Originally posted by debbiejo
But, there were other people from other places they could of had sex with.....They were just bad girls..
Well just to say again, they were normal people like us capable of bad judgement and making mistakes. That is why the Bible is such a great Book filled with lessons of life from which we can learn. That is why God said in the Bible that his word is the bread of life, it contains all we need to life good lives and will teach us what we need to know of life.
Originally posted by debbiejo
But I don't recall them getting scolded for it....though that is icky.
God does not come down and scold us every time we walk out of his will, but we feel the results of our bad choices in our lives, sometimes immediately, sometimes much later on. That was the same for those people. Look at the Israelites, because they were disobedient and disrespectful of God they walked in the desert for 40 years, a trip that would have taken them a few weeks or so had they listened to God.
Originally posted by sonnet
Well just to say again, they were normal people like us capable of bad judgement and making mistakes. That is why the Bible is such a great Book filled with lessons of life from which we can learn. That is why God said in the Bible that his word is the bread of life, it contains all we need to life good lives and will teach us what we need to know of life.
Then the Lord said:
I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cries because of their taskmasters. I know their suffering and have come down to deliver them out of the hands of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Yeah, God sent Moses to be the deliverer, then throws a curveball; God hardens Pharoah's heart, so Pharoah won't let the Israelites go. "Moses, set my people free; Pharoah, keep 'em captive." Hey God, whose side are you on?
Then a plague; God plagued the mighty Pharoah for not letting the Israelites go. God smites Pharoah with the first of ten disasters. One morning, old-boy Pharoah strolls down to the beach for, you know, a swim, for a tan, something. He goes down, checks it . . . oh! All the water in the Nile has turned to blood.
"Why?" That's what Pharoah's asking himself, "Why is there blood in the Nile?" He asks his priests and his soothsayers but before they can figure it out, swarms of frogs hop out of the water and into the Egyptians' homes; into their beds, and bathtubs, and mixing bowls. Pharoah says, "Enough, the Israelites can get the **** out." "Yippie!" says Moses.
And then, God hardens Pharoah's heart again; at the last minute Pharoah decides the Israelites can't leave. Suddenly, the dust of Egypt turns to gnats and flies. Imagine, your house, your office, your whole city filled with flies. Imagine the noise, all the buzzing in your head, and bug spray won't be invented for four thousand years yet.
Darkness; for three days straight, only darkness. Think of it, sitting in your house for three days, no lights, no TVs, not even a flashlight to keep the black out. Pharoah is sitting there on his throne, in the dark, wondering when it's all gonna end. All 'cause of God. Doesn't make sense, does it; Pharoah taking the blame for what God was gonna do anyway? **** yeah, it makes sense. Pharoahs brought it on themselves and their people. Four-hundred-and-thirty years the Israelites were slaves, one Pharoah after another. No one gets away with that, dead or alive.
The last plague is the worst one. That's the one that messes up our ideas about God. All the firstborn in the land of Egypt killed on one night when everyone's asleep. You the oldest child in the family? Woulda been you, no questions asked. Pharoah's son dies too; his heir, his pride and joy, sweet, innocent little boy.
You reap what you sow, Pharoah got what he deserved. But what about Abdul the farmer who woke up with frogs on his face, his cattle dead from anthrax, his wife ****ed up with sores, his only child dead, all because of a leader he didn't even get to vote for? What about all the people who reap what they don't sow? What about you?
no christianity isn't the answer...i really hate to claim a religion but if i must it would be atheist i really hate getting involved in religion only cause it separates the best of friends....no religion is the answer....and christianity sucks huge balls...buddism...at least he was real(buddah) judism...at least they have some common sense...satanist are just dumb...worship a guy that hates you.... and finally there's atheist which don't believe in god...i don't believe in religion period....
Originally posted by Imperial_Samura
I kind of wonder if the Jews were ever disappointed. They were slaves in Egypt, with much desert and then freed only to wander 40 years in a desert in search of the Holy Land, then they got there and discovered it was... well, quite desert like in many places. I would be a bit upset.
Well according to scripture...they were led to the promised land right away, but because they were afraid to enter it because of the giant type people there and not trusting in god, they were led to wonder for 40 years.....Sounds kinda harsh for a human scared reaction....we are ONLY human you know.
people only believe in what they want to believe.
i dont think there is a god, people are comforted to beleiev in someone, its nice to think theres someone looking down on them looking after you, we need rules to live by and i think thats why we have reliagion, because with religions there come rules, and rules are what we need to live
Originally posted by Jedi_KnightAlly
If its true or not, how my physics lectures daily say most of it is wrong. How evolution happened if the answer is creation, how dinosaurs fit in. thats the main ones, any answers?
Ask Jesus Christ to reveal Himself to you. Ask Him everything that you are asking us. You will not be disappointed.
Re: Is Christianity the answer?
Originally posted by Jedi_KnightAlly
I'm just wondering, if anyone preferably a christian could give me their view on is christianity true because i'd like to believe it but struggle with it. I'd like to see without any insults or mockery why ppl believe what they believe.
Hey Jedi.
I am a Christian but I don't know that I am able to give you what you are looking for. I am weak in faith. I do believe with all I am in Christ and the cross (and the resurrection). Why do I believe this? I suppose I would say that (at least for me) there is no other way. Jesus did walk this earth...even scientist will agree with that. I also take simple things like conception and it only makes sense to me that God could create such a complex and wonderfully amazing thing. We are far too complex a human to have been accidently put here.
Struggle is a great word Jedi. I struggle daily. I have to focus with alot of strength on the things I know FOR SURE in order to keep my faith going. I am lucky to have known a family for most of my life and their son who died of MS. Their son was a strong believer in God and Heaven. In his VERY final seconds he made comment on light and a certain person that this family new that had previously passed and was also a strong believer in God. There is no doubt in my mind that there is a Heaven. I wanna be there when I die and will struggle daily to strengthen my faith and reach that beautiful place. I hope and pray to see you there. 🙂