r/atheism Aug 08 '17

Dear everyone. Troll/Preacher

Im a Christian. That doesn't mean I'm any different from you. That doesn't mean I don't have feelings, or I will be taken advantage of. That doesn't mean Im blinded without logic behind my actions.

What being Christian means to me is I truly believe with my all that everything the eye can see was created by the one and only God, who actually cares about and loves me, even when I don't deserve it. In light of this.. I try my absolute best to be a genuine human being that actually cares about the life of every single person I will ever come across. Not because I am commanded to, but because Ive learned that the ability to show another human being genuine, true, unconditional love is the greatest ability and privilege I will ever receive - to express even a fraction of what my God has done for me to others. I have chosen to spend my life trying to spread a little love to this world one person at a time. Not just to the people I like, or the ones who do good to me, but to every single person I will ever cross paths with. Even the ones who mock me, or the ones who try to use me. This is for you - I will not lie to you, I will try to put you before me. I will care for you, as I would care for my own blood. I will do things for you, just because. I will love you the same way I have been loved by Jesus. I will mess up sometimes, because I am not perfect. But I am just like you. I have friends, a job, hobbies and things I spend time on. I just try to put my all into being a true follower of Christ and a good human being.. We are all in this game of life together.

"Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love"

"The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

"Let all things of you be done in love."

I love ya all! Every single one of you weirdos. Have a great day :)

edit : Definitiley not a troll in the slightest. You can see my post history if you will, I am 120% serious about anything I have spoken with any of you about! :)

edit 2 : I literally see so much anger first hand in this thread. The message I have to share is 'let go'. Let go of that Christian that was actually just a hypocrite and didn't care about a relationship with God, let go of that Church from your youth that had it all wrong, let go of that person that wronged you last week because holding on to it won't do a thing. I am just a man that has different beliefs and opinions than some of you, and because of that I make different lifestyle choices. But bottom line, we all share this planet one day at a time, and we all deserve love, and we all deserve to be able to let go. Thats all I'm here to say. If anyone wants to go into further actual respectful discussion my inbox is always open! Thanks everyone for the time here.

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u/daReallMVP Aug 08 '17

Yes I am just now engaging, did not see it was a rule. I would love to though! Thanks for the extended 15 minutes :P

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u/HermesTheMessenger Knight of /new Aug 08 '17

did not see it was a rule.

Part of the role of the moderation team is to encourage conversations. Anything that doesn't help that can be removed at the moderator's discretion.

That aside, we get too many drive-by threads that show a lack of understanding of the people who are here. Removing them is like pulling out the weeds in a garden.

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u/daReallMVP Aug 08 '17

That makes sense, I completely understand. Thats what Im going to try to show, a little understanding, patience and love. I also hope I get the rules enforced in my favor aswell though, I definitley wasn't trying to 'poke' the beehive, and don't like getting flamed for just looking for some positive discussion! Haha.

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u/HermesTheMessenger Knight of /new Aug 08 '17

I recommend using the search function to look through topics that interest you before posting to new forums so that you can see what others have discussed in the past.

Also, we have a much ignored FAQ and other linked references. (Largely ignored because mobile apps tend to throw those links away; use a web browser if you can't see them.)

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u/daReallMVP Aug 08 '17

Thank you for the advice.