Author	Thread: Criticize Christians
Moonlight7 View Profile History	Criticize Christians Posted : 22 May, 2025 05:19 AM Why It Feels Natural to Criticize Christians By Dan Delzell, Christian Post Contributor Thursday, February 14, 2013 It is truly a startling reality. I am talking about how incredibly easy and natural it is for human nature to be critical of Christians. It is quite remarkable when you just stop and look at it objectively. It's not like this is a new thing in the world. We have had 2000 years of history repeating itself over and over again. Jesus said it would happen. He told his disciples, "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first." (John 15:18) And boy have we seen this hatred unleashed time and time again all over this planet. More Christians were martyred in the 20th century than in all previous centuries combined....with about 45 million Christian martyrs in that century alone. On average, a Christian is martyred every five minutes. This is what man's hatred for Jesus has produced. Jewish people of course have been the recipients of much hatred as well. That's because the God of the Old Testament is also the God of the New Testament. Human nature doesn't discriminate when it comes to criticizing and even killing those who have a history in God's family. But why is there such intense hatred for Christians and Jews? Why is man's nature so pointed in that direction? And why do some professing Christians find it difficult at times not to give into this urge to "shoot their wounded" so to speak? Man's hate-filled words and actions are often directed at people who bear the name of Christ....and who pledge allegiance to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Here's the deal. Man, by nature, hates being told what to do. Enter God. He commands all of humanity when He says, "Repent." (see Acts 17:30) That doesn't sit well with man. And since it is kind of hard to lash out at God since we don't see Him....many people choose the closest thing they can find....and that is to lash out at those who bear His name. Interestingly, this lashing out actually points to the fact that Jesus is the real deal....the Messiah....and the Savior of the world. No other god is hated like Jesus....especially since there is only One God....Father, Son, and Holy Spirit....and the others are counterfeits. Deep within man is a hatred for his Creator....until God pours His love into our heart. (see Romans 5:5) Are you one of those people in the world today who hate Christ? If so, you might even think of yourself as an atheist. How ironic it would be if your hatred for Christ became the one thing which finally convinced you of His existence! Try taking this test. Which behavior seems to come quite naturally to you....the quick tendency to be critical of anything associated with Jesus, and Christians....or the inner impulse to offer praise to God for saving a sinner like yourself? When you think about Jesus, is your heart filled with joy....or with doubt? If Christ lives within you, your tendency will be to praise Him. If He does not yet live within you through faith, your strong human tendency will be to always find "issues" with the Savior and with Christians. That's just the direction our natural thinking tends to gravitate. We are all surprisingly quite similar. By nature, we feel like we are invincible. It is only when the Holy Spirit convicts of our sin before God that we begin to come to terms with God's reality....and His world....and His judgment....and His salvation. Until then, we have no idea just how blind we really are to God....and to spiritual things. It is only "the Holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus." (2 Tim. 3:15) Apart from God's wisdom and love in our hearts, we remain angry at God and angry at Christians. In our human pride, it is so easy to criticize "those Christians." They are an easy target. And it makes us feel better....that is, if we are "in the flesh" rather than "in the Spirit." To be "in the flesh" is another way of saying that our heart and our mind are under the power and the "spell" of sin. This spell causes us to think stuff that simply isn't true....and it makes our hearts hard toward God and His will for us. When I am bashing Christians, I don't have to think about my own sin against my Creator. After all, "they are the bad guys....while I am a pretty righteous person myself." Do you see the problem with that mindset? That's what the spell does to people....and all of us are susceptible to that kind of attitude, even after Christ comes to live in our heart through faith. Are you under the spell of sin....or have you come out from under that spell? One way you can know is to examine how you talk about Christ....but also, how you talk about Christians. Your flesh loves to bash Christians....but that is never something the Holy Spirit is doing. That doesn't mean we are never to offer any constructive correction for a fellow Christian. We