Posted on 04/25/2005 7:59:46 AM PDT by NotchJohnson
Sounds like they need more money to put into promoting homosexuality, gay marriages, removing drug laws, promoting anti-semitism, etc. The usual stuff the liberal-left churches do.
What denomination brought you to the savior?
Nope, I'm a Deist.
Why, I don't think I'll tell you at the moment. I'll just pray for you.
"Goodness? How does that work for a believer in nothing. No good or evil is possible in your religion."
Amazing. I have no religion. That does not mean I do not have a clear understanding of good and evil, nor does it mean that I have no clearly defined morality.
Those I learned from my parents and from my own studies. They are just as solid as yours, I guarantee. Among them is the belief that insulting people is wrong. That is why I do not do that, and if I fail and somehow insult someone, I apologize and try not do do so again.
Further, I do not believe in nothing. I have many beliefs. I do disbelieve in supernatural entities, however, but I recognize that many people do believe in them, and wish them well in their beliefs, so long as those beliefs do not lead them to do evil.
I believe in people's actions as an indication of their moral compass, not their words or professions of faith. If you act in good ways, then I will consider you a good person with a strong moral sense. If not, then I will consider you in another light.
Be well.
It's "The Reverend", not just "Reverend".
A subtle distinction, but we wince when we hear someone styling themself as "Reverend", as in "Reverend Jesse Jackson".
I have also seen priests addressed in writing as "Fr.", I thought it meant "Friar", at first, was embarrassed later at my mistake.
He'd splash around a bunch of vicious, snooty rhetoric about "Papist heresy," of course.
And then He would want us to constantly urinate on one another's shoes over fine points of doctrine, scream malapropism at unbelievers, and generally act like a bunch of brainless savages.
Sometimes I wonder if those who declare themselves so even know the same Christ I do. Maybe we should require all church leaders to read Matthew 23 every morning before they leave home. It certainly couldn't hurt.
That would make someone care about what you think about a God. And maybe on the right thread you could tell people why you reject Christ, but no one should really care what you think about how Christians should act with one another.
The Lord loves us all, of course, but I think if He was on the ground today, he would spend a period of time slapping the crap out of the so-called Christians.
8-)
Ok, thanks.
I was just curious why, if you valued me coming to Christ, you wouldn't tell me how to do it differently than I'm doing it. What I'm doing must be wrong,,,right?
Many a loving smack has been handed out by a caring father. We could hope for no less.
When Jesus told us to feed the poor, I don't recall him making exceptions for Catholic assistance.
Ooops. no God, no right or wrong. Maybe you can explain to me how there is right or wrong in your religion.
Absolutely...And hopefully, the 'faith in Jesus as your savior' came first...
I'm a big fan of Matthew. It's less popular, though, in some churches than the writings of Paul. I've never quite understood that, but it sure seems to be true.
Matthew seems to me to be the clearest Biblical statement of how Christians should live. I remember memorizing the entire book when I was a teenager.
"Ooops. no God, no right or wrong. Maybe you can explain to me how there is right or wrong in your religion."
As I said before, I have no religion. Right and wrong are concepts laid out, not only in religion, but it all social systems. It is a mistake to assume that the only people who have a morality and a knowledge of what is right and wrong just happen to be Christians.
You're free to believe that, I suppose, but it's just not true.
If you really mean that, apologise and leave the thread because your presence here quoting scripture to believers is an insult.
I'd bet plenty that won't happen.
"Absolutely...And hopefully, the 'faith in Jesus as your savior' came first..."
Bingo. Faith in Jesus then works will follow. Those who teach salvation through works has it wrong.
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