How He Loves Us

Some Other Stuff

Just Saying

• I’m just going to go out and say it, I’m home schooled!! Yupp!  And proud of it. Some people think just because I’m home schooled I different somehow, or I’m social “awkward”, but I’m no different than regular school kid. I have to get up in the morning (maybe not as early ), I have to do school (It might not take as long) and just like every other kid I get homework sometimes, and like most kids I hate school. Sure it might not be as hard, but its still school. People think I’m not as “smart” or “educated” and maybe I’m not as smart as the average kid, but I learn things that other kids won’t learn in a school. Plus I don’t have to deal with the drama of school, the bullying, and all the crap the happens at school. And most kids go to public school were they teach no such thing as Jesus or even maybe shun Him. There have been people who judge me because I’m home schooled, they think I’m not as good as people that go to “real” school, or they think I’m a freak and have no friend.  Well think what you will, say what you want, I’m home schooled and proud to be. :)

Like Christ

• Why can’t we all be like Jesus?  We all claim to love Him.  We all claim He is number one in our lives.  We all say we surrender our lives to Him, but in reality how often do we allow Him to take the lead?  Isn’t it rather that we ourselves stand in first place while we put Jesus comfortably in second?  What would happen if we all really put into practice that which we claim to believe?  What would happen if we really lived out our lives asking the question What Would Jesus do before we did, thought, or said anything?  What would our lives look like if we truly loved others more than we loved ourselves?  Jesus gave up the glory of heaven, the majesty of His royalty to come down to this filthy world and for what?  To save sinners like us.  To save people who wanted nothing to do with Him.  To save people He loved with everything in Him, who in return hated Him and ultimately nailed Him to a cross.  Why?  Why?  Why would He do this?  How can He love us so much?  I cannot fathom His love but I am eternally grateful to Him for it.  And so if He, the King of the Universe, can love such filth as us, should not we as His followers in grateful obedience show this love to everyone we meet?  What a privilege it is to know Jesus as Saviour and Lord, and what a privilege it is to show His love and mercy to everyone He brings into our lives.  All glory be to Jesus, for He is everything.  He is Lord!!  He is King!!  He is God!!  Hallelujah!!

This is me talking to a stranger about Jesus

You: Jesus loves you!!!

Stranger: Hey, 19 male straight UK here. Ask me anything and I’ll answer honestly.

Stranger: I thought he was dead.

You: He did die, but by the power of God almighty he rose agian three days later

Stranger: Ah, cool. What’s he up to these days?

You: He is seated at the right hand of God, and would like to be you savoir!

Stranger: Why doesn’t he tell me face to face, like a real man?

You: If you pray to HIm and ask Him he could

Stranger: I see.

Stranger: I have some questions for you, ok?

You: OK

Stranger: So, first off, we can both agree that evil exists in the world, right?

You: Right

Stranger: Is god willing to prevent evil, but not able?

Stranger: If so, he is not omnipotent

Stranger: Is he able to prevent it, but not willing?

Stranger: Then he is malevolent.

Stranger: Is he both able and willing?

Stranger: Then how is there evil?

Stranger: Is he neither willing nor able?

Stranger: Then why call him God?

You: God is able to prevent all things but chooses to allow some things to occur

Stranger: He chose Haiti and 9/11 to happen.

Stranger: The holocaust.

Stranger: All the world wars.

Stranger: Genocide in Africa.

You: He did not choose it, He allowed it

Stranger: Global poverty.

Stranger: …

Stranger: He allowed those things to happen.

You: we choose this evil when we choose ourselves over Him

Stranger: Sounds like a tool to me.

Stranger: I don’t remember causing a tsunami to destroy Japan.

Stranger: Was that you?

You: God created us perfectly in a perfect world, and gave us the choice to enjoy it or disobey and bring sin into the world

Stranger: The world is far from perfect.

Stranger: It’s about 80% uninhabitable.

