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Ask me and I'll ask God
God told me during prayer that he wanted me to intercede on behalf of those who struggle to hear his voice. Ask away and I will let you know what God says.
To everyone so far 10:15 Pm July 24, 2012: "Y'all should be ashamed of how poor quality your questions are"
Okay, please tell 'God' why would he make laws such as Leviticus 20:9? The one where he demands that children who utter inappropriate words towards their parents deserve to be brutally murdered through the use of hurling heavy rocks at their tied up, immobile bodies.
God said that you were being dishonest because you already know that he didn't make those laws. He said that you should improve your bible if you don't think it's full of good information.
Eh? Says here in the bible; Leviticus 20:9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Thus saith the Lord: "You created this book you excessively refer to, and have made an idol of it. Reject your idol and you'll prosper, reject me and you'll perish. I don't care if you say you believe in me or not."
You created this book you excessively refer to, and have made an idol of it. Reject your idol and you'll prosper, reject me and you'll perish. I don't care if you say you believe in me or not.
God's acting a little feisty now huh?
I have not been excessively referring to the Bible, if God thinks it is excessive, I should let him know that it does not concern him; what should concern him is the question I have asked.
and have made an idol of it.
An Idol of it? I do not idolize the Bible. I loathe it, and its immorality in verses such as Leviticus 20:9; verses in which 'God' has made.
Did God not make the bible?
Reject your idol and you'll prosper, reject me and you'll perish.
You threatening me? God of all people should know what I believe.
I don't care if you say you believe in me or not.
Haha... well I don't care too, but we're not talking about that aren't we? I have a question. Given your omniscience, you should be answering it by now.
Your Comment: "I have not been excessively referring to the Bible, if God thinks it is excessive, I should let him know that it does not concern him; what should concern him is the question I have asked."
God's Response: The truth is you are obsessed with it. Discrediting the Bible does not discredit me. If you don't want to focus your attention more wisely it won't hurt me it will hurt you.
Your Comment: An Idol of it? I do not idolize the Bible. I loathe it, and its immorality in verses such as Leviticus 20:9; verses in which 'God' has made.
Gods Response: You would be better off thinking about what you loathe about yourself and how I might help you, but you are too busy loathing a book.
Q: Did God not make the bible?
A: Here you go again pretending to be curious. I have a lot more to offer people who aren't busy lying.
Q:You threatening me?
A: I don't threaten, but I am kind enough to warn. You can't live without me. Your life will be a whole lot better if you make me your top priority. However, do what you like and I promise that you'll see where that gets you.
Your Comment: God of all people should know what I believe.
God: You believe you have better understanding than you do.
Your Comment: Haha... well I don't care too, but we're not talking about that aren't we? I have a question. Given your omniscience, you should be answering it by now.
God: This guy lies too much quit wasting your time.
The truth is you are obsessed with it. Discrediting the Bible does not discredit me. If you don't want to focus your attention more wisely it won't hurt me it will hurt you.
Uh... the bible is the product of God's mind. If there was evil in the bible in which God was responsible for, it would prove how corrupt God really is.
You would be better off thinking about what you loathe about yourself and how I might help you, but you are too busy loathing a book.
The heck? You're completely avoiding my main contention.
Here you go again pretending to be curious. I have a lot more to offer people who aren't busy lying.
??? Avoiding things once again.
I am not debating about my beliefs, I am debating about your beliefs. I am giving you the benefit of the doubt.
You believe you have better understanding than you do.
Believe that you are actually able to see into my thoughts because you are "all powerful." If you cannot do that, that means you are "Not all powerful."
This guy lies too much quit wasting your time.
Wow, so God is one of those people who pick sides and has a narrow mind. Who'd worship that? Not to mention how he has still failed to answer my question about Leviticus 20:9.
Why do you keep thinking I am lying? Have you not heard of giving the benefit of the doubt? Geez, God's English skills must suck.
Thus saith the Lord: "You created this book you excessively refer to, and have made an idol of it. Reject your idol and you'll prosper, reject me and you'll perish. I don't care if you say you believe in me or not."
I know you've been banned, not really fair to answer, but technically one would still be all powerful so long as they did not create that rock they could not move. You're confusing all powerful with infinitely powerful.
Why give us extremely advanced capabilities for reasoning and investigation, then arrange the universe so that so much of what we can observe appears to be contradictory to the Bible and perhaps even your own existence?
Asked word for word..."Why give us extremely advanced capabilities for reasoning and investigation, then arrange the universe so that so much of what we can observe appears to be contradictory to the Bible and perhaps even your own existence?"
A: I didn't give those to you, you built those yourself with a lot of help from me of course, and they aren't very advanced. I arrange the universe in order that I might see new beautiful things, just like you. The Bible is your deal and has more to do with what you want to see than what I do.
