RE: What is your Favorite Religious Contradiction?
May 26, 2011 at 1:33 am
(This post was last modified: May 26, 2011 at 1:45 am by Godscreated.)
(April 4, 2009 at 3:52 pm)Ted1205 Wrote: I totally understand. The entire chapter 20 of Leviticus tells us to kill so many people, even disobedient children. Which definitely goes against the Ten Commandments.
The scriptures do not call for the killing of children, not in the way your thinking.
(April 5, 2009 at 6:42 am)athoughtfulman Wrote: Philippians 3:8 - 8What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ.
I believe most Christians vastly fall short of the standard of living that is required of a servant of Jesus.
At the very least, many western Christians still find it appropriate to have a big house, nice car, etc etc etc, when rather they're calling is to a simple life of worship of God. Too many Christians feel that it's ok to twist the words of the bible to suit their desires. I usually wouldn't care, but if everyone is twisting the words to mean different things and different standards then the bible is rendered useless by the vast amount of rubbish interpretations out there.
Your right, most christians do not live lives as servants for Christ, I'm guilty of that myself, I do know people who have great wealth that are true servants and I believe that God has blessed them with this wealth because they use it to serve Christ. God welcomes the poor and rich into the church, in his eyes they are equal. He leads them to serve as their abilities allow.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
