[Pastor Ezekiel]

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I wonder what it's going to look like in 50 years.

The Holy Bible will look the exact same in 50 years as it does now, just as it was in 1611 when God Almighty Himself dictated it to King James.

I'm wondering why you're here? This is a Christian forum, not a buddhist orgy. We certainly aren't interested in your unsaved opinions.

[MilitantImbecile]

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Hello friend, I must first enlighten you of the fact that this is not a debate forum. Nevertheless, if you would but read the Bible you would see that, we do not walk by feelings nor by sight, we walk by Faith that was provided by the Sacrifice of Jesus for our sins to Himself.

2 Corinthians
5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight).

Also, the Lord Speaks through His Word©.

2 Timothy
3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

1 Samuel
3:21
And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

Yet I see you guys going on all the time about how you felt the power of god, or felt god working through you yet I have never felt anything no matter how much I tried.

So I have to assume one of two things
1) god doesn't exist
2) god has already condemned me to hell and doesn't want to hear from me.

[Rev. Edward Clement]

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I never felt the "holy spirit", never the "presence of God". So, in my opinion, either the Christian god doesn't exist, or he doesn't want to talk to me.

Hello friend, I must first enlighten you of the fact that this is not a debate forum. Nevertheless, if you would but read the Bible you would see that, we do not walk by feelings nor by sight, we walk by Faith that was provided by the Sacrifice of Jesus for our sins to Himself.

2 Corinthians
5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight).

Also, the Lord Speaks through His Word©.

2 Timothy
3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

1 Samuel
3:21
And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

[MilitantImbecile]

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So... why did you hate Jesus and reject His glorious sacrifice to save you from eternal damnation again? You seem to have neglected to mention what Jesus did to upset you when He died to save you.

I'm not sure how to put this clearer. If Jesus did anything to "upset" me, it was that he ignored me. I tried to be Christian, I tried really hard, I prayed I fasted, but nothing, nadda. So I gave up.

Welcome friend, tell me, why all the hate. You know, God put us together to work for Him, not against Him. Why do you think you know better than Jesus?

Because Jesus is as mythological as Hercules? Tell you what, the Bible says that if 2 or 3 of you pray together that God will grant what you want. Why don't you pray for him to open the hearts of all the atheists on this board.

[James Hutchins]

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Welcome friend, tell me, why all the hate. You know, God put us together to work for Him, not against Him. Why do you think you know better than Jesus?

[Redeemed Papist]

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So... why did you hate Jesus and reject His glorious sacrifice to save you from eternal damnation again? You seem to have neglected to mention what Jesus did to upset you when He died to save you.

[MilitantImbecile]

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Oh, and I know you like avatars, I've uploaded one, but it's not showing up. Can one of the mods see what's happening?

[MilitantImbecile]

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On a related subject. I was looking through your "noobs read this first" thread, and came across the "do you think we're racist" post.

Okay, so you have a pretty good argument for Ham (although I'm not 100% sure on who or how it was decided which son became which race) Also, how did Noah have 3 kids of three different races? But I digress.

I see a lot of racism against the Asians on this board. According to you Shem is the father of Asians, well I looked up Shem and the Bible doesn't say much about him other than Japheth will sleep in his tents. In fact the "Blessed be the LORD God of Shem" in verse 27 seems to say that Shem is god's favourite. If it was whites, wouldn't it read "the LORD God of Japheth"?

And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, [Father of Asians] and Ham, [father of blacks] and Japheth [father of Whites]: and Ham is the father of Canaan. These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants ("The lowest of slaves - New International Version) shall he be unto his brethren.
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. - Genesis 9:18-27

[MilitantImbecile]

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You don't need to. The Bible does it for you. You people and your arrogance that you have all the answers and they aren't in the Bible make me want to puke.

Hey, thanks for reading the rest of my post. That makes for such an educated discussion.

Well we do have all the answers. And they're in the Bible.

Okay, since you guys love the Bible so much I'll repeat what I said with KJV Scripture. And yes, I've read the Bible, I also read the NIV and tossed it in the trash. That should count for something around here.

Yes, I know that if I'm wrong I'll end up in Hell

How can I put this to you. If I threaten that if you're not nice to me that Santa won't bring you any presents, would you consider that a threat? Of course not, because you don't believe in Santa. Therefore threatening me with Hell doesn't have much affect because I don't believe.

the Bible say that God has already chosen who's going to heaven and who's going to hell? Maybe I'm just one of those destined for hell.

John
12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
12:39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

2 Thessalonians
2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

If your God doesn't want me to believe in him, who are you to argue?

I never felt the "holy spirit", never the "presence of God". So, in my opinion, either the Christian god doesn't exist, or he doesn't want to talk to me.

I know, as I go further into the threads, I'll read about you people feeling God inside of you. Well it's never happened to me. I've tried, I've prayed, I've worked hard at it, but nothing.

If the Christian god exists, then I think the Calvinists are right.

[Redeemed Papist]

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I can't say that Jesus "did anything" blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

You don't need to. The Bible does it for you. You people and your arrogance that you have all the answers and they aren't in the Bible make me want to puke.

Well we do have all the answers. And they're in the Bible.

[MilitantImbecile]

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So what did Jesus do to cause you to hate Him and become a liar?

