[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Christianity is a lie and a scam

I guess I'm old enough to be able to admit I was wrong.

And I can admit I made a typo: Nietzsche

Most people here stick to using the bible of back up every single point they make and it is good to know that you are flying the flag for moderate, liberal people of faith.

I have never been so insulted in my life.

I am in no way "moderate" or politically/morally "liberal". Being civil and commenting without using Scripture (as it was not relevant in that situation, the Bible not being a guide to grammar) makes me neither.

Why exactly would True Christians™ rely upon anything other than the Bible when explaining a True Christian™ position on a matter of faith, morality, or anything else of import? Should they instead choose their "feelings" over God's Word? Discard the Bible because they don't like it?

Then they'd not be Christians, would they?

No. They'd be creating their own god, one that happens to believe everything they believe. One they can see every time they look in the mirror.

Are all so-called "Brights" as unimaginably dull-witted as you? Was the name chosen to be ironic?

[FreeFromBrains]

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Do you know any, Dullard?

The phrase "as a god" is what is called a "simile". It is a figure of speech used to compare two different things.

I could say, "That halogen lamp is as bright as the sun!"

Does that mean that I think the lamp is the sun? Of course not. I'm comparing it to the sun, and saying it is similarly bright.

I could say, "You are as dull as a butterknife!"

Does that mean I think you are a butterknife? Of course not, Dullard. I'm comparing you to a butterknife, and saying you are similarly dull.

So when our new friend Christianzionist says that atheists worship Neitzche "as a god", he doesn't mean they think that a depressed invalid and drunkard was a god. It means that they exalt him in their own minds, and put him in the position a normal person would leave for God (or a false god, if one were Muslim or Hindu or whatever). They worship him, as a normal person would worship God.

Understand now, Dullard? Or do I need smaller words and shorter sentences?

I guess I'm old enough to be able to admit I was wrong.

You are quite right. I mistook a simile for a direct reference.

Thanks for pulling me up (even if it was a bit patronising). It is nice not to get bashed over the head with scripture for a change, though.

Most people here stick to using the bible of back up every single point they make and it is good to know that you are flying the flag for moderate, liberal people of faith.

Kudos to you sir, you make Christianity a far more palitable religion for an outsider looking in.

[Christianzionist]

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Clearly this fellow acts a lot like Nietszche, which is to say: proud, rebellious, unrepentant, lascivious, homer, Greek Euro trash worshipping, anti-American, anti-God, anal-sex loving queer!

Nietzsche said God is dead, and now God is laughing at him as he gets his anus intruded with a flaming iron of Satan for an eternity, so who is clever now, Mr. I-Worship-Satan-Because-I-Hate-God?

Darwin, Mohammad, Nietzsche, Aristotle, Copernicus and all other liars are roasting in hell now, son. Is this the path you want to go down?

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

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By definition 'a-theist' means not believing in a god. So an atheist cannot worship anyone 'as a god'.

Maybe you should stick to the bible and leave the independent thinking to the Brights?

Do you know any, Dullard?

The phrase "as a god" is what is called a "simile". It is a figure of speech used to compare two different things.

I could say, "That halogen lamp is as bright as the sun!"

Does that mean that I think the lamp is the sun? Of course not. I'm comparing it to the sun, and saying it is similarly bright.

I could say, "You are as dull as a butterknife!"

Does that mean I think you are a butterknife? Of course not, Dullard. I'm comparing you to a butterknife, and saying you are similarly dull.

So when our new friend Christianzionist says that atheists worship Neitzche "as a god", he doesn't mean they think that a depressed invalid and drunkard was a god. It means that they exalt him in their own minds, and put him in the position a normal person would leave for God (or a false god, if one were Muslim or Hindu or whatever). They worship him, as a normal person would worship God.

Understand now, Dullard? Or do I need smaller words and shorter sentences?

[QNancyBoy]

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If you spent as much time as you spent writing that filth reading the bible and attending bible study you would have found Jesus by now.

[Bob4God]

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I confess that I read most of the original post, though it was quite difficult.

When I got to the list of temples, people, and documents destroyed by True Christian crusaders, my heart soared and I offered up a shout of GLORY TO THE LORD!

And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. - Leviticus 26:30

PRAISE HIS POWER!

[Bobby-Joe]

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By definition 'a-theist' means not believing in a god. So an atheist cannot worship anyone 'as a god'.

Maybe you should stick to the bible and leave the independent thinking to the Brights?

Friend,

Everyone KNOWS God exists, the evidence overwhelming. Atheists just pretend to not believe in Him.

And while you are at it, please prove God doesn't exist.

[Levi Jones]

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I did actually read it.

This fellow starts off by claiming to be a satanist and blah, blah, blah how bad Christians were over 1000 years ago.

He then proceeds to tell us how we are doing Christianity all wrong. He even goes so far as to tell us that our neighbor is everyone in the entire world.

I want you to read this sermon about this very subject.

