gdbrown ... Regarding the Crusades, if some people came in and pushed you and your family out of your house and off your own property (or let you live there but forced you to watch Jerry Springer all day long) and tried to kill you if you attempted to take your home back ... and *inhale* ... the police said, "Handle it yourself. You're on your own" ... What would you do? (I'll share your worst ...more

gdbrown ... Regarding the Crusades, if some people came in and pushed you and your family out of your house and off your own property (or let you live there but forced you to watch Jerry Springer all day long) and tried to kill you if you attempted to take your home back ... and *inhale* ... the police said, "Handle it yourself. You're on your own" ... What would you do? (I'll share your worst sentiment, BTW so you know you're not being singled out)less

Chevy ... absolutely OK :^) Simple misunderstanding. If you click on my name, you can look through my post history and see that I don't always make my point clear ... especially if I'm in a particularly silly mood (lots of those days). Incidentally, I completely agree with you on the film; it's not like you could just walk out of a plane. I have a 6 yr old and an 18 mo old, myself, and would n...more

Chevy ... absolutely OK :^) Simple misunderstanding. If you click on my name, you can look through my post history and see that I don't always make my point clear ... especially if I'm in a particularly silly mood (lots of those days). Incidentally, I completely agree with you on the film; it's not like you could just walk out of a plane. I have a 6 yr old and an 18 mo old, myself, and would not want them subjected to that rubbish. LOL; Especially when my 6 yr old would ask, "Daddy, what's Queen Amadala doing with that other girl?"less

Chevy ... And I wasn't trying to put you down ... AT ALL. I don't know where you're getting that, either.

Chevy ... I was trying to make a point to "Do unto others" (who's doing a fine job at being sarcastic). I would have just as soon said 'Veggie Tales'. BTW, I'm not a muslim; I'm not sure where you're getting that (???)

Well ... not one that's already dead ;^)

SBellam ... Come ON! Did you REALLY not know what Chevy was talking about? I like you ... I really do, and I refuse to believe you're that thick.

Since it's all about just being informative, I guess you'ld have no problem with your young children seeing 'The Passion', then?

Christians probably "seem" happy about it to you because you're misinterpreting them. Trust me ... Christians do NOT want to see ANYONE go to Hell. If we did, we actually would just leave everyone else alone, and stop trying to help people come to know Christ.

Online4Him, could you please cite the passages you're referring to?

SBellam, er uuuh ... since you claim to have once been a Christian, did you faint in horror a lot? :^)

revran ... quite alright. I hit agree on your apology ;^)

Johnson, I will concede that there are some extremely questionable things that have been done or at least said by Christians in the past and definitely in the present. It doesn't surprize me in the least because we're ALL SINNERS. Go figure. But, when you make statements like THAT, provide some sort of link to back it up or I just won't believe you. Then the rest of us at least of a trail to g...more

Johnson, I will concede that there are some extremely questionable things that have been done or at least said by Christians in the past and definitely in the present. It doesn't surprize me in the least because we're ALL SINNERS. Go figure. But, when you make statements like THAT, provide some sort of link to back it up or I just won't believe you. Then the rest of us at least of a trail to go on to form a rebuttal (if it can be rebutted; like I said ... nobody's above reproach. Even Christians). BTW, have you ever said or done anything in your life that you truly regret?less

paul1149 ... I'm guessing that SBellam is hitting mine, and a couple other of our fellow Christians (where only 1 is applied). He hates the fact that I refuse to believe he was ever a Christian. *sigh* ... I love him, anyway ... I don't know why. I keep thinking we should all be more patient with him; definitely need to pray for him. It's bizarre. He's just as crude as some other mockers, but...more

paul1149 ... I'm guessing that SBellam is hitting mine, and a couple other of our fellow Christians (where only 1 is applied). He hates the fact that I refuse to believe he was ever a Christian. *sigh* ... I love him, anyway ... I don't know why. I keep thinking we should all be more patient with him; definitely need to pray for him. It's bizarre. He's just as crude as some other mockers, but I never find myself "annoyed" by him ... maybe it's because he has a twisted mind like me :^) SBellam ... I apologize ahead of time if it's not you.less

johnson, you know ... other atheists who have posted here had crying fits whenever a believer invoked Godwin's Law. So maybe you should drop the ridiculous Hitler analogy. Not to mention that Hitler never asked the Jews to "love" him. He just sent them to concentration camps. So, your simile just doesn't make ANY sense. DUH! Oh, but the Nazis did spread a lot of propaganda ... HEY! Just li...more

johnson, you know ... other atheists who have posted here had crying fits whenever a believer invoked Godwin's Law. So maybe you should drop the ridiculous Hitler analogy. Not to mention that Hitler never asked the Jews to "love" him. He just sent them to concentration camps. So, your simile just doesn't make ANY sense. DUH! Oh, but the Nazis did spread a lot of propaganda ... HEY! Just like you're doing! Oh-ma-gosh ... yer just like Hitler!less

lpepperw, at face value, I agree with you. But, I would have to listen to the whole message(s) those statements are contained in to assess them in context. Let me at least assure you that I don't love JM so much as to "idolize him. If he ever said something that I couldn't resolve through prayer and was way out of Scriptural accord, I'd drop him like a hot potato that hu6xxui6 had been previous...more

lpepperw, at face value, I agree with you. But, I would have to listen to the whole message(s) those statements are contained in to assess them in context. Let me at least assure you that I don't love JM so much as to "idolize him. If he ever said something that I couldn't resolve through prayer and was way out of Scriptural accord, I'd drop him like a hot potato that hu6xxui6 had been previously chewing. He's not perfect ... but I like his track record.less

Oh, c'mon lpepperw. I like JM. To be fair, there has been no human example of God's Love ever except in Christ. But I will concede to this; Sometimes MacArthur's commentary needs commentary ;^)

LOL. Uh oh. I better call John MacArthur ... cuz he can NOT keep a secret :^)

LakeShoreChurch. BTW, I liked your testimony, and get a lot out of your postings. Just wanted to let you know.

LakeShoreChurch, Yeah ... I know :^) But I can't explain; Some people just affect me in a certain way and I feel like we should be tenaciously and annoyingly nice to him (even when he's being deliberately obtuse). He claims to have been a Christian and even to have told people about the Gospel, but he refuses to share any details of it ... He's hiding something, something personally hurtful. SB...more

LakeShoreChurch, Yeah ... I know :^) But I can't explain; Some people just affect me in a certain way and I feel like we should be tenaciously and annoyingly nice to him (even when he's being deliberately obtuse). He claims to have been a Christian and even to have told people about the Gospel, but he refuses to share any details of it ... He's hiding something, something personally hurtful. SBellam ... this is obviously not a private conversation, BTW. So, if you're feeling offended by us talking about you as if you weren't there, just hit the 'Report Abuse' link a couple times ;^)less

One other thing I wanted to add ... have patience with your prayer. Be consistent. The answer may come in one or one-thousand prayers, but keep praying for that wisdom and follow any notions you have to read God's Word. He seems to have a way of presenting the truth ... subtly. At least, in my own experience. And He will always grant to those who are truly looking.