Originally posted by lord xyz
And how do you know the bible is god's will? It's most likely someone made it up. And it is arrogant to say you know god's will, and others don't.
By the same token how do you know that it is not? We could give you a list of reason but then you would simply discount them.
Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
By the same token how do you know that it is not? We could give you a list of reason but then you would simply discount them.
One word - logic. We have no proof other then what the authors wrote that God has anything to do with it. What we do has is the knowledge it was written by men, put together by men, interpreted and used by men.
Proof God influenced the Bible - The Bible says he did.
Proof Men Wrote the Bible - Conclusive. We know they did.
Rational conclusion - we know men wrote the Bible, we have no proof they were divinely motivated, thus the most basic assumption is it is likely it is completely man made.
Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
By the same token how do you know that it is not? We could give you a list of reason but then you would simply discount them.
I actually would love if you gave me list of what evidense you have that God himself (or herself or itself) wrote out the actual Bible...it would be an eye opener.
Re: What Profit Is It To Gain The Whole World But...
Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
So after you have amassed riches, fame, college degrees, good-paying jobs, material possessions (i.e., wealth), lived a long adventuresome, fun, fulfilling life, had children, made it into all of the popular clubs and social circles, had your mansion built on a hill with a breathtaking, panoramic view overlooking a major city, or built your home out in the country, or on the beach (a beachfront home), traveled the world and visited every country that your heart desired to, won your Oscars, Pulitzers, Nobels, Grammies, made many friends, wrote a number one best-seller or hit song, invented something that changed the course of history, dated the men or women of your dreams, got your name in Guinness Book of World Records, done something that no one else has done, got your name down in the history books—in short, you have accomplished all of your dreams…then what? You cannot take any of that with you into the next world. The Egyptians would bury the personal trappings and other belongings (most of it valuable) with their deceased Pharaohs because they believed that he or she would need them in the next world. They actually believed that their Pharaoh’s could take those things with them. But those coffins (or sarcophaguses) were raided, just a testament to the fact that you cannot take anything from this life into the next (except things that you do for Jesus). So after all of these things are said and done then what?
I'd say I'm a pretty damn happy man.
Originally posted by Alliance
TIME this week is all about how Christianity has become a buisiness. ALl these evangelical f*cks who are making millions say god wants them to be as rich as possible.Chirstianity, which was originally about stiving to be a better person, can only survive by allowing people to feed thier own self indulgence.
Who has more means to help the poor someone who is poor or someone who is well-off? The more that you have the more good you can do with what you have. If I have several billion and you have only .50 cents, who is in a better position to help the poor you or me? The more that I have the more I can give away or use to help someone in need .
Have you ever thought about it like this?
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Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
Who has more means to help the poor someone who is poor or someone who is well-off? The more that you have the more good you can do with what you have. If I have several billion and you have only .50 cents, who is in a better position to help the poor you or me? The more that I have the more I can [B]give away or use to help someone in need .Have you ever thought about it like this?
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Money is corrupts.