That must be painful and frustrating. An old coworker of mine was a “real” Christian (by that I mean kind, pleasant, and non-judgmental) and I often wonder what his take on the last several years would be.
Also seems a bit weird to me. Maybe they meant it along the lines of what is easy to look up and apply quickly. But even then, there’s “Love thy neighbour as thyself“ which is maybe even simpler. Maybe they’ll explain what they meant.
I grew up in a religious community that was mostly “real” Christians (there are always exceptions, and people are imperfect, but they were trying their best). It’s SO frustrating to see how these people are. I haven’t been practicing in well over a decade, so I don’t feel like I’m a part of that group anymore, so it’s starting to get less frustrating. Or maybe I’m just getting jaded.
But the worst part of it all is seeing my parents start to drink the hate Kool aid. My parents used to be the kind of people that would literally take the shirts off their backs to help anyone. And now they are so hateful and selfish. It’s so disappointing.
That must be painful and frustrating. An old coworker of mine was a “real” Christian (by that I mean kind, pleasant, and non-judgmental) and I often wonder what his take on the last several years would be.
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Out of curiosity, why put the 10 commandments before the words of Jesus? I dig the general point you’re making but that caught my eye.
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Also seems a bit weird to me. Maybe they meant it along the lines of what is easy to look up and apply quickly. But even then, there’s “Love thy neighbour as thyself“ which is maybe even simpler. Maybe they’ll explain what they meant.
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The Ten Commandments are literally the word of God, straight from their mouth (hand?) and onto stone. Doesn’t get much more important than that.
God gave us 10 commandments, Jesus gave us 1.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
We call it the Golden rule because if you can follow that one rule you’re golden when it comes to your judgment at the end of time.
Blessed are the empathetic, for they shall accrue a debt that God will repay.
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I always preferred the general commandment of “don’t be a dick”, and everything else is just kind of a given if you follow that.
I grew up in a religious community that was mostly “real” Christians (there are always exceptions, and people are imperfect, but they were trying their best). It’s SO frustrating to see how these people are. I haven’t been practicing in well over a decade, so I don’t feel like I’m a part of that group anymore, so it’s starting to get less frustrating. Or maybe I’m just getting jaded.
But the worst part of it all is seeing my parents start to drink the hate Kool aid. My parents used to be the kind of people that would literally take the shirts off their backs to help anyone. And now they are so hateful and selfish. It’s so disappointing.