Radiance3

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I think you are an Atheist, one of the most radical and dangerous creatures in the world. No Satan could tempt me because I am a Christian, and I will stand firm to the Word of my Lord.
Psalm 1:1
"Blessed is the man who does not keep the company of the WICKED."
You can rattle as much as you want. Satan tempted Jesus on top of the mountain. But the devil never succeeded. Satan just gave up.

Dummy Boy Loc: Michigan

...only second to a hypocrite like yourself:

Christians: More like Jesus or Pharisee?

April 30, 2013 – One of the common critiques leveled at present-day Christianity is that it’s a religion full of hypocritical people.
A new Barna Group study examines the degree to which this perception may be accurate. The study explores how well Christians seem to emulate the actions and attitudes of Jesus in their interactions with others.
The research project was directed by David Kinnaman, president of Barna Group, in conjunction with John Burke, author of Mud and the Masterpiece, a book exploring the attitudes and actions of Jesus in all of his encounters.
Assessing Christlikeness
In this nationwide study of self-identified Christians, the goal was to determine whether Christians have the actions and attitude of Jesus as they interact with others or if they are more akin to the beliefs and behaviors of Pharisees, the self-righteous sect of religious leaders described in the New Testament.
In order to assess this, Barna researchers presented a series of 20 agree-or-disagree statements. Five actions and five attitudes that seem to best encapsulate the actions and attitudes of Jesus Christ during his ministry on earth. The researchers did the same for the Pharisees (10 total statements, five reflecting behaviors and five examining attitudes).
Kinnaman, president of Barna Group, directed the study. He commented on the creation of a “Christ-like” scale: “Our intent is to create some new discussion about the intangible aspects of following and representing Jesus. Obviously, survey research, by itself, cannot fully measure someone’s ‘Christ-likeness’ or ‘Pharisee-likeness.’ But the study is meant to identify baseline qualities of Jesus, like empathy, love, and a desire to share faith with others—or the resistance to such ideals in the form of self-focused hypocrisy. The statements are based on the biblical record given in the Gospels and in the Epistles and our team worked closely with a leading pastor, John Burke, to develop the survey questions.”
Fleshing Out Christ-likeness
To flesh out the objectives of the study, a nationwide, representative sample of Christians was asked to respond to 20 statements. They could rate their agreement on a four-point scale. The 10 research statements used to examine Christ-likeness include the following:
Actions like Jesus:
• I listen to others to learn their story before telling them about my faith.
• In recent years, I have influenced multiple people to consider following Christ.
• I regularly choose to have meals with people with very different faith or morals from me.
• I try to discover the needs of non-Christians rather than waiting for them to come to me.
• I am personally spending time with non-believers to help them follow Jesus.
Attitudes like Jesus:
• I see God-given value in every person, regardless of their past or present condition.
• I believe God is for everyone.
• I see God working in people’s lives, even when they are not following him.
• It is more important to help people know God is for them than to make sure they know they are sinners.
• I feel compassion for people who are not following God and doing immoral things.
The 10 statements used to assess self-righteousness (like the Pharisees), included the following research items:
Self-Righteous Actions:
• I tell others the most important thing in my life is following God’s rules.
• I don’t talk about my sins or struggles. That’s between me and God.
• I try to avoid spending time with people who are openly gay or lesbian.
• I like to point out those who do not have the right theology or doctrine.
• I prefer to serve people who attend my church rather than those outside the church.
Self-Righteous Attitudes:
• I find it hard to be friends with people who seem to constantly do the wrong things.
• It’s not my responsibility to help people who won’t help themselves.
• I feel grateful to be a Christian when I see other people’s failures and flaws.
• I believe we should stand against those who are opposed to Christian values.
• People who follow God’s rules are better than those who do not.
How Christ-like are Christians?
Using these 20 questions as the basis of analysis, the researchers created an aggregate score for each individual and placed those results into one of four categories, or quadrants. (Further definition of the way these findings were analyzed is found later in this article.) The four categories include:
• Christ-like in action and attitude
• Christ-like in action, but not in attitude
• Christ-like in attitude, but not action
• Christ-like in neither
The findings reveal that most self-identified Christians in the U.S. are characterized by having the attitudes and actions researchers identified as Pharisaical. Just over half of the nation’s Christians—using the broadest definition of those who call themselves Christians—qualify for this category (51%). They tend to have attitudes and actions that are characterized by self-righteousness.
On the other end of the spectrum, 14% of today’s self-identified Christians—just one out of every seven Christians—seem to represent the actions and attitudes Barna researchers found to be consistent with those of Jesus.
In the middle are those who have some mix of action and attitude. About one-fifth of Christians are Christ-like in attitude, but often represent Pharisaical actions (21%). Another 14% of respondents tend to be defined as Christ-like in action, but seem to be motivated by self-righteous or hypocritical attitudes.

Radiance3

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All the questions you've written are indicative of Satan's deceptions. " Psalm 1:1: I must stick to my Lord Jesus Christ, the One you insult. "Blessed is the man who does not keep the company of the WICKED".

Dummy Boy Loc: Michigan

Hypocrite! Why don't you go to Barna.org to see for yourself. You're not deceived without Satan's help....you sound an awful like a person that needs the sanctification of the Lord. You are possessed by the stupidest demons in the world.

Radiance3

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Right, that Barna.org was written and created by people like you. I would not be tempted by their twisted ideology in the guise of religion.

Every time you open your filthy mouth, it is loaded with the commands of Satan. Good riddance!

Dummy Boy Loc: Michigan

:evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :twisted:

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

She says that a lot and keeps coming back. She has it for you bad

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Maybe she wants to help you :lol: :lol: :lol:

Dummy Boy Loc: Michigan

Yea, all them b***hes want me bad... :lol: :lol: :lol:...they want the bad boy, don't they. Or she's the "church lady", a religious psychopath, pedantic and out of touch. She didn't even bother to read it because if she had...she'd realize what hypocritical i***t she is.... :mrgreen:

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

She is quite a piece of work. Glad she is only on a computer screen. Perhaps she isn't real.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

grumpymarine Loc: Florida

I agree. I used the military service to gain an education and vocations (Military pilot, Military Periodontist) and paid with 22 years of duty. Opportunity in America is why so many people come here. The Democrats just complain about income inequity. Income is earned, not shared like in Cuba.

Chameleon12

Welfare rates keep going down but, poverty rates in evry single stat in the US have all increased which is especially disturbing considering these are supposed to be recovery years. Obama's presidency has not slowed or stopped poverty rates in the US at all. This is disturbing.

JMHO Loc: Utah

They're not recovery years...this economy is stagnant at best, very close, if not, in continuous recession. Concerning the poor, it depends on how you define the poor...they seem to have enough money (probably SNAP money) for tattoos, smart phones, cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, LCD large screen TV's, etc. Where did you get your stats about welfare going down? Ever since Obama took the work requirement off welfare qualification, it has gone up. But, then this is the Democrat's goal, to create a permanent entitlement class that will always v**e for Democrats.

Chameleon12

Oops, unemployment rates keep going down but, the amount of people not working is sky rocketing.