LOL. Well, that was quick.

"If you take away the Christian joy of holding Hell over other's heads and feeling special, you'll be met with pet verses and vehemence."

I get that you're just testifying to how you see reality, but its ironic how you stated this in a very recent comment, then turned around and pronounced judgment, declaration, and a lot of 'pet verses' (if not in letters, then in statements of doctrines/beliefs, which you have made) and a solid dash of vehemence.

I mean, wow. It almost reads as if you are being deliberately sarcastic in order to highlight the very behaviors you just criticized, but then, there is no indication of that except the extraordinarily contradictory nature of your two comments, or of your subsequent behavior with what you pronounced against a mere 40 minutes ago.

I was hoping to engage with you, but I think... no. It would be pointless, clearly.

I mean, for Pete's sake, contradiction?

"a lot of assumptions and surmising on your end. A lot of opinion" how this could apply any more directly to your own response here is beyond words.

And if you think my agreement or disagree with God's word is of no matter to God, then I wonder what on earth you conceive God to be.

I'll end here, except to say that I think you're pushing it in characterizing your vehemence and assumptions to be "honest". Seems very much dishonest to me. Do you notice how deftly you preempted any response or negation of your view by pre-labelling any response as "a self-righteous defense". Is this honest, or rhetorical maneuvering?

Either way, I don't expect you care and you seem far too full of yourself, evidently, even to equating yourself or your own beliefs to God.

My goodness. Recognize how clearly you reveal your own nature in your accusations and attacks on others. It's very, very clear, if only one has eyes to see.

Be well.

Edit: to paraphrase and borrow from you: You are welcome to your beliefs. Fortunately, your beliefs do not affect how God relates to me. They do, however, affect how he relates to you.

Be extra well.

LOL. Well, that was quick.

"If you take away the Christian joy of holding Hell over other's heads and feeling special, you'll be met with pet verses and vehemence."

I get that you're just testifying to how you see reality, but its ironic how you stated this in a very recent comment, then turned around and pronounced judgment, declaration, and a lot of 'pet verses' (if not in letters, then in statements of doctrines/beliefs, which you have made) and a solid dash of vehemence.

I mean, wow. It almost reads as if you are being deliberately sarcastic in order to highlight the very behaviors you just criticized, but then, there is no indication of that except the extraordinarily contradictory nature of your two comments, or of your subsequent behavior with what you pronounced against a mere 40 minutes ago.

I was hoping to engage with you, but I think... no. It would be pointless, clearly.

I mean, for Pete's sake, contradiction?

"a lot of assumptions and surmising on your end. A lot of opinion" how this could apply any more directly to your own response here is beyond words.

And if you think my agreement or disagree with God's word is of no matter to God, then I wonder what on earth you conceive God to be.

I'll end here, except to say that I think you're pushing it in characterizing your vehemence and assumptions to be "honest". Seems very much dishonest to me. Do you notice how deftly you preempted any response or negation of your view by pre-labelling any response as "a self-righteous defense". Is this honest, or rhetorical maneuvering?

Either way, I don't expect you care and you seem far too full of yourself, evidently, even to equating yourself or your own beliefs to God.

My goodness. Recognize how clearly you reveal your own nature in your accusations and attacks on others. It's very, very clear, if only one has eyes to see.

Be well.

LOL. Well, that was quick.

"If you take away the Christian joy of holding Hell over other's heads and feeling special, you'll be met with pet verses and vehemence."

I get that you're just testifying to how you see reality, but its ironic how you stated this in a very recent comment, then turned around and pronounced judgment, declaration, and a lot of 'petty verses' (if not in letters, then in statements of doctrine/belief, which you have made) and a solid dash of vehemence.

I mean, wow. It almost reads as if you are being deliberately sarcastic in order to highlight the very behaviors you just criticized, but then, there is no indication of that except the extraordinarily contradictory nature of your two comments, or of your subsequent behavior with what you pronounced against a mere 40 minutes ago.

I was hoping to engage with you, but I think... no. It would be pointless, clearly.

I mean, for Pete's sake, contradiction?

"a lot of assumptions and surmising on your end. A lot of opinion" how this could apply any more directly to your own response here is beyond words.

And if you think my agreement or disagree with God's word is of no matter to God, then I wonder what on earth you conceive God to be.

I'll end here, except to say that I think you're pushing it in characterizing your vehemence and assumptions to be "honest". Seems very much dishonest to me. Do you notice how deftly you preempted any response or negation of your view by pre-labelling any response as "a self-righteous defense". Is this honest, or rhetorical maneuvering?

Either way, I don't expect you care and you seem far too full of yourself, evidently, even to equating yourself or your own beliefs to God.

My goodness. Recognize how clearly you reveal your own nature in your accusations and attacks on others. It's very, very clear, if only one has eyes to see.

Be well.