I AM A CHRISTIAN

I post on another board. Please do not post there if you figure out or know which one as that is not my intention with this post at all. I am so tired of the back and forth fighting going on over our freedom to post Christian things on the other board. I will post my Christian beliefs as I feel led there so no further fighting about it is required. I just need to express myself and thought here would be he place to do so. It is sad to me that we live in a society where it is quite OK to be public about your right to not believe in anything or to believe in false religions, but is totally unacceptable to even suggest that you are a Christian. I know the Bible tells us it will be this way, but it is still sad. In the last few days I have seen things that I did not wish to comment on in that forum because it would just fan the fire. I chose to identify myself as a Christian, post what I thought and tried not to react there but I am ANGRY and feel safe here to post about these things. I have seen the Word of God itself be defiled by people claiming it was written by "a bunch of goat herders in the dark ages" instead of the breath of God himself. I have seen the term "chicken swinging" referred to as "the PC way to send prayers or good vibes without favoring a particular religion" Instead of the reality that it is indeed a reference to a very real satanic religion called Voodoo. I have seen Christians flamed for posting uplifting words because they contained verses of scripture. I have seen verses taken out of context to prove inane points that have nothing to do with Truth or what is meant in context. I do not hate the people posting these things but I hate the sin and the Spirit of Antichrist that this is a result of. Satan likes nothing more than to make Christians afraid of identifying themselves as a Christian. Satan knows scripture and He knows that if he can get us to deny Christ then he has us because Jesus said in Matthew 10:32 & 33 "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." I will not deny Him or His place(first place) in my life here, on the other forum, or in my day to day life. I posted ealier that I was afraid of my surgery. I am no longer afraid because fear is a lack of faith and I refuse to let the devil take my peace or my joy. I pray and I will pray up until the time they wheel me to surgery but I will not fear. I will praise the hands that made me and the nail scarred hands that redeemed me from my many sins. Perhaps God used what the enemy meant for evil and turned it into good here because it made me realize where my strength lies. Thank you for listening to me and I will see you all tomorrow. In His Love, Amy

Beautifully well said and unfortunatly so true. It will be a sad day for these people when they have to answer to Our Lord. You just keep on keeping on and love the Lord. No matter what the rest of the world does we are safe with Him. Karen

Amy, I am really ANGRY about the things on the other board, too! But let's try to be careful that our self-righteousness doesn't cloud our vision and true purpose. You are correct that christians are required to not deny their faith. When Peter was asked 3 times by the lord, he denied him 3 times. The key factor is that Peter was ASKED! You have to be asked before you can deny. What I saw on the other board wan't a matter of not denying, it was a matter of shoving it in other's faces. The last, most recent thread was a passive aggressive way for one person to keep turmoil going that had begun to quiet down. As a longstanding member of a christian church, and as a veteran Sunday School Teacher and director of the youth's after school program for 12 years, I have to say that I am ashamed of the christian behavior over there. And I am, like you, very ANGRY! I am angry that there might have been some lost soul who was on the fence of becoming saved and now has been scared away by the militant, in-your-face, dogmatic, billboardish, antagonistic display of that most recent poster! This message board would have been appropriate to that type of post. That message board was NOT! It is so nice to have this forum where we can feel safe to vent our feelings, isn't it? Thanks for bringing it up, Love, BC

I agree with you. I jus****ched a Christiam movie last night that reminded me of this after I posted. It had a lady on there who was always reminding everyone that they were sinners and being righteously indignant about everything-so much so that it pushed everyone away-even Christians. I used to attend a church that was much like that and left it in Feb to attend a church that openly invites meth addicts, homosexuals, gang members and every other type of sinner out there to church. They even have a small dream center there. The main difference I see is that for over 5 years at least 1 person has been saved on Sunday mornings at my new church. At my old church I was there for 2 years and never saw 1 person saved. If we truly have a heart for the lost we have to meet them where they are and show them something better-not tear them down. Thats just how I feel. Sorry to be so long!! hugs-Amy