alabuck wrote:
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From a religious perspective, I'm sorry that you declare yourself an atheist. But, you have that right and it's strictly your decision. I do hope that, at some point, in the near future, that you can re-open your heart to Christ.
Please don't think I'm judging you. That's not my intention. But, personally, I believe that accepting Jesus as your savior, which opens you up to God's grace, is the only ticket into Heaven.
I, too, am disturbed by the number of "professed Christians" who, on this site, don't come anywhere close to acting like they have, what I believe to be, a Christian walk. None of us are perfect and we are all sinners, but, dad-burn, some of these folks make it a habit of defaming God's commandments and seem to be very proud of it!
Their actions and words certainly don't help people who are contemplating coming to Christ. And why should they? As you can attest, they actually drive people away from church. I certainly wouldn't want anything to do with being a Christian if all I had to see as an example of Christianity was what I viewed on here.
You've been exposed to some very un-Christian people in your life. I'm happy that the husband/missionary felt that he wanted to say what he said to you. Perhaps God put it on his heart to say those words to you.
I think, that even though you profess atheism, you're still a Christian at heart. Perhaps, you could talk to some ministers about their church's religious creeds, especially a non-denominational church, and try it out and see if you can agree with it. If not, move on to another one. There's no law that says you are always to be a certain denomination. I've changed around several times in my life. My wife and I now attend a very small (4-6 people avg attendance) non-denominational church. We usually take turns giving the sermon.
Have a blessed weekend, :thumbup:
Alabuck
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Thank you for your blessing. I do believe it is true and you are honest. BUT I don't feel the need to join any religious group. I've read the bible (KJV) and I find too many inconsistencies. So many portions of it can be (mis)interpreted in so many ways.
I did attend a Universal Unitarian Church in Phoenix, AZ and, ater the minister retired, I attended two more sessions. Then I left also. It was the person and not the church that drew me. I mentioned my experience to some church-going ladies and they had to stress that UU was NOT Christian. Perhaps that's what I liked about it. I'll just stick with my three rules.