Re: I'll tell you who the Christians are...
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Now, normally, I wouldn't do this... but I had to see Christianity get marked the way it is... I could call myself a martian, but that wouldn't make me from Mars, now would it?
Who are the Christians? See below:
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." -Jesus (John 13:34-35)
This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother. -1 John 3:10
If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother. -1 John 4:20-21
So the way I understand that... is that if someone isn't showing the love of Christ towards others, it doesn't matter what they call or consider themselves, or where or how often they go to church, they're not a Christian.
For the record, if anyone cares, I am a Christian, and though I certainly fail sometimes, I also try my best to do what Christ said, follow the example he set, and love everyone, regardless. THAT is what Christianity is about. It's not about belonging to this denomination, or not belonging to that one. (see above quotes)
That's right, a new game that will appeal primarily to Slikerians was announced recently. The response thus far has been mixed. Some Slikerians are looking forward to it, some aren't, some don't play games. But the strange response has been from the non-Slikerian community. They've been up in arms. Why? Well, not because it doesn't look fun. Not because it's not the sort of game they like to play. Not because they don't like the graphics. But simply because it's made for Slikerians. That seems a bit odd, you might think. As did I. Why, if a game had been built for people from Dirvokw, or for any of the various other ethnic groups like the lllsaie or the ooowe, no one would've been up in arms, it seems. Other groups have games that cater directly towards them, and no one seems to mind. Some of them the normal average person might be rather offended with, but they never seem to make much of a fuss about it. But back to this new game. You see, people aren't really commenting much on the game, except for on the motives of the Slikerians who designed it. How can one be so absolutely certain of the motives in a heart of a Slikerian? I don't know. Someone once said, if you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin, then mister, you're a better man than I. Indeed, if you can judge a Slikerian's motives simply by knowing nothing about him, nothing about anyone involved, not really much about the project, but simply by hearing that falls into a certain group, then you're a better man than I.
But then again, everyone knows about the Slikerians. Right? I mean, they all seemed to know immense amounts about the Slikerians. They all knew someone who had called himself a Slikerian, or did something that they knew to be a Slikerian type of action, so therefore, they must be Slikerian, or they had, at the very least, heard stories of those nasty Slikerians, or had talked to people who said they knew Slikerians, and they just didn't agree with everything that their friend's friend who once knew a Slikerian did or said -- yes, indeed, they're innately evil. So one must question, as to why everyone who suddenly becomes an authority on a subject that they may or may not know a great deal about, is up in such arms about a product when, in all honestly, they don't know the motives of the people who made them, they may not have even seen the game, much less played it, yet they hate it simply because it's made by Slikerians, for Slikerians, about the things of Slikerians.
I'll be the first to admit that Slikerians aren't perfect. Some think they are. Some have done horrible things in the name of Slikerians. Some have called themselves Slikerians, and as someone stated of the hackers, no one requires proof, they're just automatically branded Slikerians when they call themselves that, or do something that you think is particularly Slikerian-like. I could call myself a Martian, but it wouldn't make me one. I could call myself a hacker, it wouldn't necessarily mean that I was. I could call myself a devil worshipper, and people wouldn't rant on and on about the myths that I sought and pursued and enjoyed, they'd simply dismiss it as something different and go on about their way. Yet, because of the perceived notion of Slikerians, they're a group that it's okay to bash. We won't be tolerant of the intolerant! Even if that's just perceived intolerance. But after all, they're a collective, don't you know? One surely acts on behalf of the whole!
Let me finish my strange little tale with this, if the people who call themselves Slikerians aren't living by the standards that they're called to live by, such as (paraphrase) "anyone who calls himself a Slikerian, yet hates his neighbor is a liar, and the truth is not in him" -- they're not Slikerians. No matter what they call themselves. Look beyond what perhaps you think you know, realize that there are some Slikerians who are very similar to you. They come from different backgrounds, different pasts, some things have changed, some haven't. Some love linux and hacking (in the true sense of the word) and coding as much as you, and, honestly, some are probably better at it than most of you. They live their life the best they can, making mistakes of course, because everyone does. Yet, they're not there to impose what they believe like the bad experiences you've had in the past with Slikerians. They do, when called upon, stand and state what they believe. Why is bashing of any group except them allowed? If this game would've been released for --any-- other group, whether that group is based on race, skin color, sexual preference or anything else, why do I have the feeling this whole/. thread wouldn't have been here?
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Who are the Christians? See below:
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
-Jesus (John 13:34-35)
This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
-1 John 3:10
If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
-1 John 4:20-21
So the way I understand that... is that if someone isn't showing the love of Christ towards others, it doesn't matter what they call or consider themselves, or where or how often they go to church, they're not a Christian.
For the record, if anyone cares, I am a Christian, and though I certainly fail sometimes, I also try my best to do what Christ said, follow the example he set, and love everyone, regardless. THAT is what Christianity is about. It's not about belonging to this denomination, or not belonging to that one. (see above quotes)
-Ascent
But then again, everyone knows about the Slikerians. Right? I mean, they all seemed to know immense amounts about the Slikerians. They all knew someone who had called himself a Slikerian, or did something that they knew to be a Slikerian type of action, so therefore, they must be Slikerian, or they had, at the very least, heard stories of those nasty Slikerians, or had talked to people who said they knew Slikerians, and they just didn't agree with everything that their friend's friend who once knew a Slikerian did or said -- yes, indeed, they're innately evil. So one must question, as to why everyone who suddenly becomes an authority on a subject that they may or may not know a great deal about, is up in such arms about a product when, in all honestly, they don't know the motives of the people who made them, they may not have even seen the game, much less played it, yet they hate it simply because it's made by Slikerians, for Slikerians, about the things of Slikerians.
I'll be the first to admit that Slikerians aren't perfect. Some think they are. Some have done horrible things in the name of Slikerians. Some have called themselves Slikerians, and as someone stated of the hackers, no one requires proof, they're just automatically branded Slikerians when they call themselves that, or do something that you think is particularly Slikerian-like. I could call myself a Martian, but it wouldn't make me one. I could call myself a hacker, it wouldn't necessarily mean that I was. I could call myself a devil worshipper, and people wouldn't rant on and on about the myths that I sought and pursued and enjoyed, they'd simply dismiss it as something different and go on about their way. Yet, because of the perceived notion of Slikerians, they're a group that it's okay to bash. We won't be tolerant of the intolerant! Even if that's just perceived intolerance. But after all, they're a collective, don't you know? One surely acts on behalf of the whole!
Let me finish my strange little tale with this, if the people who call themselves Slikerians aren't living by the standards that they're called to live by, such as (paraphrase) "anyone who calls himself a Slikerian, yet hates his neighbor is a liar, and the truth is not in him" -- they're not Slikerians. No matter what they call themselves. Look beyond what perhaps you think you know, realize that there are some Slikerians who are very similar to you. They come from different backgrounds, different pasts, some things have changed, some haven't. Some love linux and hacking (in the true sense of the word) and coding as much as you, and, honestly, some are probably better at it than most of you. They live their life the best they can, making mistakes of course, because everyone does. Yet, they're not there to impose what they believe like the bad experiences you've had in the past with Slikerians. They do, when called upon, stand and state what they believe. Why is bashing of any group except them allowed? If this game would've been released for --any-- other group, whether that group is based on race, skin color, sexual preference or anything else, why do I have the feeling this whole /. thread wouldn't have been here?
OOPS! Did I say Slikerians? I meant Christians.