1 John 5:10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

He died (temporarily) so He doesn't have to burn you forever, you know!

I can't say that Jesus "did anything" as I mentioned above, I don't believe Jesus existed. Sure there were a lot of Jesus' running around, but it was a popular name. Sort of like it is in Mexico.

Yes, I know that if I'm wrong I'll end up in Hell. But to follow the Buddhist creed, if that's my fate, so be it. Perhaps I'll be able to ease suffering down there.

Of course threatening an atheist (yes I'm an atheist Buddhist) with Hell is like threatening an adult with coal in their stocking at Christmas. It's not much of a threat if you don't believe.

Anyway, doesn't the Bible say that God has already chosen who's going to heaven and who's going to hell? Maybe I'm just one of those destined for hell. I don't know. All I do know is that I tried all sorts of churches trying to find my place and I never felt the "holy spirit", never the "presence of God". So, in my opinion, either the Christian god doesn't exist, or he doesn't want to talk to me.

[Redeemed Papist]

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So what did Jesus do to cause you to hate Him and become a liar?

1 John 5:10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

He died (temporarily) so He doesn't have to burn you forever, you know!

[MilitantImbecile]

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So if a father teaches his children to be well mannered but also burns down some poison ivy growing up the barn wall he is crazy.

Give me a break.

YIC

Not quite sure what poison ivy has to do with fig trees that aren't in season.

I think a more apt example would be burning down your orchard because there's no apples in February.

[MilitantImbecile]

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I'm sorry, was I supposed to use the form? I didn't see anyone else use it, but I want to follow your forum rules.

This is not directed at those of you who have come here with a sincere desire to fellowship with Christians and seek answers to Biblical questions. This is for those of you who think it's funny to come here and try to get a rise out of us.

Just to make your lives easier, here is a form letter you can fill out. Simply fill in the blanks, put a check mark next to the appropriate options, and you'll have your introductory troll post all squared away:


_Hello,
_Namaste,
_Blessed Be,
_Word Up,
_Orale Vato,
X Greetings,

My name is [COLOR="rgb(153, 50, 204)"]MilitantModerate[/COLOR] and I am a

_false Christian
[COLOR="rgb(153, 50, 204)"]X Buddhist[/COLOR]
_Wiccan
_Satanist
_"Free Thinker"
_Unitarian
_Mormon
_mormon
_idolator
_homosexual
_drug addict
_hippie
_Lutheran
_European
_"1337 haxxor"
_Methodist
_Feminazi

(check all that apply)

_I attend _____________ (enter name of non-existent Church)
_I attend _____________ (enter name of church you found in the Yellow Pages)
_I do not belong to any church or believe in organized religion.
[COLOR="rgb(153, 50, 204)"]X The Earth and the trees are my church.[/COLOR]


_My favorite Bible verse is [COLOR="rgb(153, 50, 204)"]Mentioned above[/COLOR]
(Copy and paste random verse from NIV Life Application Study Bible)

_I have [COLOR="rgb(153, 50, 204)"]_0[/COLOR] children.

I am

[COLOR="rgb(153, 50, 204)"]X unmarried.[/COLOR]
_married to a man.
_married to a woman.
_married to a toaster.
_married to several men.
_married to several women.
_married to several men and women.
_married to several men, women, and toasters.

(check all that apply)

I am here to

_waste your time.
_amuse myself.
_lie to you.
_use circumlocution to obfuscate the fact that I am a moral relativist.
_use misinterpretations of scripture to create the false impression of the Bible contradicting itself.
_horrify you.
_flaunt my gay "lifestyle."
_lead you astray.
_flame you.
_make you feel sorry for me.
_get you all worked up.
_send my unsolicited "dick pics" to Forum Members or True Christians with whom I'd like to have "cyber-sex."

(check all that apply)

[COLOR="rgb(153, 50, 204)"]None of the above? [/COLOR]

When my initial post doesn't get the reaction I was hoping for, I will

_take things up a notch.
_play dumb.
_drop my thin veneer of civility.
_act like a baby.
_copy and paste meaningless garbage from Wikipedia.
_copy and paste meaningless garbage from "scientific" publications.
_get on my high horse.
_say I feel sorry for all of you.
_accuse you of being racists.
_accuse you of being homophobic.
_accuse you of being xenophobic.
_decry your blatant misogyny.
_insist that I understand the Bible better than you.

(check all that apply)


[COLOR="rgb(153, 50, 204)"]None of the above?[/COLOR]

Well there you have it, new trolls. I suppose with all the time this form has saved you, you'll be able to spend more time doing the things that really matter to you, like getting high, downloading pornography, and listening to NPR.

YOU'RE WELCOME!

I don't think I'm a "troll", I don't get high, I don't download pornography, and I don't listen to NPR.

[Dr Laurence Niles]

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I don't believe in Jesus, in fact I don't even believe that the Jesus of the Bible ever existed, if he did, he seems to have suffered from severe schizophrenia. I'm not saying that to be mean, but one minute he's saying blessed are the meek, the next he's cursing a fig tree for not bearing fruit out of season.

So if a father teaches his children to be well mannered but also burns down some poison ivy growing up the barn wall he is crazy.

Give me a break.

YIC