The insistence of hate

It seems that certain Christians will insist that they are "hated".

I think this is possibly to do with the 8th Beatitude as recorded in St Matthew's gospel:-

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven"

Therefore to feel "hated" will increase a certain sense of "justification" - it is so (the hatred of me) because I am of the righteous, a true believer.

Just saying.

Looking back through history, many people of diverse faiths, have suffered persecution. Often, sadly, at the hands of ardent Christians.

Where is a true "righteousness"?

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Iwillwait · M

So your perspective is, it's self fulfilling to be heated or touted as good so therefore it's not happening?

Christians are being killed, imprisoned and discriminated against every year for their beliefs in many areas of the world.

The Biible warns that this would happen and it has, just as the Bible has prophesied about many world and celestial events that have happened.

True righteousness is in not changing, still living, still praying for a transformation of the heart of our enemies and non believers for the sake of Their Salvation.

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Iwillwait · M

@SW-User I don't feel accused and hated, I do know that genocidal acts are happening world wide, Christiana are among many different targeted groups.

You seem very intent on labeling me as needing to be "Special," or some how a martyr. I am not.

SW-User

@Iwillwait Sorry, can we start again? I've looked back. Yes, it can be thought (quite easily) that I have "accused". Sorry. I apologise.

Some sort of explanation. I am a convinced Universalist. For me it is the only thing that makes sense of our world, as I have experienced it. We are all "one" - to begin with, in the middle, at any conceivable "end".

Therefore, no enemies. Looking as hard at myself as I can, I hate no one.

I am a vulnerable person, though becoming tougher by the day. Sadly, a couple of Christians on SW have declared that I hate, that when I have wished them well I am lying. They have - I assure you - insisted upon it.

But whatever, I apologise to you once more. Sorry.

All the best (!)

Iwillwait · M

@SW-User 🤗

TheWildEcho · 61-69, M

When someone is abusive and swears at you because of what you believe it's obvious they are full of hate
Happens a lot on here

Ynotisay · M

I'm not sure there's too many major religions that don't have persecution at the core. That's what drives 'us vs. them' and coalesces people who tend to let fear drive their train.

deathfairy ·

the only thing that people hate about Christian’s is how they shovel force feed everyone else with their religion. period. they don’t understand that. at all.

no one hates them for practicing their religion. just don’t force it on others. it’s simple.

Onestarlitnight

@deathfairy
Christians in America want the country to be a theocracy governed by Christian morality.
Look at our conservative Christian Supreme Court pushing their Christian morality into the law of the land against the will of the majority.

Organized religion is a scourge on the world .
Practice your beliefs at home and leave the rest of us alone!!
America is not a Christian nation, most of the founding fathers were deists, not Christian.
The separation of church and state was the foundation of our nation.

Now it’s being transformed into a blended government of religious principles and values that are destined to destroy our republic.

jackieash

@deathfairy I find many christians, including those who are on this site , are ever trigger happy. The mildest of questioning leads to a mountain of abuse and bad language from the christian involved.

Graylight · 51-55, F

I believe they missed the actual wording. They read "self-righteous," which is an entirely different thing.

ImperialAerosolKidFromEP · 51-55, M

You do love your air quotes

NativePortlander1970

Most westernized xtians do not know what REAL persecution is.
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SW-User

@NativePortlander1970 I tend to agree.

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