I didn't give those to you, you built those yourself with a lot of help from me of course
No, no. The reason we can reason has to do with the structure and biochemistry of our brains. We couldn't teach ourselves to reason any more than a rock can teach itself to drive a car. It came with the human package. So unless you are giving evolution credit for it, it was you. Either way, it was not us.
I arrange the universe in order that I might see new beautiful things, just like you.
And it is quite beautiful. Bravo! As a person who has studied a fair amount of science I have seen so much beauty I can barely comprehend it. Phospholipid bilayers. Galaxies. The elegant simplicity of radiometric dating. Photosynthesis. Crystal formations. All of which give a very clear perception of a universe that really can occur on its own, naturally, without any divine influence. So why does your vision of beauty appear to run so perfectly on its own that it convinces many scientifically inclined people to doubt your existence, consequently condemning them to hell? What definition of benevolent do you use? Is it benevolent to trick a child into running out into traffic?
The Bible is your deal and has more to do with what you want to see than what I do.
Then why did you edit it in such a way that the most gullible and weak-minded of us are more likely to believe? Seems unfair, yo...
The terms you invented are limiting your understanding..... Try not to be so proud of what you have accomplished.....Stories you have heard about me are more or less true....hell is a concept you invented.....don't ask questions of me when you are already satisfied with your understanding......The more you are committed to me the more fair things will seem.
Figure out how all that applies for yourself. I am just the messenger :)
The terms you invented are limiting your understanding
The weren't invented, they were discovered and labeled. I mean, even if all of our non-Biblical discoveries is wrong...you are the omniscient one here. Knowing how we would naturally interpret what we see, no matter how correct, why allow it to so cloud the judgement of people who chose to use the best gifts you granted us?
Try not to be so proud of what you have accomplished
Proud? I thought you knew me, you made me, right? If you are confused as to how I view pride, consult the Buddha. He knows what I'm talking about.
.don't ask questions of me when you are already satisfied with your understanding
If I was satisfied with my understanding, why would I adore science, which constantly redefines my understanding. Why not be a priest, which only requires literacy and complacency?
All right, I have a question; The one thing that truly irritates me about life is that I won't live long enough to see how this all turns out (humanity, that is). My question is, will I ever get to find out, or is this the only window into the world of the living that I'll get?
According to your very own, somewhat poorly developed understanding of biology, your life began when your father's sperm penetrated your mother's egg, and will end when your body, as defined again by your improvable understanding of biology begins to decompose. This is not entirely true. If you pay attention to what I have to show you, your understanding of who you are will continue to develop indefinitely. I have placed no limit on your life. The strength of your desire to find out what you want to find out is what determines how much you can find out.
From God:"I am the reason parents care for their children, I am the source of wisdom, I am the source of hope, I am the friend of the curious, I am the one who tells you what is worth fighting for,....."
This was all I was willing to wait for. Ask more later if you want.
Does he have anything to say that isn't meaningless phrases? Ok, lets try this differently, are you omnipotent, are you omniscient, are you omnibenevolent, are you immanent?
Question asked: "Why do you talk to spiritualman and not me, you must have heard my prayers. How come you let me become an atheist?"
A:I don't mind people thinking of themselves as atheists. You pray for things I don't care about. Show your sincerity by making the public confession we talked about, and I will make some repairs that you sorely need...Deal?
First off how do we know that the god of the bible is real. You know what the most common answer i get when i ask that question. "Because the bible says so." That pure Bulllllllllllllllllllllllllll*@%+!!!!! That like saying fire produces heat because it has heat. Your not answering the question. I'm not saying this to say that gods not real but rather to say that we don't understand what god is. How do we know that we are the one making god in our image. We constantly try to apply human qualities to a none human being( just a note to some of you so call christians don't even to pull that jesus b-s because the very first form of christianity never said jesus was god and look it up if you don't believe the oldest christian church is in Ethiopia.) Oh and in response to the question above, no. Hell and heaven isn't actual places i'm a esoteric i know alot more than what most will ever know in there entire life. There is no mystical realm where spirits go their always around so don't worry. In fact there is no mystical anything it just answer people give to things they don't understand. So i end this by tell you the biggest secret there every was. Wait for it. Wait for it. Wait for it. Wait for it. Bhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah ha ha ha ha ha .....cough,cough, hack ca ca ah! There is no secret. That the secret.
1) Are you omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent?
2) Is there such a thing as free will?
3) Are we to trust the letters from your Apostles?
4) If we aren't to trust the letters, then why trust this man you supposedly talk through?
5) Why the cross?
6) What does it mean to be "God's elect?"
7) In Jewish times people were declared prophets by the miracles that they did and the prophecies that they told that came true. If God is talking through this man, then prophecy and do miraculous things. Why can't you do so?
8) Based from Question 1, if you are omniscient, then you know my thoughts and my further questions. I have to go with my mother to the run errands real quick so when I get back I hope to find the answers here.
