Broadcast Facebook message I just received.

[GraceThruFaith]

I just checked my email, and I saw this in there. I'm copying and pasting straight from it with no edits (I took out the person's name on the bottom, that's it).

Quote:Subject: How are you living your life?

Dear Reader,
I have recently watched and read certain things that have got me thinking about how I was living my life for Christ, because of these I have had to go through my life and clean my life (The Temple of the Living God) and because of this I was burdened for my fellow “Christians” and friends. So if you would please take time to read this and remember that I am writing this to myself and that I am in no means trying to seem judgmental or better than anyone, but I am very concerned with the way people live out their quote “Christian” life. It was not that long ago that I myself was living a lie and saying I was a “Christian” but living my life to please myself so I am not speaking from the outside looking in I am speaking from a changed life. Being on facebook I look at the profiles and posts of the people that I have on my “Friends” list and almost all of them claim one if not all of these on their profile, Religious view: Christian/ Favorite book: The Bible/Music: Some Christian Song or “Group”, but then I look at other things and see nothing but worldliness. Favorite Movies, Music, Books, TV Programs, Activities, and other things that do not glorify God but in fact are vile in his sight and yet we say we are “Christians”. We post on are profile things such as swear words (and yes I include euphemisms), music that is wicked, talk about wicked things, wicked places, and just all out we look and act no different from the world, and then we wonder why our friends don’t want to go to church with us, don’t want to hear us talk about the things of God, and are not saved, it’s because we live no different from them unless we are at Church or some Church activity. Maybe we should stop and look at our life and see if we ourselves are truly a Christian. Jesus said in Matthew 7:13-23, “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and MANY there be which GO IN thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and FEW there be that FIND IT. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUITS. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so EVERY GOOD TREE BRINGETH FORTH GOOD FRUIT: But a CORRUPT TREE BRINGRTH FORTH EVIL FRUIT. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every good tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM. NOT EVERYONE that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. MANY will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I NEVER KNEW YOU: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” How is your Christianity? Are you living like a “Christian” sometimes but you are not truly saved, is Jesus going to say to you, I NEVER KNEW YOU: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Could some random person tell that you were a true Christian by looking at your facebook, In Revelation 3:15-17,20 it says, “I know thy works, that THOU ART neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because THOU ART LUKEWARM, and neither cold nor hot, I WILL SPUE THE OUT OF MY MOUTH (AKA Vomit, Puck, Throw Up, YOU MAKE GOD SICK). Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that THOU ART WRETCHED, and miserable, and poor, AND BLIND, and naked: As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent”. If you read this and say well you are no better than me! Then I say this to you don’t compare yourself to me but to God! Was it not John the Baptist, Jesus Christ, and Paul the Apostle, which preached against the “Religious” People of Their day? Was it not the Prophets of the Old Testament that were killed by the “Religious” People of Their day? I have come to the point where I am sick and tired of not living like Christ and also those that don’t live like Christ, Why call yourself a Christian which means Christ like when you know for a fact that you ain’t anything like Christ, in fact you probably should be called a Devilian or devil like! If you comment on this and try and tell me that I am being self-righteous then I will know that this has bothered you because like it is said “when you throw a rock into a pack of dogs the one that yelps the loudest is the one that got hit”. Now please know this I am not trying to make myself look like I am super spiritual person for I am not, I could say of myself and do think of myself this way often, what Paul said of himself, “The Chiefest of Sinners”. Therefore I come before you and say this, please take this into consideration and change your life. Either change your life for Christ, or change your profile and stop dragging Christ’s Name and Word through the FILTH of the WORLD. I John 2:15-16 “ LOVE NOT THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE WORLD. If any man love the world, the Love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” II Corinthians 6:17-18 “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty”. It is my desire that you would join me in changing our lives to be more like Christ, I know that it will take time and that it will not happen overnight, but there always needs to be a starting point! Let’s make that point today.

