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3rd Commandment: You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain. Exodus 20:7 1st Commandment: I am the Lord your God, which have brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:2-3 and 2nd Commandment: You shall not make for yourself any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. (Idolatry) Exodus 20:4 6th Commandment: You shall not kill. Exodus 20:13 Jesus warned “Whoever is angry with his brother without cause, is in danger of judgement,” (Matthew 5:22) and the Bible says, “He who hates his brother is a murderer,” (1 John 3:15). God sees hatred in the heart to be as wicked as murder. We can violate his law by attitude and intent. Where will you be going when you die and does it concern you?

In the beginning.....God. Or, In the beginning.....Dirt. Hmmmm..........

Take religion and/or denomination out of the equation. Anyone who breaks God's moral law is building up wrath for the day of judgement. God is very patient but, if you die without his saving grace through faith in Jesus, you will go to hell. Doesn't matter if you're Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Spagetti Monster, or Christian. One must be "born again" of the spirit. If anyone here takes the test in my link, he/she will find themselves falling short. It's something very serious to consider.

I've done all those things. Maybe I'm divine too.

Oh... I'm all over it. I go through those at a blistering pace.

That is profound.

My 3rd leg is longer.

Eggs now offend me!

All of the above except my eggs eventually explode all over the floor. ADHD is a mother! I'm in the other room consumed in doing three other things at the same time. I start hearing POP!... ...........POP!.... ................POP!.... ..............Oh crap! I left the eggs on the stove!

I reached the end of the internet yesterday. Had to turn around. Wound up here on the way back. Sucks!

Catholicism is Christian. However, whatever your denomination, anyone who sins and falls short of the glory of God (e.g. Breaks any one of the 10 Commandments; God’s moral law) without the saving grace of Jesus will have their place in hell. Jesus claimed to be the only way to God. He also claimed to be God in the flesh. His divinity was proven through prophesy, miracles, his forgiving of sins, defeating death, etc. Leaders of the other major religions do not make this claim and deny the claims of Jesus. Christianity is unique and in direct opposition to every other religion. In light of this, it is not logical to claim that all paths lead to God. If I decided to worship my dog as my god and submitted to his barks as I understand them and you decided to worship your high school football trophy sitting on your dresser because it glows in the moonlight and you think it’s a god, both of us could be wrong but we both cannot be right. It would be wise to consider the claims of Jesus carefully. He was either a liar, a lunatic (neither of which has basis), or he is who he claimed to be.

QuoteYou even got your own understanding of a democracy. I live in Switzerland, and I can tell you, you'v no idea how a democracy even looks like.Quote This sounds like an inferiority complex.

Not because they've committed the sin of breaking the 6th Commandment by committing suicide. Because they've broken the law without their penalty being paid by the blood of Jesus. Same as anyone else who's transgressed the law. Whether we think it's fair or not based on life circumstances is irrelevant.

God is love (1 John 4:8). God is holy (Psalm 99:5). God is also just (Romans 14:10-12). He is infinitely all of these. I think that’s where the reasoning gets lost. We can’t conceive of how offensive our sin is to him just like we can’t fathom the depths of the universe. Therefore, he considers sinful even what you might consider to be not very important (e.g. a “white lie”: 9th Commandment). Because he is holy, he must separate himself from sin. Because he is just, he must punish transgression of the moral law. I think that the absence of his grace is so excruciatingly unimaginable that it will be exactly like what is described in the Bible. God’s grace will be lifted and we will be separate from him and will be at the mercy of Satan who has no mercy. Some just have a hard time realizing the magnitude of the offense and accepting “lake of fire” and “eternal torment” as a comparison. I look at it more as a consequence than a punishment. You’ll bring it to pass on your own accord. You’ve already broken the law. Remember, however, that God is also love. He’s made a way for you to escape the judgment to come. There is no statute of limitations on your transgression of God’s moral law. He knows and remembers every thought that has ever passed through your head. All of which will be addressed on the Day of Judgment. The Bible says that one will remain conscious in hell. I think it’s because you were created with an eternal soul in the image of God. Whatever it turns out to be like, however, the important thing is that you don’t want to be there. I realize that this may be in conflict with the Catholic Catechism but the Catechism is not the Bible. The Bible is the final authority. Suicide No offense taken. These are good questions.

