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Why is/isn't the christian religion acceptable to you?

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Torsten · 36-40, M
because of those who follow it. They want others to respect their faith and beliefs yet show no respect to others of any other faith
Adstar · 56-60, M
@Torsten We want people to believe the Gospel so that they will be saved from being cast into the eternal lake of fire... And yeah we do not respect any religion that leads people away from being saved from being cast into the eternal lake of fire..
Torsten · 36-40, M
@Adstar well dont act shocked when more and more people show you the same lack of respect back
Adstar · 56-60, M
@Torsten I can handle people rejecting My beliefs.. After i share the Gospel and they reject it then i can walk away with my conscience clear.. I can handle peoples hatered towards me for sharing the Gospel.. I am not a thin skinned,, run to my safe space,, SJW type.. In fact Jesus told Christians they would be hated and mocked for their Faith in Him..
Torsten · 36-40, M
@Adstar and that is still a problem that you think people want or need to hear your beliefs.
Forcing it down others throats just makes people hate religion so much more
Adstar · 56-60, M
@Torsten Well i KNOW people Need to hear the Gospel.. But from my life experience doing this kind of thing online for over 20 years most people don't want to hear the Gospel.. And i have NEVER forced anyone to Believe anything.. The whole ""forcing it down others throats"" is lying propoganda..
Torsten · 36-40, M
@Adstar be honest. You dont preach your gospel for others. You do it for yourself. You said so yourself, most dont want to hear it yet you think people need it and you think forcing religion down peoples throats is just lying propaganda? you just proved it is not
Adstar · 56-60, M
@Torsten The LORD Jesus told Christians to share the Good News ( Gospel ) with all nations all peoples.. And Christians have been doing that for near 2000 years and those who are foreknown by God have been accepting the loving offer from God in each generation.. No i do not share the Gospel for myself.. I read it and accepted it when i was in my early 20's around 30 years ago.. And of course i never force my beliefs.. People can and do reject the Gospel all the time.. So yeah the whole forcing Christianity line that you repeat is just false propoganda.. No human being can force another human being to believe anything.. I have shared the Gospel with you and you have rejected it, correct!!! So you have not had anything forced down your neck have you... Nope..
Torsten · 36-40, M
@Adstar you force it when you try telling others what they need and lucky for you what they need is your beliefs. Crazy how that works huh
Adstar · 56-60, M
@Torsten Nope thats not forcing anything.. A doctor telling me i need a vax shot for influenza is not forcing me to take it.. People threatening me with dismissal from my job if i fail to take the vax are attempting to force me to take the vax...

And Yes people Need to believe as i do in regards to the Gospel.. But in the end i get no personal reward from God if they believe and i get no penalty from God if they don't.. I am already saved.. It's the person i am sharing the Gospel with that either gets the benefit or penalty..
Torsten · 36-40, M
@Adstar you're the exact type of person why religion is so hated now
REMsleep · 41-45, F
@Torsten Christians are individuals and many don't think this way so its quite unfair for you to paint all with the same brush.
That is hypocritical.
Adstar · 56-60, M
@Torsten [quote]@Adstar you're the exact type of person why religion is so hated now[/quote]

More lies...
Torsten · 36-40, M
@REMsleep never claimed all, Just all that I have had the displeasure of knowing
Torsten · 36-40, M
@Adstar going off your replies, clearly not
REMsleep · 41-45, F
@Torsten I know so many Christians being a Christian myself and I have rarely met any Christian that knowingly disrespects the faith of others.
Christians do not believe in the validity of other faiths but I think that this is true of anyone who has a faith which condradicts other faiths. This is not equal to disrespect.

Also many people will call themselves Christians by association, perhaps they were raised loosely to believe in a god or they celebrate many typical religious holidays.
They may have been baptized as babies but most of these people are not Christians actually. Sadly this is true for the majority that call themselves by the Christian name. They do not read the text, they do not understand The Bible, they do not study, they do not live by the word, they do not pray unless in an emergency. They do not have a personal relationship and commitment to follow God.
Very common, but if you ask them they will state that they are Christian and repeat some stuff their parents told them which often is not biblical.
Torsten · 36-40, M
@REMsleep that is a fair point. I wish I knew more Christians like you describe. I have only really had the displeasure of knowing Christians like Adstar though
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@REMsleep I'm a Christian and I have no respect for the religions of others. If I did I would not be a Christian. I respect the person and I accept other people's rights to believe whatever they want to believe but that does not mean I respect what they believe.
REMsleep · 41-45, F
@hippyjoe1955 Well respect is merely allowing a person to practice their beliefs in peace and not speaking badly of them or seeking to hurt them or calling them names but I said in the 1st few sentences of my post that real Christians do not respect the validity of other religions.
So I offer all decent people my respect but I do not believe that all religions are valid. I think we agree.
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@REMsleep As a Christian I don't respect any other religions WITH CAUSE! You can't hold all religions to be equal when they are all saying something different. It doesn't work that way. That isn't tolerance that is insanity. Either one is true and all the others are false or none of them are true including the believe than none of them are true.