You: I totally agree, but it was created perfect

Stranger: We didn’t make it unihabitable.

You: sin made it that way

Stranger: It’s mostly saltwater, which we can’t drink or live in.

Stranger: Sin made it mostly saltwater?

You: sin made it not perfect

Stranger: Once again.

Stranger: Sin made it mostly saltwater?

You: The flood probably made it mostly saltwater and the flood came as a result of sin

Stranger: XD The flood.

Stranger: Right.

You: I guess you don’t believe in God?

Stranger: So, basically, God is all forgiving and infinitely kind, but acts like a little bitch when people act how he made them want to act?

You: No God is wonderful in that He created us but gave us a choice to love Him or reject Him, we choose to reject Him

Stranger: He made us the way we are though, right?

Stranger: We are how he intended us to be.

You: He made us perfect, when we chose ourselves over Him sin entered our hearts and now we are imperfect and capable of much evil

Stranger: Are you American perchance?

You: no are you

Stranger: I already said I wasn’t.

Stranger: Where are you from?

You: Canada

Stranger: Same thing.

You: not!!

Stranger: What’s the difference?

You: what’s the difference between Scotland and the UK?

Stranger: There is no difference.

Stranger: Scotland is in the UK, you know that right?

You: Sorry I assumed UK was Britain

Stranger: … It is.

You: Guess I don’t know my European Geography all that well

Stranger: Apparently not.

You: Stupid me, I’m not too big to admit it

Stranger: I’d be willing to bet there are a lot of things you don’t know that well, but you’d be equally prepared to talk as if you did know them.

Stranger: For example, you claim god exists.

Stranger: Prove it.

You: That is true but I do know Jesus loves me and you for that matter

You: prove the wind exists

Stranger: I just put my hand out the wind.

Stranger: I felt the wind.

Stranger: It exists.

You: I talk to God every day

You: He exists

Stranger: You’re delusional.

You: That’s why I need a Saviour, and so do all of us

Stranger: I see.

Stranger: So if I spoke to people that didn’t exist, but didn’t call them god, I’d be put in a mental institution.

Stranger: But you speak to an entity of which there is no proof, and nothing happens to you.

Stranger: You are aware that organised religion is just a coping mechanism, right?

You: Only the Holy Spirit can convince you, I never could

Stranger: You can’t accept that life is what it is, then you die, and there’s nothing.

You: I could if I didn’t know Jesus I suppose

Stranger: So you made up this elaborate fantasy to make it bearable.

Stranger: The holy spirit hasn’t tried to reach me.

Stranger: If I don’t believe in it, I’m not going to try to reach it.

Stranger: I have no reason to believe.

You: The Holy Spirit is always reaching out to you

Stranger: So, I’m inherently damned, and that’s god’s will?

Stranger: It’s not.

Stranger: If it really wanted my attention, it would get it.

You: There is no point in debating this, if you have no interest in believing than that is your choice

Stranger: Well, I’d still like to convince you.

Stranger: You’re gonna be kicking yourself later XD

Stranger: You should accept the truth.

You: you will never convince me

Stranger: There would be more dignity in it.

You: someday when we all face God I will be rejoicing

Stranger: And I won’t?

You: not if you don’y choose Him now, then it will be too late

Stranger: And then what will happen?

You: to those who don’t believe, eternal separation from God, AKA hell, only because you yourself chose it

Stranger: So I’m going to come face to face with the big man upstairs.

Stranger: I will have made an HUMAN error of judgement, as he calls it himself.

Stranger: And rather than forgiving me, like he says he will to anyone, he’s going to send me to hell?

You: one day you will face Him and He really does love you, enough to die for you

You: have you asked Him to forgive you, seriously

Stranger: I haven’t met him.

You: you can

Stranger: I want him to meet me.

You: He knows you better than you know yourself, He’s waiting for you to invite Him in

Stranger: Well, that’s a crock of shit.

Stranger: What about the Westboro Baptist Church.

