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Originally Posted by Terumoto

Thats the thing... What im saying IS THERE if you are willing to read it and broaden your horizons.

The Beatitudes (assuming you are talking about this section, I couldnt find anything else relating to what we are talking about, but correct me if I am mistaken I only skimmed):
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your father in heaven.

I prefer not to listen to a thoughtless man, who knows the bibles words, but is not a doer of them. They are the preachers I'm talking about. And many christians are like this, which is why they shouldnt preach.

Followers of Jesus should do just that. You can tell a good Christian by the way he acts and the way he is, they just give off this instrusive positive aura that effects everybody around them. It's obvious those people are christians, and people in their presence know this or at least know there is something different about that person.

By believing everything you are told, and by trusting the work of sinner's, you are reducing the spiritual side of life to nothing. There are things in existence you clearly don't understand... Things that can only be understood by experience.

I know I'm a fool, I don't consider myself wise. I am still learning. Like I said before, all I know is I'm on the right path. There is a lot more for me to discover.

Jesus is the way, the truth and the light. He can lead us to salvation.

Question: Why have you become defensive and dismissive?

I became dismissive the moment you started talking about burning churches. That wasn't needed and was immature. Also, do you realize that you are being judgmental. Who are you to determine which Christian is "living right" and which one isn't? The word "devil" means "slanderer" or "accuser". The bible says that satan regularly accuses us before God in order to basically throw it in God's face that his creation isn't perfect.

STEP IN JESUS.

This is what you don't seem to be getting. Jesus is not a man. Jesus is part of the God-head, and sits at the right hand of God. <------- That is our belief. Jesus is our high priest. Therefore, when we do wrong, when satan does accuse us before God, Jesus steps in (for those who have accepted him) and says, "Hold up God, remember me? Remember I shed blood on the cross for Mike, for Tero, for every man." Then, satan gets dismissed and shut up.

If you've decided to not accept Christ in this role, then that's your choice. Again, don't attempt to say it's not written, because it is.

Also, I brought up the beatitudes because the whole point was to show that even though we're sinners (only God is good) that he still wants us to represent him. You think God is naive? He knows man is filthy. That's the difference between Christianity and most other religions. We have a God we can get close to. The bible says God is love. Find another religion that says we can be "friends with God". Jesus, according to the bible, is God's provision to a sinful humanity. You can count on it.

I'm also done arguing this with you. You have the right to form/practice your own religion. I just don't appreciate the fact that part of your religion is to show bigotry toward Christianity. It's playing with fire.

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