Man was never to eat of the tree of life.

Originally posted by Bentley
Animal religions? Aren't beasts allowed to have a little faith around here?

I don't know. It seems that other animals do not have religions. Or it could be that we do not reprieve their religions. Perhaps, religion is a by product of our large brains, and animals with smaller brains do not have this by product. If aliens landed on Earth tomorrow and gave a news conference, one question I would ask would be: Do you have, or have you had in the past, any form of religion?

God say's "I will let you eat from the tree of life."

Originally posted by Greatest I am
Love your enemy is a really stupid idea.

If you walk in on two brutes raping your wife and you happen to have a gun. Will you love your enemy or shoot two that you say you love?

Or will you turn the other cheek and offer them your daughter for their next.

Are you sure you want to love your enemy and turn the other cheek?

Do think about the stupid things you quote.

Do you think the Jews loved the S. S. while walking into the ovens?

Regards
DL

and God will impute sin if you shoot the rapists? i honestly think that God will understand... what happened to "love your enemies" then? well, that's not the enemy the Bible talks about...

"Therefore If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head."
Romans 12:20

the enemy is a person who is angry at you... but not to the point of raping your wife and killing you, that's a stupid interpretation... how can you feed your enemy if he wants to kill you? the "enemy" is not that evil... it's a person who's angry at you and you have an opportunity to do good to him...

Originally posted by dyajeep
and God will impute sin if you shoot the rapists? i honestly think that God will understand... what happened to "love your enemies" then? well, that's not the enemy the Bible talks about...

"Therefore [b]If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head."
Romans 12:20

the enemy is a person who is angry at you... but not to the point of raping your wife and killing you, that's a stupid interpretation... how can you feed your enemy if he wants to kill you? the "enemy" is not that evil... it's a person who's angry at you and you have an opportunity to do good to him... [/B]

Now you redefine well defined words. Tsk, tsk.

Is heaping coals on a head a sign of love?

Regards
DL

Originally posted by Wonder Man
God say's "I will let you eat from the tree of life."

Gen 3; 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Quite the contradiction wouldn't you say?

Regards
DL

The tree was symbolic of the differences between Creator and creation, not an actual historic event (according to my Priest, at least). 😬

Originally posted by DarthAnt66
The tree was symbolic of the differences between Creator and creation, not an actual historic event (according to my Priest, at least). 😬

So why did God renege on letting man eat it when man became as Gods in terms of knowledge after eating of the tree of knowledge?

As above so below.

You would want your children to be at your level or better. I hope.

Why would God not want the same for his children?

Regards
DL

They didn't become gods. The whole point was that humans cannot become gods, and that we can never perceive life as God the Creator does.

Originally posted by DarthAnt66
They didn't become gods. The whole point was that humans cannot become gods, and that we can never perceive life as God the Creator does.

Then why do some people claim to know so much about God?

Because they are naive, arrogant, and stubborn.

Originally posted by DarthAnt66
Because they are naive, arrogant, and stubborn.

👆

Jesus said why. They like the praises of men more than the praises of God.

Originally posted by Greatest I am
Now you redefine well defined words. Tsk, tsk.

Is heaping coals on a head a sign of love?

Regards
DL

you twist the Scriptures... heaping coals of fire on a head is not literal... i thought you're way better than that? 🙄

Originally posted by DarthAnt66
They didn't become gods. The whole point was that humans cannot become gods, and that we can never perceive life as God the Creator does.

Hogwash. Your comment applies only to those foolish enough to read scriptures and other myths literally.

You damage your mind by belief in the supernatural and literal reading of myths.

Regards
DL

Originally posted by Wonder Man
Jesus said why. They like the praises of men more than the praises of God.

God does not praise and whenever he comes around, people die.

God always takes the moral low ground and kills when he could just as easily cure.

Regards
DL

Originally posted by dyajeep
you twist the Scriptures... heaping coals of fire on a head is not literal... i thought you're way better than that? 🙄

Huh. That was considered a quality before stupid literalism reared it's ugly head and Christians started murdering others for not believing as they did.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03132009/watch.html

Check out from about the 15 min. mark.

Regards
DL

Originally posted by Greatest I am
Huh. That was considered a quality before stupid literalism reared it's ugly head and Christians started murdering others for not believing as they did.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03132009/watch.html

Check out from about the 15 min. mark.

Regards
DL

yeah, literalism is stupid... so why are you interpreting the Bible that way? 🙄

"No, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head."
Romans 12:20

Paul quoted this in the book of Proverbs:

"If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
For you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you."
Proverbs 25:21-22

by just merely reading and understanding the passage, it is really stupid to believe that this should be interpreted literally... the earlier statement clearly says to give food and drink to your enemy - this is literal... and by doing this, you will heap burning coals upon his head - this is not literal...

it's actually more of a metaphoric comparison of doing good to your enemy and heaping burning coals on his head...

Originally posted by Greatest I am
Huh. That was considered a quality before stupid literalism reared it's ugly head and Christians started murdering others for not believing as they did.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03132009/watch.html

Check out from about the 15 min. mark.

Regards
DL

Again another wrong viewpoint and not understanding the history of what you are talking about.

Originally posted by Time Immemorial
Again another wrong viewpoint and not understanding the history of what you are talking about.

Did you check out the video?

Originally posted by dyajeep
yeah, literalism is stupid... so why are you interpreting the Bible that way? 🙄

Because literalists are the ones who are killing religions and as a religionist, it is in my best interest in changing such idiots to a better way of understanding and morality.

Regards
DL