Jim
Nets of Wonder
@PopeADope What you do is a little hard for me to follow sometimes. Maybe there’s a wisdom in it that I haven’t seen yet.
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I go to an area where I don't hear him much or stay outside which has lots of flowers, sculptures, and beautiful stuff and war memorials as wellSo you love going there knowing you will hate it once you get there.
I have four (4) suggestions--
(1) wear ear plugs
(2) go to the nearest bar between 10:00PM-2:00AM where you will find similarly minded people
(3) pick up any trash you might see while your at the Capital
(4) all of the above
just suggestions
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I agree with you. You just have to accept that there are going to be irrational people.What's your thoughts?
The street preachers like this are not targeting the average people going about their days. They are targeting the vulnerable who live on the edges of society. They target the vulnerable to prey upon them, to get them to rally them around them to validate themselves as self-appointed prophets. You are witnessing the blind, seeking the blind to follow them. (I used to work in the downtown area of a large city and this sight was commonplace).I'm not saying that all or most Christians do this, but I love going to the Capitol building. It's on a hill so we call it capitol hill, and I feel the presence of many spirits there and there are articles and people irl that say it is haunted. It is like a Temple for me just better, where I go to burn incense and pray to the "Capitol Hill Queens" (and Kings lol), and all those enshrined there. The Capitol building is even modeled after Saint Peter's Basilica here and the dome is identical and second largest in the world.
I love going there but almost always there is some guy reading the Bible really loud on the balcony where everything echoes loudly. He is obnoxious and doing no good. People like him make people more disgusted than anything.
I remember a guy standing up in a crowded market and screeching about Jesus burning people for thousands of years, and the wrath of God.
People like that will only win converts who have hearts of stone, and anyone with a heart of gold would simply be disgusted. They represent God, so were I God and those are my followers trying to save everyone from hell by yelling Scripture verses in public, and condemning everyone, I would be far more offended by them than unbelievers.
If souls are lost, it is Christians like this that damage more souls than atheists on average!
They just make me sick. They aren't accomplishing a thing. Then when they are persecuted, they think they are martyrs or something. I wish God would keep his imbecilic flock in line. I'm certainly full of flaws, but I look at them and feel grateful that I don't have their problems. The world would be better off without such people.
What's your thoughts?
I'm not saying that all or most Christians do this, but I love going to the Capitol building. It's on a hill so we call it capitol hill, and I feel the presence of many spirits there and there are articles and people irl that say it is haunted. It is like a Temple for me just better, where I go to burn incense and pray to the "Capitol Hill Queens" (and Kings lol), and all those enshrined there. The Capitol building is even modeled after Saint Peter's Basilica here and the dome is identical and second largest in the world.
I love going there but almost always there is some guy reading the Bible really loud on the balcony where everything echoes loudly. He is obnoxious and doing no good. People like him make people more disgusted than anything.
I remember a guy standing up in a crowded market and screeching about Jesus burning people for thousands of years, and the wrath of God.
People like that will only win converts who have hearts of stone, and anyone with a heart of gold would simply be disgusted. They represent God, so were I God and those are my followers trying to save everyone from hell by yelling Scripture verses in public, and condemning everyone, I would be far more offended by them than unbelievers.
If souls are lost, it is Christians like this that damage more souls than atheists on average!
They just make me sick. They aren't accomplishing a thing. Then when they are persecuted, they think they are martyrs or something. I wish God would keep his imbecilic flock in line. I'm certainly full of flaws, but I look at them and feel grateful that I don't have their problems. The world would be better off without such people.
What's your thoughts?
