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RE: To explain knowledge of God
October 16, 2014 at 12:10 pm
(October 16, 2014 at 12:04 pm)professor Wrote: You guys never fail to provide me with mirth.
Learning about this Satan character comes from a myriad of sources including the Bible.
Do you know nothing about the civilizations that went before the veneration of Darwin?
I suppose the question would be how many cultures DIDN'T have evil spirits?
The naturalist, unable (unwilling?) to grasp anything he can't fit in a test tube, just rejects everything which went before his superior "Enlightenment".
when you see Beyonce , and a number of other celebrities making the illuminati triangle, winking at you or holding their hands in the triple 6 mode, or the devil horned hand sign (done also by many world leaders, beside entertainers)- these people are signaling their allegiance to something unseen.
The symbol of which is on the U.S. dollar.
As for rejecting your destiny because you think it is demeaning, I think the opposite way- God is inviting goofy me into union with Himself.
See, the way UP is to go lower, the way DOWN is to elevate yourself.
Satan sought to elevate himself over God and was cast down.
Jesus lowered Himself to become a man and will forever be elevated.
I urge you to seek mental health care.
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RE: To explain knowledge of God
October 16, 2014 at 12:13 pm
(October 15, 2014 at 1:47 am)Alex K Wrote: So you are not back. Does that mean people should not bother to respond here because it's nkt posted with the intention to have a discussion?
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RE: To explain knowledge of God
October 16, 2014 at 12:24 pm
(October 16, 2014 at 12:04 pm)professor Wrote: You guys never fail to provide me with mirth.
Learning about this Satan character comes from a myriad of sources including the Bible.
Do you know nothing about the civilizations that went before the veneration of Darwin?
I suppose the question would be how many cultures DIDN'T have evil spirits?
The naturalist, unable (unwilling?) to grasp anything he can't fit in a test tube, just rejects everything which went before his superior "Enlightenment".
when you see Beyonce , and a number of other celebrities making the illuminati triangle, winking at you or holding their hands in the triple 6 mode, or the devil horned hand sign (done also by many world leaders, beside entertainers)- these people are signaling their allegiance to something unseen.
The symbol of which is on the U.S. dollar.
As for rejecting your destiny because you think it is demeaning, I think the opposite way- God is inviting goofy me into union with Himself.
See, the way UP is to go lower, the way DOWN is to elevate yourself.
Satan sought to elevate himself over God and was cast down.
Jesus lowered Himself to become a man and will forever be elevated.
I agree with chas. Seek help from a mental health care professional.
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RE: To explain knowledge of God
October 16, 2014 at 12:27 pm
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(October 16, 2014 at 12:04 pm)professor Wrote: As for rejecting your destiny because you think it is demeaning, I think the opposite way- God is inviting goofy me into union with Himself.
You are counting your chickens even before imagining the rocks you mistakenly took to be eggs had hatched.
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RE: To explain knowledge of God
October 16, 2014 at 12:31 pm
(October 16, 2014 at 12:04 pm)professor Wrote: I suppose the question would be how many cultures DIDN'T have evil spirits? None of them had evil spirits. But a lot of them thought that evil spirits were to blame for everything from a mild cough to earthquakes. Or do you still think that the earth is flat and covered by a dome upon which god rests his feet?
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RE: To explain knowledge of God
October 16, 2014 at 1:08 pm
(October 16, 2014 at 12:04 pm)professor Wrote: Learning about this Satan character comes from a myriad of sources Trusting the diary of someone who obsessively bitches about her ex boyfriend? Thanks, I'll pass. Mark Twain had this to say.
"I have no special regard for Satan; but I can at least claim that I have no prejudice against him. It may even be that I lean a little his way, on account of his not having a fair show. All religions issue bibles against him, and say the most injurious things about him, but we never hear his side. We have none but evidence for the prosecution and yet we have rendered the verdict. To my mind, this is irregular. It is un-English. It is un-American; it is French."
Just food for thought Proff.
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RE: To explain knowledge of God
October 16, 2014 at 1:10 pm
Oh, prof, you really do say the darndest things!
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: To explain knowledge of God
October 17, 2014 at 8:40 am
(October 16, 2014 at 12:06 am)Surgenator Wrote: So your God failed your promises test. Therefore, he doesn't exist just like Odin doesn't exist. He did not fail MY promise test.. MY promise test has one adhearing to his end of what is recorded in the bible. to date no one who says they sought God has actually followed the steps as outlined in luke 11.
Quote:Or are you telling me this so we can re-examine what it is you 'did for me jesus character?'
Quote:What??? How about you examine your own delusions before claiming I have one.
You JUST made the claim that you tested God and He failed. I am asking to 'test' your test.
If it is as you say then you should have no issue allowing to scrutinize your testing efforts.
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RE: To explain knowledge of God
October 17, 2014 at 8:41 am
If God really wants me to know he exists, he knows where I live. I'll be waiting.
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RE: To explain knowledge of God
October 17, 2014 at 9:58 am
(October 16, 2014 at 12:04 pm)professor Wrote: I suppose the question would be how many cultures DIDN'T have evil spirits?
Wait. Is your argument that because every culture in the past was superstitious, even though most of them believed wrong things, that this must mean some superstitions are correct, and those happen to be your superstitions?
Because that's one helluva leap to make. Especially given that there are so many "wrong" superstitions out there that it seems illogical to assume any of them are right.
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