All religions cannot be true at the same time, because they teach many things completely opposite from one another. Now, they could all be wrong, but they can't all be right. You’re turning a blind eye to the common ground though, KFC. This common ground is significant and deep, and to me far outweighs any contradictions. <TABLE cellpa
... therefore, if each planet combined all other planet's views, their understanding would be expanded beyond their present small scope, and they'd learn a lot more about the nature of the bigger picture and their place in it.
If you don't know Jesus you can still get into heaven? How does this jive with "I am the Way the Truth and the Life, no man comes to the Father but by me?" Are you saying there is another way? KFC, Christ is the only way to God because Christ is God. Christ is the eternal Logos, which sees all and knows all. Christ is Spirit, One
Do you believe we all go to the same place Andy? Do you believe we all go to a blissful state of heaven? Because that's how I take you as saying. Do you believe that if someone denounces God as this girl that she should be in heaven? I believe that after death, we all go to the same place ‘geographically’, i.e. to the afterlife, the Spirit world
She was found alive. At this point I don't remember if she said how the girl fared, only that she was found alive. This girl was hit from the side. It was a side impact to the driver's door and she was driving. She died in
I have tons of stories of answered prayer like this, not only personally but also some amazing answered prayers of others It's true that for every prayer success story, another person will be able to tell of a failure. But as you say, "later we see the wisdom". I'm sure that many times this wisdom is on
So we need to push past the roadblocks and hindrances of life and keep on praying. We should not let discouragement stop us and pray even though we may not feel like it. Our next prayer could change our life. Too right KFC. I think the best prayer is sometimes, "Thy will be done", because we don’t always know what’s good for us. God might have
Good point Gideon,
That doesn't excuse us from action in service to God. Ever. Matthew 25:31-46 makes it pretty clear what God expects from us in ministry. You're right Gideon. I was talking about even when we try, we can fail. In such cases, God can step in and can do a good 'transformation job' within another's heart and mind. That doesn't excuse from trying ours
Satan's goal is to steal loyalties from God to Him. Didn't He do that right in the beginning with Eve? The battle now is our will against God's will. God is doing a work in us to be more like Him, to be in the line of His will, not fight against it I don't think Christians should adopt the same attitudes as the terrorists - or in this case the Da
The world is full of people who are disenchanted with Christianity for one reason or another. Most commonly, it is because Christianity, or more specifically, Christians, "didn't deliver" for them in a time of real need The problem is that we as Christians are not surrendered to God in a way that would allow Him to accomplish His will through us </
I guess that is where Catholicism diverges from other Christian sects. We dont surrender. We are called to perform as Jesus did. But on our own free volition. I respect those that Surrender. I guess I just have a problem with the terminology.. Here's a good summary of what it means to “surrender to God”, taken from a book called ‘Surrender t
Terrorism of a Different Sort I think that terrorists' attitude about "attack", "strike", and "getting one up on another" etc. is rooted more in insecurity and weakness, a fear that their foundation can be threatened, or that they can lose position or power. These are the attitudes of the world. The Kingdom of God, however, is infinitely secure
Hey Andy, nice to see you're back with us. What took you so long? Hi KFC, how are you? I’ve only been away for a bit really, but I missed you guys and wanted to say hello again. <TD class="mb-B
What victory? What fight? These metaphors don't ring true. God can't lose I agree. I think this is why Christians can afford to relax a bit more, and can cultivate a bit more inner peace. To me, walking the Christian path isn’t so much about attacking or judging, but rather about relaxing, trusting God, and handing our problems over to Him. We c
The "good news" was never a "come to us" message, but rather an "as you go" message. Such is also the case with the unseen terrorism of the spiritual realm. Utilize preemptive tactics of offense rather than digging in for defense. Somehow we must get over the idea that following Christ can be done defensively. The defense comess from Christ Himself as our absolute
Say it isn't so Andy. I for one will miss you tons!!! I enjoy our chats Yes it's so. I think I’ve said enough, and I need a break from the PC too. I love JU and everyone on here, and I certainly won’t forget the people I’ve met here. You take care all, and all the best, It's a good life, really
Hi KFC, thanx for your reply. But I love people too much to leave them there Don't worry hun, we'll be fine. I need to take a break from JU, to be honest, as I feel it's time for me to go, and I feel that I've had my fill to boot. I just wanted to take this opportunity to say bye, and thanks to everyone for having some hearty chats.
that last post didn't update the time, for some reason. Maybe that answered my question!?
What parts? I’m sure you know that already KFC. I’ve repeated myself a lot of times already on these pages. I personally don’t believe that the Bible is infallible <TABLE cellpadding=8
While I don't agree with you on some things...doesn't mean I don't like discussing with ya!! Me too KFC. God and religion is always a good discussion, and I wouldn't tire of it. As far as only Christ believers goi
Andy, no disrespect, but it is certainly a lot easier to watch someone else's experience and speculate how you would react than if you were in the moment. I have reacted differently than expected in quite a few experiences in my life. Self preservation is a pretty strong instinct for most. I don't know your age or if you have small children for instance, but I suspect thos
Sorry to get pedantic about that issue, KFC. I obviously need to learn to respect other people’s views more, rather than hitting them over the head. I’m a sucker for logic and realism, to be honest, yet because I personally can’t see much in that particular Christian doctrine, I keep hitting you over the head with it. You'll have to excuse me. (I love you really KFC!)
I’d have had a brandy like that one bloke, but I wouldn’t have been so scared "Sat and relaxed with a brandy, but wouldn't have been as scared as him", is what I meant to say. It wasn't worded well
You have managed to sum up my entire philosophy about what happens after death in 2 sentences. Thank you. It's incredibly comforting to know that I'm not the only one who believes in the 'oneness'. That's an interesting reply. Thanks Dharma. Do you believe that after each life, we become re-incarnated automatically, with nothing inbetween
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