most of those characters† are violent and unforgiving heathen bastards. , I a have quite a Grim outlook on life, but I am happy. Not much sense is made I know. Even though my life basically sucks I still look forward to the future and that is what brings me happiness because I will finally be at rest in heaven.
†the characters you imagine to be in your head
..but this is where we get to know you so perhaps it's more appropriate to link here. Kitsch and demonic possession are two different things. I suppose you are saving up for a unicorn outfit thinking that you'll be able to hide in there (incidentally it wouldn't be expensive to make one and although I can't imagine anything worse than dressing up as a black lace unicorn and tethering one's bridle to a frotage pole as seems to be your inclination, I do make tasteful costumes not animal-suits & find them very helpful in witnessing for Jesus in the entertainment sector so have some experience) but it won't wash. The suggestions "in your head" might emulate the personalities of your friends, corrupting them into "violent and unforgiving heathen bastards" — although if you're a goth your friends are probably fairly well advanced down that path to start with. Satan has himself corrupted light into darkness removed, as he is, at an infinite distance from God and The Light of His Word.
I don't just spout stuff and not back it up (and was glad to see that you've started reading The Bible, do read more and read whole passages for context - you might be surprised).
Here are some relevant passages:
NO LONGER IN HEAVEN
ISAIAH 14:9-15 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. KJV
Do you have a character like that? Whose voice does that character use?
MASQUERADES AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT
II CORINTHIANS 11:3-4,14b But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.. for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. KJV
Satan no longer has authority in Heaven. He adopts the "light" persona in order to deceive, much like putting on a unicorn suit or prancing around inside a wooden witchdoctor's mask.
JESUS THE ANTITHESIS OF DARKNESS
JOHN 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. KJV
Do you know someone whose personality is not lampooned "in your head"?
It is important to appreciate what is real and what is invented. What is good and what is monstrous and depraved. The Bible is our guide and by reading it I know that you will find just how much God loves us and how far He will go to bring His Majesty and His Perfect Love into our lives. As Pastor Ezekiel has already informed you, what you are describing is NOT Heaven is it..? And your "masquerade" is real. It will be quite a surprise when you land
I never said The Word of God was "Stupidity". Just A SMALL PERCENTAGE of the things people on here concoct.
Also for the unconditional stuff:
1 John 4:10 "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for sin." Loving someone who does not love you I think is one inclination of unconditional. He is always the initiater, not us.
Romans 8:38-39 "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither heighth nor depth,nor anything else in all creation will be able to seperate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
1 John 4:8 "God is love."
Ephesians 2:8 "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith -- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works so that no one can boast." Grace means unmerited favor or love in other words unconditional.
Romans 3:23-24 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified FREELY by his GRACE through the redemption that came through Christ Jesus."
Romans 4:5 "However, to the man who does not work, but trusts God who justifies the wicked (we are all wicked), his faith is credited as righteousness."
Romans 11:29 "For God's gifts and his call are irrevocable."
You don't understand what you are posting. You are posting scriptures that point toward man's total depravity and that humans can only be saved if God calls them to be saved. That's completely true.
But how will we know who is saved? Matthew 7:16-20 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Only if you Yiff or commit bestiality is it a abomination, I do neither.
GF, tell me: does thinking about yiffing or committing bestiality qualify as a sin?
And back on the "unconditional love" thing, how do you reconcile that with God hating (as is repeated throughout the Bible), and also resurrecting the dead specifically so He can torture them for all time for not obeying Him?
Hey I was just repeating what I taught in school. Plus I don't do anything real bad. I think the worst thing I've ever done is lie to someone :I But just the deathly thoughts in my head are very disturbing to me and I don't like it.
That'll do it.
Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Notice that it says "all liars", not "particularly nasty liars" or "only certain liars".
Who says that God loves without conditions? That's not in the Bible.
Us, too. That's why we're not big fans of atheists.
It's not our stupidity, it's the WORD OF GOD.
A bit?
I never said The Word of God was "Stupidity". Just A SMALL PERCENTAGE of the things people on here concoct.
Also for the unconditional stuff:
1 John 4:10 "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for sin." Loving someone who does not love you I think is one inclination of unconditional. He is always the initiater, not us.
Romans 8:38-39 "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither heighth nor depth,nor anything else in all creation will be able to seperate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
1 John 4:8 "God is love."
Ephesians 2:8 "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith -- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works so that no one can boast." Grace means unmerited favor or love in other words unconditional.
Romans 3:23-24 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified FREELY by his GRACE through the redemption that came through Christ Jesus."
Romans 4:5 "However, to the man who does not work, but trusts God who justifies the wicked (we are all wicked), his faith is credited as righteousness."
Romans 11:29 "For God's gifts and his call are irrevocable."
Dear OP, do you think you can re-write that without your furry gloves on?
I do not own any part of a fursuit. They are too expensive to make or build. I will not have one for a very long time. One of the reasons I wish to own one though is to go prancing around watching people's reactions because it's funny to see them go like " WHAT IN THE HELL IS THAT???"
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The upshot of this is that you think you believe in God because you've kind of heard of Him from other people's versions of what God is than sort of mushed Him together in your head.
That's not really going to keep you out of Hell.
I mean what if you were queer or decided to fornicate or started to pray openly and vainly repeat ritual phrases?
Has the bestiality habbits turned you into goth, or are you a goth because you can't get in on with humans?
I do partake in bestiality thank you very much. That common stereotype can yiff in hell. And if "Goth" to you means godless than no, I want to worship God.
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