A Formal Greeting

[Avery Johnson]

Hello, many of you may of heard of me, or have read some of the posts that I have left on other threads.

I would like to apologize for my recent behavior, and although most of you may not forgive me for the things I have said, I would just like you all to know that I simply wish for this to be a formal greeting, so without further ado:

Hello. My name is Perrin, and as odd as that name may seem, it is the unique name that my mother has chosen for me, and I intend to keep it.
I live in Phoenix, AZ, along with my mother, sister, and step father.

I am a highschool sophomore, and I am still searching for a good church to make my permanent (I moved here a few years ago, but had previously gone to the First Baptist Church of El Cajon, in San Diego).

I am still fairly early on in terms of my journey with Jesus, and still have not determined what my favorite Bible verse is.

I know this is not much of a greeting, but I hope that I may be able to restore the bonds with those of you whom are already filled with hatred for me. I pray that you can forgive me for what I have said.

[Zechariah Smyth]

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Please link to a post where someone either said they hated you, or displayed clear evidence of hatred.

We'll get to the bottom of this.

[Des]

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If your name is Perrin, why does it say Avery Johnson?

[Jim Farmer]

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Welcome Perrin Are you man or woman?

[Avery Johnson]

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Des: I made this account when I first discovered this website, and I am not sure how to change it.

Mr. Farmer: I am a man.

[Avery Johnson]

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And Mr. Smyth: One of the users on this site has referred to me as "an unsaved, Hellbound heathen."

Whether she was stating factual information, or her own opinion, I am unsure.

[Didymus Much]

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And Mr. Smyth: One of the users on this site has referred to me as "an unsaved, Hellbound heathen."

Whether she was stating factual information, or her own opinion, I am unsure.

It's an opinion, obviously, as no one can condemn save God, but it's based on what the Bible says, and around here, that's "fact".

Pleeease tell me you'd at least noticed that.

[Avery Johnson]

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Dear Didymus Much: Judging off of your "title", "Arrogant atheist dick". I believe it would be much better for my own mental health to ignore the information that you try to tell me.

[Des]

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Dear Didymus Much: Judging off of your "title", "Arrogant atheist dick". I believe it would be much better for my own mental health to ignore the information that you try to tell me.

Just ignore him. We ban him, but he is either some kind of hacker or in league with the devil because he keeps coming back. At least he is familiar with the Bible, so there may be hope for him yet.

[Didymus Much]

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Dear Didymus Much: Judging off of your "title", "Arrogant atheist dick". I believe it would be much better for my own mental health to ignore the information that you try to tell me.

Yes, I am an atheist. As I know the Bible better than most Christians, our hosts allow me to do many things here, but telling people anything that's not True(tm) (according to the King James Bible) is not one of them.

I don't think I'm all that arrogant, tho.

[Avery Johnson]

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Well, if it is true that you know the Bible better than most christians, then perhaps you can help me with something.....

I am uncertain of where in the Bible it says to criticize those who are born with birth defects, such as missing limbs.

[Didymus Much]

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...I am uncertain of where in the Bible it says to criticize those who are born with birth defects, such as missing limbs.

Can you be more specific, or give an example of such happening?

[Avery Johnson]

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I have met a few people, both on this website, and their Facebook page, who try to tell me different Bible verses stating that those who are born with traits such as missing limbs or skin color are encouraged to be publicly humiliated, or even beaten because God sees them as lesser beings.

I would like to know specifically why they choose to follow unfair Bible verses.

[Didymus Much]

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...I would like to know specifically why they choose to follow unfair Bible verses.

The problem is that you see "unfair" in a modern, secular light, whereas to a True Christian™, anything and everything God does is fair and good, no matter how much you and I may recoil in horror at some manifestations of His lovingkindness.

You have to admit that if you were a creator deity responsible for the existence and operation of an entire universe, your priorities would be slightly different to those of a sophomore high school student.

The Bible even explains that humans are incapable of understanding why God does some things:

Isaiah 55:9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are my ways higher than your ways, And my thoughts than your thoughts."

[Basilissa]

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I have met a few people, both on this website, and their Facebook page, who try to tell me different Bible verses stating that those who are born with traits such as missing limbs or skin color are encouraged to be publicly humiliated, or even beaten because God sees them as lesser beings.

I would like to know specifically why they choose to follow unfair Bible verses.

We don't cherry-pick here, dear. We follow the entire Bible. It's all the other churches, who choose a few "nicely" sounding verses and ignore 90% of the Bible. Now, try to think logically for a minute: which one of these two statements is more rational:

Statement 1. "The Bible is the Word of God and it is to be followed 100%."

Statement 2. "The Bible is the Word of God, but there are some parts of it that I don't like, so I'll just ignore them, and I'll follow only the ones I like."

We at this Church follow the Statement 1. Most of other churches follow the Statement 2, although they don't even have a general agreement on which verses they should reject/ignore (for example, some churches allow women to be pastors, others don't; some allow homosexuality, others don't).