You: that is your choice

Stranger: They preach complete hatred in his name.

Stranger: How are they wrong and you’re right?

Stranger: You preach the same message, just a very little bit differently.

You: not all people who claim to know Christ actually do

Stranger: They seem just as sure as you.

Stranger: Maybe even more.

You: I am only preaching about God’s love to you, what else am I preaching

Stranger: They’re able to convince people, as opposed to brainwashing them at birth.

Stranger: You’re preaching that God hates those that don’t follow him, despite him not giving any guidance.

Stranger: What of gays.

You: I’m not trying to brainwash, I am only sharing with you the greatest treasure there is

Stranger: Does god damn them?

You: I never said God hates anyone, He loves us all

Stranger: It’s so ignorant of you to assume you’re right is light of so much evidence to the contrary.

Stranger: Why would he damn people he loves?

You: I could say the same about you

You: You damn yourselves when you reject Him,

Stranger: There’s no hard evidence God exists.

Stranger: If some comes up, I’ll be more than happy to examine it.

Stranger: No.

Stranger: I don’t choose hell.

Stranger: He sends me there.

You: Romans says that no one is without excuse as creation is proof that God exists

Stranger: Of his own free will.

Stranger: Who’s “roman’s”?

You: Do you know what hell is?

Stranger: Hell is a farce.

Stranger: Like every other figment of the human imagination recorded in the bible you cling to so desperately.

You: Hell is the total absence of God

Stranger: So, earth then.

You: if you are trying to get me to react, it is not working, I still love you and so does God

Stranger: My life as it stands is the total absence of god.

You: God is everywhere but hell

Stranger: If I broke your nose, would you love me?

You: yes

Stranger: Liar.

You: my nose can be fixed, your life is worth far more than that

Stranger: If I brutally raped and abused your mother, would you love me?

You: I would not love what you did, but I would love you

Stranger: Man, this is pathetic.

You: well, I guess God is pathetic, because that is how much He loves you

Stranger: XD

Stranger: God loves me so much he’s pathetic.

You: by your analogy

Stranger: Then I think I could take him.

Stranger: You know the definition of pathetic is miserably inadequate XD

Stranger: Fitting really.

You: you can say anything you want, believe anything you want but in the end it is your choice

You: and in the end your choice has consequences

Stranger: But why do I have to decide before I know the facts?

Stranger: Would you buy a car without seeing it first?

You: read the Bible, all the facts are there

Stranger: I want you to tell me.

Stranger: That’s like me telling you to read every bit of scientific literature ever written.

You: Have you ever asked God to enlighten you

Stranger: Enlighten me to what?

You: the facts

Stranger: XD I know the facts I need to know.

You: well then, make your choice

Stranger: Ok.

Stranger: If I ask god for the facts, and nothing happens, will you stop?

You: I will stop right now if you want me too, only God can convince you, not me

Stranger: Well, you’re the one flailing your decrepit baby faith in my face.

Stranger: So I’d rather deal with you if it’s all the same.

You: just thought you might like to know how much you are loved by the Creator of the universe

Stranger: You thought wrong.

Stranger: You do that a lot more than you seem to notice.

You: why are you so hostile to me, what have I done to you

Stranger: Once again.

Stranger: You WAVED YOUR RETARDED CRAP IN MY FACE!

You: I could say the same to you

Stranger: You couldn’t.

Stranger: My “retarded crap” is the reason we are able to have this pointless conversation.

Stranger: Science.

Stranger: Give it a try.

You: I believe in science, it

Stranger: It’ll help you not look like a fag.

Stranger: You don’t believe in science.

You: Jesus was persecuted too, I consider it an honour to follow in His footsteps

Stranger: Oh, I agree.

You: Good

Stranger: Jesus probably did live.

Stranger: And he probably did have a shitty time.

You: He lived, He died, He rose!! Hallelujah!!

Stranger: And maybe some wacky shit happened while he was around.

