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What if I told you that Atheists aren't asking you to question the existence of God, and that you completely ignore what Atheists actually say to you and you assume they are saying something they aren't?
There is no doubt that your head is full of rocks and anything which manifests itself pretending to be you is an illusion caused by chemical fizzes in evolution, this is proven fact in evolution, you are nothing in evolution. It's so beautiful learning more about evolution!!!! It's so wonderful knowing you think you are an illusion!! Just makes you want to weep with joy, doesn't it you bone headed atheist.
Can you prove that you are real and not an illusion which appears to be you? If you are not a supernatural being in a natural body, then you are only an illusion and your life is worth no more than an old television which had been shot just to watch it explode. Can somebody change the channel please, I'm tired of the Fartman show.
You can't delete a post. Every word, thought, and action of yours is permanent and cannot be deleted, it's done forever and can never be undone. That's why Hell is permanent and sinners can't get out of it by their own efforts.
Saintnow - listen you bonehead who is supposed to be a Christian, I'm not making an argument here. I'm simply asking people to ask themselves this question: "If Hell is real, why am I not burning in it now". Rather than answer the question, some jerks want to change it into a debate about Pascal's Wager. If they are actually playing Pascal's Wager, then they should admit it but all they want to do is ignore the question and try to change the discussion. They got banned for it and you are being banned for being equally obtuse as the atheists here.
KNHAV - Your focus in life seems to be Hell, why is that?
You don't care that lost people are on their way to Hell where the worm never dies and the fire is never quenched?
It's your only point of reasoning with them. Are you calling to them to open their eyes and be saved? Or are you just informing them that they are going to Hell?
if you ask Cartman, atheists aren't saying anything and if you think they said something, Cartman will reword it for you to show they never said what you thought they said, and didn't mean what they said if they said it.
Can you prove that you are real and not an illusion which appears to be you? If you are not a supernatural being in a natural body, then you are only an illusion and your life is worth no more than an old television which had been shot just to watch it explode. Can somebody change the channel please, I'm tired of the Fartman show.
No i cant. i cant prove this is all just a computer simulation. i cant prove that im just a figment of your imagination. But i also have absolutely no reason to believe any of those things are true. Same goes for your god. i cant prove he doesnt exist. but i also have absolutely no reason to believe that he does.
If you can't prove you are real, you're not even a good television show and I'm changing the channel. Poof, you're gone. I'm not interested in arguing with somebody who doesn't even know if they are real.
You can't delete a post. Every word, thought, and action of yours is permanent and cannot be deleted, it's done forever and can never be undone. That's why Hell is permanent and sinners can't get out of it by their own efforts.
Not if you delete it and delete the timestamped page from the archived internet. Then its gone forever. Also if hell doesnt exist then its not permanent and sinners can get out of it because they never go there. and guess what: hell dont exist
Because god cares about what you post on the internet. Theres flooding in louisiana killing people, theres bombs blowing people to bits in the middle east, but god cares about what you tweeted that one time.
I dont know what the bigger joke is, the christian god or you for believing in him.
Well God wants you to be happy, even in times of sorrow, He wants you to have an underlying joy which cannot ruin happiness. Get saved or be lost........
Bang!!! Punk, your luck ran out. ahahhahahahahhahhahahhah
Now ask yourself a question.........say to yourself "If Hell is real, why am I not burning it it now"
Answer: It as only television, Clint didn't really shoot you, it was just me banning you, I hope your not burning in Hell.
Why don't you actually read what the above person actually posted. Seriously. The reason everyone is up voting it is because it's reasonable. I expect that's the same reason your post pretends it was never said.
When you question the bible, but look for answers to those questions using the same source whose validity is in question, you can get nowhere. You are not looking for truth. You are lost.
I don't have any doubt about the things I am going through or am about to go through. I know the One who has me and is taking me through it, why should I doubt?
