@KellyJay saidWhen Christian Nationalists in Congress talk the talk about following Jesus and then, in direct opposition to Matthew 25, refuse to walk the walk and in fact vote AGAINST the poor, the hungry, the incarcerated, yes, I can righteously claim that they do NOT, in fact, walk with Jesus.
We each are walking out our lives with or without the Lord. I’m not sure why you think when and how you do it is above the rest. That somehow you can look down on others because of how you perceive them. You do so with contempt. That is judging, and it is also comparing yourself to others with you being the standard of perfection, not the Lord. If you look at yourself a ...[text shortened]... eone else is arrogant and suggests, unsurprisingly, that our way is best. Jesus is the Way, not us.
Yet you support these people. What does that say about you?
These Christian Nationalists are who Jesus warned us about in Matthew 6.
As he said, they have their reward, doing their alms and fasting before Men. Jesus will say to them, "I never knew you."
Yes, I look down on non-Christians posing as Christians so they can reap the votes of Christians.
Jesus derided the money-changers at the Temple, too, who were charging those from out of town exorbitant exchange rates at Passover, making profit at his Father's house, turning it into a den of thieves.
You can decide whom you stand with. From what I've seen so far, I don't agree with you.
@Suzianne saidWe aim to help everyone in need, including those who are poor. This is a personal charge to us. Having the government do anything is not me doing it; having them take taxes by compulsion is not charity on our part when they give it away. When I give money to others, that is me acting out of charity. If the government didn’t take as much as it does from us, we could all do with what we earned as we see fit.
When Christian Nationalists in Congress talk the talk about following Jesus and then, in direct opposition to Matthew 25, refuse to walk the walk and in fact vote AGAINST the poor, the hungry, the incarcerated, yes, I can righteously claim that they do NOT, in fact, walk with Jesus.
Yet you support these people. What does that say about you?
These Christian Nationalis ...[text shortened]... ieves.
You can decide whom you stand with. From what I've seen so far, I don't agree with you.
You don’t know who I support. Your imagination has filled your head with reasons to condemn others with accusations you have no stinking idea if it’s true or not. Still, you make proclamations as if they were factual, lumping people together so that you can dismiss anything they say.
The way I conduct my life is not something I brag about, so you have no idea how I live my life or who I support and how, but you make accusations as if you do. I believe that how I live my life should be no different from how I live it in the eyes of God, as our prayer life is His eyes only. You have not seen squat; you have nothing to base your judgment on outside of your imagination.
@KellyJay saidMore of the same.
We aim to help everyone in need, including those who are poor. This is a personal charge to us. Having the government do anything is not me doing it; having them take taxes by compulsion is not charity on our part when they give it away. When I give money to others, that is me acting out of charity. If the government didn’t take as much as it does from us, we could all d ...[text shortened]... ly. You have not seen squat; you have nothing to base your judgment on outside of your imagination.
I have nothing further to say about it.
@Suzianne saidI do think a Cosmic Intelligence is more likely than not, but that does not quite correspond with the apparent micro-parochial beliefs of certain combative and quarrelsome tabloid Earth-sprout believers.
Since you don't believe in God, why don't you just stay out of conversations beyond your depth?
Well, where any attempt at guidance seems likely to fail, it's just a matter of acceptance and patience, isn't it?