It's ok, i don't like "christians" either

I'm right, you're wrong.  End of story. 

How many "christians" do you know like that?  Me, I know a TON.  It drives me insane to see "christian's" argue with each other about whose doctrine is right and whose is wrong.  No wonder so many people don't want to come to your church.  I don't want to come to it either.

It amazes me how many people don't understand that they reflect that of their church and my God (unfortunately).  When you act like a spineless idiot at work and talk like you don't agree with your own "doctrine," don't wonder why no one at your work is coming to your church to hear you preach the following Sunday or visit your church you attend. 

Don't stand in amazement why the agnostic at your work does not want to join your "club" when he's seen two "christians" at work argue about scripture in the Bible.  Why would anyone want to be a part of something when the "organization" can't even figure out what they believe or live in harmony with one another.

"christians" look down upon anyone who doesn't believe what they believe.  Even other "christians."  They have disorder within their own ranks.  However, Agnostics, Atheist, Muslims, Jews, Mormons and every other religion at least know what they believe.  They have order. 

"christians" have disorder.  They believe, without a doubt, they know how God intends for us to live.  Well, if we actually lived the way the way God intended us to be, we'd be naked.  True story.  Genesis' chapter's 1-3, check it; they were naked in the beginning.

So you want to live how God intended, strip down.  Seriously though, please don't.

So technically, we can't even begin to live life as God intended it or even know how to live it exactly because everything is messed up (which was our fault, just saying).  Luckily, God had a back up plan.  That back up plan being Jesus.

Now, that does not mean that God does not have other intentions for your life now, but to say that you know everything of the Bible and understand every verse and its meaning, is just arrogance.  And that is when your arrogance becomes ignorance.

The Bible wasn't written so we could connect the dots.  It's really not hard to follow.  If you take every scripture out of context, then you start making it complicated. 

This is what these "christians" do.  They complicate it with their "own" understanding.  Pretty sure we were told not to lean on our own understanding, but trust God's (I was right, Prov. 3.5).

Why make following Jesus like a chore more than a privilege?  Isn't it a gift? 

When I was 6 or 7, can't remember exactly, I asked for the Ghostbusters play set from Santa Claus.  Now, my parents could have just left that play set in the box and had me put it together, but they didn't.  No, they stayed up until like 2 am and put it together for me. 

I think my mom did this because she wanted to make sure that she took the slime out of the box.  She told me at the time that elves didn't know how to make slime.  Elf fail.

However, they did the same thing for me 2 years later when I asked for a Lego castle.  Granted, I tore it a part as soon as I woke up so I could build it myself (building it was half the fun), but it was a gift and they did not want to make my gift complicated for me.  They wanted me to enjoy it/them.

Pretty sure Jesus feels the same way about His gift of Grace.  Yet, every Sunday, preachers across the world (not all) complicate it. 

"But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many." 
 -Romans 5.15

It was a free gift?  No membership fees?   

Now, I know what you might be thinking, "this guy is not a "christian."  Nope, I am not.  I am, in fact, a Christian.  A follower of Christ.  Not perfect as he was, but one who tries to spread the love that He has for everyone to all that I meet. I try to do what He would do.  I fail, a lot.  But that is why He did what He did, because I would fail.

I don't argue with people when I think they are wrong.  I don't tell them their doctrine is wrong.  I actually appreciate it. It gives me a different perspective on God that I might not have realized.  I don't have to agree with it every time though. 

The first use of the word Christian was in Acts 11.25, in Antioch after they had been teaching for a year.  No arguing, just teaching.  Yes, the Disciples argued things amongst the Jews and Romans, but they didn't argue it among each other.  When they had disputes, they settled them with each other, in unity.

It seems that now days, when someone doesn't agree with something in the church, they leave to start their own church.  Not saying church planting is bad, I am all for it in fact, just do it for the right reasons.  Not just because you don't agree with some of your congregations beliefs. 

So yes, these "christians" annoy the heck out of me (oh no, he said heck!).  Not Christians though.  I would much like to be around them much. 

However, I do like being around non-Christians.  They're easier to be around.  They don't argue with me about my beliefs, tell me I am wrong or judge me for something I might do or might have done.  They accept me as I am. 

Maybe we could learn a thing or two from them. 

Maybe, being saved is as easy as saying a prayer.  I believe it. 

As you may have read, my Grandfather had passed away recently. I had mentioned that he was given the 3 years after his heart attack to make peace with God.  He had spent years angry at God.  God could have taken him 3 years ago, but He didn't.  He knew my Grandfather wasn't ready.

My mom told me tonight what had transpired the past couple of weeks.  A hospice Pastor had been visiting my Grandpa a few times a month for the past couple of years.  I guess this is something they offer when people are near death.  Anyway, this Pastor had told my mom that a couple of weeks ago that my Grandpa had asked him to pray with him.

The Pastor did just that and led my Grandpa through prayer back to God.  Grandpa had asked Jesus into his life and accepted Him as his Savior.  He asked Him for forgiveness for his sins.

It was days after this that my Grandpa started to deteriorate.  He then started to lose consciousness and finally he fell asleep. 

I am convinced that God had been waiting the past 3 years for my Grandpa to make peace with Him.

I am also convinced that religion, "christianity", being saved, whatever you want to call it, has been made to be a difficult process by "christians."  

I don't believe that.  I now believe that it is as simple as saying a prayer.  You don't have to be baptized, you should if you can, but it's not necessary to be saved.  You don't have to speak in tongues.  You don't have to stick one foot in and out and shake it all about.  You merely just have to talk to Him and say you're sorry. 

Just accept His gift.  He has already prepared it for you.  Why tear it to pieces and rebuild it?  You really think you can build it better than He already has?

Doubt it.