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Originally posted by slymattb
that his true children will be saved in judgement day.
The only faith i might give satan that he is evil and he does alot of work to show it.
Bad things might happen out there. And even the devil has something to do with it.
But in the end its the man choice to do wrong. We are all still coutable for are sins and goodness.
Do good. ZGod is happy. Do bad God is not.
Satan puts the evil in front of you. Its your choice to follow the stupidity of it.
Originally posted by LastOutfiniteVoiceEternal
What happened is he killed 33 people and he himself died. He suffered the consequences of his own actions and in doing so, so did the United States and Virginia. God didn't put this is front of him, neither did the Devil. He chose to, and probably because he was mentally unstable due to his religion and the current world situation, not to mention people like you who were probably pressuring him in to repenting and gaining salvation from the one and only Jesus/God.
You really need to take a look around at the world, and then the "universe" and realize that your religion and your belief is nothing special, nor is it the only such belief.
Now, I'm usually patient and nice, but talking to someone who has the English vocabulary and verbiage skills of a 3rd language second grader is very hard to get a point across, let alone any ounce of actual Existential intellect. I'm not even certain that you understand any thing that I tell you. You just seem to repeat the same message over and over again. I am actually quoting you and using the freedom of my "intellectual/logical" analysis and applying Human behaviour/history etc. You're just imprisoned by and paraphrasing bible verses.
slymattb, you are the definition of fanatical and I hope you can see this some day.You are eternal now, why wait for death to be eternal?
Originally posted by Columbus
I do not feel hurt by my friends beyond the fact that they left me feeling I was a traitor. They, like WiseSheep are decent people who have been confused by intense long-term brainwashing.
Originally posted by Sun Matrix
It appears that your beliefs have been controlled by others rejecting you. If you were a Christian why would you let others control you.
Is the Bible the truth and is Jesus the prophesied Messiah? This should have nothing to do with anyone else or their actions or feeling towards you.
Originally posted by Columbus
You have a belief that no one can lose Salvation, so people like me are difficult contradictions to deal with. If it's easier not to deal with it, then I will be excluded.
Matthew 13:20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
The Bible does not correspond to reality. As far as Jesus is concerned, within the context of the New Testament, he is the Messiah, but since the Bible is not real, this is mostly irrelevant.
Originally posted by Sun Matrix
No, no contrdictions here.
Matthew 13:20 ...for when tribulation or persecution ariseth...
Each man must make his own choice as to what he believes.
I challenge you to take 30 minutes of your life and read Jeremiah 50 and 51 in the Old Testament and tell me that is not happening right now.
Modern day Iraq is Babylon and right now it is being judged.
Originally posted by ColumbusSorry, the contradiction is in the minds of my former friends and WiseSheep. To resolve it, they assert that I was lying or somehow deceived. Why would Satan deceive me into thinking I am In Christ?
Matthew 13:20 ...for when tribulation or persecution ariseth...
Sorry again, but I don't respect scripture. You're claim that I was suffering is inconsistent with what I said earlier. Like WiseSheep, when times were tough, I redoubled my faith. This I remember clearly. The persecution happened afterwards. It doesn't even make sense to think I would leave the church because my friends were persecuting me for leaving the church.
He who believes without reason is asserting a faith. The expression "I Want To Believe" belies an ignorance of reason.
I challenge you to take 30 minutes of your life and read Jeremiah 50 and 51 in the Old Testament and tell me that is not happening right now.
For you, I looked at it again, and I see the same things I see since I left the church:
1) It was written during and after the "captivity" in Babylon. It depicts a revenge story against Babylon and is hence a self-fulfilling prophecy with no supernatural requirements. It depicts events that already happened in the past, and probably more accurately to history than other parts of scripture.[/qutoe]
Well the bible also predicted future things happening, if you look close revelations predict history. Daniel predict histoy out of a high school year book. scrolling written hundrens of years ago predict history.
2) Most of the books of the "prophets", in fact most of the Old Testament, were recorded during the "captivity" in Babylon, so there is an abundance of prophecy against Babylon in the OT.
How would that stop a scroll written in the past predict things happening in the future when the scroll was written.
