Observation
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:25 pm
Hi this is my first post and after a couple of hours reading the various forms and articles I have found some very good articles and really good discusions however I have notice a few things that to me do not seem like true Christian behavior. It is not my intent to single out individuals or particular articles or to be judgemental towards anyone, if your a member of this board then you probably have read the various forms etc.
There seems to be some name calling, judgements on who is a Christian based on a belief whether Jesus was God or the Son of God and even singling out particular groups (JW's, SDA's, etc) as being cults (negative definition) instead of being Christian denomination.
Jesus told us to go into the world and spread the Good News that there is hope and salvation and to win souls for God. He taught us to love one another and not be judgmental. So how can we love someone if we are judgemental, remember God gave us the freedom of choice. Yes I believe that we should express our opinions and in some cases even defend(backup) our beliefs, but not to the point of being forceful. It maybe more prosperous to plant a seed instead of the tree. We are told many times in the Bible that if we read it with open hearts and a clear mind God will give us the answers to all our questions.
I won't pretend that I know everything and I won't quote scripture in this message, but I will say that I have read the Bible (more then once) and I have come to this conclusion....The Bible is the word of God written by man with guidance of the Holy Spirit, there is only one true God (the Father) that no man has seen for they would perish. Jesus is the only begotten Son of God (my Lord and Savior) through whom we are saved, there is one resurrection (Jesus 2nd coming), after Jesus 1000 year reign God will come to live with his people.
For those who feel they have the authority to judge what I have written please do so. It's not your judgement that worries me.
I'm sorry that this is long but I had something I felt compelled to say. I look forward being a part of this community
There seems to be some name calling, judgements on who is a Christian based on a belief whether Jesus was God or the Son of God and even singling out particular groups (JW's, SDA's, etc) as being cults (negative definition) instead of being Christian denomination.
Jesus told us to go into the world and spread the Good News that there is hope and salvation and to win souls for God. He taught us to love one another and not be judgmental. So how can we love someone if we are judgemental, remember God gave us the freedom of choice. Yes I believe that we should express our opinions and in some cases even defend(backup) our beliefs, but not to the point of being forceful. It maybe more prosperous to plant a seed instead of the tree. We are told many times in the Bible that if we read it with open hearts and a clear mind God will give us the answers to all our questions.
I won't pretend that I know everything and I won't quote scripture in this message, but I will say that I have read the Bible (more then once) and I have come to this conclusion....The Bible is the word of God written by man with guidance of the Holy Spirit, there is only one true God (the Father) that no man has seen for they would perish. Jesus is the only begotten Son of God (my Lord and Savior) through whom we are saved, there is one resurrection (Jesus 2nd coming), after Jesus 1000 year reign God will come to live with his people.
For those who feel they have the authority to judge what I have written please do so. It's not your judgement that worries me.
I'm sorry that this is long but I had something I felt compelled to say. I look forward being a part of this community