Recent content by drivenfuture

I beg to differ. I feel like the church would be much better with more true Christians and less wolves in sheep's clothing.

I had schizoaffective/bipolar disorder tendencies... so a very mild version of schizo, basically hallucinations and depression. Of note, the "dark place" thing hadn't been revealed until after their abandonment. At least in my eyes, many of my issues were caused by their abandonment and insults...

That's my point. God always grants reconciliation alongside forgiveness, as long as the sinner is repentant. Of course, these things do not apply to non Christians or unrepentant; I'm specifically referring to the vast majority of those who claim to be sincere Christians, who say that...

Yes I believe I would mostly agree that unrepentance is grounds for no reconciliation; this is particularly why I believe it's still ok to not reconcile with abusers - because it is almost always a pattern with no real change. Now, should there be a case where an abuser came to Christ and did...

So, from what I see, we have to differentiate between repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation, but without separating them. What you described seems more like the other unwilling party is not forgiving you. This is actually sort of the situation I'm referring to; however, most Christians in...

So, time and time again, I've noticed Christians say we must only forgive our brother and vice versa, and that forgiveness is optional. However, when reading this passage, it seems abundantly clear that reconciliation must take priority above most things, to the point of we shouldn't even tithe...

In this case, God is still offering the reconciliation through Jesus, but it is the people refusing. So it isn't like God is forgiving without reconciliation. He is still offering both, but the people aren't willing. I must admit though, I would not be so gracious if people were attempting to...

So maybe i did not clarify, but the "dark place" thing did not come into play until after they had started to cut me off. They ignored and insulted me which I believe triggered the mental issues and that's when I turned myself into the police believing I had hurt them. So, their boundaries...

So firstly, at no point did they ever discuss how they felt or explain a boundary, other than after the fact, saying they need space to process, which happened well after the damage was done. This is much different than crossing a line time and time again - that would be unrepentance, and in...

Also, I cannot fathom a God who forgives but refuses to restore relationship. That would be a cruel God who chooses who gets to be close and shuns the rest.

I agree Christians struggle with unforgiveness, but mainly because I view forgiveness differently than most Christians. Most Christians say reconciliation is optional. I do not agree. That passage In Matthew states that if your brother has something against you, FIRST go and be reconciled. Jesus...

They didn't really accuse me of anything, or at least didn't tell me what they were accusing me of. They just up and walked away. One family member told me I was barely tolerable, others just straight up stopped talking to me with no discussion. The pastor's words were very confusing, saying...

So, I had written this online review of a church; but never posted, It mainly helped me get my thoughts out. I've thought many times that posting it would make me feel better. I really have no idea if it would or not. But it would certainly explain a lot. I want to stress there are so many...