(July 23, 2013 at 1:06 am)Godschild Wrote: When I pray I do not expect God to answer immediately, most of prayer is answered through scripture, for me this is the best way to confirm God's answers, what better than through His word. I have on occasion heard God, in my head so to speak, answer very specific prayer. No long sentences just a word or two that is always supported through scripture. I've always wondered why people don't understand God's word, but the longer i'm here the more I see that people think the Bible is nothing but stories and rules. The Bible is so much more, it is truly the way we come to know God and confirm His actions in and for our lives.^this
You are basically finding sentences in the Bible that can ease your pain.
But then, what is the difference between doing this and, say, listening to a song that is particularly meaningful to you? I mean, anyone can listen to "Yesterday" and find it soothing for pain, but that does not mean that McCartney and Lennon are gods.
Oh yeah I was forgetting: you've been taught to believe what the bible says, thus you fear god and his punishment after your death. That must be why the bible has such a meaning to you, your own life after death depends from your adherence to it!
Wouldn't it be so much simpler just to think by yourself and decide what to do independently as a human deserves?
"Every luxury has a deep price. Every indulgence, a cosmic cost. Each fiber of pleasure you experience causes equivalent pain somewhere else. This is the first law of emodynamics [sic]. Joy can be neither created nor destroyed. The balance of happiness is constant.
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