We all have doubts, my doubts don't question God's ability. He is proven capable of anything , He separated the Red Sea, and carried His Word through time watching over it and performing it!
What I doubt is usually directed at myself, is it in God's will. But doubt doesn't make me doubt God. He is always there.
That contrary to what the Creationists would have you believe, claiming that "Evolution is a Theory" actually BOLSTERS its credibility. IOW: saying that in relaity is paying it a compliment and not insulting it!
Why?
Because, here's the deal, Camille..........It is easy to think of a scientific theory as a "hunch" or a "guess," one that is not based on facts. The definition of a theory in the science world is an explanation of an area of science that relies on a large amount of evidence.
For example, the theory of gravitation describes how objects move around in various gravitational fields. This theory is supported by various facts and observations, both on earth and in space.
The theory of evolution, therefore, is not the "guess" that many people believe, but an explanation of many phenomena in the world that is based on strong supportive facts.
" Question with boldness even the existence of God; because if there IS one, He must approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson
Yes God approves of reason, He is trying to draw you in to reason with Him and be in agreement with Him regarding His right to rule over you, His right to rule against you, His right to end your time at any moment and leave you in Hell forever if you will not repent of your sin and believe on His Son who died for you and is risen from the dead and will be your Judge if not your Savior.
If you will not agree with God, you are living blindfolded and quoting Thomas Jefferson (if that is a real quote, there's a lot of made up garbage floating around the net, but I do understand Jefferson was not a biblical Christian) and you are you to demand God must respect your doubting of Him?
You can't delete a post. Every word, thought, and action of yours is permanent and cannot be deleted, it's done forever and can never be undone. That's why Hell is permanent and sinners can't get out of it by their own efforts.
You can't delete a post. Every word, thought, and action of yours is permanent and cannot be deleted, it's done forever and can never be undone. That's why Hell is permanent and sinners can't get out of it by their own efforts.
hahahah.....if somebody doubts their beliefs, that makes them more credible? How in the world can they be credible if they doubt their beliefs so they don't know what is credible? Admitting they don't know what they are talking about makes them credible? That works I guess if you don't want to know what you are talking about and you want others to tell you that you are right in not knowing.
But while we're at it, didn't God kill Jesus? Jesus didn't sacrifice himself. God sacrificed him. Yes, he technically 'died for us', but he didn't have a choice.
God doesn't seem too worthy of worship to me. At least, he doesn't seem like a very good dad.
Ask yourself this question: "If Hell is real, why am I not burning in it now". From time to time, even the most shamelessly perverted atheist will have a twinge of guilt over something they say, think, or do. Remember, when one of those moments strikes you, ask yourself this question: "If Hell is real, why am I not burning in it now?" Then thank God for His mercy in that He holds back for now from giving you what you deserve.
So you are going to murder God and that makes you feel better? You're the murderer, Fartman.......always trying to kill God. Why? God ruins your fun? awwwwww, poor baby
How can I tell you the truth nicely? Your an idiot to talk that way against God If God wipes your miserable attitude off the face of the Earth today, it's justice. I don't know why God holds back from ending your time, but I do know you should be thankful to Him for it.
In Noah's day, the whole world was full of violence and the imaginations of their hearts were evil continually and that's the way the world is heading today. Destruction is coming for you. Do you feel lucky, punk? well? Do you?
How can I tell you the truth nicely? Your an idiot to talk that way against God If God wipes your miserable attitude off the face of the Earth today, it's justice. I don't know why God holds back from ending your time, but I do know you should be thankful to Him for it.
In Noah's day, the whole world was full of violence and the imaginations of their hearts were evil continually and that's the way the world is heading today. Destruction is coming for you. Do you feel lucky, punk? well? Do you?
God destroyed the world by water in the Old Covenant, the Old Testament. Now we are living in the days of the New Covenant, the New Testament, and He will destroy the world with fire before too long.
Yep, same God in the Old and New Testaments. Get ready to meet your maker, Fartman.
