LOL :D - I know you didn't mean that as a funny, but I did laugh and I do know what you mean.

What I think happens is, and this sounds so awful, but a negativity overtakes them and it's more like venum coming out than a love that would bring people closer together and closer to God.

I am not referring this to any thread here, just life in general. I have sadly seen it happen a time or two. Where very good meaning people, just loose their way, and a very negative force takes over.

I am not a Saint, I have fallen so many times and still do. I have so much work to do on my spiritual growth I should actually be working on it this very minute. So please, I do not want to come off as Ms. Goody Allheart ( but I do like the sound of it ) hee, hee. Trust me, I have a ways to go.

Sorry, I wouldn't say I disagree with you, I am just speaking up Retrotia. We are to absolutely love one another unconditionally. At least that is what I believe. As brother and sister. Retrotia, you would not be the first one in my life to question my sincerety, but gosh darn it, it stings me every darn time. On an earlier thread, when I was saying "it's about the love" I will admit, I was being playful, but knowing it is truthful. At least my truth. The only thing we have to do with each other, is to love each other. I don't mean mushy gushy, here's a box of choclalte kind of love. I mean a love that can only be driven, by loving God. I mean a love, for instatnce, when someone hurts me, I can put that hurt aside, and love them. Retrorita, you can believe me or not, but it is my truth.

Unconditional love is about loving someone despite what they do

Your prejudice is showing. And its not very pretty. Can't you just evangelise what you believe, and leave the rest to her good sense?

Very well said. It makes the point I have been trying to make more eloquently

I have been following this thread very carefully. I normally don't like to get involved in this kind of stuff, but it happens to be posted in the Members Forum, not in Christianity. I think it is important to point out that this thread seems to have been hijacked. There is a teenager who is looking for answers. What is being provided here is an argument. I am very dismayed at this turn of events. This is not a constructive thread but a repeat of what I have seen over and over again on this and other websites. Jesus Christ & Christianity versus any other God & Religion.

Retro, that link you posted is written by your church. How can we possibly take that as serious evidence of what you say to be true. It is biased, and understandably so, considering the source. I think you need to reread this entire thread. The only person that I see getting truly upset and annoyed is you. I also notice that you, Arcura, Duke, have not answered certain questions posed by ScottGem. If your intention is to defend your position that Jesus Christ is the One and Only God, then it appears to me that those questions should be answered to promote our understanding, if that is what you are trying to accomplish.

In this last post of yours your anger is truly palpable. For you to suggest that Allheart's "mushy love stuff" is "not sincere", I suggest you look at all of her postings on this website. She is one of the most sincere people I have met here. I have truly never met anyone as decent and kind hearted as she is. She is saddened by any divisiveness. She always tries to find the good in everything and tries to pull everyone together. She and I do not believe in the same God. She is a follower of Jesus Christ. Why is it that we can get along and respect each other's belief systems and you cannot?

For all of you who have been saved and believe you are going to heaven while the rest of us poor sinners will be condemned to hell, I truly wonder if you know how much hate and anger you spew when you talk. Is your vehement defense of your position an acceptable practice, and in doing such, earns you the rightful place in heaven? Is that to be considered a virtue by your God? I find that so completely contradictory to the teachings of your religion. Love thy neighbor as you would.. Turn the other cheek. What happened to that? I think it would be a lot more beneficial and less hurtful to all, if you just agree that there will be people who will disagree with you, instead of trying to prove your point.

I think it is important for you to understand that what you are doing here is undermining yourselves with the young person who posted in the first place. Talk about the positives of your religion so that this teenager will have a better understanding about your beliefs.

Well Allheart I believe you in particular are sincere. However being sincere is not the case for some other backstabbers that have the ultimate prejudice against Christians.
Ruby, does this mean you won't be 1 of the 144,000+ Jews that will believe in Christ in the end time and be saved?
What I have noticed is there are folks on here who say they don't practice any religion or don't need religion- but the next thing you know, they're on some religion thread just telling the same thing over & over again how much they hate your religion. They will go to great lengths to make sure you & their secular avatar friends get their big butts involved in the fight.
Why do they even go to the religion threads. If it was to learn or read - then their posts would reflect it?

