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you and i are not so different, even though you may think we are, we're not. I'm an atheist, you're a christian. you dismiss all other gods except your one monotheistic deity, i just go 'one' god further.
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
so for 4000 years all people were doomed to hell?
wiat, there was a great biblical scale flood that covered the whole earth? i thought it was just a hebrew adaptation of the last part of the epic of gilgamesh.
the world is only 6000 years old? how come people had already developed agricultural communities?
i thought god didn't punish a person for the sins of their ancestors, i guess god is just a spiteful and malicious deity...
Originally posted by Funkydung
somebody asked why "god" would let babies get diseases....hope my response sheds light on what you guys are talking about.
Originally posted by saint4God
Glad to see you've joined the family! Good quotes. I'd like to give some tips if I may:
1.) The more commentary you can give on the quotes the better.
2.) Never be swayed by the grumpy people here. You'll see what I mean if you haven't already.
3.) Bible quotes work great on Christians, but make non-Christians turn the channel typically speaking.
Glad to have you here! If I can be of any help, feel free to U2U me.
I WONDER, would you have been so friendly, if this NEW member had an opinion that differed from yours?!?!?!?
Pray, train, study.
God bless.
Originally posted by Funkydung
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
so for 4000 years all people were doomed to hell?
wiat, there was a great biblical scale flood that covered the whole earth? i thought it was just a hebrew adaptation of the last part of the epic of gilgamesh.
the world is only 6000 years old? how come people had already developed agricultural communities?
i thought god didn't punish a person for the sins of their ancestors, i guess god is just a spiteful and malicious deity...
no. not all people just people who chose to be or ignore the escape route.
no there no telling how old the earth is. man is only 6000 years old according to the bible. man, in the begining, was geniuses...man was created on the 6th day....the first 5 days could have been thousands of years maybe more. in the new testament "god" said a day is as a thousand years to him. and we are in the begining of the 7th day or 7000 years since creation of man....the last day...
nope "god" doesnt punish anybody....except the ones who try and hurt or lie intentionally to his creation(his children) to lead them down the wrong path...you would do the same for your children. again dont blame the creator blame the one who is trying to destroy us. thats why when israel is attacked for the final time it marks his return...to protect it...again one of his gifts to us is free will. we choose to be with him or be with the one who is destroying us. and trust me deception is childs play when the enemy wants your mind. hes had eons to perfect it. the only way we are to know the truth is simple.
Originally posted by suzy ryan
To all you who insist that The Creator God of The Christian Bible is a 'resent construct' of man, where do you get your 'faith' from?
So because a bunch of atheists have been telling you that lie for so long, it must be true?
Creator, creation, flood, saviour, four of the most universally common, ancient beliefs, of peoples said to have no historic connection.
God was with us, spoke to us, advised us but we kept turning from His wisdom and inventing our own gods to try to usurp Him, and now you're trying to say all of mankind just decided to invent a god, out of nothing, but agree on basic elements.
Long before The Bible had a word written, the oral history of our relationship with Him had been passed down through the generations. Yes details have been lost and confused along the way but the core message that God made us, loves us, scattered us but forgives us and will be back give us the life He always intended, has lived, despite the countless 'religions' that have tried to do away with that truth.
Sorry God is like a Rolex, if He wasn't so special no one would have bothered to make and flog the cheap knock ups.
What astouds me is that so few will admit paganism and the occult will be as benificial to 'saving mankind' today as it was back then, but still people want to go backwards to practice those ways but not a bit further back to even concider when God blessed us with increase in healthy people and all their needs.
Well haven't we done a great job, on our own, of producing more sick people and sick land than ever before in history.
People who use 'history' to support their faithlessness have a wonderfull knack of 'stopping' history where it suits them, like the oldest known carved images, ignoring the fact that man had already strayed far from God's ways by the time we were making false idols.
Originally posted by isisinanna
Originally posted by Funkydung
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
When the Enemy want your mind? Who or what is the enemy? Satan?
Oh, and WHAT of the pre-'God' peoples of the World? They were there BEFORE 'God" (as you know it) and the Bible.
Were they all Pagans? Bound to Hellfire and all that...........?
Have you researched History?
The bible was adapted many, MANY times. What we read today, IS NOT WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN.
