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Dante:
I have been on other sites.
These sites are general discussion sites where people of differing faiths banter back and forth about what they believe.

(I am very confident in what it is that I believe, and I am So ultimately grateful to the Father for his Salvation, through Christ, FOR ALL People.)


At these sites,...I try to make "considering" thoughts, quoting from the Word of God to try to shed the light of Christ and the word of truth on those who are deceived. (Mainly to do with Hell or more appropriately, the LACK of Hell).

I find great Anger, Hatred and Loathing for my remarks and quotations, from MOST.
I understand it coming from fellow Christians (In a way,...Kind of and to a certain extent) that do not want to give up their Hell. 

But, what is now confusing me, is that Atheists and "Others" of similar ideologies, absolutely HATE me and the message that I bring.
I was really stumped in the beginning as to why they would hate the fact that the Word of God, may not say that there is a Hell.
I initially thought that they would praise and commend me for being a Christian that didn't believe in such a vial place. But this, more often than not, was and is NOT the case.

Ok,....so I can deal with this. As Jesus said: If you are one of mine, the world will not accept you either".

So after another one of my long blatherings (Sorry  :-[).

I finally have a question.

When do I know it is time to stop? ???

I do not wish to offend God by casting my pearls before swine.
I do not wish to argue or fight with anyone.
I do not wish to TRY to appear intelligent or better than a believer or an unbeliever.
I just want to say the truth and let others make their own decision.
I want to lay it on the line and let the dice roll.

When I post a remark to a Christian who seems "Off Track" in their theology, I usually get attacked by an unbeliever who wants to pick a fight with me (Verbally of course) for something I said.
I state over and over again, that I have no wish to try to Convert them, since it is up to God and God only to Convert an unbeliever, but to help Christians that are in Bondage to falsehoods. 

I also understand that it is up to God and not me to make Christians see their error, but I was in Bondage for so long to the "Hell Doctrine", that I feel REAL emotional Pain when I see another Brother of Sister caught in Error, and have a DEEP desire to talk to them about it and try to reason together.

When is it time to stop???

When do I shake off my sandals and walk away?


Is there any scripture that has any specifics that could help me in this area?


Any help would be much appreciated.
And again, it is so nice to be in a place like THIS ONE OF PEACE.
I appreciate all of you and all the help that you have given me in the past.
When I am here, I feel like I am HOME and can relax.

Dante :D


 

Dave-in-PA:
Hi Dante,  I have had similar experiences as well.  My advice comes from several years of participating in various blogs on a number of subjects, mostly nonreligious. 

First, you have to realize that the vast majority of the vicious, negative people who participate in blogs do so as way to vent their underlying anger and hatred of anything or anyone they disagree with.  Blogs have given people with an axe to grind a little bit of power and they are all to happy to use it.  Blogging has become a cultural phenominon in many ways and the negative, rude and ignorant are all too happy to spew hatred simply because they can get away with it under the cover of annonminity.

I have leaned it's best to simply state your case as carefully and clearly as you can.  Avoid personal attacks and don't make definate conclusions you can't support with specific evidence or third party validation.  Once you've made your point, feel free to respond to legitimate questions or comments and just ignore those who are rude and ignorant.  And finally, never allow it to bother you.  Just smile and realize the nature of the beast accepting that you will probably never succeed in convincing anybody to agree with you.

Craig:
Why do you feel you need to take God to the people?  Cannot God bring the people to him?

Live what you have learned is a better witness than any others, and when a person questions you, be ready to give an answer at that time.

God will open eyes and ears not us. 

Only when my spirit became troubled and my eyes were opening did I find Ray's site, or rather God led me there.  Ray did not find me.  No person out there came to me, I was led to them.

I don't know of anyone who has had their eyes opened any other way.

Craig

carol v:
There is a scripture that directly speaks to this Dante...

Tit 3:9  But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Tit 3:10  A man that is a heretic after the first and second admonition reject;
Tit 3:11  Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

One or two admonitions to our former pastor, our stubborn friends, our family who thinks we are destined for eternal hell and the huge population of heretics on the internet...that's all then time to shut up.

There are also many scriptures about not causing strife and contentions with our words...frankly, after you've been at this awhile you come to truly realize that the power to change anyone else just doesn't lie with you at all.

I now think of myself as "ready with an answer" but not ready to debate even though I'd like to quite often.

Carol

David:
Hi Dante.
I know how you feel, its hard to walk away from witnessing when you feel you just didn't get through, but as Carol has pointed out, the scripture are clear on what we are commanded to do. Once, twice and thats it if they don't accept Gods word.
I've posted stuff on musicians websites before, almost always in response to a question about faith etc. The other Christians on those sites almost unanimously disagree with the simple truths of Gods word, and so its is frustrating. But if what you say stays on any given site or forum, then its there for everyone to see. Those that God calls but are not chosen will see it and reject it, or not even see it at all. Those that God chooses will see it and receive it. So long as you obeyed God, witnessed to the truth twice, then you need not trouble yourself about the responses to it, leave the rest to God. 

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