SO YOU WANT ME TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN?
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Paul did say, "thru Adam, all men had sinned".Originally posted by fandango:"Concieved in Sin" and "Sinning" is different things.
"Concieved in Sin" means the potential to commit sins.
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Nobody asked you to! We WOULD BE VERY HAPPY to see you IN HELL!!! <Originally posted by the.raven:whoa Shit, I dont have time for this Shit.
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Because the Bible says Hell is pitch black, and those in hell will be so busy being tormented, they wouldn't have time to meet other people.Originally posted by crazy monkey:if ppl can meet in heaven why cant they meet in hell ?
.... and btw when ppl die and very lucky can go to heaven do they remain in the state they are in when they die. eg chewren remain as chewren forever or if you are disable you will still be disable.
The Bible is also quite silent on this. I also asked questions like "how will be my friend be able to recognised his baby (passed away during child birth) when they meet in heaven?" My personal belief is that God will first make everyone in their perfect form - say maybe 25-35 years old. And God will somehow enable us to use the 85% of our brain (which we don't use in this world) to help us instantly recognise each other.
That's my theory.
Side-track a little. Do you know that if you remove half of your brain and throw them in the dustbin, your body can still function perfectly normal with just half a brain? -
See, some people are really looking forward to hell.Originally posted by Devil1976:Nobody asked you to! We WOULD BE VERY HAPPY to see you IN HELL!!! <> -
bodily functions can mind cannot.Originally posted by fandango:That's my theory.
Side-track a little. Do you know that if you remove half of your brain and throw them in the dustbin, your body can still function perfectly normal with just half a brain? -
68. When the end of the world comes, will your god raise our actual bodies, or just our souls? Explain.
At the Rapture, God will somehow merge the bodies and souls of all believers, first dead, then followed by the living, who have been saved from the day of Pentecost up through that time. As far as I can tell, this same process will happen when He returns about seven years later to pick up the tribulation saints (those who were saved from the Rapture up through that point), and when He judges the unbelievers after the Millennial Kingdom. -
you are coming to hell? welcome!Originally posted by Devil1976:Nobody asked you to! We WOULD BE VERY HAPPY to see you IN HELL!!! <> -
both can. there was this news report of a girl in US going to university with literally half a brain.Originally posted by crazy monkey:bodily functions can mind cannot. -
Not 'people'!Originally posted by fandango:See, some people are really looking forward to hell. -
69. Explain why your god lets airplanes with sinless infants on board crash.
Once again, I don't know, and I can't claim to know His divine wisdom. I could explain that it's because of the sin factor, but that doesn't directly answer your question. -
I'm 'training' to be a HOST THEREOriginally posted by the.raven:you are coming to hell? welcome!
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70. What is sin, exactly?
As I've stated before, it is a rebellious attitude towards God and His divine righteousness. -
71. If Jesus is perfect, justify the parable of the fig tree (Matthew 21:17-19, Mark 11:14-20).
How does this show that Jesus isn't perfect? He used it as a miracle of His power, and for a parable of the Jewish people. For a long time they lived in accordance with the Law, but they fell into apostasy and pagan religion. After returning home from Babylon, they tried it again, but they rejected their Messiah when He came. This is similar to the fig tree: it once bore fruit, but after time, it eventually didn't. -
72. Explain why Christians have harassed Wiccans ("white witches") for almost two thousand years now, when the central rule of the Wiccan ethical system is "an it harm no one, do what thou wilt."
Same thing as the Inquisition: It's wrong to persecute people and groups, but they do need to know the truth. During the Middle Ages, the church persecuted all kinds of people: Jews, Muslims, Huguenots (French Protestants), Anabaptists (the ancestor of modern-day Baptists), Wiccans, etc.
By the way, White Witches, Black Witches, Purple Witches, Rainbow Witches. They are alll still witches. And all witches worship the same person. -
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73. Explain why Christians (yes, that includes all branches of Christianity) have spread the lie that Jews put Jesus to death when, in actuality, it was the Romans who put Jesus to death. (For a good example of New Testament anti-Semitism, see 1 Thessalonians 2:15).
It was the Jewish leaders who ordered His arrest (and then backed it up with the Roman guard). They were the ones who originally tried Him, and when Pilate wanted to know what the Jews wanted to do with Jesus, they (the Jews) were the ones who shouted "Crucify him!," even though Pilate (thus, the Roman liaison in the region) didn't want to. Though the Roman guards were the ones who oversaw His crucifixion, the Jews were the ones that wanted it.
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74. Explain why your god created humans as imperfect, then set his standards so high that no one could possibly live up to them, then punishes us for not living up to his standards. Doesn't this also constitute "entrapment?"
He didn't create us imperfect. He created us perfect, but then sin came and we became imperfect. He also didn't set His standards "so high that no one could possibly live up to them." If you are serious about your love for Him and your desire to seek Him, you will do all you can to please Him. Christianity is not a bunch of rules, it's about a real desire to seek a real Person, God, and His love as exemplified through His Son Jesus Christ.
If you want to talk about the complexity and high standards to live up to, the Roman Catholics are good people to talk to. -
75. If we are created in your god's image and likeness (Gen 1:27), how can we also be imperfect?
It's all because of sin. -
76. Why was it OK for the ancient Israelites to sacrifice animals to their god, while it is wrong for modern religions to sacrifice animals to their gods? Justify your answer.
Because Jesus Christ served as the sacrificial Lamb, cleansing all who believe in Him. With that, He has done away with the need to sacrifice animals after His death. -
77. Why would your god confuse people? (See 1 Sam 7:10 and Gen 11:9). Isn't life confusing enough already?
I Samuel: God did this only to stop the Philistines (the ancestors of modern-day Palestinians) from destroying His chosen people, Israel.
Genesis: Read the context. Verse 6 says that after building the tower, they (remember, these were pagans and lived in unrighteousness) could do whatever they set their minds to doing. By confusing their language, He stopped them from doing so. -
78. Why would your god cause blindness, deafness, and dumbness? (See Ex 4:11)
Honestly I don't know. But what i know is that although God took away bodily privilaged from them, many of them continue to live normal lives and almost all of those that come to know the Lord have great faith.
Franny Crosby, a blind Christian, wrote 9000 hymns. If i remember correctly, her final words before her death was that when God finally give her eyes that she can see, the first and only thing she wants to see is the Lord Jesus, and it will be enough. -
79. Why would your god want to damn people by making them believe false things? (See 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12).
Once again, this is confusing in and of itself. What I think it means, as it speaks of the end times, is that after the Rapture of the Church, "Christian" ministers that were left behind spoke of some unknown lie, so that the people would be able to live in sin. If there was no lie, then all would have to realize that it was the Rapture of God's children, and that they are accountable to Him.
But because of sin, they don't want to believe that, so they made up a lie. These "Christian" leaders definitely want to lie and say it wasn't the Rapture, because to admit that it was would be basically admitting that they were wrong and led lots of people astray. -
80. Should the book of Revelation be taken literally? Explain your answer.
I follow the Law of Literal Interpretation first set forth by Dr. David L. Cooper: "If the plain sense of Scripture makes sense, seek no other sense." I might personally add a corollary: "If the plain sense of Scripture does not make sense, first seek other parts of Scripture for guidance. If there is none, ask God in prayer for insight." -
stop at 80 for now. continue tonight.
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so for ppl who end up in hell is there any redemption ?