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trent
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Re: What has God done lately? [Re: Icelander]
#7384881 - 09/08/07 06:02 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I honestly believe you have to be one of His children to experience everything he has to offer. Some who are lost say they get epiphanies but I doubt their authenticity. I'm not saying that all people who don't know Him experience what he has to offer, but I would say those are far and few between.
If anyone is interested is listening to a Christian's testimony for Christ and his experience in 'hell', I will be glad to upload it.
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Icelander
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Re: What has God done lately? [Re: trent]
#7384897 - 09/08/07 06:06 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I honestly believe you have to be one of His children
This is the kind of prejudiced negative thinking that sticks in my craw. We are all gods children or none of us are. Get a clue.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Re: What has God done lately? [Re: Icelander]
#7384900 - 09/08/07 06:06 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Oh, I woize guy...you knucklehead, why I oughta...
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trent
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Re: What has God done lately? [Re: Icelander]
#7384906 - 09/08/07 06:09 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Icelander said: I honestly believe you have to be one of His children
This is the kind of prejudiced negative thinking that sticks in my craw. We are all gods children or none of us are. Get a clue.
Do you believe in Jesus Christ? Sorry if I offended you.
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Re: What has God done lately? [Re: trent]
#7384941 - 09/08/07 06:16 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I don't believe in people I have never met and that other people wrote about what they supposedly remember that they said.
That's just bizarre IMO. I would have to be gullible as hell or totally afraid of eternal damnation. Either case is abhorant to me.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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trent
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Re: What has God done lately? [Re: Icelander]
#7384965 - 09/08/07 06:22 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Icelander said: I don't believe in people I have never met and that other people wrote about what they supposedly remember that they said.
That's just bizarre IMO. I would have to be gullible as hell or totally afraid of eternal damnation. Either case is abhorant to me.
Well there you go then. Just one more question..When you say you would have to be gullible or afraid of damnation, which one is it (if any). If you believe or at least entertain the notion of the latter how can you ignore the fact that God offers us forgiveness of our sins so we dont have to go to hell?
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Re: What has God done lately? [Re: trent]
#7385000 - 09/08/07 06:31 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Which is it? That's the question for the ones who believe not me. To go for salvation out of fear is cowardice and those who do it get the shallow life they deserve.
As far as hell goes I lived it as a child with full on Baptist fundamentalist parents.
Your god can eat my shorts . You can beg and scrape for forgiveness for being born if you want but I would rather explore the experience of being alive. I plan on having as much joy and love and laughter as I can manage before I check out and face whatever is awaiting me.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Re: What has God done lately? [Re: trent]
#7385826 - 09/08/07 09:59 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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The fact that we are required to seek forgiveness for our sins as a condition of birth shows how fucked up the Christian God is. My God would give us the benefit of the doubt.
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Re: What has God done lately? [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
#7385977 - 09/08/07 10:42 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Heh,
Ain't it funny that - supposedly - God willfully created us as imperfect sinners...and then punishes us with eternal damnnation for this condition? Just a guess but I'd say God has some serious self-worth issues.
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What has god done lately?
Well, he has applied for Disability.
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Re: What has God done lately? [Re: shakercee]
#7386691 - 09/09/07 03:52 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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God has done all kinds of things lately, but it depends on which religion you follow though. haha
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Re: What has God done lately? [Re: Grok]
#7386714 - 09/09/07 04:16 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Born to be damned ? I think there went some things lost in translation and twisted by power-mongers.
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Did you see what GOD just did to us man?
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Archemetis
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it seems to me the only thing god has ever done is play hide and seek with us. i called game over and stopped playing but god just wont leave his hiding place. he's like a spoiled child somtimes.
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MarkostheGnostic said: Well, I am grateful that God is beating my Heart this very moment. Hey, "all I need is the air that I breathe..."
When I think about energy or whatever animates us, it blows my mind.
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