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If God changed his mind
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 (July 17, 2015 at 10:42 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: This is too the Christians out there. If God suddenly and with absolute certainty it was him came and told all Christians you must steal, rape, and murder and to not do so was a punishable sin what would you do? I would find out when the next AF get together was and carry out God's will. 
 (August 8, 2015 at 9:38 am)Drich Wrote:(July 17, 2015 at 10:42 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: This is too the Christians out there. If God suddenly and with absolute certainty it was him came and told all Christians you must steal, rape, and murder and to not do so was a punishable sin what would you do? Um wow. I hope that was just a really bad sarcastic joke.
We are not made happy by what we acquire but by what we appreciate.
 RE: If God changed his mind
August 8, 2015 at 1:51 pm
(This post was last modified: August 8, 2015 at 1:51 pm by Pyrrho.)
(August 8, 2015 at 10:31 am)lkingpinl Wrote:(August 8, 2015 at 9:38 am)Drich Wrote: I would find out when the next AF get together was and carry out God's will. It should help you to understand why so many atheists really don't like Christianity. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_terrorism Such things are not just talk. "A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence." — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
Pyrrho, this may be a surprise to you but there are some Christians who don't like Christians either.
I've said this a few times on here, this is precisely why Gandhi said "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians". Far too many Christians simply do not act Christian
We are not made happy by what we acquire but by what we appreciate.
 (July 17, 2015 at 10:42 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: This is too the Christians out there. If God suddenly and with absolute certainty it was him came and told all Christians you must steal, rape, and murder and to not do so was a punishable sin what would you do? I wouldn't do it. If God told me to do those things, then He wouldn't be the God I thought I believed in.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh (August 8, 2015 at 5:33 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:Precisely.(July 17, 2015 at 10:42 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: This is too the Christians out there. If God suddenly and with absolute certainty it was him came and told all Christians you must steal, rape, and murder and to not do so was a punishable sin what would you do?
We are not made happy by what we acquire but by what we appreciate.
(August 8, 2015 at 10:31 am)lkingpinl Wrote:(August 8, 2015 at 9:38 am)Drich Wrote: I would find out when the next AF get together was and carry out God's will. I am sure Drich was joking. Not in my taste, mind you, but not all that different from the jokes some people here make about Christians, either. 
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh RE: If God changed his mind
August 8, 2015 at 5:44 pm
(This post was last modified: August 8, 2015 at 5:44 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
I believe God is love and goodness, and that you can't separate those things from Him. That is why, as His creatures, we all have an inherent desire for love and goodness.
There are evil people out there, but even they tend to try to justify their horrible actions as part of some perceived "greater good." Those are my thoughts, anyway.  Hope it helps shed some light on the question.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh   (August 8, 2015 at 5:33 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:People do those things because other people tell them to do them. So you can bet that if some real God character showed up and told you to get busy doing as he says that's exactly what you would do.(July 17, 2015 at 10:42 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: This is too the Christians out there. If God suddenly and with absolute certainty it was him came and told all Christians you must steal, rape, and murder and to not do so was a punishable sin what would you do? |
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