So I'm a little frustrated. I'll just state that right now. Partly, because there is a difference between having faith, and being a unique individual with your own opinions, beliefs, ideas, attitudes, virtues and vices.
I have seen at least two picks on this spot that I can think of off the bahagian, atas of my head that have asked the general question, "Can anda be Christian if anda are/believe/think [Insert Supposed Vice/Sin/Evil Thing Here]?" But they aren't the only places I see it. I hear it from friends. I see it in forum both on Fanpop and off of it. And it really, really bugs me.
I don't care what anda insert between the brackets. I really don't. Because "Christian" is a label that fits a whole variety of people. It fits Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, even (despite some disagreement) Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses.
It also fits a number of drunks, philanderers, adulterers, gluttons, gamblers, anarchists, disobedient teens, rage-a-holics, drug addicts and prideful televangelists.
Your definition of "Christian" is personal. Because your faith is personal. And no one else, not even your twin brother, is going to agree with anda entirely on every issue of faith and theology. We all see the world from different angles. We all have different sins. Doesn't make any one of us any lebih atau less Christian than the other.
If I were a prostitute, does that mean I can't believe in Christ?
If I were a homeless man, does that mean I can't have faith in the Bible?
If I were an alcoholic, does that mean I can't believe God loves me?
If I were Ebeneezer Scrooge, does that mean I can't go to church?
If I were Holden Caulfield, does that mean I can't pray?
What does it matter who anda are, atau what anda do? Even if anda believe that what someone else is atau does is a sin, anda have no right to tell them if they can atau can't belong to your religion. Mostly because, it's not your religion, not entirely. It belongs to a people. To a God, even. anda don't own it, and the only person for whom anda can define it is yourself.
Can anda be conceited and still be a Christian?
Can anda be a gambler and still be a Christian?
Can anda be a prostitute and still be a Christian?
Can anda be a con-artist and still be a Christian?
Can anda be a CEO of BP, atau Haliburton atau Walmart and still be a Christian?
Can anda be homeless and Christian?
What if anda Lost your virginity (willingly) outside of marriage at 16?
What if anda masturbate?
What if you're anorexic?
What if anda smoke Marijuana regularly?
What if anda had an abortion?
What if you're an embezzler?
If you're a cocaine addict?
A drunk driver?
An environmentalist?
A vegetarian?
The owner of fifteen pet snakes?
A hunter atau a fisherman?
A veterinarian, who puts Haiwan to sleep?
A lawyer, who defends serial killers and rapists?
An avid Harry Potter fan?
A diehard Twilight aficionado?
What if anda wear fur?
Did anda answer "No, anda can't be a Christian if anda do/are ______" to any of the above questions? Did anda say "OK, I am/do/have done that." to any of them? Do I really need to talk about casting stones? Pots and kettles? "Judge not"? Hypocrisy?
There is this brilliant line in the play "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" sejak Stephen Adly Guirgis (genius!) that's spoken sejak Jesus to the audience. After saying that right now, he is with George belukar, bush as he walks to the rose garden, and he is with the drug addict on the jalan corner trying to score, and he is helping Donald Rumsfeld sleep at night, and he was with Osama Bin Laden in that cave, and Mohammad Atta on the airplane, he say: "What I need anda to believe is that if anda hate who I love, then anda do not know me at all. And make no mistake - who I Cinta is every last one. Because I am every last one."
I have seen at least two picks on this spot that I can think of off the bahagian, atas of my head that have asked the general question, "Can anda be Christian if anda are/believe/think [Insert Supposed Vice/Sin/Evil Thing Here]?" But they aren't the only places I see it. I hear it from friends. I see it in forum both on Fanpop and off of it. And it really, really bugs me.
I don't care what anda insert between the brackets. I really don't. Because "Christian" is a label that fits a whole variety of people. It fits Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, even (despite some disagreement) Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses.
It also fits a number of drunks, philanderers, adulterers, gluttons, gamblers, anarchists, disobedient teens, rage-a-holics, drug addicts and prideful televangelists.
Your definition of "Christian" is personal. Because your faith is personal. And no one else, not even your twin brother, is going to agree with anda entirely on every issue of faith and theology. We all see the world from different angles. We all have different sins. Doesn't make any one of us any lebih atau less Christian than the other.
If I were a prostitute, does that mean I can't believe in Christ?
If I were a homeless man, does that mean I can't have faith in the Bible?
If I were an alcoholic, does that mean I can't believe God loves me?
If I were Ebeneezer Scrooge, does that mean I can't go to church?
If I were Holden Caulfield, does that mean I can't pray?
What does it matter who anda are, atau what anda do? Even if anda believe that what someone else is atau does is a sin, anda have no right to tell them if they can atau can't belong to your religion. Mostly because, it's not your religion, not entirely. It belongs to a people. To a God, even. anda don't own it, and the only person for whom anda can define it is yourself.
Can anda be conceited and still be a Christian?
Can anda be a gambler and still be a Christian?
Can anda be a prostitute and still be a Christian?
Can anda be a con-artist and still be a Christian?
Can anda be a CEO of BP, atau Haliburton atau Walmart and still be a Christian?
Can anda be homeless and Christian?
What if anda Lost your virginity (willingly) outside of marriage at 16?
What if anda masturbate?
What if you're anorexic?
What if anda smoke Marijuana regularly?
What if anda had an abortion?
What if you're an embezzler?
If you're a cocaine addict?
A drunk driver?
An environmentalist?
A vegetarian?
The owner of fifteen pet snakes?
A hunter atau a fisherman?
A veterinarian, who puts Haiwan to sleep?
A lawyer, who defends serial killers and rapists?
An avid Harry Potter fan?
A diehard Twilight aficionado?
What if anda wear fur?
Did anda answer "No, anda can't be a Christian if anda do/are ______" to any of the above questions? Did anda say "OK, I am/do/have done that." to any of them? Do I really need to talk about casting stones? Pots and kettles? "Judge not"? Hypocrisy?
There is this brilliant line in the play "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" sejak Stephen Adly Guirgis (genius!) that's spoken sejak Jesus to the audience. After saying that right now, he is with George belukar, bush as he walks to the rose garden, and he is with the drug addict on the jalan corner trying to score, and he is helping Donald Rumsfeld sleep at night, and he was with Osama Bin Laden in that cave, and Mohammad Atta on the airplane, he say: "What I need anda to believe is that if anda hate who I love, then anda do not know me at all. And make no mistake - who I Cinta is every last one. Because I am every last one."
I've noticed that recently there have been a lot of non-Christians on this spot. I'm fine with that. But when a non-Christian goes onto this spot just to criticize and insult our religion.... Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this activity is similar to that of an "Internet Troll". If anda really want to argue about the beliefs and values of Kristian atau try to prove it wrong, there is a place for that and it's called The Debat Spot. I'm very tempted to name names, but I won't.
I think that's all that needs to be said. Please don't criticize me about the length of this, it was meant purely as a spot announcement, not an article, but Fanpop hasn't got that feature yet so I'll have to make do with Penulisan it as an article.
I think that's all that needs to be said. Please don't criticize me about the length of this, it was meant purely as a spot announcement, not an article, but Fanpop hasn't got that feature yet so I'll have to make do with Penulisan it as an article.