Loving relationship

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Frying pan flattener

No, the statement of free will after death isn't physically
proven. That's where faith comes in. Everyone has the choice
of believing or not. Most seem to be the type as "I won't believe
it until I see it". I can't change them for being non-believers.

Ok, now you are talking about animals. We are supposed to be
separated from the animals. God made them, but not in his image.
Just because they can go and try to screw everything in sight,
doesn't permit us to. And I don't buy into this evolution
garbage. Why are there still monkeys around?

We all know how the monetary system works, Jeanniebean. In
the Bible, money for food, shelter and even some fun is allowed.
The hoarding of money for selfish purposes is not.

Humans being in connection with each other. In which ways
do you mean? To me, it's irrelevant whether the book was
written two thousand or twenty thousand years ago. The
rules are still set rules and aren't difficult to understand.
Who says the second testament had been changed so many times?

Pretty good right now. Not too tired.

Also had a couple of coffee's out today.

Sorry to hear that, man!


Hope you are feeling better soon!

Antiquate

Jeanniebean, I think you're taking what I said out of context. Sex
is just fine, between a married man and woman. Pre-marital sex is not, or the sex between a married woman/man and someone else, whether they are married or not.

Some people really do have a lust for greed and hoarding money. Not everyone. The ones who aren't bound by miserly riches are safe.

Not really. Free will is the freedom to go in which direction
we choose. If we give into temptation and sin, we are not
eliminated on the spot, and sent to hell. Of course that
free will ends when we die.

In the Bible there are set rules. Within the parameters we
have freedom to marry, have sex and enjoy life. It's not
like the Bible states we have absolutely no freedom at all.

Protesting

But how can you actually say that is not true? They never
did find Jesus' body, no. In scripture it says he rose up
to Heaven after rising from the dead, whether you believe
or you don't.

Yes, protestants were slaughtered by the Catholic church
during the medieval times. It was known as the catholic
inquisition. The Spanish inquisition was carried out
from Rome. Not knocking catholics as both my parent's
were baptized as catholic, but that is what happened.

Kleisto, what are you referring to in the first couple of sentences?

We're not supposed to be perfect. Our souls were put in our
bodies when conceived. It says in the Bible that it's human
nature to sin. If we're to overcome our lust for greed, sex,
hatred, anger etc, we need the help of God to do it. We are
not capable of doing it on our own.

As we are of this moment, in flesh and blood, we have
two invisible forces at work (whether you believe it or not)
which is God and his angels(good) vs. Satan and his minions or
demons(bad) Now, when we do something bad, ultimately it is our
choice. However, satan and his minions can influence us into
thinking that something we may justify as alright, actually
isn't, and is a sin.

Oh absolutely! The people in power are corrupt. It doesn't
take a genius to figure that our politicians and world leaders
aren't for everyone. Most are ruled by the elites and corporations.
Some people really believe all that they see on TV is in fact reality. Like a friend I have really likes our PM, Steven Harper
here in Canada. I asked him why. "Cause he's a family man". And
how does he know this?

Please don't cry about turning 37! I'm 41!

And anyway, 37 is not old! Worry about age when you're 87.

Those guys lived in a time where a big, strong powerful
guy, along with a bunch of others like him could take
what they wanted. No cops to arrest them. Only opposition,
and the Vikings were probably the toughest of the Germanic
peoples. The Celts pretty close.

Today, we call guys like that "hardcore bikers".

Also, guys like that today are likely in jail or raiding
the strip clubs.

Headphones for stereo

Sedated

"Catholic priests will tell you that you are going to hell for being gay but then go home and molest kids. Or legalistic Protestants will say you can't drink or have premarital sex but then commit the even greater sin of condemning others to hell. This type of hypocrisy does nothing but divide and destroy. It confuses atheists/agnostics into thinking Christians are cult like when Christians that have truly seen the love of God aren't like this."

Don't forget M.R, that these pedophile priests and judging
ministers are also just human. And we as humans, can fall from
grace.Satan has gotten to people like this, and they like most
mortals gave into sin. Albeit a very perverse and sick, twisted
sin, especially when alluding to ped priests.

We all sin to some degree. Remember it's God that is perfect.
We're just his creations that can go either one way or the other,
in this spiritual battle of life.

I agree of course with a lot of people falling out of religion
or think it cultish when they hear of some sicko ped priest or
minster giving into sin. But, as I mentioned above, they're only
human mortals, who've let satan influence them into committing
heinous and sick acts.

I don't agree with this at all. Fighting fire with
fire never resolves anything. Peace has to come
from within everyone. Mutual understanding, tolerance,
patience.

Grabs his blue furry garb and puts it on, in hopes
of becoming the next "cookie monster".

Ask him why he's in the joint with me.