I believe I'm finished here.

[shy Rita]

Re: I believe I'm finished here.

If you don't hate JESUS, you'd stay here, serve our Church, and discard your self of your Negroeness. But since you don't want to do that, it seems like you do hate JESUS.

A. I'd stay, but clearly I'm not exactly welcome.
B. I live in Harlem. Remind me how I'd be able to serve your church?
C. I can easily pass for a white girl. Trust me, I've pulled it off on numerous occasions.

[Benjamin Over]

Re: I believe I'm finished here.

And by the way, I don't hate Jesus. I love the Lord, and I serve Him. In Him I live, move, and have my being.

If you don't hate JESUS, you'd stay here, serve our Church, and discard your self of your Negroeness. But since you don't want to do that, it seems like you do hate JESUS.

[Redeemed Papist]

Re: I believe I'm finished here.

And by the way, I don't hate Jesus. I love the Lord, and I serve Him. In Him I live, move, and have my being.

You don't love Jesus. You reject every part of Him that doesn't fit your narrow, fluffy view.

I rebuke you as no better than an unbeliever.

Revelation 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Revelation 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

[shy Rita]

Re: I believe I'm finished here.

|Please do. Never let it be said that we are unwelcoming.



^^I have never used that emoticon before. I do hope you appreciate the effort I am making here.

Actually, I do appreciate it. I'm going to pray about it.

[Sister Kitty]

Re: I believe I'm finished here.

If it wasn't for what my past held, I would. However, I'm not entirely sure that the true me would be acceptable here. If I had some sign that I could leave my persona behind and just be true, I'd be happy to stay.

|Please do. Never let it be said that we are unwelcoming.



^^I have never used that emoticon before. I do hope you appreciate the effort I am making here.

[shy Rita]

Re: I believe I'm finished here.

And by the way, I don't hate Jesus. I love the Lord, and I serve Him. In Him I live, move, and have my being.

[shy Rita]

Re: I believe I'm finished here.

I had such high hopes for you, Rita. Do you think maybe you could reconsider?

If it wasn't for what my past held, I would. However, I'm not entirely sure that the true me would be acceptable here. If I had some sign that I could leave my persona behind and just be true, I'd be happy to stay.

[James Hutchins]

Re: I believe I'm finished here.

Rose, how could you possibly think you are a good Christian? Why you do not even follow the 1611 KJV Bible!!! You wearr slacks, you mouth off to men. I could go on but what is the point, you obviously do not care about poor baby Jesus. He stands beside you, His feet wet with tears.

I am sure your father killed your mother because it was Gods wishes. I am also sure it was done to send a message to you, that He is watching everything you do. I am also sure God is very, very disappointed in you. Why do you hate Him?

[VictoryOS]

Re: I believe I'm finished here.

I think the only answer I have to that is that I'm not sure, but I'll figure that out along the way. Maybe the Lord will choose to bless me with a husband, maybe not. However one thing that I do know is that I'm not going to stop being myself just to be accepted by another person.

I had such high hopes for you, Rita. Do you think maybe you could reconsider?

[shy Rita]

Re: I believe I'm finished here.

Rose, you may not feel you need a husband to rely on, but how will you be Saved? It is not certain that women can be Saved, except through childbearing.

1 Timothy 2:15.

I think the only answer I have to that is that I'm not sure, but I'll figure that out along the way. Maybe the Lord will choose to bless me with a husband, maybe not. However one thing that I do know is that I'm not going to stop being myself just to be accepted by another person.

[Redeemed Papist]

Re: I believe I'm finished here.

Wow! you must be fairly special to have a revelation about God that He hasn't seen fit to share with anyone else over the last 6000 years.

I wonder if it's your own imagination...

There's all this evidence for God right in front of you but you have to make up your own false god in defiance of His command to not do precisely that. Why is God not good enough for you?

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: I believe I'm finished here.

Rose, you may not feel you need a husband to rely on, but how will you be Saved? It is not certain that women can be Saved, except through childbearing.

1 Timothy 2:15.

[shy Rita]

Well, everyone, although it was interesting to interact with everyone, I do believe that I've overstayed my welcome. Now, I think it's time for some things to come to light:
My real name is Rose Williams and I am 19 years old. Simply put, I am half Black half Puerto Rican. I am a Liberal Arts major and I plan to switch into the Speech Pathology major next semester. I can often be found wearing jeans and a t-shirt. I go to Bethel Gospel Assembly, and yes, I'm Pentecostal. I want to share a little bit of my testimony with you all, so that you can see that I did actually try my best to fit into your ideas of a good Christian.
I grew up in Harlem with my mother and father until I was six. My father was an abusive man, and often times him and my mother would be fighting. The reason I act so strange now- is because I saw my father kill my mother. When I was six, I saw my father strangle my mother to death, and he told me that if I ever did anything odd without apologizing he'd kill me as well...
I accepted Christ at the age of six because I knew from what my mother told me that even if I didn't have a stable earthly father, I'd be able to have a perfect Father in heaven- God. Ever since, I've made the best of my circumstances, and tried to mask the pain as much as possible. But after this experience, I'm speaking up. I am not evil, I'm not weak, and I'm not a fake Christian. I'm stronger than a lot of girls my age are, and I don't need a husband to rely on.
In any event, I pray that everyone here will be blessed. I pray that you may wake up and realize that everyone is different, and just because one is unique doesn't mean that God hates you. You see, there are some words that I have internalized. It's a prayer of sorts:
Lord we will go
We'll go to the nations
For this generation
Lord we will go
Lord we will go
To the widow and the orphan
To the wounded and the broken
Lord we will go
Lord we will go
To the lost and the dying
We hear your people crying
Lord we will go
Lord we will go
To the world that we live in
To the harvest that is waiting
Lord we will go

Now I don't know about you, but I'm going to go reap the harvest. God bless you.

Yours In Christ,
Rose Williams