(December 21, 2013 at 4:26 pm)themonkeyman Wrote: [quote='Chad32' pid='567406' dateline='1387635456']
Hey Chad,
tmm Wrote:
tmm Wrote:I do find however that Mainstream Christianity is a poison, It sucks people in, Then people start getting caught up in church stuff mean while subliminally every sunday they are being told they deserve hell.
How does the church suck people in? Why do you believe that Christians would tell Christians they deserve hell, that makes no sense? You say Christians start getting caught up in church stuff, do you mean like worshiping the God who has saved them, or doing things like feeding the poor, tending to the sick, being a friend to a stranger who is in need of someone who needs a listening ear, working in their communities to help those in many different needs. The Southern Baptist Church Relief Organization is the third largest in the world, just behind the Red Cross and Salvation Army. All three are Christian based and do more in disaster relief than any country. Are these the things you are referring to.
tmm Wrote:So eventually when peoples deck of cards fall down they are too afraid to leave as the Human instinct is to defend itself which would then mean to stay in the Church.
Could it be the Holy Spirit is still working with those who are falling to doubt, could it be that God's love is still within then telling them they are making a mistake.
tmm Wrote:I believe in Spiritualism that we are on our own walk with God and It is encouraged to seek enlightenment through knowledge. Don't settle for blind faith settle for what you feel is right!
What if and I say what if what he fills right is the wrong thing and when he dies he finds himself on the wrong side of God's justice, you really think going on feeling and nothing else is a good idea. By the way faith is not blind, faith comes from the discovery of truth.
GC
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.
