I left the church and organized religion for many reasons, decades ago.

I can’t embrace my enemies.

I sometimes feel hatred (I try not to hold onto it, but it often persists).

I resent being scolded for not mourning those whom others think I should mourn.

When I don’t like folks, I don’t like them and I can’t pretend I care what happens to them.

I won’t harm people, even those I dislike, but I might not help them, either.

And it feels like hypocrisy to pretend otherwise.

The good news is that I don’t generally dislike people for no reason; that’s too much work. They have to really have earned it. 🤨

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peterlee · M

Being attacked by Christians is extremely painful.

But it is lack of understanding of three key concepts where the problem lies.

We have all sinned and come short of the glory of God.Rom3.23
We are saved by Grace through faith alone. Eph 2. 8-9
We must forgive those who trespass against us. Mat 6.12

I stood excluded in the wilderness, alone, for twenty five years, until I came to terms with this.
It is extremely difficult to be a Christian in isolation. We need to praise and thank God together together, prey together, listen to His word together, support each other.

I had been a carer. When my first marriage collapsed, I was given the silent treatment and told I was not welcome. My wife had a twenty three year old boyfriend.

Unmarried, local vicars would not bury our daughter. We married but the local vicar would not have remarried couples in his church.
So again excluded.

It is God’s Grace that brought me back. And yes, I had to forgive these people. I am no better than them.