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02-17-2007, 12:53 AM
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Re: Please post your favorite Bible verses here
Guess I'll go with an oldie but a goodie, Psalm 23. I always thought this was one of the more beautiful bible passages:
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. 
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#72
02-17-2007, 02:52 AM
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Re: Please post your favorite Bible verses here
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do you really not understand why this doesn't make sense? [/ QUOTE ] Yes. [ QUOTE ] .again, I would say that it is because it is easy to see that God is actually repulsive when you look at it objectively and are not pressured to think of Him as good [/ QUOTE ] Again, thanks for the support. [ QUOTE ] EDIT: call this all just my misunderstand of God if you will..but I call it being objective, rather than being afraid of what may happen to me if I don't believe that he is such a great guy. [/ QUOTE ] The issue isn't being afraid of God. The issue is righteousness.
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#73
02-17-2007, 03:25 AM
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Re: Please post your favorite Bible verses here
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The issue isn't being afraid of God. The issue is righteousness. [/ QUOTE ] Not according to christians superstitions/beliefs. It is faith that is needed, not righteousness. The righteous atheist is condemned by your god. Hence my strong dislike of such a fantasist and immoral concept as the christian god.
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#74
02-17-2007, 03:33 AM
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Re: Please post your favorite Bible verses here
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Yes. [/ QUOTE ] ask yourself..How can Satan defeat an omnipotent being? [ QUOTE ] The issue isn't being afraid of God. The issue is righteousness. [/ QUOTE ] to think that a man can distance himself from possible eternal torture is ridiculous
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#75
02-17-2007, 03:42 AM
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Closet Satanists
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Atheists just don't want God to exist... [/ QUOTE ]You would be wrong there, for a significant part of the time. [ QUOTE ] ...but if the God of the Bible does [exist], they want Satan to win. [/ QUOTE ]If atheists don't believe in God, they don't believe in Satan either. And if it turns out God does exist, why would atheists turn to Satanists? You are confused with your bad guys.
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#76
02-17-2007, 03:56 AM
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Set over set
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Philosophy is a branch of theology. [/ QUOTE ]So, the works of Nietzsche and Heidegger are part of Theology. Correct?
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#77
02-17-2007, 05:06 AM
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Re: Closet Satanists
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Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atheists just don't want God to exist... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You would be wrong there, for a significant part of the time. Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...but if the God of the Bible does [exist], they want Satan to win. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If atheists don't believe in God, they don't believe in Satan either. And if it turns out God does exist, why would atheists turn to Satanists? You are confused with your bad guys. [/ QUOTE ] I don’t believe in the God of the bible or in Satan. But if the God of the bible does exist, he has a lot of explaining to do. He makes rules that are good for a great deal of people, but which are bad for others. He creates and seemingly condones the torture of many of his creations. Certainly, if the God of the bible does exist, then no rational person would turn towards Satan. But what exactly makes the God of the bible much better than the Satan of the bible? God gives us life after death, but what good is that if a great deal of us, particularly us good people, who simply can’t believe in him without some small shred of evidence, are destined to an eternity of punishment? Again, Mickey, your point is well taken, why would I turn to Satanism, if God exists? No way. I just want some answers from God. Where is this God and why doesn’t he supply answers, even though during the course of my life, I’ve prayed and asked him for answers some thousand times or more. I’ve just received no reply.
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#78
02-17-2007, 05:10 AM
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Re: Please post your favorite Bible verses here
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How can Satan defeat an omnipotent being? [/ QUOTE ] He can't. But is God really omnipotent? Does satan believe He is? Even if he does, what else can he do? [ QUOTE ] to think that a man can distance himself from possible eternal torture is ridiculous [/ QUOTE ] I was talking about the inaccuracy of atheists. God is righteous. Man is sinful. That's the issue.
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#79
02-17-2007, 05:13 AM
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Re: Closet Satanists
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You would be wrong there, for a significant part of the time [/ QUOTE ] Again, they don't want the God of the Bible to exist. They may want a senile old grandfather in the sky who will overlook their faults and give them all the presents they want, I don't know. [ QUOTE ] If atheists don't believe in God, they don't believe in Satan either. And if it turns out God does exist, why would atheists turn to Satanists? [/ QUOTE ] I didn't say anything about satanists.
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02-17-2007, 05:32 AM
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Re: Set over set
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So, the works of Nietzsche and Heidegger are part of Theology. Correct? [/ QUOTE ] They deal with many of the same questions as theology. Nietzsche says there are no absolutes. Theology says there are. It isn't important how you classify them. I believe that theology is greater than and includes philosophy, but that's of no consequence. What does matter is what are the questions and how are they answered.
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