@eladar saidNo. I am not interested in defining "a Christian" for you. I am not one. As for what I meant by a "Christian" attitude to marriage, I mean this:
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Ok, you define what a Christian is and I will tell you if you get it right.
Keep the lifelong promise that one has made. Do not get divorced. Don't commit adultery. Take personal responsibility and turn the other cheek if necessary. Comfort one another. Take the log out of one's own eye and seek forgiveness when there is conflict. Always reaffirm one's love for each other. Do not terminate a pregnancy unless it is to save your wife's life. Children may complicate a marriage but one must put their interests and the interests of one's husband or wife first. And so on and so forth.
I was still a Christian when I got married so there was a load of religious and scriptural "principles" in play too. What does remain of my "Christian" attitude to marriage seems to stand in stark contrast to pretty much everything you ever say about it.
@fmf saidSee, you do not know what a Christian even is. Your words are without meaning.
No. I am not interested in defining "a Christian" for you. I am not one. As for what I meant by a "Christian" attitude to marriage, I mean this:
Keep the lifelong promise that one has made. Do not get divorced. Don't commit adultery. Take personal responsibility and turn the other cheek if necessary. Comfort one another. Take the log out of one's own eye and seek forgiveness ...[text shortened]... titude to marriage seems to stand in stark contrast to pretty much everything you ever say about it.
@eladar saidMy attitude to and conduct in marriage is rooted in my Christian upbringing and the impact of 25 or so years of Christian faith. It's not something I can ignore or shed or bend. It is an integral part of my moral compass.
See, you do not know what a Christian even is. Your words are without meaning.
27 Mar 20
@fmf saidYou can't even define what a Christian is. Until you can define it, do not throw it around.
My attitude to and conduct in marriage is rooted in my Christian upbringing and the impact of 25 or so years of Christian faith. It's not something I can ignore or shed or bend. It is an integral part of my moral compass.
Try defining it, then I will tell you if you get it right.
27 Mar 20
@eladar saidWhat I have provided you with is what I believe is a "Christian" attitude to marriage on the part of an ex-Christian. If you dispute it, go for it. The definition of this "Christian" attitude is the content of the long post above which you are dodging.
You can't even define what a Christian is. Until you can define it, do not throw it around.
Try defining it, then I will tell you if you get it right.
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@eladar saidTry calling him a moron, or try calling the moderators morons, better still send Russ feedback calling him a moron.
Oh please, someone play with him.
You know it makes sense...