Confused by beliefs....... (Jesus, rituals, moral, followers, choices)

[ThePhoenixSisters]

Hiya Jarrod!

I'm New also! It'll be as fun and enlightening as we make it!
Very nice people here, as I have seen.

*Nixxie*

[Wandered Off]

Welcome Jarrod!

[3.14]

welcome,
i like the fact that you start of with qeustioning and sharing experiences right away.

[Charity]

Jarrod, I posted you a greeting earlier. Something keeps bringing me back to your post. You have a lot of issues going on in your life both in the present and from the past. Some of your experiences may never be explained, things happen sometimes for whatever reason. Someday the answers may be revealed, but for now, don't put a lot of effort in trying to reason them out.

It appears that you seem to be "upset' by the things you experienced when you attended the church service. Is there some particular reason that because the church and some of the people appeared wealthy left you feeling bitter? Maybe some of those people were wealthy and because of that, and the money they gave the church made it beautiful and comfortable for both the wealthy and the less fortunate to enjoy. It's always difficult when you don't really know the people or know all the facts, when you were only there for an hour or so....Maybe some of the less fortunate could have the same chance as the wealthy if they were willing to work, seek the education and assert themselves toward some goal....

Please don't get me wrong, I certainly am not wealthy, and chances are I won't ever be. And I certainly am not taking a side with either the wealthy or the middle class or the poor etc. I just think you can have anything you want, it just depends on how much time and effort you put into it...You can walk around with your head bowed over, like a whipped dog or you can say I am somebody, hold your head up and tell your self that you are as good as anyone. We live in a country where anything is possible....

I'm sure all the members of this forum would love to see you stick around and be part of the forum family.....I really like it here even though there are a lot of us that think differently....Each person has their own thoughts, personality, ideas. It's about choice, each one of us makes a choice as to how we want our lives, you can do that too....

I don't mean to offend you in any way, I just think you need to rid yourself of some bitterness and conflict and be happy with yourself.

Blessings and Peace
Charity

[Katzpur]

Welcome, Jarrod! Thanks for sharing your feelings. Sick around and enjoy yourself.

[Father Heathen]

Originally Posted by Charity

It's always difficult when you don't really know the people or know all the facts

.Maybe some of the less fortunate could have the same chance as the wealthy if they were willing to work, seek the education and assert themselves toward some goal....

Perhaps you should follow your own advice instead of making ridiculous assertions?

Have you considered that maybe Jarrod is "bitter" because of the blatant display of hypocrisy and willful ignorance of these particular believers. If someone claims to be a Christian, one would expect them to follow the teachings of Christ, right?

[Charity]

Thank you Big Meanie........Thanks for noticing my post Remember I told you I am a woman that likes attention, and any attention even if it's bad is better than no attention at all..........



Thanks again

[uss_bigd]

welcome!

[TashaN]

Welcome to RF. Wow, i guess there are alot of things which we can discuss about together in the forums. Looking forward to see you around soon.