RE: I still don't understand why anyone would make up a person like the Biblical Christ..
August 12, 2011 at 8:17 am
(This post was last modified: August 12, 2011 at 8:25 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(August 12, 2011 at 12:07 am)Godschild Wrote: The story of Ananias and Saphira had nothing to do with them wanting to keep a little of the money, Peter told them that they could have keep all they wanted, they had said they were going to give all of the money they received for the land to the church, they lied, this lie was held against them by God for their lie was against the Holy Spirit. Now the church did not take their lives God did because of the nature of their lie. Hole#2
Man, I'd love to be able to handle real estate agents in such a manner. "Oh, commission? (strikes the bastard dead) Do you think that your explanation of these stories made them sound more, or less creepy GC?
In what way does a god who kills people for lying about their fiscal situation not suggest a psychotic deity (is death the punishment for evading taxes, or fraud where you live)?
Honestly you've just rationalized murder on grounds of failure to pay. What can I say? You don't actually believe this do you?
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