I doubt that you care to listen to reason, but God did have another choice, He did choose to die for your sins and He could have made another choice. Instead of taking the penalty of man's sin on Himself so He can consider the debt of mankind paid in full, He could have simply destroyed us all (which He came close to doing when the whole earth was full of violence and the imaginations of their hearts were only evil continually and only Noah was found upright in the sight of God) Instead of giving us the destruction we deserve, He took in on Himself so that He is justified to forgive all who will believe on Him in His resurrection, and He is justified to leave in eternal dying in the fire of Hell all who will not seek His mercy through the blood He gave by His own choice of love for His creation even after it turned against Him. You have turned against God, His love for you has not changed, and His wrath against your sin will never change. Either you die with your sin, or you believe He took your sin on Himself and died for you to save you in His resurrection and give you eternal life. Choosing to go against your Creator is not a wise choice, you will never get out of your sins, always be bound by the consequences of your choice.
Jesus is God who gave Himself for the sins of the world. Sin killed Jesus, He could have killed all sinners before He gave Himself for their sins so they can be forgiven by Him in His resurrection. He's alive and offering you forgiveness even though you want Him dead. Don't be a fool, repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and He will save you now.
I doubt that you care to listen to reason, but God did have another choice, He did choose to die for your sins and He could have made another choice. Instead of taking the penalty of man's sin on Himself so He can consider the debt of mankind paid in full, He could have simply destroyed us all (which He came close to doing when the whole earth was full of violence and the imaginations of their hearts were only evil continually and only Noah was found upright in the sight of God) Instead of giving us the destruction we deserve, He took in on Himself so that He is justified to forgive all who will believe on Him in His resurrection, and He is justified to leave in eternal dying in the fire of Hell all who will not seek His mercy through the blood He gave by His own choice of love for His creation even after it turned against Him. You have turned against God, His love for you has not changed, and His wrath against your sin will never change. Either you die with your sin, or you believe He took your sin on Himself and died for you to save you in His resurrection and give you eternal life. Choosing to go against your Creator is not a wise choice, you will never get out of your sins, always be bound by the consequences of your choice.
Jesus is God who gave Himself for the sins of the world. Sin killed Jesus, He could have killed all sinners before He gave Himself for their sins so they can be forgiven by Him in His resurrection. He's alive and offering you forgiveness even though you want Him dead. Don't be a fool, repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and He will save you now
And if you want evidence of this? Wish really hard upon a atar over and over again. But be careful not to wish tok hard and shit yourself like i did when i tried.
Is the answer 4? You realise that question makes no sense whatsoever. I think all your chantong that you want God to be real so you never die has finally sent you round the twist. CUCKOO!
God created hell. Didnt have chance to reas your Bible yet? Guess youre too busy chanting "God is real god is real god is real" to srop yourself waking up.
Oh...yeah, I am sure that some Christians do indeed doubt their Faith form time to time.
As they also doubt the existence of their god. (a god who has done nothing for most of them, when you get right down to it.)
And they also probably sometimes doubt that a Jewish carpenter/political insurrectionist/philosopher who lived for a brief 32 years or so, some 2000 years ago actually physically rose from being dead in a cave for a couple days.
They SHOULD doubt these absurdities. When I hear that any of them do, well, in my book, their credibility goes up a notch. And I sometimes think maybe there IS hope for them.
Thing is: they simply do not doubt enough. In science when we doubt, we test; we observe; we perform more experimentation, until those doubts are either proven to have cause and merit, or, conversely, shown to be groundless.
Religion does none of this. As Dawkins says, the big problem with those folks is that they are OK with not understanding the world.
It's always easier to cloak yourself in unfounded beliefs, as long as they comfort you, than it is to dissect them and discern whether or not they are true.
