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Originally posted by Dances With Angels
They're only words.
Originally posted by Rasobasi420
It's like talking about how awesome Superman is, and using a Superman comic to prove it.
Originally posted by dbrandt
Originally posted by Dances With Angels
They're only words.
There is no such thing as only words. Words inform and build up or destroy.
Matthew 15:[11] Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Originally posted by Dances With Angels
aren't all people God's children??
SO because people have different personalities and opinions and get offended by different little things I guess everyone here offends "Gods Children" sometimes.
Originally posted by dbrandt
Originally posted by stalkingwolf
Interesting. You use a lower case F when refering to My Father , and expect me to
automatically accept your Father . YOU expect others to show respect to your beliefs, legends and myths but do not feel you need to respect others beliefs.
I submit for the courts inspection This thread.
I dont recall you being indignant over the Xian slander of the Wiccan beliefs.
I use capitals when talking about God to distinguish that He is God.
As far as the thread about wiccans. I find it offensive when someone say people's lives are of no value. People in real life have been murdered and eaten. That is disgusting and to make a joke of it is wrong. Even though I don't agree with wiccans beliefs, I know they are somone who Jesus died for, and He desires that they come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Originally posted by WeBDeviL
Before we begin, I'd like to clarify that the Bible, in reality, is no way a literal document. It is a book chock full of metaphors, moral lessons, and "double meanings".
Numero 9) When the Bible says "dirt", it does not mean literal "dirt". In fact, when it speaks of this, it is claiming something quite true. It has the same meaning as the popular Christian saying, "ashes to ashes, dust to dust". Ashes. That is key. Dirt equals ashes. When you are cremated at death, you become ashes. That is the ultimate sign of unity with the Earth and the natural elements of life.
And Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.
Numero 8) The Trinity, or the three-parted God (Jesus, God, The Holy Spirit), is quite different than polytheism. To say otherwise is pure ignorance. They are ONE. Polytheism consists of multiple gods. The Holy Spirit is PART of God, just as Jesus is his son. Jesus is specifically named "The Son of God", and for good reason. He is not "God" in a sense, but his "son". He too is part of God, who is also connected with the Holy Spirit. To sum it up, they are one. To believe this is similiar to any definitive polytheistic belief is just denying the truth.
Numero 7) Though this may be true, I hate to break it to you, but Allah and God are the same thing. Allah translates into God. End of story.
Numero 6) When the Bible teaches of The Holy Spirit "impregnating" Mary, once again this is not to be taken literally. In many of the ancient Greek documents, including many of their famous plays/tragedies, the Greek gods were quite literally sleeping with those women. To think the Holy Spirit did anything close to that simply is manipulating the facts to your own end. The baby Jesus was given by God, there was is no sexual context involved with that whatsoever.
Numero 5) Not very funny.
Numero 4) This is a good one, and sadly is true of many fundamentalist Christians. But if you want to play that game, why not make a thread for fundamentalist Muslims, Jews, etc. I can see it now: "Number 4) You swear that by killing the innocent and carrying out the act of Jihad upon the infidels, as commanded by Mohammad, is the right thing to do. And you still believe your religion is the most loving and tolerant". Not very funny again. However, most Christians believe that you can be saved in the end through deeds, no matter what the religion.
Damn Skippy
Numero 3) Anybody who denies geology, biology, physics, history, and science obviously never graduated the fourth grade.
I'm sure it wasn't meant that the percentage was that accurate, but you have to admit, they do use the "he answered my prayer for a turkey club sandwich" routine a lot.
Numero 2) I wasn't aware that the answer rate of prayers was actually recorded. This one was quite simply tiresome.
Numero 1) Haha, prove this one to me and I might chuckle a bit.
/thread
#16 You walk in victory over the deceiver, knowing the battle is already won. You know your weapon and your defenses.
Originally posted by Sun Matrix
#16 You walk in victory over the deceiver, knowing the battle is already won. You know your weapon and your defenses.