That would be a question for your fellow Christians. How they behave according to their interpretation of the Bible has nothing to do with me. I observe many Christians act in ways contrary to your quotes from the Bible.
As I noted there have been Christians who tortured and executed people...
Blaming ‘interpretations’?
That’s just a cop-out.
How else can you interpret the Bible’s counsel for Christians to ‘love their enemy’ Matthew 5:44), ‘love their brothers’ (1 Peter 1:22), and to ‘be kind, forgiving, and considerate’ ??—- Colossians3:13-14; Ephesians 4:32.
Will God forgive my past sins?
What's in the past, is past. Since it's past, that means it's not being practiced, and will be forgiven on the basis of the ransom sacrifice of the Christ... and one's heart condition.
God freely forgives sins
Psalms 85:1-2 ; Luke 7:41-50 ; Romans 3:25-26 ...
Yes, guided by what Scripture 'does' say.
* Matthew 6:9 with
Hallowed be God's name with Exodus 6:3; Leviticus 22:32; Psalms 83:18 (Tetragrammaton) Ezekiel 36:23; Ezekiel 38:23.
Kingdom come with Daniel 2:44; Matthew 6:33; Revelation 11:15.
God's will (His purpose) to take place with Matthew...
You don't get it. An all knowing god would know we would go bad, hate and do wrong. He still created us anyway. So he created bad and hate to name a few.
He gave us free will and he knew how we would choose.
To hate, is your choice. He gives us all sorts of counsel, on how to love. Colossians3:13-14. But you can disregard it. That’s your prerogative.
He’s given us the smarts & the physical power to kill and torture animals. Other people, too .
But is that what you want to use your intelligence...
By following (being obedient to) what Jesus & the Scriptures say.
Like, “love your brother- John 13:35”, “love your enemy- Matthew 5:44”, ‘a husband must love his wife- Ephesians 5:28’, ‘a wife must respect her husband- Ephesians 5:33’, ‘be forgiving- Colossians3:13-14’, ‘be humble-...
The Bible NEVER, in any way, shape, or form remotely implies or states that Jesus is God. What it states is that Jesus is the created Son of God (Colossians 1:15, Revelation 3:14). What it states is that Jesus always openly acknowledged his lesser position in relation to his God, the God that...
The Bible directly states that Jesus is God in a number of passages.1 Taken by themselves, these verses provide enough evidence for the church to believe in and teach the deity of Jesus Christ. But the indirect evidence of Scripture is equally compelling.
The names of God are often applied to...
I don't think this world- the physical universe- is God's creation at all. I believe it's all Satan's work, created as a (temporary) escape following a war he waged on God in the spiritual realm and was defeated. He took on God wanting to be King, but God wasn't having it, so in Satan's fall he...
Thought I’d like to comment on this....
You know, you’re right, regarding the world! Now, this planet is Jehovah God’s creation, but this world is another matter. (1 John 5:19) Too many people are disregarding the Bible’s counsel on caring for each other, putting other’s interest ahead of their...
Not everyone, particularly abused women with children on hand have that option. The guy hits her across the face. She can't leave because of the children and is instructed to not hit back (turn the other cheek). He hits her again, but she can't leave because of the children and is instructed...
I am going to address the 1st potion on morality. BTW thanks for your reply I thought nobody would reply, I am looking forward to having a respectful discussion.
1. As far as turning the other cheek, I ask my self what is the principal involved here? The whole purpose of this is to emphasize non...
I could say the same of Communism: that stalin perverted the true humane meaning of the works of marx and engels.
Even if that were true, the words of christ/marx still became the political weapon of the catholic church/stalin, etc. If Christianity is the true religion, why was it perverted in...
I cannot speak for the Quran, only for the Bible.
G. K. Chesterton wrote: "Christianity hasn't been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried."
And Mahatma Gandhi, opening the Bible to Matthew chapter 5, told Lord Irwin, "When your country and mine shall get together...
Thanks for honest post, Carlita.
One thing I'd like to point out is this....
You really can't blame the Bible for what the church (people) did, and still do!
That's like a person purchasing do-it-yourself furniture but instead of following the instructions, he decides to put it together...
God's Law condemned most of these things; what was allowed, was only for the Israelites, in protecting them and helping them to survive as a nation living among morally deficient people. But those times have passed.
Now, there is no specific nation (Acts of the Apostles 10:35), and God tells...
Only 100?
Matthew 18:22
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Sadly, JW seem to have changed the math here.
New World Translation 22 Jesus said to him: “I say to you, not up to seven times, but up to 77 times.+
Colossians3:13
I am sad...