You should doubt your hope of escaping punishment in death, because you're in trouble forever if you force God to prove you wrong, fiery trouble my friend, the wrath of God burns against sin, and justly so.
hahahah.....if somebody doubts their beliefs, that makes them more credible? How in the world can they be credible if they don't their beliefs so they don't know what is credible? Admitting they don't know what they are talking about makes them credible? That works I guess if you don't want to know what you are talking about and you want others to tell you that you are right in not knowing.
if somebody doubts their beliefs, that makes them more credible?
"In science when we doubt, we test; we observe; we perform more experimentation, until those doubts are either proven to have cause and merit, or, conversely, shown to be groundless."
Poor SaintNow, cursed with thinking you are always right. It is sad really. Someone can tell you the answer to your question before you ask it and you still won't see the answer. For someone looking for the answer, that will be a huge problem.
well I don't need to do a lot of scientific tests to know that a rock is hard like your head. Some things are obvious, observable, and unquestionable. There is no doubt that your head is full of rocks and anything which manifests itself pretending to be you is an illusion caused by chemical fizzes in evolution, this is proven fact in evolution, you are nothing in evolution. It's so beautiful learning more about evolution!!!! It's so wonderful knowing you think you are an illusion!! Just makes you want to weep with joy, doesn't it you bone headed atheist.
I thought in science a person studies what can be observed. I didn't know that your doubt is science. I guess since your doubt cannot be physically observed and you say you have it, that is science in your brain where you are only an illusion caused by chemical reactions as you cling to nothing in evolution.
wow man, you almost sound like something out of the Bible now...have you been reading the bible, the part where it says "having eyes to see, they see not, and having ears to hear they hear not"? You should read it, it's talking about people like you who believe in the big bang which necessitates belief in evolution.
answer the question. How do you explain life apart from evolution when you believe in the big bang? If you cannot give an answer, then big bang theory necessitates belief in evolution. Maybe you should just go eat a big bowl of ice cream and chill out before your head explodes again.
show me one person who believes what you said here. One. If you can't, then I maintain that belief in the big bang necessitates belief in evolution
As for your "Chi energy" statement, you did not name the person who believes that so there is no way of knowing if they believe in the big bang.
You have still failed to show any reason for me to recant my statement that belief in the big bang necessitates belief in evolution.
Now tell me this....are you sure that you exist, and are not just a holographic image produced in your brain, so you are not really you and you really don't exist?
where did life come from if not from evolution if you believe in the big bang? Explain the existence of life apart from evolution while believing in the big bang ...or do you not believe in the big bang?
I have to agree with the GoCart on this one, IS usually if not almost always a correlation between belief in the BB and Evolution. That is, the vast majority of people who belivd in one also believe the other.
But it's not a prerequisite. It's not necessary to belive in both. But I gotta say that while maybe 90% of Cosmologists believe in the BB, at least there are some alternative ideas for the Origin of the Cosmos. Such as the Many Worlds hypothesis or the Holographic Principal. Or even M Brane Theory.
But for Evolution the percentage of believers among professional scientists is higher. Probably as high as 95%. There really ARE no credible alternatives.
Sorry to have to tell ya that, amigo. But outside of your ilk, Evolution is the only real explanation. The evidence is simply too mountainous. And indeed is irrefutable in most aspects.
Tell me of one person who believes in the big bang and does not believe in evolution. If you believe in the big bang, how do you explain life without evolution? Until somebody answers this directly I will maintain that belief in the big bang necessitates belief in evolution.
Cartman just hates to agree with me on anything, even when his head explodes.
where did life come from if not from evolution if you believe in the big bang? Explain the existence of life apart from evolution while believing in the big bang ...or do you not believe in the big bang?
where did life come from if not from evolution if you believe in the big bang? Explain the existence of life apart from evolution while believing in the big bang ...or do you not believe in the big bang?
