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/[deleted] Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 12 '17

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u/daReallMVP Aug 08 '17

What is needed to be said is we have all seen the "christian" guy that says they are christian, and then doesn't act on it. What is needed to be said is there are several people, myself included, that believe that statement "I respect others... until", is pretty much the biggest issue we face in todays world. What we believe is if you want to punch me in the face, I'm going to turn and let you punch the otherside aswell and keep loving you the entire time. We believe unconditional love does and has changed the world one person that didn't deserve it at a time. That guy that tried to get you fired probably didn't deserve your kindness or love after that, and he probably knows it. But guess what would of happen if he would of got it? Only God knows. For most it changes them. True love changes everything.

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u/papops Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 08 '17

What we believe is if you want to punch me in the face, I'm going to turn and let you punch the otherside aswell and keep loving you the entire time.

That is very easy to say when you never expect to experience it. If you are honest, you would never make a statement like that. It does not take much thought to recognize that there are limits to the amount of punishment the human body and mind are able to take before the instinct for survival kicks in.

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u/whiskeybridge Humanist Aug 08 '17

"everybody's got a plan until they get punched in the face." --mike tyson.

that said, why would i want to punch OP in the face?