by Eyas on 03/01/08, 1:22 am
I second what Candance just said.
Don't let yourself be fooled by what Liberals think makes a "good" or "bad" Christian. They haven't a clue about Christianity - or even of "good" or "bad".
Don't be fooled by liberals' ridiculous misinterpretation of "judge not, lest ye be judged" as if Jesus were opposed to judging right or wrong. In point of fact, Jesus' entire message was about judging good vs evil and living righteously and avoiding wickedness. How could anyone tell the difference between righteousness and wickedness without making a judgment. Jesus was a very judgmental dude.
Jesus also didn't condemn, replace, or obsolete the Laws of Moses. Murder, theft, adultery, covetousness, prostitution, and homosexuality are all still wickedness.
Most of all, don't be fooled by liberals' absurd misinterpretation of Christian "forgiveness". Forgiveness is NOT Permission. Forgiveness is for past sins/wickedness, not Permission to continue one's sinful ways. In John, Jesus forgives the adulteress and tells her to "go, and sin no more". He doesn't say, "go, and keep on whorin""
I'm not a Christian, but to the best of my knowledge, there's nothing about Christianity which suggests that you must accept, or tolerate, any and all behavior. In fact, I'm pretty sure that Judaism and Christianity are about discerning (judging) between right and wrong, good and evil, righteousness and wickedness, and what is acceptable and what is unacceptable. If it's unacceptable, it should not be tolerated.
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