FITGAL~~ WOW~WOW there buckaroo ~~ I don't know where you got the idea that I was trying to force my beliefs on you. Far from it, all I intended to impress upon you is how
"I" feel ~ that is all.
I never said I didn't accept other people's religions...here again not sure where you think you saw that in my post. I totally accept them...and I understand that not everyone will die a Christian, the Bible is quite clear on that. There are a lot of things that I accept in life but don't agree with.
I never said "My way is the only way"...again you are putting words in my mouth. Every religion has "their way"...I know where mine leads me.
As far as praying for you, my religion asks me to pray for un-believers of the Christian faith...do you not feel that any person should honor what their religion tells them?
If you feel that praying for you is harmful please let me know.
VEGGIELOVER~ Thank-you for realizing I was not being rude. I am not quite sure what you mean by the true religion statement ~ I totally believe that all the religions out there are for real ~ I just know that my beliefs are much better for ME than the beliefs of the other religions ~~ I am not putting them down at all ~~ FREE WILL is the most wonderul thing we were givin by God ~~ you are free to choose any religion you want ~~ the only difference is the outcome of the choice. Seriously, wouldn't you feel that any religion YOU belonged to would be the one that YOU would encourage others to join? I will try to answer ANY questions that you may have...and if I can't answer them I will search until I can....feel free to PM me anytime.
WEIGH TO GO~~ Love your thinking....maybe if you feel your time is being wasted in church...maybe...just maybe...God is tugging at you to help make a change in the congregation to get things going in the right direction. Church shouldn't be a burden ~ it is a WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY we have in AMERICA!!
1 DAY AT A TIME~ Love the "nothing going on" humor
OK..so being a preachers kid YOU know that if you give just 10% of your time that you will actually have ALL the time in the world you need to shop, sleep, clean, etc.
LILYBELLE~ My goodness girl! Where do you go to church? My church has 1 stewardship sermon a year where they explain the tithe...we take an offering every week but it is always freewill..in 22 years NO ONE has ever asked me for a NICKLE! in my church...
SAFIYAH-IS-FLUFFYI appreciate you sharing your opinion ~ isn't it nice that you can do that in a country where Islam is not the norm ~ Too bad you can't share your opinion of another rreligion in countries where Islam is the norm. I do know that we do not all worship the same God ~ my God sent His son to die for us and take our sins so that we may have eternal life ~ is that the same god you have? Not being rude ~ just asking a question.
ALMOSTHEAVEN~ Not sure how one can be "pushed" away by being prayed for. You may pray for me anytime you wish ~ the Father I believe in will do His will. There is no such thing as "brand" of Christian...you either are ONE or you are NOT ONE. I can relate to your "itch" of people bugging you about religion...they come to my door all the time pestering me. I NEVER said going to church was necessary to be a Christian...I said I would pray for those that don't attend a Christian church because I know that is one of the best ways God has to get us His Word. Maybe, since you feel your faith is so strong, God is calling you to sit with the hypocrites and reach out to them. I don't want to bash your mother but it seems from what you say that she is still "stuck" in the old testament ~ Jesus came to end the LAW ~ In my church I wear shorts when it is hot, my wife wears jewelry and make-up ~ we go to honor our Savior...not to earn salvation by the way we dress. I will pray that the truth you are seeking finds you ~~ I hope that doesn't irk you!