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Chizzang wrote:
SeattleGriz wrote:
One simple question. Have you ever been a practicing Christian?
Of course...
Jezus man I was born in 1964
Almost 95% of Americans identified as Christian in 1965
Which denomination? And, you actually accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior?
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SeattleGriz wrote:
Chizzang wrote:
Of course...
Jezus man I was born in 1964
Almost 95% of Americans identified as Christian in 1965
Which denomination? And, you actually accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior?
Because science makes so much more sense when you submit fully to cosmic Monty Haul


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http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/articl ... ws_id=1689

Let's shake this up a bit.




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Jjoey52 wrote:http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/articl ... ws_id=1689

Let's shake this up a bit.
This is some really dumb shit.
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Skjellyfetti wrote:
Jjoey52 wrote:http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/articl ... ws_id=1689

Let's shake this up a bit.
This is some really dumb ****.

Obviously you are not a believer, and probably looked at title and replied, without reading it, then insulting me and the article without discussing the merits. I thought you were better than that


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No, I read it and concluded it was fucking dumb.

Sorry, but you don't have to believe that horseshit to be a Christian.
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Skjellyfetti wrote:No, I read it and concluded it was **** dumb.

Sorry, but you don't have to believe that horseshit to be a Christian.
Why the foul language, it makes you look ignorant. How is it equine scatology?


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Jjoey52 wrote:
Skjellyfetti wrote:No, I read it and concluded it was **** dumb.

Sorry, but you don't have to believe that horseshit to be a Christian.
Why the foul language, it makes you look ignorant. How is it equine scatology?


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I've read this elsewhere and remember it was reported that Rove could be heard roaming the halls of the White House humming "onward Christian soldiers".

But why is god such a dick in the end? Hardly seems like an intelligent designer....
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Jjoey52 wrote:
Skjellyfetti wrote:
This is some really dumb ****.

Obviously you are not a believer, and probably looked at title and replied, without reading it, then insulting me and the article without discussing the merits. I thought you were better than that


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Jjoey52 wrote:
Skjellyfetti wrote:No, I read it and concluded it was **** dumb.

Sorry, but you don't have to believe that horseshit to be a Christian.
Why the foul language, it makes you look ignorant. How is it equine scatology?


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So does using the "the study of poop" when the better word would have be excrement or feces.
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kalm wrote:
I've read this elsewhere and remember it was reported that Rove could be heard roaming the halls of the White House humming "onward Christian soldiers".

But why is god such a dick in the end? Hardly seems like an intelligent designer....
This ^
Is actually a pretty fascinating observation Senor Klam
The meddlesome interfering God of Christianities hyperactive imagination
is actually a lunatic psychopath if measure out logically

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Chizzang wrote:
kalm wrote:
I've read this elsewhere and remember it was reported that Rove could be heard roaming the halls of the White House humming "onward Christian soldiers".

But why is god such a dick in the end? Hardly seems like an intelligent designer....
This ^
Is actually a pretty fascinating observation Senor Klam
The meddlesome interfering God of Christianities hyperactive imagination
is actually a lunatic psychopath if measure out logically

:shock:
Which is why Seattlegriz asked if you'd accepted Jesus as your savior. I think that gets you a hall pass or at least some of the believers ...and Jews if they convert in the end (IIRC).

It was actually a concerning, kindly gesture.
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kalm wrote:
Chizzang wrote:
This ^
Is actually a pretty fascinating observation Senor Klam
The meddlesome interfering God of Christianities hyperactive imagination
is actually a lunatic psychopath if measure out logically

:shock:
Which is why Seattlegriz asked if you'd accepted Jesus as your savior. I think that gets you a hall pass or at least some of the believers ...and Jews if they convert in the end (IIRC).

It was actually a concerning, kindly gesture.
Meh...
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Chizzang wrote:
kalm wrote:
Which is why Seattlegriz asked if you'd accepted Jesus as your savior. I think that gets you a hall pass or at least some of the believers ...and Jews if they convert in the end (IIRC).

It was actually a concerning, kindly gesture.
Meh...
Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.

