Hating is not a good replacement for thinking. He says that “the Christian answer to what is a woman, is a house slave and incubator.” The Christian answer includes… 1) Women made in the image of God (as opposed to merely being intelligent animals). House slave and incubator? What a terrible lie. 2) Women being told by God to have dominion (that’s quite a lot of authority) over the earth. 3) Women being given full status as coheirs with Christ. This is emphasized many times in Scripture. It may seem like a small thing to the uninformed but to a Christian this is absolutely massive. 4) Husbands are told to self-sacrificially love their wives as they love themselves. To treat them with the absolute highest kindness and consideration. The Bible even goes so far as to warn husbands their prayers before God can be fruitless if they mistreat their wives. 5) Yet, because there are role differences between husbands and wives you say “house slave and incubator.” Never mind the countless Christian women who would laugh at this. I could go on but the basic idea is that hating Christianity, for some, has replaced actually thinking about it. Surely someone will assume I’ve made all this up, but it’s sitting there in the Bible, where it has been for quite a long time. I realize I’m not likely to break through with this gentleman. But sharing these conversations publicly can often break through with a lot of other people.

Always always always check to see if they are using a Bible verse or passage in harmony with its original meaning in context. This one habit will save you mountains of pain and keep you from wandering down many wrong paths. Check the context.

People don’t mind you insisting that Jesus is true if you also allow for a definition of “Jesus” that is sufficiently watered down. This can make it seem like evangelism is benefited by watering down Jesus and what he calls his followers to do. “Hey, this works!” At what cost?

Young people would be wise to make sure they are not primarily influenced, in lifestyle or beliefs, by other young people. Let me put it this way. If a 17-year-old version of me was your life-guide and model, it wouldn’t be good. Find older people to learn from. Wise ones.