Hello, I am Tempered.

[gareth the fool]

Hello there!

I have chosen the name Tempered to represent myself here. I am a Deist. My belief is in a creator, not tied to a specific religion. Personally, I consider myself a good person. One who cares for others and helps where I can, both in charity and good will.

I did not join these forums because I am a believer in Christianity, although my belief that Jesus was indeed a true figure in history, and a grand one at that, is not in question. I do not wish to spark arguments, or fights, or even malicious debate in my time here. I only wish to be a voice that speaks in the middle ground. It is my opinion that belief alone does not make you a good person, and that God, in whichever form he takes, values you on your own merit. I personally view God as a father figure, a being of learning and guidance, not of judgement and extreme punishment. Having said that, I choose not to judge others. It is not my place, I do not know their circumstance, their mindset or how they came to be the way they are. The lessons of God have taught me to be humble, accepting and tolerant. For some of you this may brand me as something negative, to others I may simply be indecisive. To some I may provide a balancing view, something that weighs one side of an argument more evenly. I hope that I can achieve that. Balance in life is a great gift, and can be found anywhere, in religion or elsewhere.

Please, welcome me to the forums with an open heart.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

Who cares about your blasphemous, made-up philosophy? You just pulled all that out of your ass, and you waltz in here and expect us to take you seriously?

Tell us about yourself. What is your name? How old are you? What church were you raised in? Why do you hate Christianity, when the Holy Bible commands us to worship Christ or spend eternity in the lake of fire God created for us?

If you'd like to find out more about Landover Baptist Church, please read THIS thread created especially for new posters.

If you have a question, use the "search" function before posting it. Most likely it is being discussed somewhere on this Godly forum. Please don't waste God's precious bandwidth.

You will keep a respectful tongue in your head whenever addressing your betters, which includes all True Christians™. Failure to do so, or any attempt at inciting debate or mockery of God's Divine Plan, can and will result in the suspension of your posting privileges.

Your rights on this forum are listed HERE. If you feel that any of these rights have been violated, please don't hesitate to contact a Pastor at once.

[gareth the fool]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

Who cares about your blasphemous, made-up philosophy? You just pulled all that out of your ass, and you waltz in here and expect us to take you seriously?

Tell us about yourself. What is your name? How old are you? What church were you raised in? Why do you hate Christianity, when the Holy Bible commands us to worship Christ or spend eternity in the lake of fire God created for us?

There is a lot of anger in there, that I feel is misdirected. My full names is Gareth Samuel Freeman-Murray. The full meaning of my name is Strong Spear, Asked of God, Freed man, Lord of the seas (in context of sailors, not a deity). I am 24 years old. I have experienced the teachings of the Bible at my first primary school, called Holy Innocence, however I have not been a member of any Church. God can see me anywhere, he can view my deeds and judge them himself. Not you. Can you not be even slightly accepting that I am a good person? Regardless of faith?

I do not hate Christianity. How can I hate someone for their beliefs? Like I posted before, I am tolerant and accepting of others.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

Can you not be even slightly accepting that I am a good person? Regardless of faith?

You need to take a look at my sermon on this subject HERE.

And by the way, nowhere in the Holy Word of God am I admonished to tolerate unsaved scum like you. Quite the contrary.

"Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds" -- 2 John 1:9-11

[gareth the fool]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

You need to take a look at my sermon on this subject HERE.

And by the way, nowhere in the Holy Word of God am I admonished to tolerate unsaved scum like you. Quite the contrary.

I have read your sermon. I fully understand the points you make, that those that do not follow the teachings of the bible simply damn themselves to hell, it is not God's will that they do so. I whole heartedly agree on that.

I never asked for your tolerance, tolerance is different from acceptance. Tolerance is an idea of equality. Acceptance is the idea of recognition. I don't believe or disbelieve the notion of whether we are equal or not, for I do not KNOW you. I came here to find out about your religion, and possibly engage in rhetoric and debate about it's finer points.

