I am being sincere here.

You posted this towards me a couple times:

"If you won't read/believe the scriptures, there's nothing anyone can say to you."

Rest assured I do and I do. I just read it differntly than you. We probably are reading the same version very differently.

I could just as easily direct the same comment back to you because you read it so differently than I, but I don't do that because I respect your religion even if you do not respect mine.

WOW,

Everybody get's something different, from the Bible. That is why there are so many Christian religions. If we all got the same thing, from the Bible, there would be no religous right, as we would all believe the same way. Thank God, no one in government, can tell me how to worship, yet.

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

Sometimes I agree with Tuck. Sometimes I think he's a pious, wearing-his-religion-like-a-badge-of-honor zealot.

But you gotta admire his fervor.

I have no problem with his beleiving so strongly in his views. That's admirable, truly admirable.

But sometimes it bleeds into something less than admirable.

That is something I noticed about Christians and Muslims, that I don't seem to see with many other religions.......a disdain for that which is not theirs and a complete disregard for the wealth of knowledge that is world religion.

i have a friend who would say that about jewish people, too......but he is anti-semite...

And peace to you T. Thanks for the message, good to hear it.

I speak, not because I hate or wish to argue, but because I love, and hate to think of really good guys missing the love and joy of knowing Christ.

Dave (Homebrew) has spoken of his addiction, and where he's come from. I admire that, and rejoice with him in his victory. I have my own story. I was the worst of the worse, and God saved me from that, and turned my life around. I'm still not much, but I'm thankful with the change in my life brought by Christ.

I speak because I'm happy, more than I could even imagine before I met Christ. Those who have found this unbelievable happiness sometimes feel like they will burst if they don't share it with others. And this is nothing new, it's been 40 years and it just gets better.

I'm not a prude, and I like having fun, I have more fun than anyone I know, even with the pain that has become my life. My life is full, and I'm excited about the next one. Some of you might be very surprised if we could herf, you would see positive, not negative. Accepting Christ, and striving to live a Christlike life doesn't mean giving up an ounce of fun and excitement.

And so, peace to you also my friend, I'm happy to know you enjoy reading the Word. Please accept my apology if my posts don't always come across in a loving way . . . . as many have said, sometimes a typed post doesn't always show the tone and flavor in which it is meant. Plus, I often fail too. Sometimes I'm just a bonehead.

Thanks for your post, and be well.

Tuck

Good to see.

let he who is with sin throw the first rock.

Tuckersdad

off the throne and sit down on the bench the rest of us are sitting on. every so often, like this last post of yours you use your love of christ as a beacon that others can't share with you because you are above it all.

bottom line is you are a pompous person.

if i spent as much time describing my lack of religous fervor and mocking those of you who have "found the way, i would be called a lot of things, none of them good.

you slide by with your "i am the best christian and i forgive those who are not up to my level and wish they could share in my knowledge and love.

you sound like betty bowers.

i wish people would realize this is it. when you die, you don't exist anymore. don't go through the pagen ritual of burial. do something useful with whats left, donate your body to medical research.

live your life trying to help people where you can. that's liberal thinking, not neoconservative.

don't plan on doing anything good because of a reward.

do it for it's own sake.

stop picking on these lazy good for nothing people that milk the welfare system of hundreds of dollars a year while corporations steal millions.

try to get your priorities in the right order.

"live your life trying to help people where you can. that's liberal thinking, not neoconservative."

LMAO! Good one Rick.

jjohnson28

i'll take a shot. what is the laughter about?

this is a serious question

Well Rick, that's your opinion, and you're welcome to it. One instant after the last heartbeat, we'll all know.

But I still say, if there were no heaven or hell, I'd still choose the Christian lifestyle, the joy is beyond explaining.

But (I believe) there is a heaven and hell, I also believe you have a right to believe any way you desire. Me, I'm getting excited about seeing my Mom, and Dad, Granny and so much more.

Live well, this is all you have.

Tuck

Rick your statements are contradictory; if we simply seize to be and our organs go to a better cause; why do you care for the have nots…**** em!! Let their organs get recycled to someone that is more productive. After all you need extra charity and why waste all those trees on toilet paper that was never used by the right people.

But you don’t think like that…you think spiritually and soulfully. So you too are extraterrestrial in thought, and supernatural in belief. Some others that think like you might need more of a visual aid or have different representations of their beliefs.

But tuckersdad has a different itch…clearly there is a bigger necessity to convince others than lead by example.