1) Are you omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent?
No
2) Is there such a thing as free will?
Yes
3) Are we to trust the letters from your Apostles?
No
4) If we aren't to trust the letters, then why trust this man you supposedly talk through?
You Can't
5) Why the cross?
Only symbol that did'nt represent a roman god.
6) What does it mean to be "God's elect?"
a class "A" nutcase
7) In Jewish times people were declared prophets by the miracles that they did and the prophecies that they told that came true. If God is talking through this man, then prophecy and do miraculous things. Why can't you do so?
See answer to #6
8) Based from Question 1, if you are omniscient, then you know my thoughts and my further questions. I have to go with my mother to the run errands real quick so when I get back I hope to find the answers here.
Q: 1) Are you omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent?
A: the first two are illogical terms, but yes I am omnibenevolent
Q: Is there such a thing as free will?
A: Yes, it is a phrase that inadequately describes your situation
Q: 3) Are we to trust the letters from your Apostles?
A: I have no apostle that should be trusted entirely
Q: 4) If we aren't to trust the letters, then why trust this man you supposedly talk through?
A: I will tell you who to trust and when just ask
Q:5) Why the cross?
A: spiritualman uses it as his graphic because of how he wants to be treated
Q:6) What does it mean to be "God's elect?"
A: It means that I have a serious problem with you
Q: 7) In Jewish times people were declared prophets by the miracles that they did and the prophecies that they told that came true. If God is talking through this man, then prophecy and do miraculous things. Why can't you do so?
A: You are full of nonsense. Everything is a miracle. You will have trouble sleeping for Seven Nights.
Q: 8) Based from Question 1, if you are omniscient, then you know my thoughts and my further questions. I have to go with my mother to the run errands real quick so when I get back I hope to find the answers here.
A: spiritualman won't agree to type out everything I have to say. Come to me when you are willing to share with everyone what your greatest curiosity is.
1) How are omniscience and omnipotence illogical terms? They mean all-knowing and all-powerful.
3) So how are we to trust you?
4) So how are we to trust you?
5) I meant, why did Jesus go to the cross? Why did a blood sacrifice need to be paid?
6) To be God's elect means to be foreknown, predestined, called, justified, and glorified all to the will of the Lord. Why do you have a problem with me?
7) I'm considering that as a prophecy. If it doesn't come true then you are not from God.
1) How are omniscience and omnipotence illogical terms?
He can't understand big complcated words.
3) So how are we to trust you?
You can't
6) To be God's elect means to be foreknown, predestined, called, justified, and glorified all to the will of the Lord. Why do you have a problem with me?
They are considered ravenous wolves who are disguised in sheep's clothing (Matthew 7:15). There are many other Bible verses that mention false prophets and teachers, however, if any of them repent of their ways and follow the truth they will be saved!
Q: 1) How are omniscience and omnipotence illogical terms?
A: Because we do not agree on how they should be understood. My knowledge is without limit and my power is without limit, but so is yours. To use the word all while referring to the eternal reflects nothing but deep misunderstanding
Q: 3) So how are we to trust you?
A: Trust that your understanding of me is in need of improvement
Q: 4) So how are we to trust you?
A: By seeing that I keep my word
Q: 5) I meant, why did Jesus go to the cross? Why did a blood sacrifice need to be paid?
A: Sickness
Q: 6) To be God's elect means to be foreknown, predestined, called, justified, and glorified all to the will of the Lord. Why do you have a problem with me?
A: For men to call you God's elect you must be a liar and charlatan, to be so regarded by me your will and mine must be one.
C: 7) I'm considering that as a prophecy. If it doesn't come true then you are not from God.
R: Pray to me on your own without the intercession of spiritualman and ask, Is there a living being that is not from God? Post here the answer I give you. That's a command!
Did god create spiders? Seems to me either he did not create spiders or he is inherently evil despite the propaganda. If he didn't create spiders who did. Whoever did is an asshole.
Atypican is a theist? In one debate he said he would begin defending theistic beliefs because he is becoming tired of arguing atheistic beliefs, so I'd assume he was an atheist.
I believe someone is being ironic. My guess is Atypican. Could be someone else. Almost positive this person is an atheist or at least agnostic, and has another account. No one is that good their first try, especially not theists spreading the word or crazy people who hear voices....
Or maybe god's talking to an atheist. He is one after all:
Meanwhile at the Pearly Gates where God's trying to get back in
Peter: "So do you believe an all powerful being created you?"
God: "Well no..."
Peter "Atheist huh? Sorry we don't let atheists into heaven."
"Edit that slanderous accusation from my site!" saith the Lord
Q: Did god create spiders?
A: I had some help, but yeah I was heavily involved. And they are supposed to seem wicked. It's all a part my holy plan to come across as an asshole to assholes.
