Purity Balls
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- gramme0
ok, gramme, maybe the koran thing was too far as an analogy as it lacked respect for you, all it meant to say was i'd like to know what gramme the human thinks as opposed to gramme the christian as it seems gramme the christian is speaking from his book and not his heart/mind
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(Mar 8 07, 14:14)Everything I have said in this thread is from my heart and my mind. The Scripture that comes through has been written on my heart and thus is a part of me. It has not masked my personality (ask anyone who knows me) or inhibited me in any way. Rather it guides me and sustains me and frees me. I used to think I understand freedom, but what I had before I was a Christian was a poor imitation...I was far too easily pleased (to paraphrase C.S. Lewis).
Sometimes I don't say exactly what I think. Why? because it's hurtful, malicious, or rash. For example, when people earlier today were making derogatory comments about my marriage & thus my wife, I saw blood red. I had visions in my head of making them swallow their own teeth. I thought about getting really vicious, but I didn't because it wouldn't do a lick of good, and it would harm my own spirit to boot.
Like Ponyboy said, I have not force-fed my beliefs to you. And I have certainly been a lot more even-keeled and respectful than some NT regulars are.