Cussing is not from my head exploding. If I started copy and pasting things that made no sense here then you can claim you exploded my head. Your head has been exploded so many times you don't make any sense any more.
where did life come from if not from evolution if you believe in the big bang? Explain the existence of life apart from evolution while believing in the big bang ...or do you not believe in the big bang?
when your head explodes all you can do is cuss. Let's do it again. Let's pick apart your beliefs until your head explodes again. Tell me where life came from if not from evolution when you believe in the big bang
well I don't need to do a lot of scientific tests to know that a rock is hard like your head. Some things are obvious, observable, and unquestionable. There is no doubt that your head is full of rocks and anything which manifests itself pretending to be you is an illusion caused by chemical fizzes in evolution, this is proven fact in evolution, you are nothing in evolution. It's so beautiful learning more about evolution!!!! It's so wonderful knowing you think you are an illusion!! Just makes you want to weep with joy, doesn't it you bone headed atheist.
hahahah.....if somebody doubts their beliefs, that makes them more credible? How in the world can they be credible if they doubt their beliefs so they don't know what is credible? Admitting they don't know what they are talking about makes them credible? That works I guess if you don't want to know what you are talking about and you want others to tell you that you are right in not knowing.
Read this: Do you feel luck, punk? Well? Do you?..........Ask yourself a question: "if Hell is real, why am I not burning in it now?".............................
You can't delete a post. Every word, thought, and action of yours is permanent and cannot be deleted, it's done forever and can never be undone. That's why Hell is permanent and sinners can't get out of it by their own efforts.
Actually, I'm sure there's a delete button somewhere. Just not sure where it is.
There's an 'edit' one at least, so if that was supposed to be some grand analogy I guess it means you can edit your thoughts and you can get out of Hell because you can replace your 'posts' with a bunch of random letters.
The problem is that your words, thoughts, and actions were done and the record is permanent. You're not getting out of it. Hell is permanent the same as your record is permanent. Hoping in death to get you off the hook is insane.
No wonder you want to skate around the universe and get in fights. You want that explosion of death as you hope to get out of your record that way. Sorry, your not getting out, you can't make Hell go away any more than you can make God go away....and if you think you are going away in death and escaping justice so the things you have said, done, and thought can no longer be held against you, you have another thing coming, Slappy. Evolution, the big band, and atheism can't get you off the hook, you're like a worm hooked to be used for fishing and the hook if your own sins which are done forever and never going away unless God takes them on Himself and pays for them Himself.........which He did, but you reject what He did for you so as you stand now, you have to pay in Hell.
Sorry, friend. If you don't believe it, why not just laugh it off? HA HA, that's funnier than Zeus the King of Narnia who punishes all who believe Tarzan did not evolve from Cheetahs' grandmother.
There is no doubt that your head manifests itself pretending to be you is an illusion caused by chemical fizzes in evolution, this is proven fact in evolution, you are nothing in evolution. It's so beautiful learning more about evolution!!!! It's so wonderful knowing you think you are an illusion!! Just makes you want to weep with joy, doesn't it? The very idea that nobody is really worth anything, it's so beuatiful
The problem is that your words, thoughts, and actions were done and the record is permanent. You're not getting out of it. Hell is permanent the same as your record is permanent. Hoping in death to get you off the hook is insane.
No wonder you want to skate around the universe and get in fights. You want that explosion of death as you hope to get out of your record that way. Sorry, your not getting out, you can't make Hell go away any more than you can make God go away....and if you think you are going away in death and escaping justice so the things you have said, done, and thought can no longer be held against you, you have another thing coming, Slappy. Evolution, the big band, and atheism can't get you off the hook, you're like a worm hooked to be used for fishing and the hook if your own sins which are done forever and never going away unless God takes them on Himself and pays for them Himself.........which He did, but you reject what He did for you so as you stand now, you have to pay in Hell.
Sorry, friend. If you don't believe it, why not just laugh it off? HA HA, that's funnier than Zeus the King of Narnia who punishes all who believe Tarzan did not evolve from Cheetahs' grandmother.
