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God’s church, His truth was to put His will over the will of mankind and love all as self, thus acting in servitude to Him and each other in need. Simple and to the point without the human drama.God's religion was not if one recalls.
How does that differ from God's religion; I.e., Christian belief and way of life?God’s church, His truth was to put His will over the will of mankind and love all as self, thus acting in servitude to Him and each other in need. Simple and to the point without the human drama.
No institution or human governance which has given us over 10000 denominations of human conjecture since the simple truth and way. The gentile its all about us era.How does that differ from God's
Differing denominations do not thereby mean they are not Christian.No institution or human governance which has given us over 10000 denominations of human conjecture since the simple truth and way. The gentile its all about us era.
Anybody can claim to be Christian but few are followers of the Father”s will and Jesus. Christianity is just a name used both by those who do His will or use God to justify themselves.Differing denominations do not thereby mean they are not Christian
Anybody can claim to be Christian but few are followers of the Father”s will and Jesus. Christianity is just a name used both by those who do His will or use God to justify themselves.
Assuming that you are the judge of both the Father's will and the heart of the individual.Anybody can claim to be Christian but few are followers of the Father”s will and Jesus. Christianity is just a name used both by those who do His will or use God to justify themselves.
If you are talking about OBOB and the safe haven/congregational rules each forum has, it would be a mess without them simply because people want to debate fellow Christian’s beliefs. Thats what GT is for. Everybody deserves respite within their own faith forums to post their beliefs and educational topics to learn and grow without the noise. This is something that should be discussed with staff anyway. Not me.Perhaps because response is restricted in so many cases?
I don't really engage in politics, for a number of reasons, but I wondered why the political sections under the Christian and non-believer sections are so active?
It's not an issue for me but, rather, a curiosity.
It would be more uplifting, I guess, to see the same level of activity in other areas of the forum but it seems politics dominate.
Hope that makes sense! God bless.
Wasn’t meant to be personal. There are many sites that follow that rule. However perhaps more people should post threads in the open areas rather than respond to alleviate the problemThis is something that should be discussed with staff anyway. Not me.
Been doing that.Wasn’t meant to be personal. There are many sites that follow that rule. However perhaps more people should post threads in the open areas rather than respond to alleviate the problem
Yes, I agree.There are days where looking at new posts could leave one confused about whether this is a political forum that sometimes talks about Christianity or a Christian forum that sometimes talks about politics. I have fantasized what CF could be like if political discussion and some other forums not directly related to Christianity just went away. The political nature and associated acrimony found therein has made CF a less attractive place for me to visit.
Sure. LOL. For YEARS the left has painted Jesus as a peace-loving hippy on their side of the aisle. Far from the truth in that, in order to fulfill the Law, he was a strict observer of the Law.Guilty as charged. I participate quite a bit mostly because the right wing has decided to fold Jesus Christ of Nazareth into the political realm. I fight for the faith, dispute deception and attempt to make those who have lost their way to see the truth. We were once mandated to build the Kingdom from the harvest but now the flock needs to be brought back into the Fold. There is much work to be done.
But who am I to think I can make a difference? At the very least, I only hope .
Blessings
Because the forum, in the end, is a business enterprise and the political forums have the most traffic, thereby the most value to the forum's owner. Traffic = income from adverts.It's not an issue for me but, rather, a curiosity.
My more socially inclined theory is that many Christian folks here are involved predominantly in the political sections because politics is, for them, where the rubber meets the road and the Christian faith rubs up against as slew of not always friendly legal decisions emanating from the Secular State(s) of the world.
And in the middle of this tension between these political positions is a concern among various Christians about what they perceive or think the "spirit of anti-christ" is doing within those politics. Whether or not actual anti-christs can be proven to be at play in the world is a deep matter, of course, but as long as Christian people perceive that such is the case, then politics will be where a lot of their expressive outlet takes place.
I've never pretended, sister Bella. But I do agree with you the social psychology that all too often seems to be present is, as you've qualified the dynamic, a "team cheering rallying cry" rather than as a moment by moment opportunity to meet people where they are as fellow humans beings and share our respective understandings about our faith in Jesus Christ.I grew up during a time when religion and politics weren’t openly discussed for most of the reasons we witness online. I don’t believe faith is the motivation for the majority. If you look at the conversations here it sounds more like a fanbase than christian discourse. They’re overly slanted from both perspectives but the middle ground is Christ and He’s frequently absent. It’s no different than hearing someone discuss their favorite team and it’s high time we stopped pretending.
True, and this is why I've always tried my best to be non-partisan politically; I don't think Jesus favors our parties any more now than He did the day He stood before Pontius Pilate, with the Romans on the right side and His fellow Jewish people on the left side.People see what they want to see and our culture has developed a partisan outlook. If they like someone he’s good and they’re willing to defend them and duke it out. And if we’re honest with ourselves many wouldn’t recognize the spirit of the antichrist because of their bias. They view life through their party and already compromised.
I think the topic brings out the worst in many and damages our witness. And in the long run you’re not winning anyone to Christ but you might repel them. The moments when I’ve felt revulsion or acknowledged I could never break bread with someone have usually been the result of conversations on politics or religion. And in roundabout way they’re truth serums. There’s a liberty of expression that‘s restrained elsewhere and they say what they mean.
~bella
I see how politics influences faith. It works both ways.So, I have been sensing for a while here, that politics "informs" an individual's Christianity.
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