3) Since Matthew, Christians have reused self-fulfilling prophecies for double-meaning. Iraq gets to be Babylon for more than just convenience. There is just so much prophecy against Babylon in the OT, and that's the well they drank from.
Come on now, are you trying to say all the gospels are the same, thats not true by far. Of course there is much about babylon look whts happening today, they keep sturing up trouble. kill are own to kill the enemy, holy God help me to kill my 8 year old son to kill the enemy,no wait kill our own people. There evil there and God watching all.
4) It's still self-fulfilling because Christians are the army in Iraq.
Just to let you know in Jereimyha there are scripures to lead to think that america is not in a good place at the end of times. I still not to share what to believe, but their there.
Modern day Iraq is Babylon and right now it is being judged.[/quote
5) And as usual, the ones doing the judging are the Christians not god. Justifying their despicable actions by painting them holy.
First thing not all the army of America are christian you tactically cannot say christian army are in iraq. But I do know what you mean. America suppostable a Christian country doing all of these. I dont think what where doing is what God would want at all. But if we didnt take the fight to there ground they would come after us. When the blood go to the crip and kill the crips go to the bloods and kill. They start the killing in 9-11 they wanted war with us. So we had to take the fight to them. Why do you think we have had a big 9-11 again?? Maybe cuz where in there land and they're disracted. The minute we pull out is when they build up or come after us. And when they're in our land they wont leave.
6) Apocalyptic End-of-the-Worlders seek political and military power specifically to self-fulfill their own prophecies. They are suicidal psychopaths.
I dont think true christian are like this. I do think wanta be good people in christian maybe. But we have to look at the government for this problem. Cuz they're the ones in power, not Christian all over america.
Does he. All powerful needs sleep. Jk
7) God rests.
Originally posted by Columbus
Sorry, the contradiction is in the minds of my former friends and WiseSheep.
Originally posted by Columbus
For you, I looked at it again, and I see the same things I see since I left the church:
1) It was written during and after the "captivity" in Babylon. It depicts a revenge story against Babylon and is hence a self-fulfilling prophecy with no supernatural requirements. It depicts events that already happened in the past, and probably more accurately to history than other parts of scripture.
Jeremiah 51:8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. 9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
Psalms 83:4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
Originally posted by slymattb
Satan does'nt fake you to believeing in christ. He may try to get you to believe in a fake christ belief. but not that.
You my think the God of Jesus is fake. But its not. Look around. God's teaching are around you.
Of course you do, didnt revelation teach that man wont follow God men like you. Evil is out there and it does its work well.
Daniel predict histoy out of a high school year book. scrolling written hundrens of years ago predict history.
How would that stop a scroll written in the past predict things happening in the future when the scroll was written.
Come on now, are you trying to say all the gospels are the same, thats not true by far.
Of course there is much about babylon look whts happening today, they keep sturing up trouble.
kill are own to kill the enemy, holy God help me to kill my 8 year old son to kill the enemy,no wait kill our own people. There evil there and God watching all.
Just to let you know in Jereimyha there are scripures to lead to think that america is not in a good place at the end of times.
First thing not all the army of America are christian you tactically cannot say christian army are in iraq.
But if we didnt take the fight to there ground they would come after us.
When the blood go to the crip and kill the crips go to the bloods and kill.
They start the killing in 9-11 they wanted war with us.
So we had to take the fight to them.
Maybe cuz where in there land and they're disracted.
The minute we pull out is when they build up or come after us.
And when they're in our land they wont leave.
I dont think true christian are like this. I do think wanta be good people in christian maybe. But we have to look at the government for this problem. Cuz they're the ones in power, not Christian all over america.
Originally posted by Sun Matrix
There has never been a coalition of nations coming from the farthest borders until Gulf War 1 and 2.
The judgement is against the land of the Chaldeans and not just the city of Babylon which was abandoned and not destroyed.
So what will be the outcome of the United States in Babylon..........
The U.S. is attempting to heal Babylon and will not be successful. They will come home without victory.
...the modern day Kurds will destroy Babylon...
Strange that everything that has been spoken of the Jews has happened.
Every attempt has been made to wipe out the Jews and yet it cannot happen.