Is God the one to believe?

[Daniel M]

Hello, my name is Daniel and I'm 16 years old. I live in Norway in Europe and here is my introduction to this forum.
I grew up in a small town with 300 population in it, and went to the church weekly because that was the right thing to do there.
When I was 14, we moved further down in Norway to a place where nearly nobody is Christian.
I got bullied for going to the church and have a religion. Other people in my school had other religions, some was even Buddhists and people got over it, but they picked on Christianity nearly all the time.
This made me think and make a "religion" or "way of believing" for myself.
I believe in everything and nothing. If I was to believe in it I needed proof.
This "religion" of mine was quickly rethought when I talked to a Christian priest in my neighborhood.
He told me to go here as he had received a lot of faith from this forum, he said.
When I got at this forum I was really biased about it, but I thought of giving it a go and perhaps start to believe in what you call the "right" religion.
I see that you only quote from KJV. Which I believe is the King James's version of the bible. All the times I've been in the church, living up in it, I never learned anything about this.
So I would like to request to you, or specifiably from Cranky Old Man, who seems to be the one who replies with the most logical and informative answers I've seen on the whole Internet ever.

Can you please give me links and directions to most, well everything that is "right" in your eyes.
Example is the "Bible in a Year" in the Bible Study sub-forum.

I would like informative topics like that and links to other forums or posts which will help me decide if being a Christian is whats right for me.
Either written in this post or PMed to me.
Preferably in this post so other who got the same problem as me can get answer here too.
And sorry for the wall of text, please tell me if I wrote something you do not understand or if I made typos of any kind.
I get easily distracted when I write long posts like this, which makes me write gibberish most of time.

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

I grew up in a small town with 300 population in it,

I assume that everyone around there has the same family name?

I talked to a Christian priest in my neighborhood.

We don't approve of priests here - we have Pastors - papists have priests.

So I would like to request to you, or specifiably from Cranky Old Man, who seems to be the one who replies with the most logical and informative answers I've seen on the whole Internet ever.

If he has time spare, he will reply.

Can you please give me links and directions to most, well everything that is "right" in your eyes.

You want a lifetime of learning about God and the Bible and Praising Him, all written down? Son, this ain't going to happen. Read KJV1611 - if it's in it, we believe it.

I would like informative topics like that and links to other forums or posts which will help me decide if being a Christian is whats right for me.
Either written in this post or PMed to me.

We do not do links to other Christian sites because there are no other True Christian(tm) sites.

[Daniel M]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

I take the first message as a joke, as there were about 150 families there.
And wow, if what you say is true, then most of my knowledge abour religion is probably wrong. o.O
Reading the KJV1611, will that help me understand most of the Christian religion? There must be other informative posts on this forum which is more helpfull to make me learn the true christian manners such, not just the history of Christianity.
I'm worried that I may look like a fool with if I will post here with my information about Christianity, which seems to be misinformed.
Oh, and thanks for the fast reply.

[Alphonse Alban]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

Hello Daniel

Were your family forced to move out of your village because your tribe was dying so fast? I mean population of 300 and 150 families. That's on average only 2 persons per family. I am no expert on self-sustaining hunter/gatherer villages, but that sounds awfully low. On quick calculation your people will be gone in few generations. Did some terrible disaster hit your tribe?

On other hand it is nice to hear civilisation, at least on some level, has reached you. I thought you were still worshipping whales and dried cod.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Colossians 3:15

I really did not know that there were churches in that small eskimo villages.
Oh by the way, was your church build out of ice too, like those small ice houses you live in?

YiC,

Alphonse

[Daniel M]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

Alphonse, I'm sorry if I'm mistaking you, but do you believe people in Norway still lives in igloos and hunting whales still, while fighting between tribes? Just asking since you are a forum member.
I might want to reconsider something.

[Alphonse Alban]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

It's not question of belief. Take a look yourself at this good Christian map.

http://www.landoverbaptist.net/showpost.php?p=209736&postcount=1

Seeing this, I can't see what was wrong in my question. You said yourself that your village is really small, and it fair to assume it is either on mountains or in far north as you said you moved "further down in Norway".

I'm no expert in eskimo tribes and I did not say anything about tribal wars, but if you say they exist, I have no reason to doubt you. Besides, isn't Norway one of largest whale and cod producing nations in world?

So again, I can't see why you think my question was somehow funny.

[miss Pauletta]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

Welcome! It's clear you show an interest in learning about the Lord; that is good. I just thought I'd address your statement:

I would like informative topics like that and links to other forums or posts which will help me decide if being a Christian is whats right for me.

It really boils down to two options. If you think suffering eternal torment at the hands of Satan as you writhe in the flames of Hell for eternity sounds like it would be "right for you", then by all means, live your life as a godless homosexual-supporting baby-killing liberal.

Imagine a nail being hammered into every single one of your toenails simultaneously as industrial strength Orange Glo is sprayed full blast through your nasal cavities. Now imagine that pain, multiplied by 20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. Now imagine that your perception of that pain is increased to superhuman levels, so you'll be able to sense the pain as sharply as a dog is able to sense another dog's urine on a fire hydrant. Imagine feeling that pain for every second of your afterlife, and your afterlife lasts FOREVER. This is what will happen to you if you die without accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.

If you think spending eternity in an everlasting spiritual euphoria, bathing in Godly pleasure and never growing bored of it, would be "right for you", then please continue to grant us your company and relay to us your spiritual journey as you read the KJV1611 and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord.