I hope you are right.Reply part 2:
God has desired faithful children the whole time, and has drawn near to ALL who want to know Him, and love Him, thats throughout all time, and culture, all divisons!
if anyone of us in any circumstance, culture, sexuality, time, truly wish to know and love God ,He will manifest His Spirit to us amd walk with us, this is a personal relationship with God unique to all people who desire God! Jesus Christ God in the flesh, got rid of the adulterous festering rule, and preisthood, shedding Himself of a covenant by which these people oppressed others, and hoarded God as if an item on a shelf,
This is why Jesus Christ is an offense to those who hate God! because they didn't want to know God anyway, they just wanted the prestige and blessing, the power, and not the love. So alot happened when God became flesh, I could write so much more about this, but iI wil declare you will not be seperated from God if you do not know Jesus Christs name! or who He is at all! you will only be seperated from God if you hate God , Jesus Christ is God that is the point, sadly that's why so few reconized God for who He is,while walking with God in the flesh many never knew it was Hm, because they didn't want to know Him, and that makes it me cry, because God is so precious and loving,
Jesus Christ is the savior of all who love, who seek God, and is the condemnation of those who hate Him, that reject His precious love, and run toward darkness biting in anger, cowering in fear just by hearing the name of Jesus Christ, and I think they would likely melt in God's presence (im kidding , lol or am II)
Often the ones that hate God ironically, are our leaders , authorities, and preists that love power, and hate love!
Even still we are to love them, as God does, having compassion in hopes that they will remove their hardness of heart, and return to God. Love them because God loves us, and we know this as He fills our hearts with Jesus Christ's love and Spirit, with Himself, giving us faith, hope, and love.
Promising an end to this suffering realm, one day away from those who hate
God is One , All in All, the Alpha and Omega, and He loves all!
I will praise God's beautiful name, Jesus Christ, and sing of His goodness for eternity blessed is the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the King of kings, the Lord of lords, the God of gods!
Ephesians 1:3
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5heb predestined us for adoption to sonshipc through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace 8that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9hed made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
All who love God were chosen and predestined, God knows you and loves you, never allow these false authorities and priests to come between God and you, God bless you all, and may the Spirit of Jesus Christ fill you with peace and love!
11In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 13And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.
I'm not saying that all or most Christians do this, but I love going to the Capitol building. It's on a hill so we call it capitol hill, and I feel the presence of many spirits there and there are articles and people irl that say it is haunted. It is like a Temple for me just better, where I go to burn incense and pray to the "Capitol Hill Queens" (and Kings lol), and all those enshrined there. The Capitol building is even modeled after Saint Peter's Basilica here and the dome is identical and second largest in the world.
I love going there but almost always there is some guy reading the Bible really loud on the balcony where everything echoes loudly. He is obnoxious and doing no good. People like him make people more disgusted than anything.
I remember a guy standing up in a crowded market and screeching about Jesus burning people for thousands of years, and the wrath of God.
People like that will only win converts who have hearts of stone, and anyone with a heart of gold would simply be disgusted. They represent God, so were I God and those are my followers trying to save everyone from hell by yelling Scripture verses in public, and condemning everyone, I would be far more offended by them than unbelievers.
If souls are lost, it is Christians like this that damage more souls than atheists on average!
They just make me sick. They aren't accomplishing a thing. Then when they are persecuted, they think they are martyrs or something. I wish God would keep his imbecilic flock in line. I'm certainly full of flaws, but I look at them and feel grateful that I don't have their problems. The world would be better off without such people.
What's your thoughts?
I can get help sure....but I believe everyone should chill out, get along, love one another, and not annoy, irritate, and anger people who don't believe what I/or you do. A belief is simply a belief. As sick as I am, I'm a lot more considerate of others than the people who are shouting the Scripture verses in public or preaching that non-Christians spend eternity in hell!There are millions of born agains in America. How about not focusing on some mentally disturbed person? Sounds homeless. You can use a bit of help as well, IMHO.
I can get help sure....but I believe everyone should chill out, get along, love one another, and not annoy, irritate, and anger people who don't believe what I/or you do. A belief is simply a belief. As sick as I am, I'm a lot more considerate of others than the people who are shouting the Scripture verses in public or preaching that non-Christians spend eternity in hell!
Not if it pushes people away to hate Christianity more.But consider! If non-Christians are heading for Hell, preaching Hell is appropriate, loving, helpful...
Not if it pushes people away to hate Christianity more.