Ancient Man ( and Woman) worshipped Gods and Goddesses, they believed in a 'Heaven" and their main focus was around FEMALE Deities.
Woman was the bearer of life, the salvation of the species. What of that?
when the enemy want your mind? yes satan if thats what you want to call him.
pre-god people....the only ones that were here before man were the fallen angels and yeah they were bound to hellfire and all that
yeah i have researched history and its been re-written so many times who knows what kinda crap they are feeding us.
your absolutly right. what we read today is pretty far off thanks to king james and others. if you want to see a better picture of what people of biblical times were seeing in the skies and talking to about "heaven" go to www.bibleufo.com.... its more realistic than the religious backwash people are getting today. thanks to king james we have that word "heaven."
yeah they did worship god and goddesses and believed in a heaven. what your point?
yeah women is the giver of physical life here on this planet but she cannot bear eternal life and she cannot create life
[edit on 22-1-2006 by Funkydung]
[edit on 22-1-2006 by Funkydung]
Originally posted by suzy ryan
God was with us, spoke to us, advised us but we kept turning from His wisdom and inventing our own gods to try to usurp Him, and now you're trying to say all of mankind just decided to invent a god, out of nothing, but agree on basic elements.
Long before The Bible had a word written, the oral history of our relationship with Him had been passed down through the generations. Yes details have been lost and confused along the way but the core message that God made us, loves us, scattered us but forgives us and will be back give us the life He always intended, has lived, despite the countless 'religions' that have tried to do away with that truth.
Originally posted by suzy ryan
Well Mark Luitzen, that's where we will have to agree to disagree.
History held great fasination for me and I found the commonalities of widely dispersed faiths leading me to learn more about where this, 'idea of God', came from.
Originally posted by suzy ryan
I see the constantly repeated claim, that Christianity, 'just poached pagan beliefs', as part of the conspiracy against Christianity. This is an unsupportable and for some reason, rarely challanged, statement presented and swallowed as fact, that I felt needed to be addressed.
Originally posted by suzy ryan
It is only reasonable to admit that the moment man became aware of the concept of God, is not something we can pinpoint, so it is likewise reasonable to admit no one can 'prove' other 'faiths' didn't spring from turning away from The God who made man aware of Him.
Originally posted by suzy ryan
I'll stick to what commerce has taught me, all COPIES NEED AN ORIGINAL first, before they can be sold as, in any way, 'valuable'.
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
well, my personal belief on god(s) is somewhat different than a nonreligious person,
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
but most of the time a religion with a specific deity involved is a comfort mechanism developed to cope with the unexplainable and with hard times.
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
look at all the horrible diseases. what god would create EBOLA?
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
why would a divine being allow injustice to be done in their name?
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
why would there be so many different religious beliefs if there was a specific deity?
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
just try explaining why you believe there IS a god.
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
it would make things SOOO much easier.
Originally posted by vuoto
If there's hijacking going on, it's being done by these new-age slick Redstate Bible thumpers who believe they have some special corner on the faith market.
Originally posted by isisinanna
I WONDER, would you have been so friendly, if this NEW member had an opinion that differed from yours?!?!?!?
Originally posted by carlosox
Mama Mia, its page 83 and still there is no let up!! Are we going for a world record here?? Can this thread be compiled to form a book? I have just joined ATS a few days ago, but I'm certainly not going back to page 1 of this thread to know what is happening.
Originally posted by carlosox
The Christian church does not definitely have all the answers.
Originally posted by carlosox
The crap that it tried to force feed
Originally posted by carlosox
the world is now being puked back into its face.
Originally posted by carlosox
If Christ were to return today, he would be aghast at how his teachings have been perverted by the church, and the countless atrocities committed by the church using his name will cause him to swoon. The lies and cover ups done by the church would make even an atheist blush.
Originally posted by carlosox
Is it any wonder then that the world hates christianity in its present state?
Originally posted by carlosox
A revolution must take place in the church, failing which christianity will die the death which eventually overtakes the haughty and the corrupt.
Originally posted by suzy ryan
Well Mark Luitzen, that's where we will have to agree to disagree.
I didn't come to my faith through 'religion' but through trying to avoid it.