Christians, how would you explain this?

Is it a pity that looks down on the person though? Or is it the pity that comes from compassion for the person, because we can relate to what the person may be going through?

 

As for myself I didn't even look at the video and have made no judgment about it one way or another.

 

Once again, I was pointing out there are two groups that are to be called Christian and that his actions may be typical of one of the Christian groups that Jesus pointed out and may be totally atypical of the other Christian group.

So the answer is yes and no, depending on which group Jesus mentioned, you are talking about.

 

I think I look at him with pity because he is so naively ignorant. I use ignorant in the true sense of "lack of knowledge".

I hope he just doesn't know what is written. I hope he truly doesn't believe the things he says. And I truly hope he realizes the err of his way and corrects himself.

It isn't an empathetic pity, but it is not an arrogant pity either.

 

There are atheists who are crazy too....

So.... you want to explain them?

 

FYI: among other things, the guy says he prays Obama gets brain cancer "like Ted Kennedy" and dies for his support of abortion.

 

Thanx, not something I would imagine Jesus saying.

 

I've been trying to say this the whole time. I don't hate the pastor, but I can't defend what he is saying, as it is unbiblical.
But I don't sit here and try to convince the world I am free from sin when I am a big a sinner as everyone else.

 

No way! I'm a much bigger sinner than you are!

 

How do you weigh sin?

 

did you miss his smiley?------------>

 

In kilograms.

 

Very gingerly

 

on a scale...

 

I count it all joy. A segue into the fundamental question of where we draw the line. Sin is a word that derives from the old English meaning sign. What could possibly be deficient about a sign other than we miss it or the sign we read is not true? In the story of creation God pronounced His judgment on the world and man and saw that it was good, very good. Then man is given a choice to view the world through the eyes of the knowledge of good and evil, but nowhere did God say, "and evil". This lens through which we choose to look presents a background of light and shadow that obscures our view and we respond quite naturally to the denizens that we believe lurk in the shadows. We cannot see in the dark, nor can we truly see darkness, however darkness flees the moment you turn on the light. The judgment of God is already upon the world. The judgment that wakes the dead is your final one. For judgment I have come, that the seeing may become blind that the blind may see.

 

I think what Darrell was getting at was what the best response should be to someone spouting hate. Ukr-Cdn had a good answer to pray for and have pity on them similar to what Jesus did on the cross when he prayed for the people killing him out of their ignorance.

The natural respose is to reflect back what the person is doing or to judge the person. You judge the pastor, Darrell judges you and then I judge you and Darrell to continue the domino effect. Jesus was all about changing the dynamic of the situation. Love the people doing the hating, but not necessarily a sympathetic love but as OWB was mentioning in another thread loving as a duty.

Btw: I never thought you hated the pastor.