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That's a damn good quote. :nod:
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kalm wrote:
Chizzang wrote:
This ^
Is actually a pretty fascinating observation Senor Klam
The meddlesome interfering God of Christianities hyperactive imagination
is actually a lunatic psychopath if measure out logically

:shock:
Which is why Seattlegriz asked if you'd accepted Jesus as your savior. I think that gets you a hall pass or at least some of the believers ...and Jews if they convert in the end (IIRC).

It was actually a concerning, kindly gesture.
Actually, it was to get some context on Chizz's background. I've said it before. His Sam Harris version of Christianity is really a lot different than anything I have ever experienced, but I also got to come to God on my own terms. I know many a person who were "forced" to attend church and absolutely hate Christianity now.
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Jjoey52 wrote:
Skjellyfetti wrote:No, I read it and concluded it was **** dumb.

Sorry, but you don't have to believe that horseshit to be a Christian.
Why the foul language, it makes you look ignorant. How is it equine scatology?


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Skjellyfetti wrote:No, I read it and concluded it was fucking dumb.

Sorry, but you don't have to believe that horseshit to be a Christian.
You don't have to believe end of time prophecy to be a Christian? A person may not have to believe that exact scenario because that is man speculating, but if it came from God, then you do have to believe.
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SeattleGriz wrote:
kalm wrote:
Which is why Seattlegriz asked if you'd accepted Jesus as your savior. I think that gets you a hall pass or at least some of the believers ...and Jews if they convert in the end (IIRC).

It was actually a concerning, kindly gesture.
Actually, it was to get some context on Chizz's background. I've said it before. His Sam Harris version of Christianity is really a lot different than anything I have ever experienced, but I also got to come to God on my own terms. I know many a person who were "forced" to attend church and absolutely hate Christianity now.
You're confused...
My version of Christianity is from The books from the Bible
Which I have actually read - unlike an overwhelming majority of Christians

If you believe the Bible then you absolutely did NOT come to god on your own terms
You were handed a version of God

If you do not believe the Bible then you are not a Christian
You see, Tennis has an actual net that the ball must go a minimum height to pass over

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Chizzang wrote:
SeattleGriz wrote:
Actually, it was to get some context on Chizz's background. I've said it before. His Sam Harris version of Christianity is really a lot different than anything I have ever experienced, but I also got to come to God on my own terms. I know many a person who were "forced" to attend church and absolutely hate Christianity now.
You're confused...
My version of Christianity is from The books from the Bible
Which I have actually read - unlike an overwhelming majority of Christians

If you believe the Bible then you absolutely did NOT come to god on your own terms
You were handed a version of God

If you do not believe the Bible then you are not a Christian
You see, Tennis has an actual net that the ball must go a minimum height to pass over

:coffee:

Your obsession with Sam Harris is duly noted
:rofl: :rofl:

The version where you show your ignorance and constantly conflate items from different covenants?

:rofl: :rofl:

Yeah, you're a real scholar. :dunce:

Must have been that whopper of a Bible reading class you took at Harvard.
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SeattleGriz wrote:
Chizzang wrote:
You're confused...
My version of Christianity is from The books from the Bible
Which I have actually read - unlike an overwhelming majority of Christians

If you believe the Bible then you absolutely did NOT come to god on your own terms
You were handed a version of God

If you do not believe the Bible then you are not a Christian
You see, Tennis has an actual net that the ball must go a minimum height to pass over

:coffee:

Your obsession with Sam Harris is duly noted
:rofl: :rofl:

The version where you show your ignorance and constantly conflate items from different covenants?

:rofl: :rofl:

Yeah, you're a real scholar. :dunce:

Must have been that whopper of a Bible reading class you took at Harvard.
I'm all ears on how I've misrepresented biblical verses
please help me out and show me where I've done that and correct me

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SeattleGriz wrote:
Skjellyfetti wrote:No, I read it and concluded it was fucking dumb.

Sorry, but you don't have to believe that horseshit to be a Christian.
You don't have to believe end of time prophecy to be a Christian? A person may not have to believe that exact scenario because that is man speculating, but if it came from God, then you do have to believe.
The Bible is full of myths. We look at "myth" as synonymous with "untrue stories" - but, these people didn't view myths in this way. They're speaking of a higher Truth that we can't put into words. Jews have a lonnnng tradition of looking at prophecy and the Torah metaphorically and allegorically (see: midrash). That's the tradition that Jesus came from (and why he preached almost exclusively in metaphorical parables).

