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Yes.

We cannot accurately judge someone else's chances of salvation because we lack the information required for it (only the Final Judge has that information).

And we should know that we will be judged in earthly matters according to the stick we used to measures others in such matters.

God hates hypocrites, but we are not called to indifference for the moral state of our Brothers and Sisters in Christ. We are also not called to a lack of discernment, or moral cowardice.

Sometimes we are called to be prophets in our own time and place. To stand up and be counted. To say, "No, that is wrong."
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Logen Kain 1y ago

I'm still amazed at how much stoicism was adopted by the New Testament.

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Laeserin 1y ago

Also like how intrareligious dialog is honestly portrayed and assumed, especially in the Epistles and Acts. It's clear that Christians all agree on the roadmap and the spec is sorta clear, but each one of us ends up with a slightly different implementation and we have to just discuss, debate, learn, and sometimes just deal with dissent and move on.

Converting to Christianity has made me both more tolerant and less accepting, which has been an interesting turn. My views are more staunchly held, but I'm less bothered by other people having a different, equally staunchly-held view. I guess, yes, I'm more stoic.

Very Greek. Well, the human speakers and writers were all learned men, so that shouldn't surprise us. They probably studied philosophy in the synagogue.

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Laeserin 1y ago

It doesn't often work the other way around, tho. People tend to be completely HORRIFIED by my views and ideas (including technical ones), and try to shame me into changing them.

It's safe to assume that I have a reason that I think what I think, and that, if I say something very clearly, I've probably read a lot about it and given a lot of thought to the wider implications. I may have missed something, so please inform me of that, but don't speak to me like I'm daft or yell at me.

Don't nobody have time for that.