03 Aug 04
Originally posted by scoffs2001You mean good by human standards right. Because by God's Standards all have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of god.
if there is a God then He loves me and He'll take care of me anyway. it always seems that needy people turn to God. murderers, rapists and an assortment of scum all turning to Christ to save their souls. do i really want to go to Heaven with myra hindley and jeffrey dahmer...i dont think so. what about the good people in the world that are agnostic.. are they going to hell?
03 Aug 04
Originally posted by RBHILLSo god allows the devil to commit evil. In otherwords, evil couldn't happen without god's consent. God could stop the devil from committing evil, or he could defeat the devil completely, but he chooses not to. It seems that god likes this racket that he and the devil have come up with. God doesn't like to get his hands dirty, so he has the devil do all his dirty work for him while he sits back and basks in the power and the glory.
The Christians God allows the Devil to do evil stuff so that people will cry out to God in there time of need and save them.
If your god does exist, he is just as guilty as the devil. He bears an equal burden in the responsibility for evil.
03 Aug 04
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Originally posted by ivanhoeYou would have enjoyed being here in Zion last night. About five o'clock we got a downpour. Wonderful! Water.
I'm OK SVW. It's terribly hot here in the Low Countries. It's one o'clock in the morning (night) and I'm sweating my head off ...
Utah is a desert you know.
This morning I went for the paper and did a double take. It was actually cool on the stoop. I (did) set and watch the sun come up. My puppy dog got to smell the entire perimeter for a change. She loved it.
mike
03 Aug 04
Originally posted by StarValleyWy
You would have enjoyed being here in Zion last night. About five o'clock we got a downpour. Wonderful! Water.
Utah is a desert you know.
This morning I went for the paper and did a double take. It was actually cool on the stoop. I (did) set and watch the sun come up. My puppy dog got to smell the entire perimeter for a change. She loved it.
mike
Utah, isn't that the place they go to to make those westerns because of the beautiful scenery ? Those "blocks" of mountains standing in the desert ?
03 Aug 04
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Originally posted by ivanhoeYup.
Utah, isn't that the place they go to to make those westerns because of the beautiful scenery ? Those "blocks" of mountains standing in the desert ?
It is "Castle Valley". It is acutally on the border beteen Utah and Arizona. Having been a resident of both... I have no favoritism. Let's call it Arizuta!
The good news is that the Navaho Nation extracts three point seven million dollars for each movie. They are the owners. <sorry Rob. So much for exploitation>
04 Aug 04
Originally posted by rwingettYes there is a spiritual war going on and we are in the middle of it.
So god allows the devil to commit evil. In otherwords, evil couldn't happen without god's consent. God could stop the devil from committing evil, or he could defeat the devil completely, but he chooses not to. It seems that god likes this racket that he and the devil have come up with. God doesn't like to get his hands dirty, so he has the devil do all h ...[text shortened]... st, he is just as guilty as the devil. He bears an equal burden in the responsibility for evil.
04 Aug 04
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Originally posted by rwingettYour theology is indeed "incredible", Mr. Rwingo ... 😉 What a load of genuine b******t
So god allows the devil to commit evil. In otherwords, evil couldn't happen without god's consent. God could stop the devil from committing evil, or he could defeat the devil completely, but he chooses not to. It seems that god likes thi ...[text shortened]... e devil. He bears an equal burden in the responsibility for evil.
loool .... You should apply for a job as a standup Comedian in the Bible belt. Success garanteed !!
04 Aug 04
Originally posted by ivanhoeIs there a devil? If so, how could he continue to exist except by the grace of god? Either god is unable to defeat the devil, in which case he is not omnipotent, or he is capable of defeating him, but is quite happy with letting the devil run amok, in which case he is not omnibenevolent. It's just a variation on the problem of evil which we have touched on before. The christian conception of god is not compatible with the presence of evil in the world.
Your theology is indeed "incredible", Mr. Rwingo ... 😉 What a load of genuine b******t
loool .... You should apply for a job as a standup Comedian in the Bible belt. Success garanteed !!
04 Aug 04
Originally posted by rwingett
Is there a devil? If so, how could he continue to exist except by the grace of god? Either god is unable to defeat the devil, in which case he is not omnipotent, or he is capable of defeating him, but is quite happy with letting the devil run amok, in which case he is not omnibenevolent. It's just a variation on the problem of evil which we have touched on ...[text shortened]... fore. The christian conception of god is not compatible with the presence of evil in the world.
Your theology is not compatible with reality, Rwingo !
I suggest if you want to criticise (Roman Catholic) theology you should study it first !!
04 Aug 04
Originally posted by ivanhoeyes! Since when did a commie who condoned the slaying of five million peasants earn the right to judge the slaying of two million in the wars of the inquisition?
Your theology is not compatible with reality, Rwingo !
I suggest if you want to criticise (Roman Catholic) theology you should study it first !!
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