[marbren]

Did Our Lord Jesus Christ ever defend himself? Remember He did at times say things like “You brood of vipers” But it was factual and not because his feelings were hurt.

[Cronos]

Errr.. you bring up that one point yet you forget that most of Christ’s ministry was spent PREACHING or performing miracles — i.e. SHOWING the beliefs, the Faith. Don’t take one verse of His to characterize His entire ministry.

[Cronos]

And, it's not about hurting feelings. If someone tells you that you are a liar and not Christian because your beliefs are utterly false and unbiblical and furthermore that you personally are horrible for believing this, what does that gain the person telling you this?

Now, if the person talking to you wants to save you or preach to you, they have fallen flat on their face. you will not listen to them after this.

If one the other hand you disagree with them and tell them why, at the very worst you have agreed to disagree, at best they have started thinking

For the first "process" -- the end result is hatred, on BOTH sides -- as you may very well retaliate. And on an internet forum like this, it gets worse as this escalates.