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Originally posted by occrider THAT'S DOING SOMETHING!

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.

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Originally posted by WhoaNellie1487 To add, if you think you have to DO something to get to heaven,that's like slapping God in the face because He sent His son so you didn't have to do anything,except to ask Jesus into your heart.

vindictive isn't he

This is making my head hurt. Hey guess what? I have absolutely NO money. I'm dirt poor broke, except for the $10 million I have in my bank account.

SANITY SURRENDERS!

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Originally posted by occrider This is making my head hurt. Hey guess what? I have absolutely NO money. I'm dirt poor broke, except for the $10 million I have in my bank account. SANITY SURRENDERS!

I had a buck today. I spent it on a Cosmic Brownie and a Coke.

God could just as easily be evil or hate people who succumb to his false promises for all we know. We have only what is claimed to be his words to indicate otherwise, and he could have simply lied or they could in fact not be his words at all.

We do not know.

Why is one's own ignorance so difficult for people to accept?

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Originally posted by Arbiter God could just as easily be evil or hate people who succumb to his false promises for all we know. We have only what is claimed to be his words to indicate otherwise, and he could have simply lied or they could in fact not be his words at all. We do not know. Why is one's own ignorance so difficult for people to accept?

But he's not evil. He's all that is good. It's a fact. See look:

insert random bible quote

Therefore the ignorance is obviously on your part. Can't you see? Look I'll prove it once again:

insert random bible quote

There, NOW do you understand???

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Originally posted by occrider Thine words carry much wisdom good friend. But alas! From my superaureal senses, I have detected that thou has contracted a terrible malaise of Sanguine that has been transmuting through the aether all around us. If untreated, thine affliction shall surely render you lifeless. Fortune doth smile upon you though. For whilst in my primary profession, I am one of the most skilled alchemists on middle Earth, I am a practiced physician on the side as well and I shall treat thee! I have expertly concluded that thine malaise is due to a preponderance of blood and yellow bile. Therefore we must void the body of the imbalanced humor! As we proceed we shall follow the teachings of the great Hippocrates, “What drugs will not cure, the knife will; what the knife will not cure, the cautery will; what the cautery will not cure must be considered incurable.” Only through careful use of drug induced vomiting, diarrhea, blood letting, and cauterization can we consume the excess humor! Prithee, I am humbly a budding wizard of some prowess as well. If thou hast a mermaid scale or a dragon’s tongue I could construct a talisman that will increase thy sexual virility thricefold. No payment is necessary! For as one of the most esteemed alchemists in these lands I have grown quite wealthy from my practice.

I've always hated Shakespearian mumbo jumbo

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Originally posted by Heinz i give u evidence. from the bible. and thats the only evidence i need. ask me any question and i bet u, i will have a response directly from the bible. so dont get mad, because i have ONE SOURCE thats the most crediable source living man has in its precious possession.

So your only evidence that the bible is the word of god is that it is written in the bible that it is the word of god? Riight!

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and there is such thing as infinite, it is proven in the science of black holes.

So the existance of the mathematical concept of infinity is proof enough that infinite life exists?

Now to you, Nellie. You say that the only and sufficient prerequisite to going to heaven is to accept Jesus in your hearts? Well, first of all, that belief is greatly different from the general belief held by most Christians, which is proven by the bible quote posted by occrider.

I will ask you one more question. What about people who have never been introduced to god's teachings? What about parts of the world where missionaries haven't went? What about people who lived before christianity? Are they doomed to rot in hell for eternity simply because they haven't even got a chance to be introduced to god's teachings? Some fair bloke that christian god is. If that's the way god treats his people, I'm joining occrider in hell.

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So a Jewish Priest that leads a good life, helping the community, accepts God, which makes him good, but doesn't accept Jesus as the savior, which makes him evil? Therefore he won't get into heaven but the pedophile priest that killed 3 people because, "God told him to." will??? God, christian logic kills me.

And what about Mortal sins. I believe you said lying is the same as murder and murder is a mortal sin. Wait teacher, can I use the bible too?

(Ps. 6:7): "Thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie,"
(Wis. 1:11): "The mouth that belieth killeth the soul."

And lord forbid that God come down here and sit next to me, because that would take away faith, (enter Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy).


hy·poc·ri·sy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (h-pkr-s)
n. pl. hy·poc·ri·sies
The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.

Now nessa, I know we are beginning to use big words, but try to keep up.

God = Perfect and Good
Murderer = Evil and Bad

Murderer says: I love Jesus
God says: Well come on in, we'll have a hootin time here in heaven.

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Originally posted by priveye03 So a Jewish Priest that leads a good life, helping the community, accepts God, which makes him good, but doesn't accept Jesus as the savior, which makes him evil? Therefore he won't get into heaven but the pedophile priest that killed 3 people because, "God told him to." will??? God, christian logic kills me.

A very good example. So, Nellie, what do you think of people who do horrible acts, but suffer from schizophrenia and genuinely do believe they are doing it for Jesus? They have accepted Jesus in their hearts, they only misinterpreted the meaning. Should they go to heaven?

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Originally posted by Arbiter Why is one's own ignorance so difficult for people to accept?

As Renegade so elegantly put it (unfortunately I walked in too late to give him props), their ignorance is their blind hope - their security blanket wrapped around their fear of the unknown.



Gen 22:2 - And the Lord said to Abraham, "you shall sacrifice your son Isaac." And Abraham said, "I can't hear you, you'll have to speak into the microphone." And God said, "Oh I'm sorry, is this better? Check check, check, Jerry, pull the high end out, I'm still getting some hiss back here..."

That should explain it for the rest of you skeptics!

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Originally posted by Heinz nessie, i find your logic a little off the path.

I just captured my quote for the day!

Hello Pot, this is Kettle calling........

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