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| quote: | Originally posted by Digital Aura
Its one thing to know some verses ...its another to know the author. If you know the author (you must believe that God inspired each book, as He claims) then your "interpretation" (as you call it) will obviously be different.
For example, what you have cited in the book of John does not depict a loveless merciless Christ. God gave us a free will. All Christians should respect and love each other regardless of how we each choose to live (homosexuals, atheists, etc). Thats our free will. But Im glad that He gave us the bible so that we can see where our free will goes against what He originally planned for our lives.
God cannot accept sin ... how could He? He is pure and untainted. He is clear though, that SIN is what he hates....not sinners.
In Matthew 11:20-24 once again he laments over the towns refusal to realize their wickedness...a town where He performed miracles and preached and was refused...
These verses simply show Him reproaching them about the final judgement. Final Judgement is the day we all stand before God to be counted as sinners or those who have accepted that Christ has paid for our sins through his death and resurrection. By believing...on that day we will be saved from eternal seperation from God.
You will NEVER find Christ saying that he HATES any person!!
Refutation? Im not trying to pick an argument or attack anyone here. In fact...we've wandered quite far off the MUSIC DISCUSSION path...PM me if you like to talk about this further! |
The only reason I'm taking this up with you is because of your 'anti-Christ religions are what is wrong with the world' comment. I'm sure the Buddhists, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Secular Humanists and so forth really appreciated you telling them that!
As for the bible, do you not deny that it condones mass killing (Noah's ark, the story of the toddlers and the bald man, god ordering the Israelites to commit mass murder). As for miracles, all I'll say is that it's funny that we no longer see them being performed today. I wonder why. And yes, I'm well aware of what the judgement is, but I've yet to see any credible evidence that it will actually take place. Indeed, there isn't any evidence for the existence of the Christian god either. If you feel you have any, I'm sure that there are many people around who would really love to hear it.
I'll concede on the Christ point, but I think it's moot when you consider the fact that god clearly does hate people. If you like, I'll happily dig up some verses to support that position as well, although this time they will be far more plentiful.
And yes, we have gone off topic. So, err, what's Jesus spinning tonight? 
| quote: | Originally posted by pooley
I get really annoyed when chistians search in everything something that has to do with Jesus or almighty God or Allah or whatever ... |
Err, Allah is the Islamic deity.
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