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#46776 - 01/03/06 02:40 AM
Re: Chameleon Christian?
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Eagle, I don't think that makes you a chameleon Christian. I, too, am sensitive to others' beliefs and would never force mine on them. I think being a chameleon means you would actually do something that you know is against God's commands to go along with the crowd. I don't see you as doing that. [ January 02, 2006, 06:41 PM: Message edited by: Bluebird ]
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#46777 - 01/03/06 07:38 AM
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Eagle, I agree with Bluebird.
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#46779 - 01/03/06 07:59 PM
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I understand being a Chameleon as someone that lowers his/her principles just to fit in, one that goes with the crowd just to avoid being singled out. It's not someone who goes down to the others' level to reach him/her. A chameleon is someone who is just trying to save his own skin.
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#46781 - 01/04/06 08:51 AM
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smile, that's what I meant by the post. I think it somehow got a little confused along the way.
Eagle, your last paragraph doesn't mean you're a chameleon. It means you are Christ-like. Finding common ground with others to show compassion is exactly what Christ did when he walked the face of this earth. That is to be commended. Judge not, lest we be judged. Also, I believe you always let love guide your behavior. It doesn't get any better than that.
Smile, I like your word - hyper-Christian. I know exactly what you mean. And regrettably, I guess I have been that person on occasion. Always room for change, growth, and the Holy Spirit to whip me into shape. [ January 03, 2006, 12:54 PM: Message edited by: Dotsie ]
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#46783 - 01/04/06 08:56 AM
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I'm happy to say that for the most part, the denominations in my town work together. We have a Methodist church across the street from our Catholic one and they run the free lunch but we have it at our parish hall, since they don't have anything big enough. Our priest lets pretty much anyone use it for whatever community service there is. Division is of the devil...divide and conquer. I guess he still doesn't know that the gates of hell will never prevail against the church. Maybe he should read a Bible once in a while.
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#46784 - 01/03/06 11:28 PM
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Wasn't one of the children who was killed in the Columbine shooting asked first if she believed in God? She could've said no and maybe survived.
I firmly believe that if more people believed in God, no matter what denomination you are, this would be a far better world.
Dotsie and Bluebird you should never change to please others or to fit in. You only need to look around you at the trouble compromising your religious beliefs can bring you. Your gentle nature is a resulting gift from your religious beliefs. What could ever be wrong with that?
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