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Originally posted by Spruk
reply to post by colbe
I see what you are saying, and yes i am sincere, I'm not going to tell ANYONE to question their faith (well except for a few random nutbars, but we will leave them alone (Obsecure cults, ie the "exclusive bretheren" or whatever they are called in Australia)). But i will tell people to question prophets (unsanctioned, and over the internet).
One of my larger bug-bears is people taking advantage of others, especially when it comes to matters of faith and the heart. The former in this instance is what I'm trying to get at, and since the dawn of faith, "religions" have been built and broken, others have lived and prospered into the religions we have today. You add on top of that anonymity, coupled with no consiquence and you get a nice big blank canvas to steal, corrupt and otherwise destroy good and nieve people, simply because they can get away with it (I am NOT implying this to your instance, please do NOT believe that as it is not my intent). Speak to your local priest about this, take a laptop/ipad and get them to read it, and get your guidance from the one person you should put your faith in, if they say "hey, she/he is onto something here", then go ahead and believe it.
Just be cautious.
Doomsday Prophecies:
Ever since humans could write, we have been Prophesising our demise, either by looking into scripture or looking at cave paintings (or crazies). Here on ATS we see these dates come and go and the users behind these prophecies vanish from existance. This will not change, people will see things that are simply not there, or try to apply events in such a way as they see it as a doomsday event (remember Swine flu? Before that it was SARS, Bird flu etc).
In the words of an old friend: "Faith is a good thing to have, if it is in God, Jesus or a giant sea-serpent, as long as it makes you a good person how can it be bad? But it's when blind faith, that it can be corrupted and twisted for someone else’s gain, always be wary of this."
Originally posted by Spruk
reply to post by colbe
A number of ways to turn a quick buck, some such methods are: "worlds going to end, give me your money" or/and "mediums" who claim to channel Jesus, god or various other holy figures for all intents and purposes charge a "donation" to do so, others charge to read/see the message(s) of what they are claiming to be a god (or aspect of).
Me being or not being religious in any standpoint is not an objection to say nor should it be a highlighted, thoughout all of our interactions i have never said to you "drop your religion, its all false!!!1111!!!111eleventy" my morality does not allow me to do so (Granted my moral compass doesnt always point due north, but outside of children whose does?).
What i AM saying is to be careful, have an open mind (within reason), and dont just accept text on a screen you read on the internet.
To be brutally honest, you come across as naive, again not saying this is "bad" to say, hell i'm sure the world would be a better place if we could hold onto our childhood naivety, everything WOULD be innocent etc and so forth.
If you believe it with all of your faith then so be it, however i personally wouldnt want to see a potential good person be drawn into what could be "false hope" (so to speak).
Camping-gate should teach us all a valuable lession, he (well his Not-For-Profit org) would have made an absolute mint from donations after the first date of "the rapture", i have no proof to back this up, so lets call this a "feeling" shall we?
I certianly do know that people profitted off the true believers, with "services" (Example). I'm happy to explain further of my motives if you want, but that will have to be your descision to do so.
Re Typo - No stress, i'm used to it
Originally posted by gavron
Some God you have there. I'd rather worship a rock.
Originally posted by gavron
reply to post by colbe
Trust god, when he doesnt even follow what he says?
This is a link from the Bible you use:
YOUR SOURCE
"[15] Six days shall you do work: in the seventh day is the sabbath, the rest holy to the Lord. Every one that shall do any work on this day, shall die. "
Anyone that works on Sunday shall die.
He hasn't killed anyone that works on Sunday. Why do you believe in someone that never comes thru? That doesn't help those that ask for his help? That would let people suffer and starve and die,
Some God you have there. I'd rather worship a rock.
Originally posted by ColoradoJens
reply to post by colbe
Can you offer any reason why God sends these messages to certain people and then backs out? Is it just to make them look like the insane people they are or is this another of the "wonders" he is performing? Seems like he is not very good at keeping his word - I mean, it has been a while since Sodom - what, is God to busy to fulfil his promises of death? I personally think he likes watching "his" people run around acting like fools.
