Hi Kenneth,
What an excellent, excellent post! You can't imagine what a breath of fresh air it is for me.
(I just posted something similar called Bizarre Behavior on Adlandpro and Jenny was very kind to post your link there. I don't know how I missed it!)
It seems that we most certainly share common beliefs.
The other part I see are claims and postings that use Christianity and Christian beliefs to sway the readers into believing these people of their behavior, their products/services and that anything they say is the truth all in all. I am a man that believes in God and Jesus but I do not use it as a selling tool. Nor do I make claims of being anything holy. I am a mortal. You are a mortal. We are all children of God and are all on equal footing in God's eyes.
Amen and amen.
When I had my brick and mortar business, I dealt with people of all beliefs, ideas, backgrounds, income levels, education, etc., and the saddest thing I discovered is that those who openly claimed to be Christians were often, by far, the very worst people I could imagine dealing with!
On the other hand, thankfully, I often found out that some of the very best people I dealt with were people who quietly LIVED their Christian life without carrying a big sign announcing it to the world. Their way of behaving and doing things was a wonderful and powerful statement by itself.
Everyone who IS a Christian needs to understand, as you have so well put, that we are all mortal.
The difference between a Christian and a non-Christian is NOT goodness, but a realization of NOT being good and accepting by faith the work of the only one who IS good enough to purchase our pardon.
Thank you for sticking your neck out!
God bless,
Dave
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