why ten commandments

mesquite wrote:

Momma Angel wrote:

I told you Christian does not mean doormat, nor does it mean stupid.

You must be quite proud of that sentence. You use it a lot lately.

I think you have good reason to be proud of it Momma Angel. It's Great!

I hate it when people treat me like i'm stupid just because I have believe in God and am a Christan

Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:

Be glad and rejoice for your reward is very great in heaven

Matthew 5:11-12

Jesus wrote:

Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:

Be glad and rejoice for your reward is very great in heaven

Matthew 5:11-12

That was hilarious!


But of course, ruined by those who can't take a joke. I am a good person, believe in God and do my darndest to be a decent human being in every respect and I laughed my butt off. I am not an athiest. I am not part of the God Squad. And I thought it was great.

What does that make me?

What was hilarious Man, I am like working on half a brain today or something :wink:

nick17 wrote:

mesquite wrote:

Momma Angel wrote:

I told you Christian does not mean doormat, nor does it mean stupid.

You must be quite proud of that sentence. You use it a lot lately.

I think you have good reason to be proud of it Momma Angel. It's Great!

I hate it when people treat me like i'm stupid just because I have believe in God and am a Christan

I know nick17. The thing I dislike about it the most is they won't admit to it, when it is obvious. But, that's something they will have to deal with when they face the Lord.

All we can really do is pray for them. But, if they think they can run me off, HA! I have the greatest weapon of all, The Love of the Lord Jesus Christ!

And Mesquite, you will probably see me use it a lot more often too!

Momma Angel wrote:

nick17 wrote:

mesquite wrote:

Momma Angel wrote:

I told you Christian does not mean doormat, nor does it mean stupid.

You must be quite proud of that sentence. You use it a lot lately.

I think you have good reason to be proud of it Momma Angel. It's Great!

I hate it when people treat me like i'm stupid just because I have believe in God and am a Christan

I know nick17. The thing I dislike about it the most is they won't admit to it, when it is obvious. But, that's something they will have to deal with when they face the Lord.

All we can really do is pray for them. But, if they think they can run me off, HA! I have the greatest weapon of all, The Love of the Lord Jesus Christ!

And Mesquite, you will probably see me use it a lot more often too!

Use it all you want, it's still inaccurate, though you refuse to discuss the reasons why. (note: the word doormat is accurate, the word stupid - not so much)

Yes MA, doormat.

You keep insisting that being Christian doesn't mean being a doormat.

In fact it does. You are to turn the other cheek. You are to love your neighbors as yourself. You are not to use the lord's name in vain. Your life is to be one of love, peace, and restraint. In a world of hate, violence and excess this makes you, by definition, a doormat.

Is there anything wrong with that? Not at all. It's merely one of the reasons why subscribing to the tenants of Christianity is so difficult. You ARE expected to just sit there and take it, and return nothing but love and kindness. Any of you that think otherwise is failing as a Christian. Simple as that.

If, as you say, Christians were to be doormats in relation to your definition, we'd all be dead. We'd all be gone. Wiped off the face of the earth a long time ago. I'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack![/color][/b]

Momma Angel wrote:

If, as you say, Christians were to be doormats in relation to your definition, we'd all be dead. We'd all be gone. Wiped off the face of the earth a long time ago. I'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack![/color][/b]

No, you probably wouldn't be, but I'd love to hear the reasoning. Looking forward to discussing this.

Well, if this were true, I think we'd pretty much have been wiped out during the Crusades.

Point is, if we were total doormats and just took it on the chin no matter what, the world would be doing what it danged felt like doing no matter what and I think its pretty obvious non-believers don't want our religious views inflicted on them at all. So, if we be doormats, we be gone :wink: .

If one does not stand up for their beliefs, principles, etc., they soon die or fade away.

Mesquite,

Don't know where we parted ways so strongly, but we sure have. I'm sorry that happened. I enjoyed our conversations at one point.[/b][/color]

Momma Angel wrote:

How often are the harsh words of the OT referenced in these forums compared to the loving beautiful ways of Jesus in the NT? If everyone were just to live by the beatitudes alone, the world would be a much kinder, gentler place to live.

That is a very true statement. Unfortunately far too many Christians cannot resist dipping back into the old testament to support their prejudices, and since they consider the source divine, there is no possibility to reason. That is why I concentrate my energies against the texts. It is the texts that are the source of so many problems.

mesquite wrote:

Momma Angel wrote:

I told you Christian does not mean doormat, nor does it mean stupid.

You must be quite proud of that sentence. You use it a lot lately. Given up on the beatitudes?

I think you have good reason to be proud of it Momma Angel. It's Great!

I hate it when people treat me like i'm stupid just because I have believe in God and am a Christan

You must not be too proud of your position MA.

Questioner,

I would love to take this to PM. I really feel like someone is standing over my shoulder and because of such, feel a bit hesitant to discuss this further with you.

So, let's do it!