With the Scientific Revolution - people became interested in trying to find science in the Bible. You have Ussher trying to calculate the exact date of creation. You have the Enlightenment deists and the "intelligent designer." You have Isaac Newton trying to calculate the exact date of the apocalypse.

Some people rebelled against science and became fundamentalists that believe the Bible must be taken as literal Truth (Gog and Magog are upon us! I've calculated that the apocalypse will happen on September 23, 2017!.

Some people rebelled against religion and became neckbeard athiests (PROVE God exists!! You can't? Checkmate!).
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Chizzang wrote:
ASUG8 wrote:How about a God starts things and simply sets it in motion to see what happens?
Sure...
But set it in motion and watch it go is NOT Christianity - not even remotely
Nor is it the busy body meddlesome God Jesus preached about

So which is it
The set it in motion and stand back god
or the Biblical constantly meddling God that cured grandma's cancer and loves America..?

This is a classic Christian "Tennis without the net" scenario

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Yeah ASUG8!!! How dare you align with these evolution dipshits!

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SeattleGriz wrote:
Chizzang wrote:
Sure...
But set it in motion and watch it go is NOT Christianity - not even remotely
Nor is it the busy body meddlesome God Jesus preached about

So which is it
The set it in motion and stand back god
or the Biblical constantly meddling God that cured grandma's cancer and loves America..?

This is a classic Christian "Tennis without the net" scenario

:coffee:
Yeah ASUG8!!! How dare you align with these evolution dipshits!

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/ ... 32998.html

My favorite on the list is Charles Darwin!! Can't make this up if I tried!! :rofl:
You kinda come across as a dingbat...
Do you ever go back and read what you write?
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Skjellyfetti wrote:
SeattleGriz wrote:
You don't have to believe end of time prophecy to be a Christian? A person may not have to believe that exact scenario because that is man speculating, but if it came from God, then you do have to believe.
The Bible is full of myths. We look at "myth" as synonymous with "untrue stories" - but, these people didn't view myths in this way. They're speaking of a higher Truth that we can't put into words. Jews have a lonnnng tradition of looking at prophecy and the Torah metaphorically and allegorically (see: midrash). That's the tradition that Jesus came from (and why he preached almost exclusively in metaphorical parables).

With the Scientific Revolution - people became interested in trying to find science in the Bible. You have Ussher trying to calculate the exact date of creation. You have the Enlightenment deists and the "intelligent designer." You have Isaac Newton trying to calculate the exact date of the apocalypse.

Some people rebelled against science and became fundamentalists that believe the Bible must be taken as literal Truth (Gog and Magog are upon us! I've calculated that the apocalypse will happen on September 23, 2017!.

Some people rebelled against religion and became neckbeard athiests (PROVE God exists!! You can't? Checkmate!).
Thank you for the well reasoned answer. I don't think I gave a good enough original reply to get across what I was trying to say. I was simply trying to say that if the Bible states God said it, a Christian has a duty to believe it. I was speaking more that Daniel was a major prophet of God and therefore, you have to take what he says about the end times as truth.

God also warned you will get tons of people saying things that he didn't "author" and you are not to listen to them.

Still not sure I am on the same page as you, but as stated, appreciate the great response.
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Chizzang wrote:
SeattleGriz wrote:
Yeah ASUG8!!! How dare you align with these evolution dipshits!

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/ ... 32998.html

My favorite on the list is Charles Darwin!! Can't make this up if I tried!! :rofl:
You kinda come across as a dingbat...
Do you ever go back and read what you write?
Ah, the soft ad hominem attack.

Here is the Charles Darwin quote:
“It is impossible to answer your question briefly; and I am not sure that I could do so, even if I wrote at some length. But I may say that the impossibility of conceiving that this grand and wondrous universe, with our conscious selves, arose through chance, seems to me the chief argument for the existence of God; but whether this is an argument of real value, I have never been able to decide.”
Sounds pretty much what ASUG8 said.

Now where in Bible does it say God didn't put life in motion?

Master trolling by the way. The only one on this thread who knows all about God is you. Classic! You can't lose!
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