Archivedopen minded :: Re: ReplyRe: Reply
Non-Christian wrote:Christianity has the unfortuate privilige of representing the western world and has a rather checkered history. Look at all the death that has been attributed to Christianity in the course of world events. The crusades, the inquisition, missionaries etc. Many of the third world do not practice Christianity adnd what they see of it, it is a bloated, forceful religion that has conversion as it's goal in helping people. Want food? Praise Jesus. Want a new bridge? Praise Jesus. Want medicine? Praise Jesus.
You have a biased view of what Christian ministries do in the 3rd world nations where they provide aid. Yes, they do give God credit for the aid they provide but do not force people to convert in order to get food, medical care, housing, and etc. Matt 25:31-46
31 "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 "And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. 34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You drink? 38'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39'And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 "And the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.' 41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.' 44 "Then they themselves also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?' 45 "Then He will answer them, saying, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46 "And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." NAS
Forced conversions are false conversion and don't benefit anyone. There are Christian ministries that support schools where children get an education but are not required to convert to Christianity since this would violate what we are taught in Scripture.
| View Parent Message View dfilename Return Home |