Posted on 07/27/2016 8:46:41 PM PDT by NRx
Would it be Christian to correct someone with contempt? That's what I'm taking about. And if a Christian can't withhold the contempt, should they change themselves, or just call it tough love and rip someone to shreds while hiding behind the truth? Guess which is most common?
Yes.
[Ok, lets say they didn’t accept the gift. So why not try to ease their suffering as best you can, considering?]
JESUS CHRIST gave His all when He suffered and died on the Cross of Calvary. He died so no one has to suffer and spend an eternity in Hell.
Hell is real. Worry about that!
Dude, I don’t know what “Christians” you hang around, but you seriously need to change churches.
“Creating “Rapture Survival Kits” for the unsaved is not what we are called to do.”
This is hard for me to understand. Why can’t you just do both and cover your bases? I mean if there were foundations and charities don’t you think folks would at the very least give it a second look?
Freegards
I think most liberals hate Christians because it’s hard to see someone taking the hard way, and they know they took the easy way.
At least in this life.
Freegards
Anyone can attend a church and fulfill social obligations. The true church is in the heart - and many heartless people attend churches. Aii I'm talking about is HOW teachings are done. Everyone sins, but many people sin by crippling the hearts of sinners by bashing them with the truth. Instead of leading people to Christ, they lead them to self-loathing and self-hatred. If Jesus had taken such a harsh approach, He'd have had no disciples.
I already explained why I am asking questions in this thread. I am not worried about anything.
Freegards
Read Revelation. It only takes a couple of hours. The NIV Live tapes are excellent. Suffering as we know it does not even begin to describe what is going to happen in the last days to those who don’t believe . .so the best thing is to spread the Word to those you know now before it is too late. God is in control. 2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
Why would they take the easy way, if Christ could fulfill them? Answer: because they never met Christ.
And here's an answer to your question, "Why do liberals hate Christians?" One word, accountability.
It is ignorant to not accept what He has provided in Scripture.
Do Christians have any humane obligation to those who never met Christ, if they believe in the Rapture and believe they are saved and will be raptured?
Freegards
I see your heart, Ransomed, and the basis of it in Christ's 2nd commandment. Peace to you. I'll bet you are really involved in local missions.
Thea an absolute epidemic of liberals in this country. They've all replaced God with the government. And they all hate Christians. If Christians were properly teaching, I don't think there'd be this big of a problem. Yeah, some would knowingly choose evil, but my God, we've got over 40 MILLION liberals determined to vote for Hillary no matter what. When the failure rate is that high, maybe, just maybe, the teaching isn't being done right.
It has nothing to do with changing the teaching, but how its being taught. And Jesus Himself warned to put love above all - and liberals uniformly live in loveless agony. So somehow they're not getting the message and feeling the Divine love that's available for them. THAT'S the REAL problem in America. The Democratic Party is just the organization of all those lost souls into voting blocks.
It has to be done with love, not contempt. To me, that's the essence of the teaching, because then Christ acts through the love, rather than the ego of whoever is trying to teach. That's all, except generally the tougher the teaching, the gentler it needs to be in order to be heard.
People vastly overestimate the inner strength of sinners. Sinners are SCARED. And like a wild animal can be spooked very easily. So what matters is if you actually care what happens to them, or not.
Why would there be an obligation towards someone who already met Christ? They're safe. The only possible "obligation" would be towards those who HAVEN'T met Christ.
For a denominaton that teaches purgatory, also not a word or translation found in the bible and talked about nowhere in official canon books, kinda log in the eye removal time.
In my hypothetical question, the Christians are the ones who believe in the Rapture. As in is it reasonable to expect some sort of posthumous planning for the ones left behind?
Freegards
Interesting article and good comments. The Rapture is a term of popular culture that is fun to discuss while talking in the mountains in front of the camp fire and sipping whiskey. The Lord is King and He alone knows.
It is funny how Jehovah Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists and a bunch of other gnostics have publicly stated the dates of the Rapture. Sadly, all have been incorrect. I had a friend in Berkeley who went to Independence, Missouri to prepare for the rapture that would take place and he was hurrying to go before it happened sometime in 1997. Yikes! Don’t miss out!
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