And as for Merci – we may all be sinners, but I’m FAR more intelligent than to overcrowd an SUV with children then drive it like an ass while intoxicated.

That’s what I thought it said, too!

I’m going to tell you a story. I normally don’t do this because this experience is personal and special to me and would not want it to get disrespected. But here goes. Back in May I was on a cross country road trip to see some friends who I Love very much. One in particular. She’s a christian and full of light. There was so much light in her that it made me open my eyes. I was so convicted. At that time I had simply “thought” I was christian but hadn’t really fully accepted Christ. But I was convicted. The entire way home I was convicted. All I wanted was to KNOW Him. I got home and I prayed and I poured my heart out to the Lord. I told Him that my sins were tormenting me, I wanted a new life. I truly accepted Him as my Savior. And then, He was there. No I couldn’t see Him, but I kenw He was there right next to me. I knew 100%. It was a sure knowledge rather than a feeling, but it did bring great emotion and joy. It was unconditional Love. And I just knew that He was there, it was as if He was saying “I’m here for you and will never forsake you.” I knew that I was saved and there’s nothing that can convince me otherwise.

You say there’s no light in me, but the gospel is the light, and that’s what I preach. I try to do so in gentleness, but sometimes it doesn’t seem that way to others because you MUST tell them that they are sinners and deserve hell. The gospel message is not complete without telling people that. “There is no one righteous, not even one.” Romans 3:10 “For all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 Both you and I, and everyone else in the world is guilty of sin. What are the wages of sin? “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23 The second death occurs in the lake of fire Revelation 20: 14-15. It says the gift of God is eternal life. A gift is a gift. It’s free and does not have to be earned. So we don’t go to Heaven by good works, instead we are guaranteed salvation by accepting Jesus who is the only way to Heaven. True believers will have Jesus in their hearts and will be lead away from sin, though they will sin at times due to the sin nature. Salvation is guaranteed for them however, because Christ paid for their sins past, present, and future. Again I try to teach this message in Love and gentlness. It is Love that drives me to teach it. But I can’t leave anything out. It has to be the full message. I can’t tell people that they need to come to Jesus without telling them why. I was labeled on this board as being self-righteous and hypocritical. Yet I have admitted and will always admit that I’m a sinner and deserving of hell. We are all in the same boat. I’m not preaching that i’m holier than thou since I do not believe that at all. But at the same time, I cannot and will not preach the new age universalist message of everything being fine and all roads leads to Heaven and everyone is going to Heaven. I do believe that God Loves everyone but I believe He is also just.

I too hate the heinous crimes that the people featured on this website commit. But I Love them and would like to see them repent and know Jesus. The bible tells us to Love our enemies, pray for them, and to forgive all people. It tells us that for a reason, and it’s a lot deeper than people think. I believe that if more and more people would practice unconditional Love and unconditional forgiveness, the value of Love is increased and we would see less and less of these heinous crimes. I’m not saying we should excuse the crimes, but if we met these people with Love and forgiveness and practiced that everywhere we go in our daily lives, then there is no doubt in my mind that these crimes would greatly decrease. I’m sure everyone who posts here would like to see them decrease, but I’m afraid the nature of this website is counterproductive to that cause. I just want people to know that we’re all in the same boat. We’re all sinners. But Jesus Christ is the Savior and with Him you will be guaranteed salvation in a place with no tears, no sadness. A place of happiness that surpasses all understanding. It’s a free gift. It just requires faith.

Chris

“with gentleness and respect”
Peter 3:15

You have neither, you don’t even understand what an Apologetic is. You have to have a firm grasp of the bible before you can even begin to understand the argument you’re attempting. Additionally, you have to understand what you’re arguing against. You don’t know this site, you didn’t read the about PYSIH page from the top, so you fundamentally fail to properly address the topic. There is no light in you. Go find some before you continue to abuse Christ and act like you understand his word. You don’t. You haven’t bothered to even scrape the surface.

I’m going to tell you something my first sponsor told me when I was just beginning my 15 year journey to seven years of sobriety.

I was a real whiner back then. I complained about everything and everybody, especially about the way other people acted. I always had something to say about how this guy was living his new sober life or what mistakes so and so was making or how my boss was always picking on me unfairly. It seemed like everybody I knew was an asshole.

So anyways, on day, Dave (my sponsor’s name) took me aside and told me a little story. He said, “You know Steve, in the course of my day, I’ll sometimes run across a person who gets on my nerves, and I’ll think to myself, “what an asshole”. And you know, he may very well be an asshole.

“And sometimes it just isn’t my day, and later on I’ll run into another guy who really just busts my balls, and I’ll catch myself mumbling “what an asshole” to myself again. and possible, he could also be as asshole too and I’m just having a run of bad luck.”

Then he looked me in the eyes, and with a smile, he said to me, “But Steve, if I catch myself muttering the words, “what an asshole” to myself five or six times a day, every day, then maybe, just maybe, I need to take a look in the mirror to see who the asshole really is.

Dave was pretty damn smart, let me tell you. I find that it’s much better for me to try and make myself a better person that to think I’m even qualified to readjust another. Of course, that doesn’t stop me from trying to save fanatics like you from yourselves. LoL.

Remember what Jesus said Chris – Before you try to remove the speck from your brother’s eye, you need to remove the two by four from your own.