Hi y'all - I wonder if that is where the phrase "fairweather friends" comes from?
On Jan 15, 2:09 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve (a Christian) responded and is still our friend. How can he > reconciled his friendship and religious scriptures? He should not be > friends with us (atheists) according to his own Holy Bible. > > On Jan 14, 10:05 am, Clogtowner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi y'all - so far, we have had no response from the Chrisians. I > > wonder if they were not aware of the situation and we have now lost > > all our friends? > > > On Jan 13, 11:09 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > This might be a discussion topic at Occam's at some point in the > > > future. > > > > On Jan 13, 11:06 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > this is a post from Clog on the Occam's site: > > > > > Hi y'all - yes, you heard correctly. We have been thinking of this > > > > subject as a topic for future discussion but I suppose we could > > > > equally well address it here. > > > > When engaged in a friendship with a Christian, I must admit to feeling > > > > something less than a second class citizen, and on occasions rather > > > > lucky to be alive at all. There is nothing interposed between my > > > > friendship with a Christian - I have nothing to hide, and I say what I > > > > believe quite openly - the Christian has nothing to fear from me. I do > > > > not feel that it can possibly be the same for a Christian, given his > > > > biblical instructions. God comes between a Christian and his friend - > > > > even his family! Here are a few examples for starters: > > > > > Matthew10:21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, > > > > and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their > > > > parents, and cause them to be put to death. > > > > > Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not > > > > worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not > > > > worthy of me. > > > > > Matthew 19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or > > > > sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my > > > > name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit > > > > everlasting life. > > > > > Mark 10:29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There > > > > is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or > > > > mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, > > > > > Luke 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, > > > > and wife, and children,and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own > > > > life also, he cannot be my disciple. > > > > > Luke 21:16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and > > > > kinfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to > > > > death. > > > > > Deuteronomy 13:6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or > > > > thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as > > > > thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve > > > > other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; > > > > 13:9 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon > > > > him to put him to death, > > > > > Joshua 7:15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed > > > > thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he > > > > hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath > > > > wrought folly in Israel. > > > > > 2 Chronicles 15:13 That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of > > > > Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or > > > > woman. > > > > > Psalm 58:3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as > > > > soon as they be born, speaking lies. > > > > 58:10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he > > > > shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. > > > > > Isaiah 9:19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land > > > > darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man > > > > shall spare his brother. > > > > 9:20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he > > > > shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they > > > > shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: > > > > > On Jan 13, 2:51 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > - Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > ....or, at least that was the gist of what you said to Steve W. if I > > > > > heard you correctly. > > > > > On Jan 13, 2:44 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Steve A., > > > > > > You said something about the Christian God commanding Christians not > > > > > > to be friends with wicked atheists? Do you have scripture or even > > > > > > an > > > > > > argument to back that up? > > > > > > Jason- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
