Which he has done before. If anything, it's the atheists who forever go around criticizing Christianity on this forum accusing Christians of being non-accepting 'n all, when the whole time they are the ones whining. And true, I haven't seen threads of the opposite where Christians are doing what they accuse us of- acting superior over everyone else.
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Can I Believe In God In My Own Way? (2 Viewers)
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Funny thing - Jews and Muslims, who believe in the same God as you, say that Jesus ISN'T the Messiah. The odds are against you.Napstar said:
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oh man, i cant believe that u tihnk jesus loved us all. even the people that were born 2000 years later. and anyway i dont want some man loving me, i am not that kid from the michael jackson trial. so please make jesus not love me
I think that religion can be fluid. I class myself as Christian, and I went to a christian school. I am also gay. Most people think that you can't be both, but i know a lot of people who are.
And well, if ever you feel guilty about anything that you see as a sin, you can confess your sins, and be forgiven.
As for the literal interpretation of the Adam and Eve story, it was meant to be taken metaphorically. I just dont beleive that blind naked people were walking around a garden until the chicka eats the forbidden fruit, being tempted by a snake, and then being kicked out. Meh .... the story is meant to be a warning about the giving into temptation, and the dangers associated with doing so ...
And well, if ever you feel guilty about anything that you see as a sin, you can confess your sins, and be forgiven.
As for the literal interpretation of the Adam and Eve story, it was meant to be taken metaphorically. I just dont beleive that blind naked people were walking around a garden until the chicka eats the forbidden fruit, being tempted by a snake, and then being kicked out. Meh .... the story is meant to be a warning about the giving into temptation, and the dangers associated with doing so ...
I think it may be interesting to note, that Rasputin belonged to a religious sect that beleived that to be forgiven for ones sins, you first had to sin. And apparently he took full advantage of this. Apparently he had multiple sex partners, both male and female, ... and lots of other stuffllamalope said:
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well, i'd ask that girl what it meant to be a "real christian". basically i see it as believing in Jesus as your saviour, repenting of all your sins and trusting only in him. and trying to live as God commanded, but stress the trying bit, because obviously no one is perfect. ummm i wouldn't say creationist gave you any more brownie points because i'm not and my chaplain isn't and neither is my minister. they see genesis as written as a poem. but that's not the point.ur_inner_child said:
personally i do believe in fundamentalist christian theology. i trust the bible as God's word. the gay friends is really dumb, because being gay is simply being a sinner, which absolutely everyone is (including your friend and mother theresa), and if you're going to have non-sinning friends, you're going to be real lonely. moved out and hurt parents - that's something for you to work out. boyfriend - well see what it says in the bible, but remember we are all sinners. this guy i heard at kyckstart told us all that if we truly believe in Jesus and truly repent of our sins that that's what counts. so i spose it really depends on that.
brad108 said:I think it may be interesting to note, that Rasputin belonged to a religious sect that beleived that to be forgiven for ones sins, you first had to sin. And apparently he took full advantage of this. Apparently he had multiple sex partners, both male and female, ... and lots of other stuff
go read romans. "shall we go on sinning so grace may increase? by no means! you are dead to sin, how can you live in it any longer?" or some such.
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There are certain dogmas in Christianity, of course ("love your neighbour as you love yourself", the ten commandments, etc). But you don't have to believe everything literally. In fact, in the Catholic school I went to, I was taught that Catholics don't really take things literally from the Bible. eg. The Creation Story, etc. The Protestants, in fact, believe it literally, but not Catholics. Naw, you're not going to hell, don't worry.
You know, many priests, bishops, etc have different interpretations on the Bible. You can believe in your own way, as long as you follow the doctrines that separate Christians from other religions (I'm not saying that Christians are better than other religions).
What's wrong with not being Christian? If you don't follow some of its dogmas, then you can move to another faith or religion. What's wrong with that?
I personally think that Christians and Atheists who think they're superior are totally annoying. I'm a Catholic, yet I don't brag about how Catholocism is better and is the only path to enlightenment. Hell, I don't even think that way. Some unreasonable atheists think they're superior because they know the 'truth'. But, as we all know from our beloved HSC, truth is subjective. It really depends on your point of view. I can only wish a forum where atheists and the religious respect each other, not insult and offend each other, which is the case here (*sigh*). Besides, we are absolutely off topic. The topic creator did say that the thread shouldn't be about whether God exists or not...
You know, many priests, bishops, etc have different interpretations on the Bible. You can believe in your own way, as long as you follow the doctrines that separate Christians from other religions (I'm not saying that Christians are better than other religions).
What's wrong with not being Christian? If you don't follow some of its dogmas, then you can move to another faith or religion. What's wrong with that?
I personally think that Christians and Atheists who think they're superior are totally annoying. I'm a Catholic, yet I don't brag about how Catholocism is better and is the only path to enlightenment. Hell, I don't even think that way. Some unreasonable atheists think they're superior because they know the 'truth'. But, as we all know from our beloved HSC, truth is subjective. It really depends on your point of view. I can only wish a forum where atheists and the religious respect each other, not insult and offend each other, which is the case here (*sigh*). Besides, we are absolutely off topic. The topic creator did say that the thread shouldn't be about whether God exists or not...
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However much you wish there to be such a point to life won't change the fact that there isn't such a point to life, though. I mean, if being born, living and then dying are the points to life, why should there be more points? They may not be the points you want, but that doesn't change them. Occam's razor + logic.inasero said:
Besides, I think living is a pretty good point to life, myself.
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if everything in the bible happened it still doesn't prove god exists,
but onto more important points.
I'm sort of like the topic starter, I believe in God, but I don't really believe in religion, as I think most of them are silly and take advantage of human nature. I disregard Christianity the same reason say that christians disregard islam (there really is no solid arguments here - every argument that you use to prove Christianity can be used by Islam, therefore they are both equally valid but they both (at least from a christian viewpoint) cannot exist therefore at least one must be rubbish (at least christianity - not to be too offensive, but Islam seems to be a little more tolerant of other religions, at least Christianity, than Christians are).
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but onto more important points.
I'm sort of like the topic starter, I believe in God, but I don't really believe in religion, as I think most of them are silly and take advantage of human nature. I disregard Christianity the same reason say that christians disregard islam (there really is no solid arguments here - every argument that you use to prove Christianity can be used by Islam, therefore they are both equally valid but they both (at least from a christian viewpoint) cannot exist therefore at least one must be rubbish (at least christianity - not to be too offensive, but Islam seems to be a little more tolerant of other religions, at least Christianity, than Christians are).
Keen
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interesting topic!
interesting topic!
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didyou end up punching her in the face stef?
smacking her out with a trombone?
smacking her out with a trombone?
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