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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
I don't think that I could really walk away from a group of people and, logically, not expect them to turn against me if our views of scripture were so opposite in belief and understanding. Especially, if they held them strongly.
The only person/people that would surprise me would be the person/people that I had verbally engaged in conversation and knew we were on the same page as to our opinions, understanding and belief. I would then deem them as a hypocrite. Now, that would disappoint and possibly shock me, but I have never seen that happen. I've only seen the "shunning" happen from the people that believe what they believe and could never see it or live any other way. And I have seen it from the ones that fear you could be right.
I'm not sure what you are referring to as "trivial". Taking a stand against the "core" of a church's foundational beliefs, whether right or wrong, doesn't seem to fall solidly into the area of "trivial", IMO. Perhaps I've misunderstood you.
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Im not saying I didnt expect people to disagree with me or even some distance themselves from me. I am surprised that as Christians they would run me into the ground because of something I believe...No matter what Peole who claim to be Christian shouldn not act that way. If they were truely concerned then they should show love and offer prayers but not bash me and advise me Im hell bound.
Its ok to disagree with me and to even not want to be around me anymore even though my character has not changed one bit...the problem is how they are going about it.
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