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First of all I never claimed to be an expert on the Bible. AKA Avenue is where the thread was so that's where the post was. I didn't say others were knowledgeable or unknowledgeable. I think it's just a case of someone having a different point of view and others not liking it. So if I am to be persecuted because I quote a scripture, then so be it.
Can someone please tell me when I said anyone was an unbeliever? Now if you are referring to when I brought up the scripture that says be not unequally yoked... is AKA or any of the BGLOs limited to Christians only? Last I checked they weren't, therefore, there is an unequal yoke. In the same post, I also said that I didn't believe that it was negative to allow other faiths in. I personally believe diversity is important, but people will read what they want to into things.
Why do I feel what way? Are you asking why I feel that SOME Christians think BGLOs are wrong? The reason I feel that SOME Christians think BGLOs is because of their intrepretation of certain scriptures. Personally, I do not have the rituals of any org so I cannot confirm or deny the presence of idol gods, symbolic or otherwise, however I do believe that if it is apart of an org, then it is idolatry which is a slap in the face to God. Personally I do not believe in hazing (because as I said, I feel as though Jesus took a beating great enough to cover my sins), but I know that all chapters don't haze... should the entire Greek system be brought down because some people can't get it together? No, that is unfair and unreasonable.
Now as far as why I am on Greekchat. I was bored one day and came across the site. I said to myself , "Self you can post here and be entertained." Myself replied "you are right, let's type." Trust me, this is not my ministry. I am working on other things... like helping people get basic necessities like clean water!
As far as talking to "unbelievers." I do not know who is an unbeliever and who is not. I take it since you identified yourself as one, then that would be you. If a Christian's responsibility is to spread the gospel across all the lands, then clearly it is necessary to speak to non-believers. While I do believe that sometimes the choir does need preaching to, the focus needs to be on saving souls that are lost or have never been introduced to Jesus. Therefore it would be my job to speak to non-believers to share with them the love and knowledge of Christ.
I know people come on here to have a good, light-hearted time but saving souls and ministry is not a light-hearted funny topic unfortunately. Some of you are trying to make it sound as though this is the only post I have made. I also posted somewhere about TV shows. I've posted about music. Those things are light-hearted topics. And I am sure there is at least one other out there who will agree that not EVERY thread on this board is meant to be amusing, funny, kind-hearted, witty, etc.
As for this particular thread. This is something that I had been dealing with but hadn't actually recieved an answer from God (because as many of you have so warmly let me know, things can be left up to an intrepretation). I thouht about joining a BGLO a while ago but life happened, recently it came to mind again, but at the same time, I am very serious about my walk with God and don't want anything to compromise that. During my undergrad years I was not serious about my spirituality, therefore this wasn't really an issue. I mean I knew about God and identified myself as Christian but it wasn't until I'd graduated and had some experiences that I really became a Christian... not because of what I was taught by my parents but because of what I KNEW for myself.
Now that I have answered your questions, can someone please answer mine (that despite numerous dissections of my posts, people have seemed to skip over).What exactly are the Christian principles that BGLOs were founded upon? This is not about the founders being Christian or pastors, or missionaries or whatever, what principles of the organization are Christian?
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