(July 7, 2012 at 2:15 am)Godschild Wrote: John 8:12 ...Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
Ephesians 5:7 Therefore do not associate with them; 8) for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9) for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true, 10) and try and discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11) Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
1st John 1:5 This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. 6) If we say we have fellowship with Him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7) But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8) If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us....
1st John 2:9 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. 10) Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. 11) But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
(July 7, 2012 at 1:51 am)Staccato Wrote: If you read the Bible and take the good stuff from there (don't kill, don't steal, love your neighbour, help the poor etc.) that can be viewed as positive Christianity. But once you get to the part where you start to believe in anti-gay, anti-abortion and so on...thing start to get negative.
They were not negative for a few thousand years, the God of the Bible has not changed and neither has His word, people have changed and IMO for the worse. Shouldn't what has stood as truth for thousands of tears still hold true, the ones you named above has not been changed by man, why have the ones you refer to as negative.
I would not like them
here or there.
I would not like them
anywhere.
I do not like
green eggs and ham.
I do not like them,
Sam-I-am
Godschild (pease be upon the soldier in god's army),
Do you see how easy it is to invoke quotes from books? I maintain that my quote gives other humans more practical advice...don't fucking eat green eggs and ham. The only exception I grant is if you are eating green eggs and ham on March 17th. On this particular day you can be reasonably assured that the green is a consequence of food coloring for the sake of St. Patrick's Day.
Dr. Seuss is morally superior to the God of the Bible. QED!