There is no doubt that your head manifests itself pretending to be you is an illusion caused by chemical fizzes in evolution, this is proven fact in evolution, you are nothing in evolution. It's so beautiful learning more about evolution!!!! It's so wonderful knowing you think you are an illusion!! Just makes you want to weep with joy, doesn't it? The very idea that nobody is really worth anything, it's so beuatiful
You're right, that is pretty beautiful. But I think what's even more beautiful is that a dude in the sky has power over us. Him and his son who he killed. The ultimate sacrifice!
Haha, he could kill us if he wants, and he kills people every day from diseases he created. Wonderful guy, really. It just amazes me more and more when I learn about God! But no, we aren't his slaves, course not. To show us this so he gave us free will! Unfortunately if we use that free will to not believe in him or not follow his rules blindly, we are doomed for all eternity.
No, not right now, silly. Starting after we die, of course!!
He's just so nice and cheery all the time, and I love him and his dead son!
I don't really care what religion other people believe in. I'm not questioning the existence of God (like you said we atheists are always doing. Lookie there, Cartman was right about at least one person! Aw shucks!) He very well might be real, but I don't really care since he hasn't done anything to help me (or millions of others he lets suffer or kills). If he's all powerful, why doesn't he?
Someone who kills babies for fun (oh riiiight. It's the work of the devil. That makes so much more sense. Yeah, it's not like God created him or anything!) isn't someone I want to worship. If you do, go ahead. Worship away. I'm not trying to stop you. After all, free will, right?
last I heard, a "dude" is a cowboy, so I"m sure whatever you are tying to say has something to do with your belief that you have the right to exist outside of Hell and there's no point in reading your rambling. If you want me to read your stuff, you have to talk sense beyond the first two phrases you post.
Character matters. That is why evolutionist want to get rid of God, they don't want to answer to God for their character, they don't want to be held responsible for their sins. Nye is easily shown in the debate to be a man of low character using lies and insults as the strength of his argument. Ham presents his points in utmost gentlemanly fashion, never insulting Nye and never insulting evolutionists while pointing out the differing approach to science based on beliefs about who rules the world, God VS. Man. Ham fears God, Nye does not and it shows in character.
Coming from someone who mentioned 'chemical fizzes' in their first sentence. And if you didn't read it, why comment something that showed you (sorta) understood what I was saying?
The first definition for 'dude' in Webster's dictionary is 'a man'. Just saying.
Not trying to get rid of God. Never said that. Feel free to believe. I don't know whether he exists or not, but I choose not to believe because he seems terrible and we have no proof that he does exist.
I don't care about the morals of someone who condones slavery (Ephesians 6:5, Titus 2:9, etc) and believes loving someone the same gender as you is a sin. If I have done wrong, I will go to prison. That's enough punishment to convince me not to do anything.
I don't care what Nye and Ham did, that's just one person from each group. I didn't watch their debate, but I'm sure others have different opinions on who won. Don't say just because one person was like that everyone else who believes in the same God or lack-there-of, will act the same.
Also, why should he fear God? Why should anyone fear someone we don't have proof exists? Why should I live my life in fear of accidentally doing something against Sky Daddy's will, when instead I could do what I think is right and not cower in fear for all of my existence?
Again, not stopping you from believing in God. Feel free, it's just not something I want to do.
It seems that if anyone has a problem, it's the person who keeps complaining about me not being worth their time, then later responding to my argument. They must have thought it was at least important enough to respond to.
In regards to your other statement, I absolutely understand that. I don't care. I care about here and now, and not what happens after I die. I think I just die and don't go anywhere, but if I'm wrong, I accept that fact. The chance of that isn't enough to make me spend all my time worshipping something that I don't know exists. Instead, I'll spend my time doing things that matter to me (and not debating someone who clearly thinks their religion is the best and that anyone who doesn't agree with them is stupid.)