CJ
Originally posted by ColoradoJens
reply to post by colbe
Can you offer any reason why God sends these messages to certain people and then backs out? Is it just to make them look like the insane people they are or is this another of the "wonders" he is performing? Seems like he is not very good at keeping his word - I mean, it has been a while since Sodom - what, is God to busy to fulfil his promises of death? I personally think he likes watching "his" people run around acting like fools.
CJ
Originally posted by colbe
Sexual sins today are denied and 99% of sexual sins are mortal, meaning they must be repented of and confessed to God. You can't die in mortal sin. Our times, everything is accepted and fifty years of bad or no catechesis so the loss of faith.
The homosexual "act", sodomy is a mortal sin. There are two places in Scripture that state there are unrepentant sodomites in hell. The "act" has always been an abomination to God. Repent of the "act" with true contrition confess this mortal sin to God.
2 Peter 2:4-6
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but delivered them, drawn down by infernal ropes to the lower hell, unto torments, to be reserved unto judgment: 5 And spared not the original world, but preserved Noe, the eighth person, the preacher of justice, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly. 6 And reducing the cities of the Sodomites, and of the Gomorrhites, into ashes, condemned them to be overthrown, making them an example to those that should after act wickedly.
2 Peter 2:4-6: Peter also reveals that the Sodomites are suffering in hell for their sins by comparing the Sodomites’ punishment to the eternal punishment of the evil angels. Just as God did not spare the angels when they sinned but cast them into hell, so He did the same with the Sodomites when He “condemned them to extinction and made them an example to those who were to be ungodly.”
Jude 5 I will therefore admonish you, though ye once knew all things, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, did afterwards destroy them that believed not: 6 And the angels who kept not their principality, but forsook their own habitation, he hath reserved under darkness in everlasting chains, unto the judgment of the great day. 7 As Sodom and Gomorrha, and the neighbouring cities, in like manner, having given themselves to fornication, and going after other flesh, were made an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.
Jude 5-7: Like Peter, Jude confirms that the Sodomites are in hell by saying that they had the same fate as the evil angels. Jude says just as the evil angels were condemned to hell, the Sodomites “likewise” (Greek, hos) acted immorally and are undergoing a punishment of eternal fire. “Undergoing” (Greek, upechousai) is a present participle which means their suffering is ongoing. See also the clear polarity between those who are saved (v.5) and those who are condemned (vv. 6-7,11,13).
Originally posted by ColoradoJens
reply to post by colbe
Colbe, humans, even gay ones, exhibit your "gods love" everyday. You choose not to believe this because you don't like gay people. Pretty simple. Again, if the God you espouse entertains ideas of killing people, it is not my God, nor that of my church. Again colbe, without you knowing it, you are doing the devil's work. Focus on love, not hate, and one day you may actually understand - God loves everyone and is above killing humans. God loves gay people, fyi and has no plans on killing them. That is satans work.
CJ
Originally posted by colbe
And Sunday is a day of rest. The exceptions, I might forget one, would be needed services like the hospital, law enforcement, emergency services, an EMT.
Originally posted by colbe
Originally posted by IblisLucifer
reply to post by colbe
Question do you believe this beyond any doubt 1000%?
Or is their any 0.0001% of your body heart and mind that say maybe im wrong
Or maybe im being played used or lead on by someone or something else that has other intentions
If not are you perhaps a brother of Societas Iesu?
edit on 19-10-2011 by IblisLucifer because: (no reason given)
Iblis,
I believe the prophetic 1000+. My conversion, reversion to the faith happened because of the prophetic. I went to a place Mary was appearing in our country.
I have experienced since that day a few signal graces (spiritual signs). How to explain, the faith makes sense to me now. History, testimony to the faith and what it is gives me peace and joy. I didn't understand before. I have a greater understanding and belief because of the gift of the Holy Eucharist. Finally receiving the Eucharist in the state of grace. I was dead in mortal sin most of my adult life.
That's why Jesus says what He does in John 6:54. You remain a "baby" Christian without the Eucharist, if you never receive the special grace of God Himself within you. See...all is connected, why the Great Warning is going to happen. God wants all souls on the earth to believe in Christ's presence in the Eucharist.