Christian wrote:They listened to the message but were turned off by some of the name calling. I am trying to be honest here without stepping on toes. Perhaps if we spent more time on us and less on the universalists.
A few thoughts that may be relative to your situation with your friends;
Bill has pointed out several times recently there are no admonitions against "naughty words" in scripture. The scriptural admonishments against evil speech pertain to the substance of what you say, not the words you use to say it.
Examples;
"Those kike bastards are demon seed and every last sheenie scumbag will be tossed into the Lake of Fire"
This is a truthful statement therefore it is a Christian statement.
"The Jewish people are God's chosen people and anyone who curses them will be cursed"
This is a dangerous, satanic lie from the pit of hell which mocks God and spits in His face.
Not at all Christian to speak such evil.
Bill sometimes refers to a certain liar with a jolly demeaner as "the pudgy jew-boy from Chicago"
Well, here's Romans 16:18 from the CNT;
18 Indeed such as they do not serve Yahshua Christ our Prince, but rather their own belly, and through smooth speaking and fine language they seduce the hearts of the innocent.
There you go. "Pudgy" is perfectly scriptural for such a clown.