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To: La Lydia

“If they are really atheists, why do they care? And why do they care enough to invest in advertisements? I find that very strange.”

In most cases, they are attention whores. I stress most. I know a couple of atheists that are not like that at all. Virtually all others I have met scream nonsense like this to either appear “smart and enlightened” or “shocking”.


17 posted on 11/27/2010 9:35:02 PM PST by edh (I need a better tagline)
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To: edh

Not really.

The nature and progression of sin in our lives, should we fail to return to God, is a degeneracy of the soul, mind and heart.

The first stages are simply placing our thinking, our belief, in anything other than God.

This might be the first stage of thinking for an unbeliever from birth. It scars our minds.

As this progresses, at some point in time, we become exposed to the Gospel, or good news of Christ and what He did on the Cross regarding sin.

When exposed and considered, it may be accepted or rejected. If rejected, the unbeliever continues along a path of grieving the Holy Spirit, then enters into a domain referenced in Scripture as “Quenching the Holy Spirit”.

Quenching the Holy Spirit isn’t merely turning away from God, rather it is a natural degeneracy from grieving the Holy Spirit or being separate from God to now actually attacking God and anything He provides in His Plan.

If continued without control, such degenerate behavior can further degenerate into a fragmented and explosive reaction to anything in life which doesn’t confirm the degenerate’s belief system.

The billboards are merely manifestations of the arrogance of those who post them. They aren’t seeking to help their fellow man, but are instead seeking to avoid any exposure to God or His Word.


43 posted on 11/28/2010 4:55:18 AM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: edh

Not really.

The nature and progression of sin in our lives, should we fail to return to God, is a degeneracy of the soul, mind and heart.

The first stages are simply placing our thinking, our belief, in anything other than God.

This might be the first stage of thinking for an unbeliever from birth. It scars our minds.

As this progresses, at some point in time, we become exposed to the Gospel, or good news of Christ and what He did on the Cross regarding sin.

When exposed and considered, it may be accepted or rejected. If rejected, the unbeliever continues along a path of grieving the Holy Spirit, then enters into a domain referenced in Scripture as “Quenching the Holy Spirit”.

Quenching the Holy Spirit isn’t merely turning away from God, rather it is a natural degeneracy from grieving the Holy Spirit or being separate from God to now actually attacking God and anything He provides in His Plan.

If continued without control, such degenerate behavior can further degenerate into a fragmented and explosive reaction to anything in life which doesn’t confirm the degenerate’s belief system.

The billboards are merely manifestations of the arrogance of those who post them. They aren’t seeking to help their fellow man, but are instead seeking to avoid any exposure to God or His Word.


44 posted on 11/28/2010 4:59:32 AM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: edh

Not really.

The nature and progression of sin in our lives, should we fail to return to God, is a degeneracy of the soul, mind and heart.

The first stages are simply placing our thinking, our belief, in anything other than God.

This might be the first stage of thinking for an unbeliever from birth. It scars our minds.

As this progresses, at some point in time, we become exposed to the Gospel, or good news of Christ and what He did on the Cross regarding sin.

When exposed and considered, it may be accepted or rejected. If rejected, the unbeliever continues along a path of grieving the Holy Spirit, then enters into a domain referenced in Scripture as “Quenching the Holy Spirit”.

Quenching the Holy Spirit isn’t merely turning away from God, rather it is a natural degeneracy from grieving the Holy Spirit or being separate from God to now actually attacking God and anything He provides in His Plan.

If continued without control, such degenerate behavior can further degenerate into a fragmented and explosive reaction to anything in life which doesn’t confirm the degenerate’s belief system.

The billboards are merely manifestations of the arrogance of those who post them. They aren’t seeking to help their fellow man, but are instead seeking to avoid any exposure to God or His Word.


45 posted on 11/28/2010 5:13:13 AM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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