[gareth the fool]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

Certainly one thing is clear that we do share, you believe that sometimes the bad is necessary in order to accomplish the greater good. You admonish and antagonize those branded unsaved in order to enlighten them and bring them to your faith. Saying bad or spiteful things unto them in order to show them their errors and improve their lives with your faith.

[Capt. Aaron Portway]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

I LOVE THE SOUND OF MY OWN VOICE. THE GOD I MADE UP IS BETTER THAN YOUR GOD. I'M THE SMARTEST PERSON I KNOW, JUST ASK ME. BUT I'M ALSO TERRIBLY ALONE, SO I CAME HERE FOR SIMPLE HUMAN CONTACT, AND STILL MY ENORMOUS EGO WON'T LET ME ADMIT I FEEL EMPTY INSIDE.

Shove it heathen, we don't need your kind here. Go sell your craziness somewhere else, we have the Lord to comfort us. What do you have?

[gareth the fool]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

For the sake of accuracy, could you change my title from "degenerate godmocker" to simply "godmocker" if completely necessary to have it there. Degenerate used in that way is not accurate of my situation here. Also I'm not a Godless Europistan. I believe in *a* god, just not one of any particular doctrine.



May I remind you of this section of the guide posted by Pastor Billy-Reuben:

If you are a Muslim, Catholic, Pagan, or other non-Christian, and you are here for some interfaith dialog, then this section is for you.

Welcome, friend. If you are here in a spirit of peace and wish to learn more about our religion, and want to teach us more about your religion, then you are welcome here. If you are here because you think we are intolerant of your religion, then please go back and read the previous section.

Keep in mind, however, that most of us are well educated. If your religion has been around for a while and has a large enough following, then it is likely that we have already studied your religion in depth.

Also keep in mind, that our religion tells us that salvation comes only through Jesus Christ, and that if you aren't a Christian, then you will be damned to the fiery pits of Hell for all eternity. We aren't gloating about this. We treat this fact with all of the solemnity that it deserves. We will not give up on you until we have saved you from this fate.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

Hello there!

I have chosen the name Tempered to represent myself here. I am a Deist. My belief is in a creator, not tied to a specific religion. Personally, I consider myself a good person.

Who cares?

God considers you equal to homosexuals, rapists, and murderers. He will burn you alive in His Lake of Fire for all time, just like all of them.

What difference does it make if you're "nice"?

Please, welcome me to the forums with an open heart.

Why? Why are you here? This is a Christian church's discussion forum. We're not interested in your agnosticism.

[gareth the fool]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

Who cares?
Why? Why are you here? This is a Christian church's discussion forum. We're not interested in your agnosticism.

You don't have to be interested in my agnosticism for me to be here. I am here because I am interested in YOUR religion.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

You don't have to be interested in my agnosticism for me to be here. I am here because I am interested in YOUR religion.

If you'd like to find out more about Landover Baptist Church, please read THIS thread created especially for new posters.

If you have a question, use the "search" function before posting it. Most likely it is being discussed somewhere on this Godly forum. Please don't waste God's precious bandwidth.

You will keep a respectful tongue in your head whenever addressing your betters, which includes all True Christians™. Failure to do so, or any attempt at inciting debate or mockery of God's Divine Plan, can and will result in the suspension of your posting privileges.

Your rights on this forum are listed HERE. If you feel that any of these rights have been violated, please don't hesitate to contact a Pastor at once.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

You don't have to be interested in my agnosticism for me to be here. I am here because I am interested in YOUR religion.

Have you read the Bible yet?

[gareth the fool]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

Have you read the Bible yet?

I have read the King James version, yes. That was dispensed at my secondary school to us and was part of our religious studies.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

I have read the King James version, yes. That was dispensed at my secondary school to us and was part of our religious studies.

Then what would you like to know about Christianity?

[Rev. Edward Clement]

Re: Hello, I am Tempered.

Hello there!

I have chosen the name Tempered to represent myself here. I am a Deist. My belief is in a creator, not tied to a specific religion. Personally, I consider myself a good person.

That is impossible; without Jesus you cannot be good because you cannot be in the Spirit, and thus, produce the Fruit of the Spirit®.

Galatians
5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.