The Bible says God is a Spirit and God is Love.
Fantastic. What is a spirit, specifically? What is it made of, where is it, how can I detect it?
what is god's kingdom?
some say it is in your heart.
some say it is heaven.
The Bible says God is a Spirit and God is Love.
Fantastic. What is a spirit, specifically? What is it made of, where is it, how can I detect it?
what is god's kingdom?
some say it is in your heart.
some say it is heaven.
i cant recall the scripture, where it says than only a few men will he live to be 80 years or so, can anyone recall that?.
so then im wondering, if it is a fact that men lived long years 900 in some cases, for what reason would god limit our lifespan if our time is so short compared to his?.
how on earth does man go from living 8 and 9 hundred years down to 80 to 100 ?.
The only thing that can save us from the power of the grave (after death) is the resurrection but that is another topic
So... interestingly, the bible doesn't say any of the stuff you just said. What book are you getting that from?
long time lurker (2009-ish), first time poster.
first of all, i want to say thank you everyone who contributes to these boards and provokes stimulating conversations and thought processes.
all the opinions and different perspectives are very enlightening.
This sign reminded me of you recently
You being ignorant of your religion, holy book, atheism and science reminded you of me?
Sorry dear, you can't afford the rate it would take for me to educate you.
does anybody know if ray franz ever addressed his thoughts on atheism?
from what i've read, he was a diligent reader of the bible.
if anybody has any info and sources about this, it is highly appreciated.
Ray was a true Christian.
I hadn't realized Jesus personally authorized you as an official to determine the truth of a persons Christianity.
Can you show us your authorization papers or badge or whatever it is Jesus gave you?
i reworded a variation of a common critique of atheists to my own liking.
no, i do not hate atheists, i love them!
they keep me from getting bored.
I reworded a variation of a common critique of atheists to my own liking.
So you made up a bunch of stuff and completely misunderstood both the bible and science to fit your pre-conceived lazy ignorance and lack of knowledge.
Anyone would care because...?
they should really consider keeping these signs out of reach when refurbing their halls... .
http://s24.postimg.org/5emk2ogro/screen_shot_2015_05_04_at_15_19_55.jpg.
Stupid is spelled like that on purpose.
on another thread a poster made the comment that the golden rule was garbage.
she said it was arrogant and made assumptions.. i didn't want to derail that thread so i started another wondering if this is a common thought about this belief on this forum.
i guess i naively thought the value of doing to others as you want them to do to you was generally accepted as positive.. i understand people have different opinions of jesus as a person but i don't want to get into that here.
That's what I'm talking about
Which is exactly the opposite of what the golden rule actually says.
on another thread a poster made the comment that the golden rule was garbage.
she said it was arrogant and made assumptions.. i didn't want to derail that thread so i started another wondering if this is a common thought about this belief on this forum.
i guess i naively thought the value of doing to others as you want them to do to you was generally accepted as positive.. i understand people have different opinions of jesus as a person but i don't want to get into that here.
I really don't think that the Golden Rule would have endured the test of time if it was as stupid as some here are trying to make it seem.
Most people rarely follow the golden rule. Instead, they follow generally accepted customs in their society and defer to other people's wishes and desires.
It's actually obvious. I'm hungry, so I want YOU to eat something. So I can follow the Golden Rule. Come on, people. It's a good rule. Quit bickering about every little thing.
The golden rule is one of those things that sounds great until you actually think about what it's saying and follow it to it's logical conclusion. As far as bickering, sounds like you're the one with the problem, so feel free to exit the thread or quit partaking. What you aren't free to do is to tell me what to do.
long time lurker (2009-ish), first time poster.
first of all, i want to say thank you everyone who contributes to these boards and provokes stimulating conversations and thought processes.
all the opinions and different perspectives are very enlightening.
Yes, we are easily fooled. The mind is capable of all sorts of self deceptions. Life without God leaves the mind and emotions to itself. Sometimes we get things right, sometimes we don't. The mind and emotions are capable of extraordinary feats of deception to try and make sense of things.
So Perry's argument is "Perry is easily fooled, therefore we should all believe in an invisible person in the sky"?
Wow.