I am not quite sure who you are referring to Retrotia. It sounds like you are referring to me.

I have never entered the threads in the Christianity forum and gotten into arguments with people. As a matter of fact, I have never entered any of the threads in the entire Religion forum and gotten into arguments with people.

The reason I chose to post in the first place was due to your unjustified attack on Allheart's sincerity. Thank you for apologizing to her. The other reason was to point out that this thread is not helping this poster. Do you honestly believe all this back and forth is making this clearer for the poster? Or convincing him to choose to follow your religion?

If you want to get into arguments or discussions with people about these differences of opinions and/or that you feel that you are being attacked for being Christian, start a thread on it. I just really don't think it is fair for someone else's thread to break down like this.

What I find very disturbing and feel I must point out because this is entirely of your own making, it appears you are an anti-semite. I noticed the attempts to get NeedKarma to state his religion as well. I never stated that I was Jewish. ScottGem stated he was. I also never stated that I hated your religion. Why are you calling me names like "big butts?" I don't understand the need for name calling here. Putting words into people's mouths and mistranslating what is being said is inexcusable. Where is your logic and reasoning Retro? All I see is anger, defensiveness, cruelty, and accusations.

Your true nature is showing Retro and it saddens me greatly.

Allheart,
You asked if what you said made sense to anyone...
I does to me. I agree with it.
Temptation is the nemesis of those who try to practice their faith.
Peace and kidness.
Fred (arcura)

Retrotia,

It doesn't make me feel any better, it wasn't what I was searching for; your validation of my sincerity Retrotia, although I do thank you. I still am just as sad, just as confused and somewhat scared, that a conversation about a loving God, can produce such annimoisty.

Retrotia, what would have delited me, would have been if you agreed with me, when I stated that we are to love one another, unconditionally. That would have sent my spirits soaring. I say that, so you can have peace in your heart and it would also give me strength in my beleifs, that I am to love my neighbor, truly love them.

My goodness, could it be said any better than that. Well done Ruby, well done and so very true.

I believe a Religion thread accommodates all religion discussions including atheism, agnosticism, those who had a faith and lost it, etc... It isn't only about your particular brand of christianity regardless of how much you'd like that to be. I haven't seen any hateful comments about religion (the closest I've seen are the fundamantalists openly condemming other religions than their own), if you do see a hate post please use the Report Inappropriate Post button.

Your right you do have a choice... except him as Lord and live or deny him and burn. Isn't it great that we have free will :p

Sorry but those are not the only choices. If you weren't so bigotted you would realize that.

Im sorry you are right... if you don't except him as Lord then you have many choices on the way down. Heck you can even make a u-turn.

And I see you have lowerd yourself to name calling:(

Duke, you need to stop this. Please. What you are doing is taunting and antagonizing. I truly don't understand it. As I said before, why can't you just agree to disagree and talk about the positives of your religion. You truly are not making a case for conversion to your religion. What you are doing is detrimental to your cause.

Remind me to stay away from whatever religion you represent. It must not work very well. Or maybe you aren't very good at it. And you do have a choice, and we see what that choice is, but its not to late to make a better one.;)

No its not name-calling to tell the truth about someone. Someone who is as intolerant about other peoples viewpoints as you seem to be earns the name.

You can learn a lot from people like Allheart, who has truly understood the message of Christ. That message is one of peace and love and understanding.

However, as I said in another response, I don't expect to convince you (or some of the others who think you like you). I'm not trying to convince you to believe in god as I do, only to be tolerant of others who may believe differently than you.

What I do hope, is that the strength and logic of what I and some others have said, will help the undecided see the wisdom of those points. On that note, I think its time to wrap this thread up.

Due to serious intolerant posting from certain members this thread is now CLOSED.

If you have a problem with this PM me.