Sebastian Kinsey wrote:
>
> Let me guess.....not being christian?
When I get up off the floor from my fit of laughter, I'll answer...
>
> >From: NC <ncashen@klondyke.net>
> >Reply-To: virus@lucifer.com
> >To: virus@lucifer.com
> >Subject: Re: virus: Personally?
> >Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 13:40:29 -0500
> >
> >Sebastian Kinsey wrote:
> >>
> >> "Is there anything so sad as unrequited love"?
> >
> >Yes, can you guess what it is?
> >
> >>
> >> >From: "Snow Leopard" <juliet784@hotmail.com>
> >> >Reply-To: virus@lucifer.com
> >> >To: virus@lucifer.com
> >> >Subject: virus: Personally?
> >> >Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 06:16:07 PST
> >> >
> >> >Hi, everyone!
> >> >This is Joy. Im the one who composes most of the Snow Leopard
> >> >comments, in case you havent noticed. It was my idea to jion the
> >> list.
> >> >My primary co-cospirator is Nathan Russell, who visited this list
> over
> >> >the summer, frussell@frontiernet.net, hes on my side now.
> >> >
> >> >In case youre interested, I scored INTP on your test, though
> usually I
> >> >register as ENTP.
> >> >Nathan registers as ISTP.
> >> >
> >> >So long as web-sites and personality types have entereed the
> >> >discussion, I might add that I am a 15 year old student, female, who
> >> >writes science fiction. If I ever get published, Ill send
> everyone a
> >> >copy- and dont worry, its not the sappy sci-fi that CS Lewis put
> out.
> >> >
> >> >Anyone whod like to drop in a personal bio, Id like to know who
> Im
> >> >talking to.
> >> >
> >> >Also, Id like to apologize for my spurting responses. Since Im
> >> shring
> >> >the account, I need some approval from my friends here, and that
> means
> >> >that based on oue scheldule, I usually can mail every other day,
> >> >weekends excluded. Im not trying to ignore anyone, and often I
> find
> >> >myself wanting to respond, only to realize that the mail is three
> days
> >> >old, and someone else has already resolved matters.
> >> >
> >> >In response to the question I began to answer Thursday, What does
> >> >Christianity mean to me, I have to say:
> >> >
> >> >While the way people react does influence me to make generalized
> >> >statements, personally, Im very happy as a Christian. My best
> friend,
> >> >imagiary or not, know everything, and everything about me, but loves
> me
> >> >just the same.
> >> >
> >> >I feel like for everything that hurts another, I must make
> restitution.
> >> >In any given situation, I usually have guilt (self- damage), another
> >> >human who has been the victim of whatever Ive done wrong this time,
> >> and
> >> >God, who loves the other person, and me and is deeply offended that
> Im
> >> >messing up his creation. Its easy enough for me to forget or
> >> >rationalize what Ive done to myself. I can usually make up for
> what
> >> >Ive done to others, but God has to keep the gears of cosmic justice
> >> >running smoothly, and must have a reason to forgive. I cant
> provide
> >> >that, but I have a Friend who can, (and did 2000 or so years ago.)
> >> >
> >> >To be perfectly honest, if I had to die for someone, Id probably
> want
> >> >something in return, and Id want to get the most for my pains. All
> >> >Jesus wants out of Christians is for us to be good people, as best
> as
> >> >our fallible personalities can be, and for us to tell others, that
> they
> >> >may find the same comfort.
> >> >Life for life, I die for you, I want you to live for me.
> >> >
> >> >That is, by the way, the very same thing that Paul, Jesus, James and
> >> >everyone else said about Christianity. Jesus said, Blessed are you
> >> >when you are persecuted for my sake.
> >> >
> >> >That says:
> >> >a) youre going to do something for me
> >> >b) people are going to give you a hard time
> >> >c) Ill make it worth your effort
> >> >
> >> >James says, If you convert a sinner, youre saving him from hell
> and
> >> >covering a multitude of sins.
> >> >Appliying that to me, when I was Born Again, I was spared from Hell,
> >> and
> >> >God could no longer see a gret many shortcomings.
> >> >_____________________________________________
> >> >|Following Jesus, making him the center of your life, trying to do
> the
> >> >right |thing (as He would have you do). -Nathan
> >> >___________________________________________________
> >> >I might add, my enlightened friends, the source of the word sin,
> at
> >> >which many shutter, and a few laugh.
> >> >It was an English archery turn for anything other than a bulls eye.
> >> >Sin simply means To miss thee mark
> >> >Any of you who thinks youre perfect, please let us know!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >PHAITH?
> >> >Just because you have a different word, youre never really going to
> be
> >> >able to devide these things. Believe me, Ive tried. There are few
> >> >people who will ever admit to phaith(i), especially because it makes
> >> >perfect sense to them. Id also note that I havent seen the
> >> definition
> >> >of belieph, and if its meant true belief, I cant see an oppposite.
> >> >Yeah, hi, I kind believe this, dude. ???
> >> >
> >> >A pleasure communicating with such a vast intelligence as this
> >> >Meme-fixated collective, to be sure.
> >> >Thank you for taking the time to read my ramblings,
> >> >Joy
> >> >
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