The starving children in Africa are glad you are doing well and send their regards.

If you would have used "salivation" I might have paid more attention.

As it is, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.................

(June 3, 2018 at 6:23 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: The Congregation of Jehovah's Presbytery of Zion holds the one and only key to Salvation.

That's funny! The Greek word translated as "cross", stauros, just refers to a stick with a pointy end--stake. Jesus merely stated that "If you wish to be my disciple(student), you must pick up your stake and follow me". He also said that you cannot build a structure with partial information and, you cannot fight a battle with out all the necessary information to guarantee a victory. So then, (paraphrasing)pick up you stake and follow ME as I gots people so to see and things to do and I'm not going to be here tomorrow! See how simple?

Yet, Christians think they must "bear a cross"! Whatever that means?

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(June 3, 2018 at 6:34 pm)Joods Wrote: I don't need nonsensical preaching of a magical sky daddy or the threat of eternal damnation if I don't pledge my full devotion and complete love to said invisible being. Fuck that shit. I live for me and my family.  No god needed.

Welcome to the world of complete uselessness! Me, me, me, my, my, my! Do you not know that if you reach out to others in God's love(not "yours", don't be so arrogant!), they will love you back! Now, HOW COOL IS THAT?!

To agapE-love others, according to Greek thinking and usage, merely means to take an active interest in another's life, up to, and including, sexuality. Therefore, it has conditions. Only a stupid theologian will tell you it's "unconditional" or, "impersonal"!

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(June 3, 2018 at 7:16 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: If you would have used "salivation" I might have paid more attention.

As it is, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.................

Would you quit assuming that I am smart! I am a stupid surfer from Huntington Beach CA! grrrrrrrrr………. what?

Again - I'll pass on your preaching. If your god wanted me to know him, he'd appear in physical form and wouldn't need messengers.

(June 3, 2018 at 7:15 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: The starving children in Africa are glad you are doing well and send their regards.

You are assuming the lie that God is, somehow, omni everything. The bible does not indicate that God is "Omni" anything!

People often ask, "Why do bad things happen to good people"? It is a stupid question because Jesus said, "Why do you call me 'good'? 'Only my Father in the sky(authoritative position) is good'".

So, they will have a tough time explaining what "good" means.

Jesus also said, "When did I know you?". If He said that He does not know them: then how is He omni?

Therefore, as the bible plainly states, "God knows the ones whom are His! Therefore, He doesn't know the rest! So, whatever happens to them is the product of worldly thinking! NOT God!

Do you want a different God? There ain't one!

(June 3, 2018 at 7:51 pm)Haipule Wrote: You are assuming the lie that God is, somehow, omni everything. The bible does not indicate that God is "Omni" anything!

People often ask, "Why do bad things happen to good people"? It is a stupid question because Jesus said, "Why do you call me 'good'? 'Only my Father in the sky(authoritative position) is good'".

So, they will have a tough time explaining what "good" means.

Jesus also said, "When did I know you?". If He said that He does not know them: then how is He omni?

Therefore, as the bible plainly states, "God knows the ones whom are His! Therefore, He doesn't know the rest! So, whatever happens to them is the product of worldly thinking! NOT God!

Do you want a different God? There ain't one!

There's a steaming load presented here.  It reeks of attempted humor disguising religiosity.  

And there are certainly plenty of gods.  A wonderful list of deities

Well, at least you've rationalized a way to sleep at night.

You're not gonna go all Marshall Applewhite on us, are ya?

I don't care what any magic book says about imaginary friends.

(June 3, 2018 at 7:06 pm)Haipule Wrote:

(June 3, 2018 at 6:08 pm)The Industrial Atheist Wrote: I did do one thing different already with the life I didn't like. I stopped believing in god. I feel much better, much of the time.

Nice start! "Believing" in God is only for the completely useless! Glad your being useful! However, full usefulness requires a trust in a Father so you can have huge balls! My Father is BIG! So are my balls!

I never said believers were useless. I couldn't be a functional adult, especially in the United States, if I thought all believers were useless. I think they'd still be useful if they didn't believe though. Although I hate to put people in categories of "usefull" and 'useless." Even people that I don't like, and that tends to be for very good reason, are useful to somebody.

But, I'm happy with my balls. I don't need to bounce around on them like that episode of South Park.