I don't know what happens. You probably don't either. At least I gave you the benefit of the doubt (something you should do more often. Maybe more people would like you). You could be right. You obviously don't think I could be. Maybe you are 'scared of God', as you put it, but I don't know if blindly following is a good thing.
I'm not saying you're wrong. I understand the 'penalties' if I am. I'm fine with it. I'm just saying you should think. Think about what you're doing with your life, and whether that is how you want to impact the world. Not by believing in God, but by the way you are handling other people not believing in God.
I respect your opinions, and if you believe in God, go ahead, but don't get mad at people just because they don't.
Since you are resistant to if God exists, have you researched historical evidence that make the Bible not credible?
And have you looked at the prophetic evidence to determine if there is no credibility for evidence in layers of prophesy that show a distinct plan purpose and direction leading to layers of fulfilment in order for accuracy, which I equate to greater than mutations and cell selection, because prophesy in the Bible is like cells mutating together line upon line to reach fulfilment of every layer through to the top layers.
Such as Israel being scattered
Then gathered
Then to flourish while around them is enemies who's lands are ravaged
You know what? I tried to be nice. I tried to respect your views. But this isn't even about God. You haven't listened to anything I've said, all you said is that I was boring and asked me stupid questions about where you go when you die. If you look back, I already answered all of your repeating questions that you have spammed every single atheist with.
Why haven't you answered my questions?
Why should we fear God? What does that add to our lives, apart from not using free will because you're trying not to make Sky Dad mad? Why are you mindlessly following him? Have you actually read the bible to see that it promotes slavery, beating your kids, killing people who stand up to you, dying because you aren't straight, and many more terrible things?
Yes, I have 'refuted' your statements. But you haven't answered a single one of mine. Are you just that stupid? Or can you just not bear to maybe be wrong?
Do you follow God so you can have someone to blame your idiotic statements on? When you comment the same thing over and over it doesn't prove a point. It just makes you look like an idiot who cannot use logic when talking to others about controversial topics.
Oh, I'm sorry, you did not refute this statement. Maybe if you spit out a wad of profanities you will feel better. ;)
See? I can do that too. It really doesn't prove a point besides that you're an impatient annoying idiot and that you're someone most sane people wouldn't want to hang around.
You talk like a trained parrot, no need to know what you are talking about, why should I spend any time reading your stuff? I've heard it hundreds of times and learned that people who think they are smarter than God will generally be a waste of time.
The first time I ever saw you post anything, you didn't complete one sentence before insulting me by implying God, whom I love because He loved me first, is a cowboy in the sky. By being so rude, you make yourself into something like a cow, girl. Mooooo is all you say as far as I'm concerned. If your attitude changes it will show and I'll read your stuff.
Coming from someone who obviously is not worth reading, you did't keep my attention beyond the first three words this time. You seem to have a problem.
Listen, ok? I looked through some of your stuff, just bits and pieces. You seem like you try to be nice enough but you are extremely insulting and rude to Christians. Somehow you don't see how rude you are, and then you go on trying to act nice.......and somehow you act like my response is unwarranted.
oh........and now after typing the above paragraph, I read the entire brief post I'm responding to and I see exactly what I expected from you. Rude, hateful, bigoted against Christians, a product of public schools, television and video games I assume.
Bigoted? I don't believe my opinions are superior and I don't have a prejudiced intolerance of Christians. I have stated many times that I don't really care what other people believe in and that I'm sure they have their reasons. I don't know whether God is real or not. I'm not discriminating Christians by saying I'm not one. Do some more research before you insult other people.
Asking people questions based on their religion is not insulting. I'm not saying God sucks or that you are an idiot for believing in God. I'm asking why you believe in God. I'm asking you what you think about certain things in the bible. That's not bigoted. You have asked me questions, and I have answered them. Why don't you answer mine?
I'm not dead... And since I'm obviously not burning in it at the moment, either your argument is lacking some information or Hell's not real.
