You mean the way you are ranting now?
Hmmm.... I seem to have nicked a nerve, PM. I got not one, not two, but three separate responses out of you. I must have struck home.
To 1126:
~”Aren’t you glad now that you’re not a Christian?”~
I am a Christian, loud and proud. And you know it.
The mean-spirited, disgraceful, self-proclaimed Christians of whom we speak give the rest of us Christians a bad name. If that were the yardstick for who is Christian, then I -would- be ashamed to be a Christian. It’s unfortunate that Ghandi so insightfully saw through the veneer of holiness that such people have wrapped around themselves. But, it’s a thin veneer, so perhaps his perceptiveness in not surprising.
To 1135:
I’m not sure whether I’m responding here to you or to this “Ray Comfort” fellow. Since you saw fit to post it as a quote, in lieu of enlightening us with original thought of your own, I’m going to assume that you agree with it, and will therefore respond to you as if they were your words.
~”The cynic no doubt did this to illustrate that all Christians are nothing but hypocrites”~
How can one interpret my comments as meaning that “all” Christians are hypocrites? I specifically define my comments as directed toward “the so-called Christians to whom Ghandi seems to have been referring.” Meaning the mean-spirited, disgraceful, self-proclaimed Christians of whom we speak.
Besides that, you know that I believe myself to be a Christian. What sense would it make for me to call all Christians hypocrites? Your logic just doesn’t fit.
You do seem to have gotten quite defensive at that observation. Why would that be? I didn’t accuse you of being in that group.
~”First, no one is like Jesus Christ. He was sinless. “~
That’s true. He also taught us to follow Him. That means striving to emulate His example, despite our inevitable failures at doing so. In my book, this includes avoiding behavior such as lying, mocking, ridiculing, unrighteously judging, and otherwise being uncharitable - you know, like the mean-spirited, disgraceful, self-proclaimed Christians of whom we speak
~”Jesus warned that if we die in our sins, we will end up in Hell. What a tragedy that Ghandi didn’t find any help in his own hopeless religion.”~
Yes, poor Ghandi. A great man, good and righteous as any other mortal, damned to Hell because... well, because the cruel, unloving God worshiped by the mean-spirited, disgraceful, self-proclaimed Christians of whom we speak says so.
To 1139:
~”You mean the way you are ranting now?”~
Ranting? A simple observation is not a rant. Consider the possibility of psychological projection, PM. Why should I rant when I am right? The mean-spirited, disgraceful, self-proclaimed Christians of whom we speak do not act in such a way as to glorify their Lord and Savior. They instead choose to use their religion as a fig leaf for their rage and hate. I believe that is a significant problem in many places in the world. Wouldn’t you agree?