Evangelicals the most unfavorable religion

"And of some have compassion, making a difference:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh."

Jude

Some require different motivation to be saved from that burning house. Most need compassion. Some need the hard preaching that Jesus, John and many of the OT prophets sometimes preached.

All things to all people that by all means some may be saved...1 Corinthians 9:22.

I don't get in debates when I'm soul winning. We should season our speech and be polite.
I'm not worried about what the world thinks of me. Jesus told His believers, if they hated me, they would hate you, to paraphrase. Jesus still saved them then and He's still saving them now.

I was just trying to give further biblical evidence of your position.

So your "own thing" is refusing/failing to preach the boilerplate Biblical truths about the fear of God, judgement and eternal wrath?

Col 1:28
Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

I know. Thanks, just expanding on that a bit.
The topic got me thinking about the view the media portrays as well as libtard pastors.
I was a kid having dinner at Pastor Mormon of the UMC while visiting his son I went to school with and scouting group. Anyhow, I thought it would be good dinner conversation to mention the cult at my door.
He was triggered and jumped all over me.
I doubt if he preached so hard from his church pulpit, the ladies wouldn't put up with it. 😄
He wasn't Mormon, he was a United Methodist pastor. He likely was a friend of the world and quoted Gandhi so much his Biblically illiterate congregation thought He was quoting Jesus.
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BTW, the pastor threw a hissy fit because I sent the cult members packing when they tried to convert me.

Guess what religion his boy ended up believing in before he was 22?

I usually negotiate how many guesses I get before answering. How many guesses do I get?

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I'll just tell you.
I saw John on campus and spoke to him about school and current stuff. He was sooo excited to invite me to his party. I asked if it had a theme or anything. I wasn't into college parties, alcohol and the like. He told me it was a ________ _________ party!
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This former friend was a Christian hating atheist or Satanist. He said atheist, but judging from the party theme he told me, probably a Satanist.
I won't repeat what he said. It was the most blasphemous thing I ever heard in my life.
At that moment, I sent him packing.

Nice story. Also, you are a terrible negotiator.

You can tell by the music

Dust in the wind -- Agnostic

Imagine -- Atheist

Black Sabbath -- Satanist.

This was true.
However, I got plenty of practice with students from all over the world and their religions. I had already been exposed to a few eastern religions as a child while raised Roman Catholic. I later attended protestant churches and was led to Christ by one of those" close minded evangelical Baptists" that actually believed the Bible.

I find it interesting how often when reading topics of religion online, young people voice a stronger interest in Buddhism than they do Christianity. Is that just because they are the reprobate?

When I read Paul's sermon in Athens to the Gentiles he preaches about the one true God and gave the gospel about Jesus Christ and the resurrection. I do not see Paul listing all those horrible sins of the Greeks, but he gives them the command to repent in v30. What were they to repent of if they did not have the law and Paul is not recorded as mentioning particular sins, of which the Greeks had many. Even though they did not have the law, Paul writes elsewhere -

"When Gentiles, who do not possess the law, do instinctively what the law requires, these, though not having the law, are a law to themselves. They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, to which their own conscience also bears witness; and their conflicting thoughts will accuse or perhaps excuse them on the day when, according to my gospel, God, through Jesus Christ, will judge the secret thoughts of all." (Rom 2:14-16, NRSV)

King James commissioned the KJV and did not seem to have any guilt or shame about having three male lovers. To one he wrote the following letter:

“And yet I cannot content myself without sending you this billet, praying God that I may have a joyful and comfortable meeting with you, and that we may make at this Christenmass a new marriage, ever to be kept thereafter; for God so love me, as I desire only to live in this world for your sake, and that I had rather live banished in any part of the earth with you, then live a sorrowful widow-life without you. And so God bless you, my sweet child and wife, and grant that ye may ever be a comfort to your sweet dad and husband.

My only sweet and dear child

James R”

"This rather touching love letter was written by James in 1624 towards the end of his life and a reader may at first be inclined to think this was directed towards his wife, Anna of Denmark. However Anna had died in 1619 and the letter was in fact written to George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, James’ last and most enduring favourite."
https://thehistoryvault.co.uk/james-i-vi-and-his-male-favourites/

For years I thought that accusation was just a lie by Roman Catholics to attack the KJV, but it appears it was true. Does that detract from how I appreciate King James for commissioning the KJV? The KJV is still my first 'go to' translation in Bible study.

I was just teasing you.

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Here's a VERY good negotiator.
He is a friend of the world, of homosexuals, of pagan religions known for human sacrifices. You have heard of him. There will be world unity to go with the monetary system and political unity.
Links \/
All religions unite! Pope brings harmony among diverse religions.

Close minded Bible thumper 😉

Yes, plead with sinners, not criticise them.

The scripture shows 1 way.
John 14:6 KJV
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Jesus said….
Matthew 7:14 KJV
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Yes, plead with sinners, not criticise them.

BINGO!!! Why should we care about what the World thinks. The Church always does BETTER in times of persecution.

A fellow believer does their shopping the same place that you have to go and shop.
The fellow believer has behaviour problems and is very self righteous, so they “Bible bash” the retail staff.
So you are automatically rejected by some, because they connect you with the other “Christian” that Bible bashes them.
Long suffering patience.
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