Yes this is a forum, but I think that there are rules, written
or unwritten. In a previous topic, in bar, I had defended an
individual when another forumite insulted his wife. Some of the
golden rules that should exist is: do not use vulgarity on another
person, another good one is, if you disagree, you need not be
offensive. In a way you were targetting at me, because I had shared
my personal testimony. I wasn't giving an official "church" or
"Christian" stand. I stated what I had gone through and why I had
gone through. It's personal and if you don't agree it's ok, but
let's just stop there.
If I don't agree, and tell u about it, then it is wrong ? I mean
I always tell stories to my friends and relative about my
experience. If they have doubt, some point they do nto understand
or something sounds illogical, they r free to ask. Otherwise how
can I expect them to understand wat I had gone through ? How do I
know wat r the important issues they r unclear about ? I supported
interactions, but clearly u do not.
People preach for various reasons. Some preach to prove their
strong affiliation to God to satisfy their ego, others preach
hoping to gain membership. Still others preach because they believe
what they believe in is real. I think you fall in the that last
category.
Like it or not, you ARE AN EVANGELIST, with your own gospel, and
in many ways you put me to shame. I am not a person who shares the
gospel unless asked. Obviously if a question is asked of me on
theology I will answer to the best of my knowledge, but I will
never dream of entering into House of Feng Shui and starts quoting
verses about occult and sorcery
so ? U can classify me in any way u want.
There is no such thing as the "one true religion" or the "right
religion". All paths lead to God. Its just that different people
chooses differnt routes.
For christainity and other religion, they insist theirs is the
ONLY correct way. They r pretty harsh in tis area.
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it,
no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason
and your own common sense."
Buddha (563BC-483BC)
"Then let us again examine whether that is a sound statement, or do
we let it pass, and if one of us, or someone else, merely says that
something is so, do we accept that it is so? Or should we examine
what the speaker means?"
Socrates
I hope this helps you on your quest to seek the truth
Tat is very good advice.
Hey stupidissmart, u seem very knowledgeable in the Bible...but
I do not know the reason y u sound so against. Mayb some Christian
did wrong u in the past, as in my case yes I had a misunderstanding
with the youth leaders & whatever they appoint me to do, I did
it on purpose not to turn up at the last moment & let the whole
thing screw up...but as I think back, y do I still keep this grudge
against them.
I do not bear a "grudge" tat severe to do tis. I am doing tis
mainly because I feel tat christainity is false. I have explicitly
said tis many times.
I've been reading some of the topic they post here & thru
their discussion I was able to learn quite alot of interesting
stuff. Although they r from different denomination, they show me
the better side of Christianity.
Good people in the religion doesn;t mean the religion is right.
I know a lot of catholics, christians, buddhists, muslims etc who
shows me the good side of them, but sad to say clearly only one or
none of them will be right in their religion selection.
I'm still struggling with my faith & at times I want to
doubt the existence of God. I envy my Christian bro. & sis who
is so successful...while I'm such a failure...& I always say
that God is unfair. U know the word well & I hope u use it
wisely....& wat u said all along I hope it's just a way of u
expressing your anger, someday I hope u'll come back to the right
path. It doesn't matter if God exist....we hav nothing to lose,
just don't wait till it's too late when we meet the Maker &
find out that He exist....then it's already too late
Whether u r a christian or not, your success mainly hinges on u
yourself. Do not join a religion just because u feel their people r
successful or rich. Wat is your definition of success ? Being rich
and famous ? Wat is the point of being rich and famous when u can't
be happy ? Be satisfied with wat u have now.
Frankly... I am not really expressing my anger... it is more of a
frustration why does people choose to follow a route which to me
clearly, is an illusion.
About your part on believe in a religion just to be safe, I think I
have expressed myself clearly in the earlier passage. U can't
survive by "being safe" towards the many uncertainities in the
world. If u send out all those dumb emails, believe in those crazy
mumbo jumbo, then u r gonna find yourself tie up and restricted.
Wat if some cult is the one correct about their religion ? Isn't it
too late when u see their god when u die ? U can't please
"everyone" in all religion.