Stranger: But that was apparently 2000 years ago.

You: Well can you imagine coming down off the throne of heaven to this filthy earth to save people who want nothing to do with you.

Stranger: Gimme enough gullible idiots and 2000 years and I’ll give you another God.

Stranger: And he’ll be so much cooler than yours.

Stranger: None of these crap rules for starters.

Stranger: No masturbation?

Stranger: Gimme a break.

Stranger: If we’re not supposed to masturbate, why do 100% of men and 90% of women do it?

You: the only thing stopping you from believing is your own stubborn pride

Stranger: Same to you.

You: I do believe

Stranger: Me too.

You: okay then

Stranger: I believe you’re a fool.

You: you are free to believe that, I believ you are lost

Stranger: I’m comfortable with that.

You: okay then

Stranger: So, why’d you waste like an hour of my apparently short and doomed life?

Stranger: XD

Stranger: Don’t bother answering that.

You: wanted to share God’s love with you, never a waste

Stranger: Always a waste.

You: not to me

Stranger: But why are your priorities more important than mine?

You: God is more important. not me

Stranger: So you’d assume the position of God.

Stranger: Not sure he’ll be down with that.

You: what do you mean by that

Stranger: Nevermind.

Stranger: May I ask for your asl please?

You: you already know where I am from, M, 16

Stranger: Thank God for that.

You: meaning what

Stranger: If you were a woman I would have abandoned all hope now.

You: meaning what

Stranger: Nothing XD

You: when you say thank God are you admitting there is a God

Stranger: XD What do you think?

You: then why sat it

You: say it

Stranger: Because I’m making fun of you.

Stranger: You irritate me.

You: why not thank Mother Earth or something “real”

Stranger: XD Mother earth?

You: if I irritated you, you would have left by now

Stranger: Are you hippy too? XD

Stranger: Nah, you’re too entertaining.

Stranger: But you’re right, I’m getting pretty tired.

You: alrighty then, pleasure talking to you

Stranger: You don’t have to be so condescending.

You: I am not, it honestly was a pleasure

Stranger: You’re just coming off more false than before.

You: talk about being condescending

Stranger: Ok.

Stranger: You’re a condescending twat.

Stranger: How’s that?

You: call me what ever you want, I won’t care

You: does it make you feel better to belittle me

Stranger: Sure.

You: why

Stranger: I’m belittled by your people.

Stranger: Just another damned idiot in God’s wake.

Stranger: Completely unyielding to different point of views.

Stranger: I’ve given it all a try.

Stranger: I’m confirmed you know.

Stranger: I’m also a minister of another faith, but that’s neither here nor there.

Stranger: I keep coming back to the same conclusion.

Stranger: It’s all just a big hoax.

You: I’m here to tell you it is not a hoax

Stranger: And we’d be so much further today if we hadn’t given religion an inch so early.

Stranger: I’m here to tell you to shut up.

Stranger: You’ll see, in time.

You: My faith is about a relationship not a religion

Stranger: If you’re lucky.

You: would you like me to shut up and leave?

Stranger: Do.

You: Okay as you wish.

Stranger: Take this with you.

Stranger: http://www.quickmeme.com/Advice-God/

You: Take this with you, Jesus loves you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stranger: There’ll be enough to fill a bible soon enough.

Stranger: Jesus loves your exclamation marks.

You: Yes He does!!!!!!!!!!!!

You: :D

Stranger: Give it time.

Stranger: Something’ll happen to you.

You: Time is running out

Stranger: And you’ll question it all.

Stranger: I can’t help but notice that you’re still here.

Stranger: Apparently I’m not the only stubborn one.

Stranger: That’s the American in you coming out.

You: Apparently not, I just enjoy talking to you I guess

Stranger: Why?

You: I like you

Stranger: I make you feel good about yourself?

You: No your hostility towards me makes me wonder what is realy going on in that heart of yours

Stranger: I see.

You: Okay then, God bless you always.