Bran, you're right about that. Actually not only that certain church you mentioned but there are many others too like in the west side.
That's why I don't understand what they mean about soooo conservative and sooo lovin God and yet what they do are so unrealistic concerning to other human being, I just don't get it.
Mike, what you are doing makes this forum site so unique with discipline, respect and traffic control in all of our "Freedom of Expression" way of posting, commenting and replies.
That's why everyone loves to keep coming back.
Amen, igsoon, Amen.
Last semester there were neo-evangelical recruiters on campus that came without the permission of our college administration (this is a violation of byrules and the words they were saying to students were downright harassment).
I was walking down to my Medical Psychology class in Carnegie Hall and I was approached by three individuals, one old man and two middle aged women who had a very dubious look in their faces. They surrounded me and my friend Bryan (as we both were going to the same class) and asked us questions.
The kinds of things they were asking and saying were rude and hypocritical. They asked me if I was christian, if I believed in Christ, and to all of these questions I answered yes-of course. Then started talking to me in scripture and then asked me what 'christian sect' I was part of. I proudly said that I was Roman Catholic.
Then out of nowhere one of the middle aged ladies started laughing at me. Calling me a follower of rapists etc. Telling me that the Catholic Church is a false sect, and that all catholics are doomed to hell, will burn etc etc. Telling me to convert or else I will perish eternal damnation. I was so disgusted by these old phonies; these wolves in sheeps clothing.
They were liars and decievers; bringing out scriptural text from the book of Leviticus, on reference to Sodom and Gomorrah. They did not know that I was well versed in scripture and refuted their arguments. Telling them that the arguments they were making were out of base, since they were old testament; and referred to Sodom and Gamorrah. Such judgement was made during the time of Abraham, thousands of years before the birth of Christ. I made specific reference to Matthew and called them hypocrites; for who are they to judge? The only one who can judge the soul of men is God himself, for if we judge others we make ourselves judges and above the law of God, but we are not. All are judged by God's law.
The old gentleman tried to give me a small blue pocket bible, I told him no thank you. As I have the Gospel in my own room. The completed Bible, the original Catholic Bible.
These evangelicals harassed many students that day and I was so disgusted what they were saying. Twisting the scripture of God for perverse meanings, and laughing at those who were different from them.
Christ tells us to beware of false prophets, and those who mock the word of God for perverse uses. To instill hate and to hurt. The word of God came to save, and to claim His Children.
Gospel tells us that God IS Love. And those who do not know love, do not know God the Almighty. Christ IS Love. He is NOT hate, not envy, not wretchedness, not blame, not feeble, not wrong, not conniving. All of such bad traits are of the devil. Part of his lies that would turn the faithful to unbelievers.
REMEMBER this,
And I say also unto thee-that is, "As thou hast borne such testimony to Me, even so in return do I to thee."And I declare to you that you are Peter, and that upon this Rock I will build my Church, and the might of Hades shall not triumph over it.
-Matt 16:18
Beloved Simon Peter,I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."
-Matt 18:18This is a reminder for us to be open minded. Open our Heart. Christ Jesus was and IS open minded, FULL OF LOVE and MERCY. For HIS name is LOVE. Did he turn away Mary Magdalen, a sinner? Did he not heal those who were wretched and sinners? Did he not cast away the devils from the possessed? Did he not befriend Nicodemus, the tax collector? Did he not conquor pagan ROME through His Blood?
Christ Jesus tells us to live by his example. And to love one another and be open minded. Not to be like the pharisees Jewish Priests who condemned our savior. Calling him a blasphemer.
This is why I'm very sensitive to conversations with neo-evangelicals who twist the old and true meaning of scripture. I've had many a discussion with them in the past. Many of them are so closed minded.
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