I have a Xanga and a facebook to go along with my christunion. I was bored a day or two ago and stumbled across an arguement between believers and nonbelievers on facebook, and with me being me, I couldn't stay out of it. I'm curious by nature, so I asked questions, adn presented my beliefs in a very Christian way. Showing love and encouragement, or well I tried my best to. i may have gotten a little ill there on a couple of comments, but I bit my toungue and held back almost all of my spiteful and sarcastic remarks. I, along with all of the other christians in on this conversation, was contradicted with hateful remark after another. I was called a hypocritical, bigoted, idiot. An evil, uneducated moron. A lying SOB, along with other numerous words I won't repeat on here. All because I presented my beliefs and asked questions about their beliefs. I was however ashamed of many of my fellow "Christians". I do not believe that the way to get someone to see the beauty of the Lord, would be to scream at them and tell them they are going to Hell, or that we hate them because they aren't Christian, or because they are different. I would beg each and every one of you that believe that we should spread the word of God in this way to please go back and look in your Bible at the ways Jesus spread his word. Hanging on the cross, Did he tell God that he hated them and he wanted them all to go to Hell? No he said "Forgive them Father for they know not what they do." Jesus forgave us. Why can we not forgive each other. He forgave them even as they killed him, but we can't get over the smallest of arguements. We hold grudges, and we hate. We damn each other to the fiery pitts of hell, even though we realize that saying it wont make it happen it's just going to make the other person angry. Only God can put someone in Hell, and I am under the belief that he will if you aren't saved when you die. But I want everyone to be saved. Not just my friends and family. not just those I get along with. I want to see the lowest of the low in heaven. I do not wish Hell on anyone. Why do others? Yes I believe that there is a time and a place to teach of Hell, sin, eternal damnation, the rath of God, but why do so many of us leave out the love, the joy, the peace that God brings to our soul. Why?
