I was browsing through a discussion in an Agnostic group. I noticed that Christian brothers and sisters were attacking these people, threatening them with hell and damnation. This made me sick to my stomach and I had to comment. This is what I said. Please feel free to comment. Let me know if I did the right thing:
I'm a believer, but I'm not here to start anything negative. This message is for other Christians. I probably would've become a Christian decades ago if I weren't threatened with hell and damnation. If you want to come here with the intent of bringing someone to salvation, you will not succeed by threatening them with something that they don't believe to exist. The reason I wrote Twisted Christians was a two-fold effort. 1. Allow for nonbelievers to open their minds to the possibility of the existence of God and 2. Wake up the Christians who have been duped for the past 2,000 years.
How can you call yourself a believer if you're exchanging gifts on a pagan holiday (and who is Santa anyway? lol) or hiding eggs on yet another pagan holiday? And how can you call yourself a believer if you don't recognize that the 7th day of the week is Saturday, yet you only dedicate Sundays to God? How can you read Jeremiah chapter 10 and still put up that Christmas tree each year? If God is telling you all throughout the Bible to celebrate Passover, but you insist on celebrating Easter, then you better check yourself before you wreck yourself.
Peace to all,
Scott Meade
i'm agnostic myself, and it is refreshing to find someone as devoutly Christian andopen-minded as you are.
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Thank you! After I posted that message, I was attacked by a woman who said that she didn't care what I had to say and that I'd better leave that group ASAP. She also said that "the Santa page is that way >>>", which proved that she hadn't read anything that I wrote. I haven't been back there since.
ReplyDeleteSo thank you for reading what I had to say and recognizing that it was a message to Christians who aren't practicing what they're preaching.
I believe that we all have a purpose in this world and it will be revealed to us at some point. So many strange things have happened throughout my life. Things that can't be explained through science or even logic. As I continue my journey in this world, I'm finding a lot of answers in places that most Christians won't dare to venture.
Peace,
Scott
You know I don't agree with everything when it comes to our beliefs ... yet. That said, I think it's wonderful when one of brothers or sisters runs to the defense of agnostics or even people from other religions. We're to show the love of Christ, not be beating people over the head with our Bibles. Some Christians just don't see the damage they do when they don't show love and compassion. I'm glad I met you and we became friends because we do think a lot alike. Keep the faith and keep doing what you're doing.
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