Posted on 04/17/2014 11:35:37 AM PDT by SkyPilot
U2 frontman Bono talks about his faith and answers the question "Who is Jesus?" in the video below. Click play to watch.
Link Here with Video (2 mins 46 secs)
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Absolutely true, but sadly lost upon her. Recent posts from her lead me to doubt that she believes in God at all.
So I've noticed.
You've 'proved' nothing.
Tossing out a bunch of Scripture and then claiming it makes your point don't get it.
You actually have to SHOW your work here; since it is so far out of line with traditional Christianity.
See; this is a claim.
"Where's the beef?", as Clara would ask.
Broad brush technique.
What PERCENTAGE of 'christians' did so; for we KNOW that ...
...Christians have also used the Bible as justification for ELIMINATION of slavery.
I've see no statement of faith from her; other than posts that show how convinced she is that her research is correct.
Just checking in. Has anyone made any progress with the Lady?
No. Time to start the plagues.
LOL.
Kind of, anyway.
I was hoping that by this point something may have clicked. To me, even someone who seems so adamant about resisting the Gospel is showing a sign interest.
Prayers are continued. I don’t believe that all this Q & A was for nothing at all.
So basically, Christianity can be used as justification for any number of things. Slavery, oppression, freedom, charity... does it mean it is actually responsible for any of them? No. It’s just the rationale.
There may be no duct tape left on the planet after that comment, SC. LOL!
More things to ponder:
1. Born of a man and a woman = Born sinner already condemned to burn eternally in Hell
Born of a woman alone (however it defies all natural laws known to man and requires man to put aside all God-given intellect to accept) = Savior absolutely sinless and beyond reproach
It boggles the mind how God continues to give out the first type as gifts to man and man considers them blessings.
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2. Some people apparently relish the ancient fable in the OT about a woman and a snake (#703, #707). Perhaps they may want to temper their scorn of the woman a bit considering that:
At least half of all Christians today (Catholics) honor a woman as the Mother of God, essentially putting a woman above God.
If you want proof modern Christianity has little to do with the Almighty, there you have it.
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3. As evidenced in this thread alone, people are so enamored with John 3:16 they seem to enjoy the sound of the verse swirling in their head without thinking much. Let’s look closer:
* “For God so loved the world,”
Obviously not so much that he is willing to forgive with no strings attached all human beings, his children, that dwell therein.
* “that he gave his only begotten Son,”
Every human being is a precious child of God. Period. Anyone who denies that is the true unbeliever.
* “that whosoever believeth in him”
By ‘him’, does it mean the ancient Hebrew god Yahweh (Jehovah) that later morphed into the NT god that morphed once again into Jesus? No, thanks.
* “should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Who condemned the world to perish in the first place? And for what grievous crimes that fit the sentence?
Some will say man had chosen death since the time of Adam and Eve. If so, God should stop gifting man with children anymore, and should have done so right after man made that choice. As I mentioned earlier in #610, I don’t recall ever asking to be born into the world. Does anyone?
Organized religion is nothing without aggrandized rhetoric and catch phrases, because they always work, apparently.
Then why did you not answer the question:
Would you then, by extension call our U.S. Constitution a cultish document?
So the DISorganized kind is better?
How about None_at_all?
Does that work?
Don't worry; as I doubt you'll be in it forever.
I’m sorry, I thought my answer was clear: No, I don’t consider the Constitution to be cultish, because it isn’t a Christian document. I don’t see any references to Jesus in it.
LOL. Ain’t it the truth.
Can’t get rid of Him no matter how much a person may try.
What's your take on an earlier document?
Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic; for our better ordering, and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the 11th of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, 1620.
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
Religious Affiliation of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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The signers of the Declaration of Independence were a profoundly intelligent, religious and ethically-minded group. Four of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were current or former full-time preachers, and many more were the sons of clergymen. Other professions held by signers include lawyers, merchants, doctors and educators. These individuals, too, were for the most part active churchgoers and many contributed significantly to their churches both with contributions as well as their service as lay leaders. The signers were members of religious denominations at a rate that was significantly higher than average for the American Colonies during the late 1700s. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2546951/posts
No offense, but I’m not spending the rest of my life here answering questions on every tangent that has ever crossed your mind. I’ve explained my take on Jesus: he was a politician campaigning to be King of Israel and he was killed. That’s my contribution to this thread, I’ve stated the three prophecies I think his biography was groomed to fulfil in order to gain followers, and that subsequent events are largely fictionalized. I really don’t have anything else to add, and if this doesn’t satisfy you, I am sorry. Farewell.
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