spurgeonryan said:
I am a lutheran. But the rest of my family is like I guess Evengelical Christians? They just go to the church with the best band or something. For me I feel that as Christians we cannot judge people I will not turn you away no matter what. I am not God. I do not hate anyone, and I can only hope that other Christians can show the world that this is what it is actually supposed to be like. But there are plenty who will judge you. I am not married, but live with my GF for five years. Her sister is a judger. Just kind of an attitude, nothing really bad though. But that is the thing, what is it to her? What does she even know? How can anyone come to God, when they are not accepted by the religious community anyways? I think the fear is though, and I some what preach this to my kids. Just not in this way, I do not say you cannot be gay or anything like that. But I tell them, it is fine to get a tatoo! Go ahead, but just know, that it leads you down a path. People will look at you differently. Smoke a cigarrette, but then what happens when you are addicted? Or when you need a bigger high? OR when your body collapses because you did not take care of it like God said? What happens when you hang around with the wrong people? You can hang around with anyone and get in trouble, but if you are hanging around with the village trouble maker, do you have a better chance of getting in trouble than not? If you are a Christian you need to know your own values, limits, etc. But does that mean you just block people out? Does that mean you force your message down their throats? I do not think so. People can do what they want. Does not mean I am going to be. I can tell them whatever it is that my bible says. Does that mean they are going to hell? I am not god! I do not know. Does that mean I cannot love them or enjoy their company? Christians are like little children and this is not to be said in a bad way. They are so worried they are not going to be rewarded or get their ice cream ( Go to Heaven) than they are blinded to reality. If you believe in Satan, then you know that it is mostly his doing. Everything is so confusing in this day and age. But that is how it has always been. Since the apple or whatever you believe in happened, Sin and confusion has been in the world. We ate from the tree of knowledge, but what is true knowledge? Everyone thinks something different, which pushes everyone in every which way it can be pushed.
Acceptance and love is the best gift anyone can be given. Hate and unnacceptance is never the answer.
Sorry if anything I said offended anyone. |
You make an excellent point!
Consequences are what you're teaching your children, and it's a very smart approach! Everything we do leads to a consequence.
As far as judging people - I also agree with you. The way I look at it is, how do I compare to the vastness of the universe? Realizing how insignificant I am to even many of my immediate surroundings just lets me know that I am nothing - let alone "someone" in the position to judge another person based on superfical reasons as their race, gender, religion, creed and ideals. Realizing how I'm not much different than the next man, I just do not feel I have the right to treat anyone else differently than I'd treat anyone else - and that's as a human being.
