Aug 3 2009, 07:54 AM, updated 17y ago
One of the fundamental teachings in Christianity is loving - kindness and forgiveness; and increasingly these days it is teamed equally with tolerance. Christians are supposed to be 'loving and kind; forgiving and tolerant'. Even those who do not believe in the existence of God; who do not commit to worshipping Him would tell you that those are the qualifications required to make one a true Christian. But how very one sided those teachings are. I once taught a lesson at church: The Attributes of God. I ventured to survey the class asking them to name some of those attributes. I knew in advance that the class members would say (God is) KIND, MERCIFUL, LOVING, so I cancelled those out by writing them on the board; expressing my motives plainly, leading up to making my point. They were stuck as I had anticipated, so I added one of my own: (God is) JUST. I asked: If you had a friend who was forever KIND MERCIFUL and LOVING, how would you treat that friend? You would abuse that friendship knowing that your friend would remain ever KIND ever MERCIFUL and ever LOVING. There was silence, but the point was made. The problem with teaching this false one sided gospel is that it does more harm than good. Whatever happened to repentance? It is rarely mentioned. A JUST God has always required His people's personal righteousness; a fact documented in the Christian's handbook, the Bible. You don't have to be religious or spiritual to be loving kind and forgiving - ask any atheist."
Quote= So realistic this society was and yet so religious this society is, i thought religion should be a way to find enlightment of spiritual light...Doesnt make sense for the sake that A fool would conclude too much ppl of religion would probably end up too little of spirituality....Dont u think??
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