I warn you that if you take God's Word lightly and that if you make jokes of having hidden things in church, that God will not just let you walk away with it. He will hold you accountable and as your topic says, God is Holy, His church and His Word is holy. Don't just fool around. It's like poking your finger in His eye.
And I warn you that if you do not burn a sheep in homage every tenth day, Zeus will smite you with lightning for eternity in the afterlife!!
Originally posted by AThousandYoungZues is not real he is a dead god.
[b]I warn you that if you take God's Word lightly and that if you make jokes of having hidden things in church, that God will not just let you walk away with it. He will hold you accountable and as your topic says, God is Holy, His church and His Word is holy. Don't just fool around. It's like poking your finger in His eye.
And I warn [i]you ...[text shortened]... ep in homage every tenth day, Zeus will smite you with lightning for eternity in the afterlife!![/b]
Jesus is the only real Living God.
Originally posted by RBHILL
And there is only one God.
You do not know this to be true. In fact, the Holy Bible seems to suggest against this.
Refer: Exodus 20:2-3
I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.
You shall not have other gods besides me.
Furthermore, if you recall the account from I Kings 18, Elijah never claims that Baal doesn't
exist; Elijah just demonstrates that Baal is impotent.
All the Holy Bible calls you to do is worship the One True God, not to disbelieve in existence
of other gods.
Originally posted by RBHILL
If there was more then one God they would fight all the time.
What theological basis do you have for such a statement?
Nemesio
Originally posted by telerionI quite like the idea of the gods having a fight
Geez, surely gods can find a way to get along, especially the omniscient, omnibenevolent kinds.
Sounds like a big anthropomorpism to me.
Arguing over whose turn is it to smite the earth with plague and pestilence, chucking a few hurricanes, tsunamis, etc about the place.
I'd bet they'd be lovin' it. and besides it'd be pretty lonely without other deities to have a banter with.
I think the greeks and romans had it better before all these christians started up.
Originally posted by RBHILLLet us apply some logic here:
Satan thought to himself to be a god and one day he will suffer in fire forever.
No one truly dies are spirit live on in Hell with out God or in Heaven though Jesus alone.
1. If God is all-knowing and omnipotent then even before the existence of Satan he knew what Satan would do even unto the end of time.
2. In fact, God would be the active force which created Satan.
3. So, Satan is the result of the creative energy of God. That is if you believe that at some point in time there existed God and nothing else.
4. This implies that Satan has a God-given purpose which means that Satan is acting in accordance with the wishes of God.
5. So, Satan only exists because it is Gods' direct will.
6. Why would your God want to send Satan to "suffer in fire forever" when he is acting in concert with God??
7. Perhaps it is more logical to explain the Christian concept of Satan as an attempt to externalise the negative which we all can see within us. That way you are not responsible for evil thoughts (and possibly evil actions). How handy to blame someone else for your own shortcomings.
8. The externalisation of Heaven and Hell is another attempt.
9. If you check your Christian history you will find that 1900 years ago the concept of universal salvation was the most widely taught not the illogical concept of selective salvation which is spewed out today.
In Love there is Life
Angela
Originally posted by nemesioYou are right because money, drugs, any addictions are concidered other God's.
Originally posted by RBHILL
[b]And there is only one God.
You do not know this to be true. In fact, the Holy Bible seems to suggest against this.
Refer: Exodus 20:2-3
I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.
You shall not have other gods besides me.
Furthermore, if you recall th ...[text shortened]... d fight all the time.[/b]
What theological basis do you have for such a statement?
Nemesio[/b]
Originally posted by caissad4If you read your Bible it talk about Satan being the Prence of this world. That is way if you do worldly things against God you sin.
Let us apply some logic here:
1. If God is all-knowing and omnipotent then even before the existence of Satan he knew what Satan would do even unto the end of time.
2. In fact, God would be the active force which created Satan.
3. So, Satan is the result of the creative energy of God. That is if you believe that at some point in time there existed God an ...[text shortened]... ical concept of selective salvation which is spewed out today.
In Love there is Life
Angela
Yes, God know that Satan would sin against Him but He still probably loved him enough to create him. Our souls life forever God is a Holy God and can't be around sin.