[Jo Freddie]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

You don't get to pick and choose which verses to believe, dear. Unless, of course, you believe you know better than God Himself?

But as I have said before, that is EXACTLY what God tells us to do, with all religious text

The One True Lord teaches us to examine what is writ and pick out what we believe, now I would expect most would pick out the examples (well not so sure about the gravity thing but I have covered that before) you give as things to believe and ManyPaths is correct to reject those things that do not feel right.
Qwertyuiopasd’s Letter to the Evangelists.

2:4 As the Flying Spaghetti Monster said through the Buddha, “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”

Furthermore the most Holy Text teach us...

3:1 The Flying Spaghetti Monster does not wish us to believe every word of every religion, as that would clearly be a problem and lead to much confusion and conflict.

3:2 All you have to do is be open to finding truth anywhere.

3:3 If you agree with it, believe it, no matter if it comes from the Bible, the Qur‟an, The Buddha, Dave Barry, or any other source imaginable; these are all conduits of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

3:4 The principles of life, liberty, and freedom outlined in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution are principles the Flying Spaghetti Monster chose to convey through men like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

3:5 The lessons of Mohandas Ghandi, Nelson Mandela, Voltaire, Plato and Socrates are all lessons of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

3:6 If you were to take everything ever said in a religious context, removed the parts that contradicted each other, and overlapped the commonalities, what you are left with is a single word.

3:7 Love.

[Mrs. Rogers]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

This is a good verse. I believe in this one.

You don't get to pick and choose which verses to believe, dear. Unless, of course, you believe you know better than God Himself?

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness

[BelieverInGod]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

The NIV is a bastardized version

Here is a good article on what is wrong with it.

http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/kjvdefns.htm

I have been reading the KJV since I was 6, so I cannot understand how people say it's too hard for them to understand.

[Sister Charli]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

In fact, if you read a more modern translation of the bible, the word "closet" is just translated as "room." From the New International Version:

Matthew 6:6 (NIV) But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

This is a good verse. I believe in this one.

Why am I not surprised that you would opt for the airy fairy false translation?

I have heard some people lie on their bed to read their bible and say their prayers.

We should be on our knees in front of God not lazing around. What if you fell asleep in the middle of a prayer? How disrespectful.

[Lisa H]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

Oh God... you people really do take the bible literally! I guess you got this idea from the King James translation of Matthew 6:6 - "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."

This is a metaphor, like most of the rest of the bible. It's just saying not to be showy about praying. You don't literally have to lock yourself in a closet!

In fact, if you read a more modern translation of the bible, the word "closet" is just translated as "room." From the New International Version:



This is a good verse. I believe in this one.

How dare you mock the Word of the Lord. Stop worshiping your pagan idols.

Psalm 74:18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

[ManyPaths]

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Do you have a prayer closet?

I can send you the architectural drawings for this one if you like.

Oh God... you people really do take the bible literally! I guess you got this idea from the King James translation of Matthew 6:6 - "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."

This is a metaphor, like most of the rest of the bible. It's just saying not to be showy about praying. You don't literally have to lock yourself in a closet!

In fact, if you read a more modern translation of the bible, the word "closet" is just translated as "room." From the New International Version:

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

This is a good verse. I believe in this one.

[Lisa H]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

Do you say that when you a having your disgustful group lustful meetings.

[BelieverInGod]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

Do you have a prayer closet?

I can send you the architectural drawings for this one if you like.

I find this amazing, until I came here, I literally used a closet. Just crawled in under the clothes. :shrug:

[Sister Charli]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

Do you just read from the bible when you pray? Well, I guess this isn't really a prayer... more of a meditation. I say this to myself when I am meditating and radiate my compassion all around the world.

Do you have a prayer closet?

I can send you the architectural drawings for this one if you like.

[Levi Jones]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

Absolutely vomitous -- in fact, reading your prayer made my bowels rumble in protest. As for tolerance, here's everything you need to know.

Godly true, Gertrude. Much like God's upon reading this.

Isaiah 16:11 Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh

I have no doubt this fellow has some strange foreign name like Moab Kirharesh.

[Mrs. Rogers]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

Absolutely vomitous -- in fact, reading your prayer made my bowels rumble in protest. As for tolerance, here's everything you need to know.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

Do you just read from the bible when you pray? Well, I guess this isn't really a prayer... more of a meditation. I say this to myself when I am meditating and radiate my compassion all around the world.

Meditation is nothing but an invitation to satan to enter your soul. How stupid can you get, girl?

[ManyPaths]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

Do you just read from the bible when you pray? Well, I guess this isn't really a prayer... more of a meditation. I say this to myself when I am meditating and radiate my compassion all around the world.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

Keep your feminazi poetry to yourself, harlot. This is a Christian forum.

[BelieverInGod]

Re: Prayer for Tolerance

That's not scripture.