I've gotten about 3 phone calls over this weekend from a very annoyed Nash so I have asked permission from my friends to come in here and write. The thing he was upset about was the replies made by jd420 in reference to his latest post. I didn't have a lot of time to read everything, but I think I've caught the gist of what was said between them. I have a few things I want to say about all of this.

We have come from differant backgrounds and differant parts of the world. We have differant pasts and differant kinds of lives, but there is something we all have in common. We are all sinners in need of God's grace and redemption. All of us! For one person to point the finger at another and say, "At least I'm not THAT kind of a person...at least I don't do THAT!" is not only bad, it is very wrong.

I want to ask you, jd420, do you know Jesus as Lord and Savior? Have you asked Him into your heart and let him into your life? If not, then I would invite you to do so. He will change your whole world if you let him. I know he has changed mine, and I also know he has changed the life of my friend, Nash. I have known Nash for quite a few years now, and I have seen him grow in his faith and his love and commitment to Christ in that time. In fact, there have been many times he has been an inspiration to me. I was inspired by his post.

We are all sinners, and not only that, we are all capable of commiting any kind of sin. I didn't believe that until five years ago, but life has proven it to me. I am a non-violent person so I would have never thought myself capable of commiting the terrible thing that put me in jail and drove away my family, but I did it. I almost killed my own brother. It was a terrible thing, but I have come to know Jesus even greater since then (and of course I quit drinking). And I no longer think that I am beyond doing anything bad. However, as long as I stay with my Lord, I know it is highly unlikely. In fact, I am definately not the person I was back then.

I think you should appologise to Nash for what you said. And I also hope you will give your life to Jesus, if you haven't already.

With Love in Christ,
Chris