Your beliefs?
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- discipler0
worrrrrrd.
- nLHb0
i believe in the church of the almighty kuz
*gets down on knees
- Jaline0
Leah, you should set yourself up for the worst scenarios, don't you?
lol.
- Kuz0
I still don't understand sin -
it is BOTH as a result of our actions and something ethereal connected with a tainted soul because of something somebody else did?
I never asked to be born dammit!
- discipler0
Kuz, I see where you are coming from with the notion that humans have the propensity for inventing ideas in an attempt to meet their innermost longings. And I think this is just what world religions do. But... I think that Biblical Christianity stands in stark contrast. In effect, it flies in the face of our human nature. World religions say, "you can do it yourself, just pray so many times, do these 8 fold steps, say this many hail-marys, bow towards Mecca, etc... etc.. etc...". In contrast, the Bible teaches that we cannot do anything to help ourselves and that God, in his love, took on human likeness, lived a perfect life in exchange for our inperfect lives and then paid a penalty we deserved so that we would not have to. And that we receive this as a free gift that cannot be earned (human nature likes to earn things... we like to have something to do with it). So, I think God's perfect plan of redemption demonstrates that it is far from something people could have gotten together and schemed... it would not have come out that way.
- Elfangio0
"Religion it is the Opium of the people"
Dont remember who said this but very true! We, as human beings are not ready to live a life of true, the true is rought though I dont know what the true is...shit I have to change my dealer!!!
- laurus0
If you've gone so far down this thread—get a life.
- discipler0
haha, kuz. I know. It's not fair. We did not ask to be born with a sin nature. I'm thankful that there is a provision though... and that it's a free gift. :)
- nLHb0
haha jaline i do it on purpose :P
- Jaline0
:)
- jakeyj0
it was marx who said
religion is the opiate of the masses
and its so true.
- Elfangio0
I dont undurstand why some need a book to tell what is in your heart!!
- Kuz0
I don't see how that makes the Bible stand in stark contrast to anything discipler. I don't see how any of that flies in the face of human nature - it totally follows human nature.
Anyway, i've gotten bored of this topic now.
- discipler0
Agreed, Elfangio. One need only look around to see the pervading power of sin in the world.
- nLHb0
hmm kuz is smiting me
why kuz why???
- Elfangio0
So why are you always calling the Bible?
- Kuz0
eugh, i'm a shmuck
why shud i ask for forgiveness.. discipler, and seek redemption - when i never asked to be borned?????
- discipler0
Well, if humans had conjured it up it would be like the other religions of the word, i.e.: performance based. "Do!".
Biblical Christianity is receiving Christ as a gift without performance. "Done!".
It was "done" when Christ said, "It is finished." on the cross. :)
- _smk0
Agreed, Elfangio. One need only look around to see the pervading power of sin in the world.
discipler
(Apr 20 05, 07:08)Not just sin though man, I see kindness and love around the world too, and not exclusively from people who prescribe to the bible.
;)
- Jaline0
from Nt, right _smk?