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challupa

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Copernicus said:
Waymarker is new here. This thread would have been better in a non-debate forum for Christians. I don't begrudge him his prejudices, especially when he is being so open and honest about them. He quoted Donald Trump's advice "If you hang around with losers, you become a loser". I'm not so sure that Trump would choose to hang around with Waymarker, but maybe he and Trump are soulmates of a sort. ;)

Is Waymarker's presence here not a method of "hanging around" with us? If so, should we take that as a compliment? :thud:
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Yes at least he is honest about them. Is it a compliment? Time will tell....:)
 
Copernicus

Copernicus

Industrial Strength Linguist
Waymarker said:
Right, but I raised an impoertant valid point for debate about whether we should befriend Jesus-rejecters, this is a debate forum after all..:)
Like I said, if we accept a Satanists friendship request, that'd make him and his mates boast that we approve of their activities wouldn't it?
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Not necessarily. You might genuinely like the Satanist. That doesn't mean that you share or approve of his beliefs. I make friends easily with people of all beliefs, including religious fundamentalists. Why? I honestly don't think that their religious beliefs have anything to do with whether or not I like to hang out with them. But, of course, I have no deity that frowns upon whom I choose to hang out with. I have to admit that I've been warned before that godlessness can get me into trouble... ;)
 
Twilight Hue

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Waymarker said:
"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" (2 Cor 6:14)

"He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm" (Provs 13:20)


"Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord, I will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters" (2 Cor 6:17/18 )

"Bad company corrupts good character" (1 Cor 15:33)

"Don't mix with unbelievers" (2 Thess 3:14/15)

"Don't receive unbelievers into your house nor greet them" (2 John 1:10)
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Glad to see that life is whole and good for you. I'm assuming you will also with obedience to the word, refrain and avoid any and all physical luxuries and services in life which are brought about from unbelievers as well. Cant stop halfway now. -NM-
 
Waymarker

Waymarker

Member
Copernicus said:
That behavior speaks well for you, as long as you did not do it out of religious motives, but a sincere desire to help him out. If you did it just to curry favor with God, he might not see it as a genuinely charitable act when he goes to add up your score on Judgment Day.
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My sense of humour got the better of me, I gave him the handout just to see the jaw-dropping amazed look on his face, I hope God appreciates my sense of humour..;)
 
Heneni

Heneni

Miss Independent
Hello there waymaker. Would you say your main reason for wanting to be selective in your friendships with the world is that you believe that friendship with the world is enmity to god, or if you lie with the dogs you catch their flees?

The bible speeks of both these things. Now, i think that what we need to discover is your definition of friend. Almost everybody has a different idea of what friendship means. You have friends that chat to you on occasion, you have friend that will walk a thousand miles and back for you if they have to. So what kind or type of friendships is it that you think is possible on a forum like this?

Heneni
 
Copernicus

Copernicus

Industrial Strength Linguist
Waymarker said:
My sense of humour got the better of me, I gave him the handout just to see the jaw-dropping amazed look on his face, I hope God appreciates my sense of humour..;)
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Whatever. I get the sense that you might be a good person despite your religious opinions. One good effect about being charitable is that it makes one feel good about oneself, as well. It is just too bad that religion can undermine one's sense of decent behavior from time to time. Don't let your religion prevent you from being friends with people. (I have no religious verses to back up my advice, however.)
 
mickiel

mickiel

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Waymarker said:
i'm relatively new to this forum, so what shall I do if I get a 'Friendship request' in my message box from someone wanting to be my pal IF their screen name indicates they're nonchristian?
Don't get me wrong, I'm flattered, but the Bible tells us we're not supposed to hang with nonchristians, so I'm in a dilemma and wondering what I should do?
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This is a perfect example why I would never be a christian. They teach humans to think and believe as this man does. Good greif.

Peace.
 
Waymarker

Waymarker

Member
Heneni said:
Lol...i thought she was a 'client'.
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Who, prossie Sue?
Nah, I waved to her when I saw her talking to one of her girl pals on a street corner some days later and the pal asked her "Is he a client?"
"No" replied Sue, "a friend."
PS- That time I gave her my bed, she said "you can get in with me if you like", but I made some excuse not to, and I had the couch instead.
Boy am i weird...
 
Waymarker

Waymarker

Member
mickiel said:
..This is a perfect example why I would never be a christian. They teach humans to think and believe as this man does..
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A good definition of a Christian is somebody who's Jesus's friend, sorry you don't want to be his buddy..
"You're my friends if you do as I say; I don't call you servants, instead I call you friends" John 15:15
 
Heneni

Heneni

Miss Independent
Now the last statement of your post 'boy am I weird' is kind of well...if your weird, and non-christians would be 'weird' then you should get along swimmingly. I think you are just afraid someone is gonna make a fool of you realy. Relax you can 'unfriend' someone if you like too. I have to admit that it is odd when you have barely stuck your foot in the door to get a friendship request. You are a little sceptic about the genuineness of the request no doubt.

Anyway....you'll come around to it all. Do you know what a frubal is yet?
 
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mickiel

mickiel

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Waymarker said:
A good definition of a Christian is somebody who's Jesus's friend, sorry you don't want to be his buddy..
"You're my friends if you do as I say; I don't call you servants, instead I call you friends" John 15:15
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Its people like you who have given christianity a bad reputation. I would never turn down a friend request, I don't care who it is or how they live or what they believe.

Then you turn around and make a prejudged foolish statement about me not wanting to be Jesus buddy. You don't even know me or my desires toward Christ, and yet you insult me.

This is what christians do. They insult, judge and then have the nerve to claim they are Christ like.

Peace.
 
Waymarker

Waymarker

Member
Heneni said:
..Now the last statement of your post 'boy am I weird' is kind of well...if your weird, and non-christians would be 'weird' then you should get along swimmingly.?
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Sure I'm weird and wouldn't have it any other way..:)
"Become a fool by the worlds standards in order to become wise" (1 Cor 3:18 )
"The great secret of the successful fool is that he's no fool at all" - Isaac Asimov

But Jesus-rejecters are not 'successful' fools like me..;)
 
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