hahahah- u made me laugh, jdawg.
Good to know, Seeds. At least this isn't going to be a bash-fest. I like you, you like me, let's have a fun, non-heated discussion about this!
without the bible as a reference point, all religious talk would be just mumbo-jumbo.
Uh, wrong. Without the Bible, the religious discussions would be about some other book inspired by God or some other God. Religion, in my belief, is a very natural occurance in evolution. If another speicies anywhere on this planet or any other reaches (or has reached) our level of intelligence, I cannot imagine how they would not at least have worshiped a god at some point. It's the Alpha-Male idea at work. A lot of speicies on the planet have a dominant male in the family, and we're no different. With the obvious exception that we are of a higher intelligence level, so our Alpha Male must be The Creator.
u are a spirit beneath those 5 senses, and living words are like compost to a garden, or water to a tree.
I can't tell you how many times I've heard that in my life. Let me tell you a little about myself and my beliefs...
My parents are relgious, especially my mother. Growing up, I attended a Catholic School, and before that I attended church functions, and was an Altar Boy for a few years. The whole time I had connections with my church, I heard the stories of the Bible, and had mixed opinions on them, but never really gave the idea of God existing much concious thought.
I just never really had an opinion one way or the other.
But when I grew up a little, I realized that despite not really NOT believing in God, I never really believed. So I guess you could say that the disbelief came naturally. Despite all the Bible studies, all the Sundays at Church, all the classes, all the time spent under the supposedly watchful eye of our Lord, I never believed he existed. And the most suprising aspect of it all was that I had never heard any arguments
against his existance!
So how do you explain that? I recieved the "Living Words" my entire life, yet I never found them as water to my tree, nor food for my soul. I wasn't tainted; it was quite the opposite. My parents frequented church and spend hours in front of the TV whenever Benny Hinn or some other televangelist was on. (I happen to like Creflo Dollar)
if your soul gets fed- beneath that thick skin- then so be it.
Again, my skin is not thick to the idea of a God. I was nurtured into this world under the auspicies of a God existing, and never heard otherwise until I was into my teens. And there were no bad experiences with religion, either. I didn't mind Church, and I didn't mind a Catholic School. I enjoyed studying the Bible, but never bought into it. And it's not like I gave it much thought, either.
not all bible-bashers are sons of god, nor are all pagans sons of the dark one- handles and descriptions are for human definement.
So now The Dark One has children? Man, you guys just make stuff up as you go along, don't you? I wish I could live to see the Next Testament when it's added to the Bible in a thousand years.
jesus is the mighty teachings
cheers- nice to seeya.
Ohhh, boy. You've got a lot to learn.
Good to see you too, Firingseeds.
JD