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1984 & A/S/K revisited
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited
April 18, 2013 at 6:35 pm (This post was last modified: April 18, 2013 at 6:59 pm by Godscreated.)
(April 18, 2013 at 9:45 am)pocaracas Wrote:
(April 18, 2013 at 7:42 am)Godschild Wrote: I'll go with post #93.
LOL!
Good one! You got me!

But how did you come to know about this god/christ fellow you talk about?

I was raised in church and became a Christian as a teenager, much later than most at my church. By the time I graduated from high school I left church and found the world and lived as the world for years. Returned to church and found a true relationship with Christ. This is the short of it, would take to long to write the details as they are many.
(April 18, 2013 at 2:22 pm)Esquilax Wrote:
(April 18, 2013 at 7:42 am)Godschild Wrote:


Not literally, no. But what else would you call a choice like this: "You can believe in me or not, you've got free will. But if you don't believe in me, I'm going to send you to a magical land full of pain and suffering when you die, and that'll never end." How can you possibly think that this choice is fair and balanced in any way? How is it that you're unable to see the threat there, the "gun" I was talking about?

If a criminal approached me and offered me a choice thusly: "You can give me your wallet or not, but if you don't I'm going to kneecap you," and I get kneecapped, would you think it's my fault? "What do you want from the guy? He told you what would happen if you didn't give him your wallet!"

The reality of the situation is that, according to your theology, I've been forced into a choice I never wanted, and given heavily punitive measures if I opt to choose one option. How can you possibly think this is consistent with actual free will?

You're comparing God to a criminal, God is not trying to rob you, He wants you to come into a relationship with Him, you don't have to. This entire universe belongs to God everything, even your life. He gave you your life and He has given you everything you have, what kind of criminal gives. Your rejection of His love is where one goes wrong.
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.
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1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 9, 2013 at 12:55 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Undeceived - April 9, 2013 at 2:09 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 9, 2013 at 2:13 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 9, 2013 at 3:20 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 9, 2013 at 3:31 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 9, 2013 at 8:07 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Anomalocaris - April 10, 2013 at 1:13 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Drich - April 17, 2013 at 11:11 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Esquilax - April 17, 2013 at 11:47 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Undeceived - April 9, 2013 at 6:58 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 9, 2013 at 11:52 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 10, 2013 at 12:24 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 10, 2013 at 12:44 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Undeceived - April 10, 2013 at 1:01 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 10, 2013 at 8:57 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Undeceived - April 10, 2013 at 1:08 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 10, 2013 at 7:53 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Ryantology - April 10, 2013 at 9:03 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 11, 2013 at 4:01 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Ryantology - April 11, 2013 at 1:36 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 11, 2013 at 5:48 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 12, 2013 at 5:16 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 12, 2013 at 6:16 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by pocaracas - April 12, 2013 at 11:08 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 14, 2013 at 10:18 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 14, 2013 at 11:15 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Neo-Scholastic - April 14, 2013 at 11:22 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 15, 2013 at 4:41 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 15, 2013 at 2:10 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Esquilax - April 15, 2013 at 7:27 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 15, 2013 at 12:46 pm
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 15, 2013 at 11:48 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Neo-Scholastic - April 15, 2013 at 8:30 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Tonus - April 15, 2013 at 11:19 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 16, 2013 at 12:10 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Esquilax - April 16, 2013 at 3:15 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 16, 2013 at 3:55 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by pocaracas - April 16, 2013 at 5:30 am
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 16, 2013 at 10:55 pm
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Ryantology - April 17, 2013 at 6:40 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Esquilax - April 18, 2013 at 12:59 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Waratah - April 18, 2013 at 8:11 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 10, 2013 at 1:12 am
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 11, 2013 at 4:29 am
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by downbeatplumb - April 12, 2013 at 2:42 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Undeceived - April 12, 2013 at 5:44 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Darkstar - April 12, 2013 at 6:08 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Esquilax - April 12, 2013 at 10:57 pm
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Esquilax - April 13, 2013 at 2:26 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Undeceived - April 13, 2013 at 4:41 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Esquilax - April 14, 2013 at 5:57 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by downbeatplumb - April 14, 2013 at 5:31 am
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 12, 2013 at 9:02 pm
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Tonus - April 13, 2013 at 7:12 am
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by downbeatplumb - April 13, 2013 at 11:35 am
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by downbeatplumb - April 14, 2013 at 6:15 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by The Grand Nudger - April 14, 2013 at 8:19 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by downbeatplumb - April 14, 2013 at 10:47 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 14, 2013 at 10:52 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Ryantology - April 17, 2013 at 12:09 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 17, 2013 at 12:55 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Ryantology - April 17, 2013 at 1:41 am
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Ryantology - April 17, 2013 at 9:07 am
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by pocaracas - April 17, 2013 at 11:18 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by FallentoReason - April 17, 2013 at 11:32 am
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by pocaracas - April 17, 2013 at 6:01 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 18, 2013 at 7:42 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by pocaracas - April 18, 2013 at 9:45 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 18, 2013 at 6:35 pm
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 19, 2013 at 12:15 am
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Esquilax - April 19, 2013 at 2:48 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Esquilax - April 18, 2013 at 2:22 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Waratah - April 19, 2013 at 1:12 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 19, 2013 at 1:29 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Waratah - April 19, 2013 at 3:27 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Tonus - April 19, 2013 at 6:43 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 19, 2013 at 8:43 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Waratah - April 19, 2013 at 10:24 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Waratah - April 17, 2013 at 9:14 pm
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RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Brayton.l - April 19, 2013 at 12:14 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by downbeatplumb - April 19, 2013 at 11:34 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 22, 2013 at 2:35 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by pocaracas - April 22, 2013 at 5:03 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 22, 2013 at 1:03 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by downbeatplumb - April 22, 2013 at 1:03 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 22, 2013 at 3:31 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by The Grand Nudger - April 22, 2013 at 12:46 pm
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Godschild - April 23, 2013 at 3:57 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by Esquilax - April 23, 2013 at 5:26 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by The Grand Nudger - April 23, 2013 at 9:12 am
RE: 1984 & A/S/K revisited - by pocaracas - April 23, 2013 at 9:32 am



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