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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay here's where I confess that the thought of eternity scares the sh!t out of me.

I mean when does it ever end?[/quote]

It doesn't. That's the difficult part. God sent his Son to us to deliver us from our sins precisely because eternity burdened by the debt of sin is worse than anything you can possibly imagine in this life. We are spirit beings. Today we see massive onslaught against spirit. It will get worse in the end times. There will be only a handful of Christians left due to sheer hatred and prosecution against us. Yet, God's might is so indescribable. In one move He will smash all evil that ever existed. He will create new Earth and Heaven because he is not interested in correcting anything that is rotten. Corruption is irreversible. [b]God is not interested in correcting and saving anything that has been corrupted[/b]. He is interested in a completely new. And His will be done.[/quote]

You contradict yourself.  If God isn't interested in saving things that have been corrupted, then he wouldn't have sent his son to deliver people from their sins, as you proclaim.

Christians like to talk in circles and then wave away the contradictions and hypocrisy in their words and actions.   It also never ceases to amaze me how much Christians pretend to care about other people then take joy in the notion of the end times and the idea of people suffering.
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If pinnacle of your day is to bash Christians than you have not found internal peace in your own religion or lack of thereof.[/quote]

When did I say the "pinnacle of my day" was bashing Christians?  But of course that's what Christians do when you question their contradictions, they shame you and then accuse you of not having internal peace.

For what it's worth, I've yet to meet a Christian IRL or in person who seems to have internal peace.

And frankly, I think humans are meant to have some angst, some inner rumblings.   So I don't take your accusations as an insult.  [/quote]

If you have never met a Christian who impressed you as a person filled with peace or love, I am not surprised that you are not impressed with Christianity as a whole.  I[b] don’t blame you for remaining unimpressed when confronted with hypocrisy and people who seem really confused about what they believe or who seem to be telling you a lot of nonsense.[/b]

I have met very few people in my life who have actually internalized Jesus’ message.  Very few people have even read the Bible or even have an understanding of what it actually says.  This forum in particular is full of some very authoritative Christians who have clearly not read the Bible all the way through.  Reaching the point where you actually follow Jesus’ teachings is like becoming an Olympic athlete.  Very few humans are going to get there, because it is a tall order.  Jesus preached a radical message of rejecting your own self interest, and it is very hard to accomplish that.  How many people have sold all that they have and gone out to serve the poor?  How many people actually love their enemies?  How many people have read the Bible?  These are really, really hard things to do.  But I can say that I have met Christians who have inner peace and being with them is delightful.  They are loving and kind and just being with them makes you feel better.[/quote]

Since when is a duty of any Christian to impress a non-Christian? Do members of other religions try to impress us Christians? Seems that tall order is only applicable to Christians in your world view. Not in mine. I am here to impress God only.[/quote]

Your conduct is your main evangelism to the world.  No one reading your dcum posts is going to turn a new leaf.  Why do you think Paul discussed these matters at so much length in his letters?  It was important that people saw goodness in the persecuted church.

The people in your life should see Jesus in you.  There should be fruits coming from your spiritual life, per Galatians 5:22.  If the people around you see someone who is miserable, judge mental, gossipy, etc., yeah you’re doing it wrong.  You should be living in fellowship with others and communion with God.[/quote]

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