Those are literally the only two possible options for when you die. I know what I'm choosing.

Heaven. The ultimate high.

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

I take the first message as a joke, as there were about 150 families there.

As Alphonse pointed out, this does not say how many surnames there were!

And wow, if what you say is true, then most of my knowledge abour religion is probably wrong. o.O

I am sure that this is the case.

Reading the KJV1611, will that help me understand most of the Christian religion?

There is no other way, it is God's Manual for Life and Heaven

There must be other informative posts on this forum which is more helpfull to make me learn the true christian manners such, not just the history of Christianity.

No, these posts cannot be greater than the Bible; we are humble servants of the Lord and unworthy to preach His Message (although He does love us for trying) You could click the links in my signature below or visit Cranky Old Man's pages and do the same.

I'm worried that I may look like a fool with if I will post here with my information about Christianity, which seems to be misinformed.

Worry no more! I can tell you that, because you are not a True Christian, you know nothing and are a fool.

And in the meantime, my little eskimo, keep a civil tongue in your head when addressing Brother Alphonse!

[Daniel M]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

Wow. Just wow. I know alot of people on this forum was biased and ignorant, but that takes it all.
Inuits belong to Cannada, Russia, Denmark and United States.
I said Town, not Village. Quite the diffrence there.
Far up? Yes it it, at the top. Does it make it an Inuit village? No.
Here in Norway it is illegal to hunt whales, and it have been like that for a good amount of time.
The way you said what you ment made it look like you looked down on Norway as a less superiour country from where you live.
Which is funny since Norway has the highest Human Development in the world.

[miss Pauletta]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

The way you said what you ment made it look like you looked down on Norway as a less superiour country from where you live.

Um... it is. The U.S.A. is the greatest country in the world, and God agrees. Nobody is personally attacking you, though; you can't help where you were born. Just realize that no country can even hold a candle to the glorious U.S.A.

[Andre-Bartholomew]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

not to say anything against you Daniel, but Denmark isn't an Inuit country?

It's greenland, canada and sibiria

And yes Norway is a pretty rich country, with all your oil

And to pauletta, I have tried and tried, but have never really found any evidence in the bible making america the greatest place in the world?? o.O

it's was still full of indian pagans, when the bible was made, and was one of the last countries which was made Christian.

Gods blessings.

Andre

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

Can you please give me links and directions to most, well everything that is "right" in your eyes.

THIS is a good resource, although, to my mind, Jeb is a little liberal

[Daniel M]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

Okay. Just going to summary what I've been told in this forum for just one day.
I've been called an Inuit, because a "good" religious chart says so.
I found out that Alphonse looks at that chart and believes everything he sees on it.
Ezekiel calls everyone who is not a True Christian a fool which knows nothing.
And Pauletta here told me there was two ways to live for someone like me.
Either in chains as a True Christian™.
Or as a free but dead man, who will live as a happy man and die horribly.

Imagine a nail being hammered into every single one of your toenails simultaneously as industrial strength Orange Glo is sprayed full blast through your nasal cavities. Now imagine that pain, multiplied by 20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. Now imagine that your perception of that pain is increased to superhuman levels, so you'll be able to sense the pain as sharply as a dog is able to sense another dog's urine on a fire hydrant. Imagine feeling that pain for every second of your afterlife, and your afterlife lasts FOREVER.

I am really troubled here. This forum looks like what other people think it is, a troll forum. Miss Pauletta here confirmed it for me.

I'm leaving this forum. If a True Christian tells me to keep a "civil tongue" to someone who compares Norway to a primitive people.
Then I really do not want to learn from somewhere where people are this ignorant.

I'm sorry for being here in this in a forum, but I really do not seem to understand why this forum is so great like other people say it is.

-Regards, Daniel.

[Brother Enoch]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

Hello Daniel, welcome to our friendly forum! I have family in Trondheim, so I'm always pleased when a Norwegian drops in.

As for my American friends being ignorant, that's not exactly true. Them not knowing a lot about Norway is the same as you not knowing much about, say, Mozambique. Why should you? Mozambique is utterly unimportant to you. Like Norway is to Americans. We're all ignorant in different areas. Besides, we're not here for Geography, are we? We're here for Jesus, so let's stick to that.

Give Jesus and His Godly Forum a chance and you may just avoid eternal Hellfire. You are correct that Cranky Old Man is a fine role model, we should all strive to be more like him.

And again, welcome.

[Zechariah Smyth]

Re: Is God the one to believe?

I'm leaving this forum. If a True Christian tells me to keep a "civil tongue" to someone who compares Norway to a primitive people.
Then I really do not want to learn from somewhere where people are this ignorant.

I'm sorry for being here in this in a forum, but I really do not seem to understand why this forum is so great like other people say it is.

-Regards, Daniel.

It's a tough world, son, and it's tougher for people who don't have Jesus walking beside them. It's always better to have Jesus or at least an earthbound Godly person with you.

Example: you are out in the woods, and you can hear bears and hippos and liberals all around you. Now, would you rather be by yourself, or would you rather have (for instance) Sarah Palin there with you, laying down covering fire?

I think you know the answer!

And don't let where you live get you own: I live in one of the most sinful, backward, thong-infested areas of the world, and I don't look at it as a drawback but rather as An Opportunity To Excel©. I literally have hundreds of opportunities every day to tell sinners about Christ Our Savior!!!



So thicken up your skin, crack that KJV Bible, and unearth nuggets like this one:

"Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong." (1 Corinthians 16:13).

Yours in Christ,

Zechariah Smyth