What Commandment is that? You're screwed!

Working on it. It's a religious question but I"m not allowed to use scripture?

It does say this with regard to separation from God: - Everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord It also describes hell like this: - Lake of fire - Place of torment - Gnashing of teeth - Wicked will be conscious and punishment eternal - Shame and everlasting contempt - Everlasting punishment - Weeping and gnashing of teeth - Fire unquenchable - Indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish - Eternal fire...the blackness of darkness for ever - Tormented with fire and brimstone...the smoke of their torment ascended up for ever and ever and they have no rest day or night Doesn't sound painless to me.

It seems that the only reason for being good is to avoid hell, That should be a top priority concern. Quoteand according to that test we are going there anyway.Quote Does that fact not concern you? It concerned me.

There's a difference between a person who is born again of the spirit and a person who calls themselves Christian just because they attend Mass everyday and go to confession. Many people in church are probably going to bust the gates of hell wide open. The "get out of hell free" card really isn't as painless as you make it out to be. Sure, it's a free gift of salvation that you can't earn for yourself, however, acceptance of it requires a radical change in lifestyle. It requires denial of self. It requires battling against almost everything modern society pushes. Especially, these days.

Are you a good person? If so, by who's standard? I reference my link below...again. It would benefit you to continue with it till the end. Don't get bogged down at say Commandment # 5 and quit. There's a lot more to the message. With reference to Charlie, I seriously doubt based on the pattern of his life that any type of conversion experience is possible. However, I'm not the judge. That's up to God. The Bible does say that you are to test the sincerity of people by their works. Charles doesn't look so good to me. But that's just me. What do I know.

Not true. For example: With reference to Abraham: With reference to David: With reference to Noah: All of these examples illustrate the denying of self and trust in the Lord. Old Testament Saints and I'm sure very many others were saved by faith. Not evangelical faith but with the covenant that they were under with God at the time.

That's the point. There is no one, no matter how hard core in belief you might be, who can live up to God's standard of goodness illustrated by the 10 Commandments. The purpose of the 10 Commandments is to be a mirror into your soul. Its purpose is to expose sin and convict. It's the needle that should pierce your heart, if you're honest with your own conscious, and prepare it for the thread of the Gospel which follows. Otherwise, the good news of the Gospel doesn’t really make sense. One has to understand that they are separated from a holy and just God and will be for eternity because of transgression of God’s moral law, not because they haven’t heard the Gospel or might not have ever even heard of Jesus. We’ve all broken the law and fully deserve its punishment which is spiritual death. However, God has made provision for us and the fine for our transgression has already been paid. This is not my example but I thought it was a good one. You are on trial for breaking the law, all the evidence is in, you are guilty, and you owe a $1,000,000 fine or else you go to jail for the rest of your life. You are not capable of paying your fine so your fate seems certain. You plead with the Judge and tell him that you’re sorry, you’re really a good person, you’ll never break the law again, and that he/she should let you go free. He tells you “that’s irrelevant” and that you should be sorry but that justice still has to be satisfied. The Judge likes you very much. However, because he is a good and not a corrupt Judge, he must give you the justice you deserve regardless. There is still a penalty for breaking the law which must be paid. Then, someone steps into the courtroom that you don’t even know who pays your fine in full. Justice has now been satisfied and the Judge can set you free. You’re salvation doesn’t depend on whether you can live up to the 10 Commandments or not. The Bible makes it clear that no one can. You’re already guilty and the verdict is in. It depends on your willingness to humble yourself before God, trust in Jesus Christ, and repent of your sins. Once that happens, you will be changed because Jesus now lives in you. You will be compelled to try and live up to God’s standard. That doesn’t mean that you no longer sin. You’re still human and are in a process of change. It means that you don’t allow yourself to live in that pattern. Like I’ve said before, it’s the difference between floating down the river of sin or swimming against the current. You’re not saved because you’re a good person. You’re saved because you’re a bad person who’s been forgiven.

I thought I was old.

I help build some of the buildings out at goat lab while I was in Phase II of the Q-Course (18C) in 89-90. I'm sure they're still doing it. Quality instruction. We got to watch some.