pet peeves

[creativemechanic]

What are some of the things that annoy you about the Christian walk. I don't mean that living for God is annoying. I mean the things we experience or have to deal with that get your goat. Please no  names of persons

Here is one of mine.

Buffet bible study- basically people who pick which  bible verses they regard as canon. Eg  Ive had people tell me that the principles based on Paul's teaching aren't applicable because it was paul who said them, not Jesus. of this came up in a debate because they refuse to acknowledge that homosexuality is a sin and refused to accept the verses pointing it out. So in a nutshell, I accept what I want to accept.

[HisFirst]

Hi CM?,

This could go really pear shaped and get quite negative.

 

[warrior12]

Actually i think it is a good question, but maybe should be phrased differently or  the word annoyed used in a different way.   Off my head quickly, i don't like people who eat and drink in the church sanctuary, especially when the service is taking place.  Some churches have strict rules about it and some don't.  

[Churchmouse]

Christians who play politics within the  Christian communities they are in. So that they can ensure their image isn't tarnished.

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Edited November 19, 2016 by Churchmouse

[thilipsis]

I don't know of a nice way of saying it but people who think their half baked, or off the wall opinions or simple unbelief, pass muster as a biblical interpretation. 

The Genesis account of Creation cannot be figurative since it has now figurative language. If you don't believe ok, but please don't call it an interpretation. Song of Songs is this lovely wedding Song written for a young couple in Solomon's court. They sat together at the kings table with Solomon sitting at the head of the table. There is absolutely nothing indicating that the groom is Christ, the bride is the church or that the fruits of the garden are sex. But pick up a hundred commentaries and you will get a hundred different ways to compare the things in Song of Songs to. All of them probably wrong.

And oh please stop with the flights of fancy in prophetic literature, I feel like I am going to break out in hives. Danial and the Revelation are by far the easiest books in the bible to do an exposition. With Revelations remember seals Rev 1-7, trumpets Rev 8-14, vials of wrath Rev 18-21. And in Danial it's Babylon, Medo Persia, Greece, Rome.

Stop it, STOP IT I SAY! Your driving me crazy with this. My councilors thinks it will help if I learn to control my breathing

[HisFirst]

35 minutes ago, thilipsis said:

 

Stop it, STOP IT I SAY! Your driving me crazy with this. My councilors thinks it will help if I learn to control my breathing

LOL!!

Sound like the Robin Williams of Worthy Boards!!

[Guest Robert]

Some "pet" peeves I have:

- Folks who  discount everything you say to them in a discussion , and then toss childish insults at you for not wanting to continue talking with them.

- When you tell someone the things that have happened to you in your walk with the Lord (or in your life before you came to the Lord), and you either get the "deer in the headlights" look, or a patronizing comment that makes you want to scream.

- "Prophets" who cannot even tell you what the winning lottery numbers are for this week, let alone anything from God.

- People who keep trying to guess who the Antichrist is.

- People who keep "predicting" when the Rapture and/ or Second Coming will be (and keep getting it wrong)

- The whole "Blood Moons" thing.  Seriously: I know Scripture says the moon will turn to blood, but not every 3 months or so!!!!  At this rate, it may as well be the new Lucky Charms marshmallow !!!

- New Atheists: they insist their "theories" are true, but them exempt themselves from their own theories. Kind of akin to someone who claims they don't believe in guns, but then steals your gun and tries to shoot you with it.

- Folks who claim not to believe Scripture, but bring it up very 5 minutes.

And lastly:

- People who say "the Bible was written by farmers/shepherd/old men/ other insipid derogatory comment" but never looked into the people who actually wrote it, let alone how it was written and selected.

Edited November 19, 2016 by Robert

[thilipsis]

12 minutes ago, HisFirst said:

LOL!!

Sound like the Robin Williams of Worthy Boards!!

I'm just saying, if people worked on their cars like they 'interpret' Scripture there would be a spike in people needing public transportation. Don't get me wrong if you want to allegorize a text of Scripture, that's perfectly fine, it's a nice devotional way of reading and applying Scripture. Paint it any color you like, use whatever kind of seat covers appeal to you, play whatever you like on the radio but please don't tinker with the engine if you don't know what your doing. Thanks for letting me vent, l feel much better now. 

[thilipsis]

4 minutes ago, Yowm said:

Gee, I don't bother guessing, I already know...ROFLt

(it was a joke kids, a joke)

 

Yea, stop calculating the number of the Beast please. Newsflash, your not going to have any trouble knowing who this guy is. When some lunatic starts an unprecedented rampage decimating and plunging the world into apocalyptic carnage that will be a dead give away. I don't know, maybe the unprecedented blasphemy or the destruction of anything called God might give us a clue.  

[warrior12]

3 minutes ago, thilipsis said:

Yea, stop calculating the number of the Beast please. Newsflash, your not going to have any trouble knowing who this guy is. When some lunatic starts an unprecedented rampage decimating and plunging the world into apocalyptic carnage that will be a dead give away. I don't know, maybe the unprecedented blasphemy or the destruction of anything called God might give us a clue.  

I had a question for your first reply but i did not post it and it was this.  Was that a rant ?

Now i have read your other replys and you said thanks for letting you vent, then i know your position.  Anyway, like your remarks, and or i should say your writing style, i find it really amusing.