Posted on 10/18/2021 9:46:34 AM PDT by Kaslin
Yes. They also rely on Allah to guide their bullets in battle. I wish the Viet Cong had done that.
Anyone pushing martyrdom is the enemy of all humanity, same as those who urged the Jews to comply in Nazi Germany.
We’re in a war. Pick a side.
God does not decide when you die.
Each of us makes decisions which can affect the final result.
In 70AD, thousands of Christians decided to stay in Jerusalem instead of escaping to safety.
Those that didn’t were killed by the Romans.
In 1938, many Jews in Germany saw what was coming and left everything and GOT OUT.
Most who didn’t were murdered by the Nazis.
You have a choice.
Never assume God is going to save you.
I wonder how many of the posters have been inside a Christian church in the past 12 months. Just sayin…
Somehow I doubt this opinion article would be of much comfort to all the people asking for prayers on behalf of their loved ones who’re hospitalized and dying.
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
As far as I'm concerned death is an upgrade and early retirement.
HOWEVER, being this close to the rapture I would not being around to participate in what generations has been longing for all this time.
No lose situation =)
*would not mind*
Yes, not sure I buy all this.
Sounds like that pre-destination garbage.
Which I’m convinced ultimately led to people thinking exactly that - there’s nothing I can do - so why not screw around and sin all I want?
“Somehow I doubt this opinion article would be of much comfort to all the people asking for prayers on behalf of their loved ones who’re hospitalized and dying.”
All of this “spiritual” posturing in the article is about as empty as the virtue signaling on the left.
Not a problem, I’ve done the same thing many times. Have a good day!
Just no
though he die, yet shall he live; and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die
“you know that Jamestown thing.”
You mean Lucille Ball? She was from Jamestown.
Or maybe Jonestown?
“So a religious fanatic writes an article saying for a Christian death is a good thing.”
The apostle Paul is the one who originally wrote that, and there are many on FR who believe the same. Not fanatics; Bible-believing Christians.
“Ok, then why aren’t all the other religious fanatics hurrying to get onboard with that”
Because they’re not actual “Christians”.
Well I believe in freedom and free will, which are both things that God gave us, so you can believe whatever you want and so can I. I don’t believe that the Bible is the literal word of God, it wasn’t even written by people who were alive when the events occurred. I believe when ones faithful beliefs are proven to be in contradiction to reality, it is incumbent upon one to figure out why and make the proper adjustments. That is why God gave humans a very special brain unlike any other on earth, and he gave us free will, I think God intended us to think for ourselves; he didn’t give us a brain like he gave insects or lizards, brains that are preprogrammed for simple basic survival. God gave us a different kind of brain,bone that can think and feel and learn new things, can be used to figure out the mysteries of the universe. Why would God give us a brain like that and free will if he did not want us to think and reason for ourselves? The very fact that God gave us such a special brain is proof he didn’t want humans to be just typical automotive like the other life he created on Earth.
“I don’t believe that the Bible is the literal word of God ...”
So — not a Christian. As you said, “free will”, so it’s your choice whether to accept or reject.
So another one proves to be a fanatic believing she alone is able to define whom is a Christian. In other words if one does not believe exactly as you do then they’re not a Christian. Too bad, you at first seemed like a reasonable person the you expose yourself as nothing more than a tyrant.
“you expose yourself as nothing more than a tyrant.”
So being pro-free will is tyrannical? I believe that is the exact opposite of being a tyrant. I didn’t define “Christian”; the word and concept were around way before I was.
I explained my terminology very clearly and you’ve decided to interpret it your way, that’s fine but to lie to one’s self is pathetic and totally proves my point about you. I mean if you have to lie to yourself about the clear reason I called you a tyrant has nothing to do with your belief that the Bible is the literal word of God. And the worst part is that you knowingly lied. Tyrant was used because you claim that anyone whom does not believe exactly as you do cannot be a Christian. Period end of story. Now you’ve proven yourself to be a lying tyrant. You should stop digging while you’re behind, you’re just going deeper.
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