[Irinka the repentant jewess]

Re: Hail Hamlet

The main truth of Christianity is Jesus being the Son of God. That I believe.
The main truth of Christianity is Jesus being crucified for our sins. That I believe.
The main truth of Christianity is that I believe in God, in Heaven, in Hell, and in the Devil. All of this I believe.
The evidence that God exists is inside. We believe, and that makes us True Christians. Not that we read a book, even if it is one that is written by a man of God. Not that we go to church and give tithe to it. But it is that we believe in the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The Trinity. The holiest of all. The Creator of the World.
Also, yes, if you sit in your garage and yell "vroom vroom" then you are a motorcycle in your own mind if you want. Because you believe that you are.

Ok, so you believe all those wonderful things about God, Jesus, the Trinity and the like. Where did you get all that stuff you believe in? Who told you? How did you find out that those things were true?

[Lokuul]

Re: Hail Hamlet

Ok, so you believe all those wonderful things about God, Jesus, the Trinity and the like. Where did you get all that stuff you believe in? Who told you? How did you find out that those things were true?

I was told about all these things from my grandfather, a man I revere, and others. I believed them through myself. I made myself believe in these things. It is one thing to hear about or read something, it is an entirely different thing to believe in said readings or hearings. Yes, he most likely did get it from both the Church and the Bible, which would mean that I received information indirectly from both, but it never made me believe that they are true. I made myself believe it was true.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Hail Hamlet

I was told about all these things from my grandfather, a man I revere, and others. I believed them through myself. I made myself believe in these things. It is one thing to hear about or read something, it is an entirely different thing to believe in said readings or hearings. Yes, he most likely did get it from both the Church and the Bible, which would mean that I received information indirectly from both, but it never made me believe that they are true. I made myself believe it was true.

Listen Brony-tard;

You can't just make religion up. You have to obey God's Holy Word to the letter! It doesn't matter what you "believe," it matters what Jesus tells you to believe. You can't just pull Jesus out of your bunghole and decide it's all good. That's not how Christianity works.

YIC,

--Pastor Ezekiel

[Irinka the repentant jewess]

Re: Hail Hamlet

I was told about all these things from my grandfather, a man I revere, and others. I believed them through myself. I made myself believe in these things. It is one thing to hear about or read something, it is an entirely different thing to believe in said readings or hearings. Yes, he most likely did get it from both the Church and the Bible, which would mean that I received information indirectly from both, but it never made me believe that they are true. I made myself believe it was true.

Your grandfather put all his faith in that book and you believed him. Yet, you tell the good folks on this forum that they should not put their faith in that same book. The Bible is the infallible Word of God and every word in it proceeded from the mouth of the Almighty and is the truth throughout. If you consider yourself a believer in God, you are going to have to get with the program and follow His Word to the letter. Otherwise, how are you going to realistically pick and choose which part of God's Word you will believe and which you will not?

[Lokuul]

Re: Hail Hamlet

Your grandfather put all his faith in that book and you believed him. Yet, you tell the good folks on this forum that they should not put their faith in that same book. The Bible is the infallible Word of God and every word in it proceeded from the mouth of the Almighty and is the truth throughout. If you consider yourself a believer in God, you are going to have to get with the program and follow His Word to the letter. Otherwise, how are you going to realistically pick and choose which part of God's Word you will believe and which you will not?

I'm not saying that you can't put your faith in a book, I'm just saying that it might not be the best of ideas. Following the Bible verbatim is not a good idea, because it leads to nothing but conflict.

[Irinka the repentant jewess]

Re: Hail Hamlet

I'm not saying that you can't put your faith in a book, I'm just saying that it might not be the best of ideas. Following the Bible verbatim is not a good idea, because it leads to nothing but conflict.

Conflict is always a choice and a confrontation is not necessarily evil in itself. But when we talk about values and principles that you base your life on, it is important to have something that is stable and reliable. The Bible fits the bill well.

[Pastor Isaac Peters]

Re: Hail Hamlet

So tell us what that church that you consider to be the most logical says about the Bible. Back it up with sources that accurately reflect that church's teachings, such as its catechism.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Hail Hamlet

Following the Bible verbatim is not a good idea, because it leads to nothing but conflict.

NOT following the Holy Bible verbatim is an even worse idea. In fact, it's a sure-fire way to get your ticket punched to hell.

Matthew 12:30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

Revelation 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

[Lokuul]

Re: Hail Hamlet

NOT following the Holy Bible verbatim is an even worse idea. In fact, it's a sure-fire way to get your ticket punched to hell.

Actually, on the question of hell. God is merciful, correct? He wants his sheep to come back to the flock, from the Bible, yes? Yet, if this is so, how could Hell ever exist? Not denying it, just saying, how could Hell exist if God was indeed the most merciful.

[Mary Etheldreda]

Re: Hail Hamlet

Actually, on the question of hell. God is merciful, correct? He wants his sheep to come back to the flock, from the Bible, yes? Yet, if this is so, how could Hell ever exist? Not denying it, just saying, how could Hell exist if God was indeed the most merciful.

Because there is no mercy without justice.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Hail Hamlet

Actually, on the question of hell. God is merciful, correct? He wants his sheep to come back to the flock, from the Bible, yes? Yet, if this is so, how could Hell ever exist? Not denying it, just saying, how could Hell exist if God was indeed the most merciful.

Hell was created by God to show us how much He loves us.

Rom. 9:22-24: [What] if God, willing to shew [his] wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?