all need correction at times. It just means that it takes spiritual discernment to follow the leading of the Lord, rather than our natural tendency to be quick to criticize others....especially when they happen to be followers of Jesus Christ. So....are you "in the Spirit," or "in the flesh?" Are you just doing what comes naturally....or have your progressed to doing what comes supernaturally....through the power of the Holy Spirit....as a result of your faith in Christ? On this side of heaven, there will always be that urge to criticize Christians. That's just the nature of the beast. And you will probably find yourself asking this question more than once: "How can it be so wrong when it feels so right?" Dan Delzell is the pastor of Wellspring Lutheran Church in Papillion, Neb. Post Reply
Handyman62 View Profile History	Criticize Christians Posted : 22 May, 2025 07:07 AM There's one so called christian on here who relentlessly post in an effort to seem relevant. She doesn't read a lot of what she post and therefore doesn't understand most of what's in them. When questioned about the post she gets angry and calls the questioner names. She doesn't act in a christian manner but continues to try and convince people she does by cutting and pasting scriptures that supposedly back up her actions. But since she doesn't understand most of what she post including scriptures I'm not sure if she really convinces anybody. It's really sad because she seems to be so desperate to appear to have a life she makes up a lot of stories about herself that to me are obviously just that...stories. In her efforts to be relevant here she inflates her forum post by posting multiple times in them and visiting them many, many times to run up the number of views. I have had many run ins with her but harbor no ill will towards her. However I am concerned that she has so much anger for those who merely ask questions or want to debate her on the topics that she starts. Unfortunately because of her reactions debating her is impossible. Her latest post is just another of her attempts to appear christian while trying to make her detractors look evil. Post Reply
Moonlight7 View Profile History	Criticize Christians Posted : 22 May, 2025 07:23 AM You constantly run to make negative comments especially to me and other Women on site. You definitely need to seek Jesus Christ for Help in becoming a Godly influence on here and wherever else you go. You have no Wisdom from God or follow His teachings. You don't understand the Word but like to post ignorance of your Own mindset. You like arguments and Chaos. Reference on this site. Post Reply
Moonlight7 View Profile History	Criticize Christians Posted : 22 May, 2025 07:26 AM Self Expository articles Articles are for those interested in " Reading " what's posted. Post Reply
Moonlight7 View Profile History	Criticize Christians Posted : 22 May, 2025 07:28 AM edit " Self Explanatory" by author Post Reply
Moonlight7 View Profile History	Criticize Christians Posted : 22 May, 2025 07:36 AM You also posting Lies Handym I know what I post on forums. Shows your character! Move on to start degrading comments and Slurs. Post Reply
Moonlight7 View Profile History	Criticize Christians Posted : 22 May, 2025 07:44 AM I'm not angry! I don't like attacked by Men abusers like yourself. Many Women had experience from You on site. I like respectful Men . It's event from your Lies and degrading you don't have a relationship with Jesus. Seek help Your very bitter divorcee on a Dating site. Post Reply
Moonlight7 View Profile History	Criticize Christians Posted : 22 May, 2025 07:52 AM The article would be good for a Man like yourself on this site. Exposing your the one needing Spiritual Deliverance from God for continuing criticizing women's character on site!! Post Reply
Moonlight7 View Profile History	Criticize Christians Posted : 22 May, 2025 10:37 AM You're not very clever attacking me on articles. Copying your post of Lies on me and pasting it around site is reported. Post Reply
LittleDavid View Profile History	Criticize Christians Posted : 22 May, 2025 11:15 AM Is the reason you post so many replies an effort on your part to make it look like you get a lot of responses or is it a strategy to try and cover up negative responses from posts you don’t like? Handyman asked you a question but you have never offered him an answer. But admittedly it looks really suspicious when you write such small replies one after the other so many times saying pretty much the same thing without answering a single question asked you or even attempting to defend any of your many false claims you’ve been making Post Reply
Moonlight7 View Profile History	Criticize Christians Posted : 22 May, 2025 12:54 PM Get a relationship in Jesus Christ it will Help considerably with your attacks and harassing me on my topics and elsewhere on site. Articles are for a Viewing interested. Post Reply

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