I don't know. Maybe God is 'merciful'. But that still doesn't mean I have to believe in him, or have to worship him. What is that question supposed to do to me? Make me think about how he's merciful? Because all that made me think was that oh, right, I'm not burning so I guess it's not real. That's the most obvious answer.
Why aren't you in heaven right now? Maybe because you're not good enough. Maybe because you're alive. Maybe because it's not real. I don't know. What do you think?
Congratulations on your first post which was not found too distasteful for me to read all the way through.
You are dead in your sins, separated from God in death, you are in the first death which is temporary, and you have an appointment for it's finalization. Sorry. The good news is that you can be saved, but you can only be saved by the Savior and it seems you are trying to keep Him away from you.
I'm not arguing, I'm simply stating facts. You are on the right track when you say "I don't know. Maybe God is "merciful". That is the whole point of the question, the question was designed to make you think, and you are on the right track in your reply.
You most certainly do not have to believe in God or worship Him, that's a fact. Love and freedom are two sides of the same coin, because God loves you He gives you the freedom of turning your back on Him and walking away from Him forever. He will not force you to believe in Him, He will not force you to worship Him.
You went off track a little when you said (again, only stating facts here, not arguing) "I'm not burning so I guess it's not real. That answer is not as you said "the most obvious answer", it is an assumption. The fact that you are not burning in Hell now only proves you are not burning in Hell now. The most obvious answer to the question is "I don't know, maybe God is merciful". At this point, you really don't want to know if Hell is real because if it is real you know you are in trouble. I know you don't want to believe me yet, but Hell is real, it is necessary, and you not only need to be saved from it but you can be saved from it. That is the message of the gospel, the "gospel" being the good news of Jesus Christ. I know this message is true. You can know also....if you want to. You can know with absolute certainty that Jesus Christ is God who conquered death after He paid for your sins with His sinless blood so He purchased your pardon and you can be forgiven of all your sin. You can be reconciled with God and know you have eternal life, know that heaven is your home and you are saved from Hell.
I am not in Heaven right now for the same reason you are not in Hell right now. God has a purpose for us here. For me, it's to honor Him with the life He gave me and I do this with great joy while knowing I deserve to die and burn in Hell but I am forgiven and as the Savior lives I will live with Him forever. Death will not hold me as it holds my body in dying now. The promise of God is to deliver sinners from their body of death, set them free from the chains of sin which are pulling them down to Hell. Jesus tore away the bars of death, He is God who reigns in victory over sin and will be the Judge of all and the Savior of all who believe on Him , repent of their sin and receive Him by faith as He is, The LORD God our Savior, our Creator who died for us to be our Savior and buy us back from the curse of sin which is eternal death in Hell. God does not want anybody to go to Hell, that's why He took our place in death to pay our price to buy us back from it. Of course I'm not good enough to be in Heaven. Only God and His holy angels who never sinned are good enough to be in Heaven. Heaven is my home, the way for me to go there was made by God Himself in Jesus Christ who is the door by which all can enter if they will receive Him by faith as their Savior. If you be honest with God regarding your sin and your need of salvation, and believe on Jesus as ask God in Jesus' name to save you from your sins, He will hear you and He will save you and Jesus will be in you a new Spirit, a well of living water springing up to eternal life and it will fill your cup to overflowing so you will tell of His love with joy and worship Him in freedom.
God will not force you to believe, He will not force you to worship Him. I worship Him because I know what He did for me when He took my place in death and paid my price so I could be forgiven and not have to pay in Hell. I know Heaven is my home and I will gladly serve and worship the One who Created me and died for me to save me from Hell...forever and forever I will praise His name and bow to Him in thankfulness with perfect freedom when this body of sin is destroyed and changed into a new body like Jesus's resurrected body, when this mortal shall put on immortality, when this corruption shall be change to incorruptible and I will be forever changed and free of sin and never sin again because Jesus took all my sin on Himself and left it behind in the grave when He conquered the death that is in my body through sin.
