Unbelievers - You're dead and before God on Judgement Day

[undone]

Ishamael,

I want to ask you one simple question, and I would like a simple answer. Do you feel that I, personally, have treated you poorly or been rude to you?

Cobalt, This clown's just chewing up bandwidth as far as I'm concerned. Let's move on.

Anybody can type random insanity.

[Ishamael]

Naa.

You disagree, and that`s fine.

As long as you recognise my own right to disagree with you, it`s all kosher.

[Ishamael]

Do you really think the time is lost?

In your own way, each time you argue, you refine your own understanding of Christ.

Where would Christianity be, if people wouldn`t talk about it?

[Ishamael]

It`s not as black and white, as you`d like it to be.

I said, that in my experience, Christians are often unpleasant to deal with for reasons you`ve just reiterated.

I also said more then once, that I have personally met Christians, whom I would name as genuinely good people.]

INDIVIDUALLY.

One separate Christian in tete-a-tete conversation has as much chances to be good or bad, as any human.

But a socium of Christians for some reason becomes xenophobic.

This is one of my points of major interest. What makes that happen?

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As for me being Russian.

Yes, I`m well aware of stereotype.

Mostly I just shrug, and talk about something else.

It doesn`t bothers me, per ce, unless someone insists on that applied to me without a good reason to.

Preempting your following question - yes, I find Shiloh`s posts to be unpleasant, and thus, I draw my conclusion about her/him being unpleasant to me.

Similarly, if someone would tell me I`m lazy, I would tend to pass that over, as I recognise that as partially true.

On the other hand, I would not take kindly accusation of alcoholism, as I am well aware, that any internet poster has NO way to conclude about my habits with alcoholic beverages.

Aka, summing it up - if the conclusion about me can be viably drawn from the results of interaction, I would not be offended at it, even if such a conclusion would be disfavorable. On the other hand, accusation about something I had never provided any information about will be met with disdain.

[Ishamael]

I thought I explained that.

I would not be offended, if your initial opinion would be such.

However, if you`ll persist in it after discovering facts about me that oppose that, I would be doubtful of your capacity as a good conversionalist at the very least.

[undone]

Ishamael,

I want to ask you one simple question, and I would like a simple answer. Do you feel that I, personally, have treated you poorly or been rude to you?

Cobalt, This clown's just chewing up bandwidth as far as I'm concerned. Let's move on.

Anybody can type random insanity.

She's not a clown, she is a human being just like us. God has given me many, many chances despite my running away and abysmal behavior for years. I think we need to extend the same attitude to her. What have we lost besides some time?

Okay...If you think so..

[Ishamael]

You missed the point again.

I had encountered both bad and good Christians.

And I`m entirely willing to make my own opinion on every Christian separately.

However, when I meet virtual stranger, who says he/she subscribes to christianity, I can`t be immediately assuming he/she is good and decent person. I have to verify that first, and until I can verify that, I have to keep on guard - he/she might as well be one of the marginal christian cultists which means nothing but trouble.

I know I am willing to show tolerance, and not jump to conclusions, when someone assumes I`m stupid, communistically-fanatical or alcoholic because I`m Russian.

Should you be willing to show same tolerance, there would be no reason for me to assume you are hostile, xenophobic or bigoted, right?

But when I say - "Uh, I`m not sure about Christians, I had bad experiences with them.", and I get jumped on, "How dare you lump us all together!" - this will not lead to productive dialogue.

[Ishamael]

Have fun.

[Guest]

But a socium of Christians for some reason becomes xenophobic....... This is one of my points of major interest. What makes that happen?....On the other hand, accusation about something I had never provided any information about will be met with disdain.

You are an invited guest at Worthy.

Disdain does seem to drip off your posts.

You have stated you are a person who deeply respects the sanctuary of a man's home.

So naturally your expressed anger toward Christians in this Internet Home of Worship causes me to question how we are failing to meet your needs.

Is There something you need from God's Kids at Worthy that we are not sharing with you?

Do You Have any desire to learn anything of our beliefs in Jesus?

Why are you here?

Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

Leviticus 19:2

Love, Joe

[Ishamael]

I had never invited anyone in my home in the first place.

If you mean to say I`m not welcome here, say it out loud, and I`ll leave.

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I had been literally met with all I`ve mentioned time and time again, in different sociums. If you mean to say, that action carries no information, then I`m happy to tell you otherwise. If you show your hostility - it DOES carries on the information, that you are hostile.

I am here, as I said before, in a search of knowledge. And no, before you ask, not something particular. I came here to investigate the problem with xenophoby I`ve mentioned earlier, but my curiosity is certainly not limited with just that.

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On a side note - I am female. Please, be more attentive.