(August 10, 2015 at 3:44 am)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:So... lets follow your logic out...(August 9, 2015 at 2:43 pm)Drich Wrote: I would do whatever God told me to do. Why? Because I do not worship a specific ideology/version of morality. I worship God. Example: if religion tells you to do xyz, and let's say God says do ABC, I will always do ABC.OK, since you've found God and will do whatever he tells you to do then walk across the Atlantic Ocean. If you say that such a thing is silly it becomes obvious that you don't really trust God.
The only bit I was joking about is targeting the members of this board. There are plenty of atheists and that live around me to take out first.
But again, God has told us to love Him first and then each other as ourselves. So with the same zeal and effort I follow that command. Not because it is intrinsically the right thing to do, but because I love and serve God. It is only "right" to love God first and love each other, because God said so.
So what if God changed His mind?
It is far more likely that the culture changes its mind about us per our historical record, than God changing his mind on how we are to act.
You identified that I do whatever God tells me to do.
Then you tell me to walk over the atlantic ocean.
Next you tell me if I do not, I do not trust God...
Do you not see a problem there?
If no, what you said is that either you believe your god issuing me a command to walk across the atlantic, or youre not able to reason out that you are not God, therefore you telling me to walk across the atlantic is not the same as God giving me the command. (In short Your stupid or your hope is that I'm as dumb as you would have me be.)
Quote: And if you say that God isn't aking you to do that your're ignoring what you just read. If you believe that God created everything in the universe then why would you doubt what you've just read when you write about how you believe the stories in the Bible are true?Conformation that you are a fool.
In the bible are promises by God. ex:IF you do X He will give you 'Y'. Now to test the bible and what God said all one need do is 'X' then wait to receive 'Y'. When one receives 'Y' The bible is then verified to be true.
This exchange on the other hand is a literal fool's errand.
Quote: In this instance you are getting the message directly from God right before your very own face. All you have to do is take the first step into the ocean. You will be just fine once you start walking. But if you don't do it then you lack faith and it's off to the lake of fire with you.Further that you are a fool, in that you believe yourself to be God or you hope I do.
Again, the bible has proven itself to be trust worthy, another thing said in the bible is that 'god'/a spirit claiming to be from God' will never ask you to say or do something not commanded to be in the bible.
Quote:Remember, Jesus walked on water and he said that if a person has true faith thatthe person would be able to do even greater things that Jesus did himself.Again I am not so foolish as to think I am Jesus. No am in a position to judge my actions 'greater' than Christ's own works.
Quote: You won't need to take any food because God fed millions of Israelites with manna from heaven for 40 years in the desert. You won't need clothes or any special equipment because Jesus sent his disciples out to spread the Gospel without those things. The sea is calling your name. If you love God you will do this simple thing to prove it.To say anymore would be to cast pearls before a pig.