See....Either I'm a fortune teller or you're just predictable. GOD is the one who creates us, we are bound by natures laws that he/she/it has created. If god KNOWS what we are going to do when he creates us, and STILL creates us knowing we will go to hell, then we do not have free will and god is not benevolent. I't like telling a blind person to cross the road when you know that there are cars coming. You cannot create something and then wash your hands of responsiblity.
next you jezuz freaks are gonna say you like the pope. I just would love the pope to be BLACK and GAY so there
part of the truth is that not everyone will accept it. That's the sad part. and i see no use for the pope whatsoever.
My friend was just telling me about this halloween thing he went to with his kids many years ago. There was a buffet table with a bunch of fake eyeballs, platters of food (fake human heads, etc.). He knew that the platter with the cover on it probably had a guy under the table waiting to scream when a kid opened it. His daughter said "What is all this stuff?" He said "look at it." His daughter finally got to the one platter, opened it up, the guy inside screamed, she screamed and jumped into her dad's arms. His son came running up and tapped him on the back (which scared him) because his son was being chased by a guy with a hockey mask (this was when friday the 13th first came out). His kids were totally scared. The only way to exit the yard was through this bus with a bunch of mannequins and a couple of people in disguise. He got his kids to walk behing him in the bus and was walking through when one person grabbed his daughters arm and another grabbed his son (they both screamed). John (my friend) started screaming and ran out of the bus. When his kids got outside they started punching him and calling him names. My question for you is, what are you going to do to God after God puts you through hell?
Hmmm..... I worship the Easter Bunny. He is real and he leaves real eggs in my easter basket, so he is tangible. Some worship God, he tells insane men (kings, bush,hitler,etcetcetc) to start wars where many peple die, if we cared to we could touch the dead bodies, which would make gods work tangible. Now if I had to decide between eggs and dead bodies I'd definitely go with the god that gave me the eggs...but on the other hand dead bodies would make a much larger meal.....but still,I don't find eating my own kind appealing, so I'm going with the easter bunny. The easter bunny rocks.
i would say god is not god after all and is really just someone with way too much power. something divine woud have more compassion towards living things than me, and i wouldnt send anyone to hell.
aaaah but that's why you're NOT GOd. God is too holy for anything evil to come into his presence. without the covering of Jesus' blood of forgiveness, you cannot be in His presence.
Never used the words Spritiual Experience. Nor did I say we were the only ones. Beware though, Satan as well can give out spiritual existences. And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light (II Corinthians 11:14)
People created the weapons and poverty, but god created us, so he must at least share the responsibility for the crimes of his progeny.
Nice story Khar, but I doesn't change a thing. Another interpretation of what "might" happen. Starting to see a problem yet seahorse? No standard belief, all based on interpretation. Everyone is following their own Christiannity. Who is right? who is wrong ?
Yet those beliefs are based on how the bible has been interpretted! And like Chinese whispers the message ends up being distorted. Catholics have their interpretation. Protestants have their interpretation. HITLER HAD HIS INTERPRETATION. The fact is, if the bible were truly inspired by god, then wouldn't the bible be written in such a way that it would be impossible to mis-interpret it, to ensure that the word of god remains the same?
Yes, fine, but no matter what "interpretation" you go by, a true christian can always tell you this: I John 4:2-3 Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God The bible is perfect, it's man that has the trouble. Even if God gave it all to us in simple commands, it's like a kid when his/her parents say "You must be home before 10:30" You: Does that mean "you" in the general sense, or as a general rule, or does it specifically refer to one person? Must: Do you mean "it's a must!" as in a guideline, or an actual rule? Home: What exactly is home? If we go by the phrase, "home is where the heart is", I'm already home as long as my heart stays inside my body. Before 10:30 : Do you mean 10:30 tomorrow morning? You didn't specify what time zone, so, I'm going to guess that you mean Hawaiin time. We still have 5 hours to be out. See what I mean?
The bible is NOT perfect. It is blatantly sexist, is missing some of its content, and condones slavery. How can it be perfect when it was written 2000+ years ago, it applied to the time it was written in. How can it be perfect when the man who put all the content together etc. had control of what went in and what was left out. What's a true Christian? Is it a Catholic? Is it a Protestant? Is it an Anglican? A pentecostal? They all have their own version, which one is true? YOURS?
If the Bible were perfect, it would account for this. The bible is very much based on the stories of humans, if they are flawed then so is the bible.