^ well, walking up to a person, and saying "hey, yur gonna be eatin alive by demons, and thrown in fire if you dont worship who i worship" isnt exaclty the way to get people interested in what you are trying to give them.
First of all, people shouldn't walk up and try to minister to ANYONE unless God has directed them to approach the person. Secondly, if people are doing what you are claiming it is on YOU to ask the person questions to see where they are coming from.
it is good to teach both, but the problem is, thats not a way to approach a person who is a no believer, becuase it will turn them away, and you will come across as judgemental, wheather yur speaking truth or otherwise,
How do you know it is not the way to approach a person who does not believe? Some people HAVE come to God because they received a hell fire and brimestone message. Also, in the bible, Jesus spoke about hell 11 to 13 times for everytime he gave a message on heaven, so who are you to say the tactic is wrong or right?
Second of all, who have YOU ever led to God? If a person is turned away from that message they probably would have turned away from any other message. See, you are exactly the type of person I am talking about. A candy coated "christian" who wants his ears tickled while the world goes to hell in a hand basket. You want to please mans ego and not be offensive, but let me tell you something about being offensive. Yeshua offended the religious community and non-believers of his time, and so did Elijah, Daniel, Ezekial and the rest of the prophets. If a person is offended because of the word of God thats on them, but if you feel a candy coated sermon is going to help the world, you go out and preach a candy coated sermon, but I guarantee you, when the wolves come they will feast on you.
next, you doing all the things u mentioned u should understand whats going on then, he cant write a letter covering everything just cause you would like him to,
Listen, no one is asking him to write a letter covering everything just because I want him to. For one he is doing a DISERVICE to those who believe in God, AND he is doing a diservice to himself by LUMPING an entire group of people into one group and claiming they believe a certain way (when it is obvious that this is not the case.) If he is going to attempt to educate readers and his fans, he should make it a point to be correct and accurate. He should make it a point to be precise, and this does not require a long drawn out essay;
it requires a paragraph or LESS.
next, people should not stay ignorant and what not, thing is, since they dont know, he cant take the time to walk them through it
The thing is people WILL stay ignorant if he continues to make generalizations and is not specific in what HE is attempting to teach them. If he can't take the time to be specific and address the people he really has a problem with he shouldn't take his time writing period. If I have a problem with an asian cat am I gonna take it to all asians? NO! I am going to take it to the japanese guy who offended me. See that? Do you see how easy it is for me to narrow it down and to address the person specifically?
so that when he explores every aspect you want him to,
It is not what I want him to, but what critically thinking, logic and basic comprehension demand. Again, he is doing a diservice to his fans (you obviously being one of them) by making hasty generalizations.
they will understand, the reason people love men such as this so much, is the majority can relate to his words
The MAJORITY relate because of that very reason THEY ARE THE MAJORITY. They are followers. They are sheep, they do not WANT to be the MINORITY, so they are drawn to people who will make them feel good and candy coat the truth. They are drawn to people who make a spectacle of the living God and have a false form of spirituality. Again, people want to live in their own comfort zone and they do not want to make an ATTEMPT to lead a sin free life. They want to have God and sin, and when someone comes along and basically states you can have both they cling to it like a baby on a tit, but I have news for you. You cannot have it both ways. You will be either hot or cold and because you are lukewarm you will be spit out.
next, i look at main points, yur getting caught up in little things in the article, the main points i see are that there are hypocrisies in christianity and catholisism, which i agree with, a big chunck of christians dont read the bible
First of all, I'm not getting caught up in anything. I am openly rebuking
YOU and
ANYONE who is in agreement with someone bringing confusion. With that being said, pump your breaks and relax, before you get over your head. Second of all, you have hypocrisies in almost every form of religion, but people need to place emphasis on the TEACHERS/LEADERS who are doing it. After your leadership has been corrected you go on to correct the followers, and the purpose of his article was not to prove any sort of hypocrisy. The point was it was to prove he is not a satanist and to launch back at the so-called christians who made negative remarks about him.
which i agree with, a big chunck of christians dont read the bible, which is true, ive seen it
When was the last time YOU read the bible from cover to cover? Forget about what other christians have done, what have YOU done? You claim to be a christian have you done what God has told you to do? Yes, many christians do NOT read the bible which is why we have people like you and x-raided making generalizations. Yes, many "christians" don't read the bible which is why most churches are now 501 c3, agents of the government and promoters of lies.
he also states many people do not research what is given to them
On teh surface, it seems that he himself has not done any research, and I agree that people do not do the research, but the problem is, when you say "A" does "B" and people DO research "A" and find out that they don't actually do "B" that leaves you (the person who made the claim) in a bad position. If you cannot understand this, seek help (and I mean help in the Lord and not a shrink.)
they go along with christianity, which again i believe is true, plus he says he believes there is a higher power, which i do too, so therfor your statement about u expecting nothing less than me to believe this, was pointless
Again, people do not go along with "christianity". People go along with PAGAN versions of christianity or they go along with whatever convoluted dogma/doctrine that bears a remote resemblance to "christianity." Also, my point was not pointless, nothing I've said is pointless, because somewhere, someone is reading what I am posting and they are grasping it. It may not be important to certain members of the board, but for those who need to grasp it they will.
was pointless, cause the only thing uve disagreed with so far is the definitions of a couple words, which then makes a couple paragraphs, seem general, anyways
Again, generalizations need to stop. Be specific and address the people you are referring to. Do you see me saying ALL CHURCHES ARE 501C3? NO! Why? Because I've done enough research to know they are not. Do you see me claiming all churches have paganism rooted in their church? No, because I've done enough research to know this is not true. Be specific in who you are addressing and make sure you have all your facts straight before you write fables and stories for people with itchy ears...
understand raided got himself in the situation he is, not you, but that is irrelavant to what were debating, cause i never said you did
No, you did not say I did, but you brought it up. YOU were the one who introduced his life and hardships to the topic. You were the one who did so in order to make an EXCUSE as to why he should NOT be specific.
it doesnt matter what put him there, the fact is, hes there
Are you sane? It doesn't matter what put him there? IF IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT PUT HIM THERE WHY IS HE TRYING TO APPEAL? Please, use your brain, and think before you type. It DOES matter why he is there, because the man could be innocent, he could have had his civil rights violated, he could have had inadequate council etc.
so he cant take time away to try and please all the readers with a lengthy and very specific letter.
No, what he can do is please people such as yourself; lukewarm christians who want a candy coated sermon. What he can do is please people who are comfortable with having it both ways.
and also, i agree many churchs are weak, cause a majority of them are caught up in hypocrisies and such, and they do not research the bible.
Judging from your posts I would rank you right along with the best of them.
