of you on this forum giving the christan community a horrible look?

You people are all over websites, and they all laugh at you.

I just have one question to ask you.

Am i not allowed to make my own decisions in my life?
Being laughed at really is of no concern to Christians...we are pretty used to it, and it isn't much of a revelation.

Christians telling unbelievers about Christ, on a Christian website, is giving us a horrible look :scratch: ?

You can make all the decisions you want, as long as you follow the laws of the country you live in.
But when you decide not to follow Jesus, watch out for the consequences. We Christians didn't make the rules...we just tell you about Jesus so you can be saved as well.
 
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Being laughed at really is of no concern to Christians...we are pretty used to it, and it isn't much of a revelation.

Ha ha. My thoughts exactly. It's pretty much impossible to be a christian without getting scoffed at. Even Jesus Himself endured this.
 
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People laugh at others all the time, that is life. Those who laugh tend to be immature no matter what person they are laughing at. It is very silly to laugh at people which is why it doesn't bother me.

As far as making the faith look bad. Yeah, well, that happens. If I go to a football site, the same thing happens there as well. The football fans tend to get all upset over silly matters and make the sport look dumb.

I used to be apart of a dog training forum and they too had their own problems which made dog trainers look stupid as well.

When you put people who have strong beliefs in one area ... there is bound to be some who will make the topic look dumb.
 
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Why are all of you on this forum giving the christan community a horrible look?

You people are all over websites, and they all laugh at you.

I just have one question to ask you.

Am i not allowed to make my own decisions in my life?

When I speak the Truth.... I can expect "to be laughed at". Not a problem.
I will continue to speak the Truth.

Yes, you are allowed to make your own decisions in life.
 
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Why are all of you on this forum giving the christan community a horrible look?

You people are all over websites, and they all laugh at you.

I just have one question to ask you.

Am i not allowed to make my own decisions in my life?

Hello and welcome to the Forums.

Umm, Ok as for your one and only question.

Am i not allowed to make my own decisions in my life?


The answer is: You are are allowed to make any all decisions in your life, just as you allowed to equally reap the consequences of each and every action you make in this life.

I hope I have answered your Question.

God Bless

Key
 
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Why are all of you on this forum giving the christan community a horrible look?

You people are all over websites, and they all laugh at you.

I just have one question to ask you.

Am i not allowed to make my own decisions in my life?


Um, okay.

Being laughed at is not big deal to me. I'm getting to old to care.

Don't you already make your own decisions now?
 
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Why are all of you on this forum giving the christan community a horrible look?

You people are all over websites, and they all laugh at you.

I just have one question to ask you.

Am i not allowed to make my own decisions in my life?
Yes you are able to make any discision you want regarding your life.
Ron
 
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Ha ha. My thoughts exactly. It's pretty much impossible to be a christian without getting scoffed at. Even Jesus Himself endured this.

Fyi, among a study through out America shows that atheist are considered the be the least trusted. So "QQ" more please.
 
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MY FRIEND,

Why are all of you on this forum giving the christan community a horrible look?

You people are all over websites, and they all laugh at you.
You speak as if this were a BAD thing. Our Lord said, "BLESSEED ARE YOU WHEN PEOPLE INSULT YOU, PERSECUTE YOU AND FALSELY SAY ALL KINDS OF EVIL AGAINST YOU BECAUSE OF ME. REJOICE AND BE GLAD, BECAUSE GREAT IS YOUR REWARD IN HEAVEN, FOR IN THE SAME WAY THEY PERSECUTED THE PROPHETS WHO WERE BEFORE YOU." (Matthew 5:11-12)

As a rule of thumb: IF THE WORLD IS NOT LAUGHING AT YOU FOR BEING A CHRISTIAN, THEN PERHAPS YOU ARE NOT ONE YET.

I just have one question to ask you.

Am i not allowed to make my own decisions in my life?
YES, your Creator has given you the wonderous gift of FREEWILL.

BE VERY VERY CAREFUL HOW YOU USE IT!

A BOND-SLAVE OF CHRIST,
ephraim
 
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Being laughed at is no consequence to me, it is a small price to pay for eternal salvation and a relationship with the living God.

You have a choice as do we all, you can choose death or life. I have chosen life.

Your choice is yours alone but we'd be a selfish group of people if we didn't tell those who do not believe and have inadvertantly chosen death that there is a way to be saved and find life.
 
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Why are all of you on this forum giving the christan community a horrible look?

You people are all over websites, and they all laugh at you.

I just have one question to ask you.

Am i not allowed to make my own decisions in my life?

And you stopped by just to drop this little piece of wisdom on us?

Better to be a fool in your eyes than to be a fool in God's eyes.

Nobody's stopping you from making any decisions.
 
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Why are all of you on this forum giving the christan community a horrible look?

You people are all over websites, and they all laugh at you.

I just have one question to ask you.

Am i not allowed to make my own decisions in my life?

Hmm, that is a pretty big sweeping brush you have there, DeAtH07. :cool:

As for your question, I am not going to answer it, because the answer is actually your decision.

Ironic, eh? :D
 
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As a rule of thumb: IF THE WORLD IS NOT LAUGHING AT YOU FOR BEING A CHRISTIAN, THEN PERHAPS YOU ARE NOT ONE YET.

This does not follow. I have been a Christian for many, many years, and I have never (as far as I am aware) been laughed at for my faith.

I have shared laughter with people of many different faiths, but I have never been the object of ridicule in any way. Ergo, it is not, imo, an essential component of Christianity to have experiences of this kind. :wave:
 
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