Originally posted by Darfius
I am kidding with you, Nemesio. Obviously. But it's still apparent that you are willing to criticize and scoff at people brave enough to share their beliefs while you cower behind anonymity (your religion is what I clearly meant, not your identity). There's no way around that.
Only Jesus knows if you were kidding. I am sure that if, in fact,
you were not kidding and you have lied now, Jesus would know
that, too.
And, if you have lied to me, I forgive you.
I do not cower. I feel that the public displays of fervor and
piety that you have are exactly what Jesus was talking about
(and I think Jesus was right). On the one hand you talk about
how you
love people in Christ, and pray for them, and
be compassionate and hope they come to Jesus, and on the other
hand you are angry, spiteful, insulting, and sarcastic. This is
what Jesus meant by washing the outside of the cup and not the
inside.
As such, I have absolutely no intention of discussing the beliefs I
have with someone so blithely willing to preach what he believes
to be the Word of God and do exactly the opposite. As a hypocrite,
you are not entitled to 'demand' to know what I believe.
You are the one making public proclamations; you are the one who
is opening yourself up to scrutiny; you are the one that feels the
compelling need to share 'God's Word' with the rest of the world.
As such, you should be prepared to back it up, both with your knowledge
(which, as we have seen with the latest Greek incident, is lacking) but
more importantly with your actions and demeanor (you have been nothing
but spiteful towards me since this new forum).
In fact, I think you get a kick out of it: being challenged. You like
the idea that you are 'God's Soldier,' defending Christ from 'all the
heathens which pervert His Message;' you know, those cultists like
the Moslems, the Mormons, and especially those Popish Roman
Catholics.
Well, I have a parable for you:
Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the
other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying
thus, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues,
adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give a
tenth of all my income.' But the tax collector, standing far off, would
not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, 'God,
be merciful to me, a sinner!'
Who do you think you have been these past few days? The posturing
Pharisee or the humble Publican?
Nemesio
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04 Mar '05 05:54
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