In Christ’s Love, [person's name]

“If ye Love me, keep my commandments.” - Jesus Christ

[exIFB]

I'm telling you, and this seems to be all I ever say these days - all this talk is typical of anyone associated with Way of the Master/Ray Comfort/Kirk Cameron/Todd Friel/Wretched Radio. It's almost word for word. Fear tactics.

It's not only works sanctification, it's works salvation, and morbid introspection on whether you measure up to the righteousness of the law.

This person will crush under the weight of their own depression if they don't find the liberty that is in Christ.

[exIFB]

Quote:If you comment on this and try and tell me that I am being self-righteous then I will know that this has bothered you because like it is said “when you throw a rock into a pack of dogs the one that yelps the loudest is the one that got hit”.

Or, maybe, he is just being self righteous, since that email didn't really offend me at all. I used to send them. I know the thoughts he is having. And he will justify his self righteousness by calling it "righteous indignation". But it's all about him. He doesn't really care about Jesus. He just cares about whether he is good enough to be accepted, and since he has to work for his acceptance, everybody else better dang well too and they'll hear about how awesomely convicted he is.

Actually, there is not even any good news in there at all. If he loves Jesus so much, how come he hasn't mentioned the core of the gospel - his sins are gone through the blood of Christ, and Christ is now his life.

Edit: Changed avatar temporarily... certain people who live near me will probably be able to identify me from my old one (that sounds odd, since I'm not in it). I'll change it again soon
(Also, my PC is an AMD Quad Core beast).

[exIFB]

Actually, it has made me angry. Not offended, but angry, because according to this, a Christian is simply a person who lives a morally acceptable life and is accepted by God on the basis of their works. Sooo frustrating, because I know he'll get enough positive response to this to reinforce his "I'm gonna be so accepted by God because I am gonna try my best" mentality. Even if one person clicks "like", it'll be enough to reinforce what he wrote here. Terrible shame.

[exIFB]

Upon further thought, it sounds like they just got off from listening to "Shocking Youth Message" and decided that telling all their friends to get right with God would make them right with God too.

[leaving]

(04-05-2011 06:35 PM)exIFB Wrote:  This person will crush under the weight of their own depression if they don't find the liberty that is in Christ.

You know, exIFB, I have struggled my whole life with bad depression. Things have been tougher than normal lately but without the depression. I wasn't sure why since I had to get off my meds because I'm pregnant. Maybe you are on to something here, because I've felt more at peace and not depressed. Maybe the fundies are right, maybe depression is a spiritual problem, just not the kind tht they think...

[Just Curious]

(04-05-2011 07:20 PM)leaving Wrote:  Maybe the fundies are right, maybe depression is a spiritual problem, just not the kind tht they think...

Good way of putting it...I hadn't thought of it in that light before.

[briceman]

OMG! Wow!

[Don]

(04-05-2011 06:43 PM)exIFB Wrote:  

Quote:If you comment on this and try and tell me that I am being self-righteous then I will know that this has bothered you because like it is said “when you throw a rock into a pack of dogs the one that yelps the loudest is the one that got hit”.

Or, maybe, he is just being self righteous, since that email didn't really offend me at all. I used to send them. I know the thoughts he is having. And he will justify his self righteousness by calling it "righteous indignation". But it's all about him. He doesn't really care about Jesus. He just cares about whether he is good enough to be accepted, and since he has to work for his acceptance, everybody else better dang well too and they'll hear about how awesomely convicted he is.

Actually, there is not even any good news in there at all. If he loves Jesus so much, how come he hasn't mentioned the core of the gospel - his sins are gone through the blood of Christ, and Christ is now his life.

Edit: Changed avatar temporarily... certain people who live near me will probably be able to identify me from my old one (that sounds odd, since I'm not in it). I'll change it again soon
(Also, my PC is an AMD Quad Core beast).

That is the fundie preemptive defense. If you don't agree with me then YOU have the problem.

[Don]

Why doesn't he/she just come out and be truthful?
"If you are not as holy as I am then you are probably not saved!"

Pathetic....