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This is aimed at those who name the name of Christ as important and integral to their life.

If your view of others in relation to your view of Christ and yourself cause you to view non-believers or those of another religion in such a way that you dehumanize them, see them in a lesser way than you view yourself, your view of God and yourself is in need of a catastrophic immediate evaluation.

Ironically,those to whom this thread is aimed won't think it's referring to them.

It's gotten thrown away, in our church bulletin two weeks ago, it said one goal of the United Methodist Church is to spread the Gospel.

As far as "Dehumanize", I've heard of believe there is something to the old, catching more flies whir sugar, than vinegar.

We are to love one another. Respecting one, another must be close to that.

Sugar and Vinegar maybe? in some cases. I'd lay it more to the idea that people think that their personal sins are less egregious than the others.

You do a good job with the sugar part wabi,

Now, if we could maybe lessen the vinegar folks a bit.

John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

This thread should be about Faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, and not about any of us.

Yet trashing folks because they believe remains fair game?

Those folks need to go too?

I’m very proud of my humility.

How did you come to this conclusion? Did you use the Bible or some other "holy" book? Or is this from a philosophy you came up with?

I couldn't care less what religion someone is, or if they have no religion at all (unless that person believes that their religion requires that they kill me or convert me.....then I guess I care). I prefer to judge people on their day to day actions, how they treat others, their position on government, etc...

Watch.

Criticizing beliefs not sufficiently supported by evidence is fair game, be those beliefs religious or otherwise.

Amen on the OP.

Ironically the monergism that so many here reject as causing the hypocritical tendency laid forth in the OP: it is exactly the opposite.

Not the labors of my hands
Can fulfil thy law's demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears for ever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and thou alone.

Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to thy cross I cling;
Naked, come to thee for dress,
Helpless, look to thee for grace;
Foul, I to the Fountain fly;
Wash me, Saviour, or I die.

Rock of ages
Cleft for me
Let me hide
Myself in thee

I have nothing in me that lead me to God; mysteriously He called me. That means I am the recipient of grace and only grace; gratitude can only be demonstrated as love for all who have been created in the image of Him who saved me.

Period.

While your statement is correct, I’ve seen no evidence of that happening on this forum. Could you point out a post or two?

When people use the words of God the Father, or Jesus...or their professed beliefs in God the Father, or Jesus...to hurt people bearing the image of God, Jesus Himself would likely be quick to remind them that they were on the wrong side of God.

Everybody is somebody that God loves. Everybody is somebody for whom Jesus died.

lol

Yes, but the atheists on here don't seem to understand that.

With all due respect Wabi this thread should be exactly the subject that I started.

There is the appearance on the site of a lot of Pharisees thumping in their tiny impotent chests telling God and man what Holy people they are. The consideration should be on the publican who stood with his head bow to the ground not daring to look to the heavens while saying God have mercy on me a sinner. That’s what every man Jack of the pious section is. It’s what we all are.

I know some of you guys think you’re holy maybe you can enumerate those particular qualities that you find in yourselves.