Hello from Istanbul!

[Lost Sheep McUinnean]

Re: Hello from Istanbul!

Anyways, for the rest of you thanks for your kind welcome.

You're welcome Fatima. We all know it's nice to be nice, as long as it doesn't conflict with the Bible. You are most welcome here dear.

But I don't know much about this subject to be honest.

Which is why it's important to know when to stop talking sometimes, isn't it?

1 Thessalonians 4:13But I would not haue you to be IGNORANT, brethren, concerning them which are asleepe, that ye sorrow not, euen as others which haue no hope.

[Fatimah]

Re: Hello from Istanbul!

Hello Fatimah!

I just wanted to say that I have been to your city (as a US serviceman), and it is without a doubt one of the dirtiest cities I was ever in, but I must admit that I did admire the "town square justice" that is practiced there.

Welcome, and please thank your husband, father or brother for giving you permission to post here.

Yours in Christ,

The Vicar

Town Square Justice?!? You must be kidding. This is a secular, democratic country. I don't need to ask anybody's permission for anything.

Anyways, for the rest of you thanks for your kind welcome.

And what I like most about Jesus is that , I mean the way I see it is, he was the Che Guevara of his time. He was the leader of the poor and common people against the materialistic, powerful, animal-sacrificing religious class.

To me it looks like it was a spiritual-communist revolution.

On the other hand I love the confused, depressed and lost Jesus in Kazancakis' novel.

But I don't know much about this subject to be honest.

[James Hutchins]

Re: Hello from Istanbul!

Welcome friend, I sure am happy to meet you! So you are a turkey, that most be an amazing experience.
Confusion is common among people. Finding out about God will resolve that for you. You are making the smart move, picking True Christianity. Assuming you follow God's rules to a 'T', you will be eligible to go to Heaven, perhaps we can play a round of golf together!
Tolerance and being conservative is a matter of opinion and interpretation. Being we follow the Word of God EXACTLY as written (and as God intended us to) in the KJV Bible, interpretation really becomes a moot point, don't you agree? Also, being the Bible is the Word of God, that pretty much wipes 'opinion' off the table too. Regarding conservative, well what is conservative? Does conservative mean only wearing shirts with collars? Or does it mean only snorting one tube of glue a day, not a bit more? I think you will find, we are in the middle of this road, somewhat. Now tolerance can mean many things. Tolerance to pain and excruciating suffering inflicted upon yourself (I can take a lot, I was in Nam) or inflicting it upon others? Does it mean letting people do what they want in the privacy of their own home or allowing people to do what ever they want. Again, I think you will find we are well balanced regarding this.

Tell me, what one thing about Jesus makes you smile?

[Lost Sheep McUinnean]

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I was born in and raised by a muslim family in Istanbul. And like this city, which stretches between asia and europe, I have always felt confused about my identity and beliefs. I have both western and oriental qualities etc.

So for the last couple of years I have been feeling closer to christianity and I am considering to convert. But after reading these forums I feel this is even more conservative and intolerant than what people around me are practicing. Not to mention your condescending view towards us women.

Am I wrong? What do you think?
And please be kind.

Hello Fatimah. Nice name by the way. I have a Portuguese friend called Fatima. I presume there's some connection.

As Brother W-O said, we are nice people interested in helping others.

Please don't judge a whole religion on some quotes you yourself are taking out of context. That type of mis-use of Scripture happens a lot in Islam as I'm sure you'll know: jihads and terrorism are testimony to that.

That doesn't happen here since we're dealing with the Bible.

Anyway, I'd urge you to stick around and read things thoroughly before jumping to the wrong conclusions. You are very important to God and ipso facto also very important to us here at LBC.

I extend the hand of welcome to you. Please hang around and learn to love Jesus.

[Zechariah Smyth]

Re: Hello from Istanbul!

I was born in and raised by a muslim family in Istanbul. And like this city, which stretches between asia and europe, I have always felt confused about my identity and beliefs. I have both western and oriental qualities etc.

So for the last couple of years I have been feeling closer to christianity and I am considering to convert. But after reading these forums I feel this is even more conservative and intolerant than what people around me are practicing. Not to mention your condescending view towards us women.

Am I wrong? What do you think?
And please be kind.

Hello Fatimah!

I just wanted to say that I have been to your city (as a US serviceman), and it is without a doubt one of the dirtiest cities I was ever in, but I must admit that I did admire the "town square justice" that is practiced there.

Welcome, and please thank your husband, father or brother for giving you permission to post here.

Yours in Christ,

The Vicar

[Wide-Open]

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Hello Friend.

Kindness is our second nature, don't worry.

Now, you seem to have a problem with the things we believe in, and that's OK; many people do.

Yet, and this I can assure you, we are 100% following the glorious KJV 1611 (Authorized Version). We do not change one title or iota.

We do not interpret, we do not pick and choose: we believe it is 100% the True Word of God.

Conservative? Yes. But isn't that a good thing? Aren't we taking care of our heritage by not going "oh, God probably didn't mean that"?

Intolerant? Well, let me start by saying that the word tolerant does not figure in the Holy Bible. Not even once.

Intolerance is a fancy word for saying that someone has different beliefs than you have. It's a catch-all, void of meaning.

If we are intolerant, well, then you might as well call God intolerant. You wouldn't want to do that would you?

Anyway, welcome again to our forum, and I hope that you will see the error of your ways.

[Fatimah]

I was born in and raised by a muslim family in Istanbul. And like this city, which stretches between asia and europe, I have always felt confused about my identity and beliefs. I have both western and oriental qualities etc.

So for the last couple of years I have been feeling closer to christianity and I am considering to convert. But after reading these forums I feel this is even more conservative and intolerant than what people around me are practicing. Not to mention your condescending view towards us women.

Am I wrong? What do you think?
And please be kind.