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Originally posted by AllIsOne
reply to post by Lucifer777
Why is your name Lucifer777?
Originally posted by IAMIAM
Originally posted by awake_and_aware
Even if you prove the "miracles" of Christ (immaculate conception, ressurection, conjuring tricks) it doesn't prove he was the son of any "GOD" and it doesn't prove thereby his philosophical and teaching is correct or most useful to civilisation.
Disprove them.
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Mark 16.
Originally posted by awake_and_aware
Heaven sounds like my idea of hell anyway xD
The Cost of Being a Disciple
Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
Originally posted by awake_and_aware
Jesus wasn't crucified to cleans our sins. This is believed because humans, for some reason, can't get the stupid primitive idea out of their head that god requires blood in exchange for us to survive death. This is ridiculous. Why would god let someone else be punished for stuff that we do? and his own son at that??? Jesus was crucified simply because his existence threatened the power of religious leaders of the time.
edit on 12/2/11 by awake_and_aware because: (no reason given)
No he didn't die for our sins. He died to teach us how not to commit sin. He died to teach us the depths to which we should love one another. He died as proof that he believed what he said with all his heart and his soul.
Originally posted by Lucifer777
Originally posted by IAMIAM
Originally posted by awake_and_aware
Even if you prove the "miracles" of Christ (immaculate conception, ressurection, conjuring tricks) it doesn't prove he was the son of any "GOD" and it doesn't prove thereby his philosophical and teaching is correct or most useful to civilisation.
Disprove them.
It is not possible to "disprove" the allegation that God (i.e., Jesus) impregnated his mother in order to give birth to himself, any more than one can disprove the assertion that there is a teapot in orbit around the sun, or that there is a planet made of blue cheese, or indeed "any" of the numerous miracles and myths of the Hindu gods; one does not need to "disprove" what is patently ridiculous.
Unfortunately religious fanatics have also hijacked the term "Enlightenment" to refer to some gnostic state of mind; however by an "enlightened" person, I refer to a modern, rational, scientific, educated, ethical, free thinking person, which is essentially Nietzsche's definition of a "superior" person, who has awakened from the effects of religious hypnosis and has abandoned the slave morality of religion.
Originally posted by Unity_99
The Good Family/God, or whatever one wishes to see as the Father/Mother and Family above, the Spirit of Peace and Love, which is the Christ Consciousness, is True Love,
Originally posted by IAMIAM
reply to post by Lucifer777
You make a lot of claims about what Christ was without providing proof my friend. Christ did not teach in the secret societies, cloaked in shadows and mystery. He taught in public and his teachings are readily available for all everywhere.
If you are going to make the claims you are making, how about using some scripture to back up your claims.
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Mark 16.
Your analyses again I repeat is based on you own pre-conceived notions
15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils;
they shall speak with new tongues;
18They shall take up serpents;
and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them;
they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
19So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
20And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Originally posted by dominicus
simply put, these are all assumptions of an outsider. A window shopper.
Really no big deal. I used to think like this guy as well, until I directly investigated Christianity and Christ consciousness....
now there is just love and acceptance, and direct experiences of the absolute, and even love and compassion for the OP......
Its all good brother ...Im a Christian Mystic and in all reality I Love you and would take a bullet for you.....
Originally posted by inforeal
reply to post by dominicus
Even a well known Satanist Aleister Crowley had respect for many forms of religion, particularly mystical forms of Christianity, Christian and Jewish K(C)abala, Islam [Sufism] Buddhism and Hinduism.
49. I am in a secret fourfold word, the blasphemy against all gods of men.
50. Curse them! Curse them! Curse them!
51. With my Hawk's head I peck at the eyes of Jesus as he hangs upon the cross.
52. I flap my wings in the face of Mohammed & blind him.
53. With my claws I tear out the flesh of the Indian and the Buddhist, Mongol and Din.
54. Bahlasti! Ompehda! I spit on your crapulous creeds.
55. Let Mary inviolate be torn upon wheels: for her sake let all chaste women be utterly despised among you!
Aleister Crowley
Liber AL vel Legis
I think Brother Lucifer has gotten involved with some bad influence somewhere.
Originally posted by Lucifer777
The eradication of Christianity and Islam are sacred missions to all Thelemites; we are engaged in a Holy War; we are not atheists. We are legion. We will prevail.
Lux