Bible Answers: Who are our neighbors? Who are our brothers and sisters? Who are we to love?

Love your neighbor, meanie!

Matthew 22:39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'

They take this to mean that we are supposed to have a big hippie love-in with everyone we meet. The question I ask them is, who are our neighbors? Fortunately for us, Jesus was asked that exact same question.

You may know it as the parable of the Good Samaritan. You may have known this story as a morality tale as that the least of us can be good and do good things for one another, but the story is actually a foundation upon which salvation lies.

Please turn with me to Luke 10:25-37

25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
28And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

Most of us know the story of the Jewish man who was left for dead on the side of the road. Two Jews passed him by one was even a Levite priest, but a Samaritan (an unclean low person {John 4:9} who didn't believe in Judaism the same way the regular Jews did.) stopped to save him. Jesus ends the parable by asking this question in Luke 10:36-37

36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
37And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise

Hallelujah! Our answer is clear. Only one of the three people was Jesus' neighbor.

We are to love our neighbors as ourselves, but our neighbors are only those to display Christian love and kindness. The people who won't help the ministry of Christ are beyond our help and they will be cast into the fire.

Like, aren't we supposed to love one another, man?

John 13:34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."

Again, this scripture taken out of context would make it sound like we are supposed to go around drawing hearts and writing love poetry to everyone we see on the streets when nothing could be further from the truth.

To properly discern this saying of Jesus we have to take it into context. Who was Jesus speaking to when He gave us that commandment?

The setting is during the last supper. Jesus is sitting there with His disciples. It was a closed event.

You only need to look at the next verse to realize that Jesus didn't include everyone in this.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

We are to love our fellow Christians.

But wait! I'm a Christian!

Maybe you are maybe you aren't. We'll know soon enough. As Jesus tells us in Matthew 7:16-21

16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Only those who live Christianity in other words.

But isn't everyone a "brother" or a "sister" by virtue that we are all related somehow?

That would be an emphatic no. Jesus tells us that our own flesh and blood family cannot stand in the way of following Him.

Luke 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Not only did Jesus tell us to do this, but He followed it by denying his own mother and siblings. Please turn to Matthew 12:46-50 with me

46While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
47Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
48But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
49And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Jesus tells us that only those who follow Him are your brother and sisters.

No, I'm sure I think I'm a Christian even though you're telling me I'm not.

Thankfully, we have the Epistles to deal with this situation. If someone calls his/her self a brother or sister and they continue in sin, the Bible is specific how we are to treat them. Please see 1 Corinthians 5:9-13

9I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
10Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
11But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
12For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
13But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.


We are to shun you and ignore you. If you are preaching a Gospel other than what is in the Bible like coddling queers and other assorted sinners, we are to not listen to you. We are not allowed to greet you warmly much less let you into our home or we are culpable in your sins. Please see 2 John 1:9-11.

9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

In summation, there are many verses about love in the Bible that are incorrectly attributed to mean that we are to love everyone no matter what. The Truth, as always, lies in God's Word.

[FreeFromBrains]

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Isn't it ironic that atheists say they don't believe in God and they are compassionate yet worship that fellow Nietszche as a god, even though he was a closet Greek-worshipping homosexual invalid who inspired the communists and the nazis?

Funny how "logical" atheists are.

By definition 'a-theist' means not believing in a god. So an atheist cannot worship anyone 'as a god'.

Maybe you should stick to the bible and leave the independent thinking to the Brights?

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

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I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable alternate explanation for all the sacks of Purina Bear Chow® being delivered to Zeke's estate.

I'm going to guess: Some atheist pervert keeps sending them, then hides in the bushes to take pictures of the deliveries . . . after all, how else would he know what's delivered to a Pastor's home?

[Didymus Much]

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I do not know of any person or Pastor with a bear in their basement. Why the rumor mongers keep mentioning it escapes me.

I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable alternate explanation for all the sacks of Purina Bear Chow(r) being delivered to Zeke's estate.

[James Hutchins]

Re: Christianity is a lie and a scam

I do not know of any person or Pastor with a bear in their basement. Why the rumor mongers keep mentioning it escapes me.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

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Though it really sounds like some kind of real atheist sicko that they would fornicate with a bear! Ha, explain that one secularists.

Too funny.

I heard a rumor that atheists like to keep bears locked in their basements and use them for . . . well, disgusting things.

They're sick, sick people. I just thought you meant they were somehow saying it made them intellectuals!

[Bobby-Joe]

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Yes, of course.

Because they have . . . bears.

What, why in the heck did the forum do that? I mean to say "because they have beards"

Though it really sounds like some kind of real atheist sicko that they would fornicate with a bear! Ha, explain that one secularists.

Too funny.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

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Quoted for the TRUTH™

That's why atheists go around pretending to be Christians on line. They are scum with no logic or ethics who flatter themselves as intellectuals because they have bears.

Yes, of course.

Because they have . . . bears.