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Absolutely! I think it's great!
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Hey ... Squeal like a pig!
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Because those devout Christians you mentioned are awful sinning people just like everyone else and because Jesus instructed us to. Born again Christians don't go to heaven when they die because they're good people. They go to heaven because they’re bad people who have been forgiven. All the good deeds they do from that point on are only because Jesus lives in their hearts. That does not mean that they don't still fall into sin like everyone else. They just don't wallow in it, they feel bad about it, and try to continually change. It comes with the regenerative spirit. It's the difference between going with the flow of the river and swimming against the current. Becoming a Christian does not necessarily make your life easier. It has been my experience that it makes life harder.
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See post # 32.
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bling bling WTF!?!
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Even Satan himself believes in the divinity of Jesus. That's not enough. You can believe in your parachute sitting in your closet all day long but it won't do you any good unless you put it on before you jump out of the plane. Not true.
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You already know the answer to your question. Our idea of "good" is very different from what God considers "good." Here is what God thinks about our "good deeds" that an upstanding Hindu might perform apart from faith in him.
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Abraham wasn't a Christian. As I quoted above, no one will go to hell because they haven't heard the Gospel or because they aren't Christian. They will go to hell because they have broken God's moral law (e.g. Commandments). They are separated from a holy God because of sin. That is regardless of any particular religion including Christianity. There are plenty of self-proclaiming Christians out there (I dare say most) who claim to be saved and in the same sentence declare their goodness. Righteousness and resulting forgiveness only comes through the cross by which your penalty has been paid. First, however, one must understand that they’ve broken God’s moral law (see my signature link below).
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Correct.
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Does this really matter? The Bible describes it as a place you don't want to be.
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Have you taken the test?
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I wasn't trying to put Ray in front of John. I was trying to answer the question with more than just a one liner. I thought it answered the question, though. They go to hell along with everyone else who transgresses the law without the saving grace of God. A holy God cannot tolerate or be in the presence of sin. A just God must punish transgression of the law else he be a corrupt judge. God will give everyone justice someday. So, to save time, the fate of the Hindu will be the same one for the Muslim, the Jew, the Budhist, etc. Without Jesus, there is no payment of their transgression of the law. Their sin makes them enemies of God. That does not mean that the Christian (born again) does not sin. He/she is just forgiven and strives not to.
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I'm really not trying to be an ass. You quoted "part" of the 2nd Commandment. I just filled in the gap to make clear what the passage intended to say. Maybe I'm missing something. I thought you were trying to use that to support your notion that Christians should hate or not tolerate non-Christians. Your quote above is the 1st Commandment. What are you trying to say?
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By accepting forgiveness, by God's grace, through faith in Jesus and repentance of sin.
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Why do you think that? Is this familiar? "V. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;" As with everything, the context in which that was written is very important. The passage that your quote follows and is a part of states, "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." Your quote has to do with the sin of idolotry. It has nothing at all to do with hating non-Christians. You can find this information in Exodus, Chapter 20. The condensed version is in my link below.
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Why do you think that?
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Is Scientology Christian or Cult? L. Ron Hubbard has a good imagination.
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Sweet! I'll look for it.
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Coffee... Definitely coffee. I love coffee. Bad thing is, I'll get headaches if I try and quit. Good thing I've never been a quitter.
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Economic Left/Right: 0.63 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.26
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Here's to you, Mr. port-a-john dropper offer & picker upper. Tirelessly sucking chemically treated shit up the pipe leading to the large green tank on your truck. The sign on its side might read something like, "We're #1 in the #2 business." You proudly drive down the road not caring at all if the stench runs people into their houses. You're the Man and you know it. This Bud is for you.
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Problems with the idea of purgatory: - It is not explicitly found in the Bible. - It implies that the righteousness of Christ does not cleanse from all sin. - It implies that justification is not by faith alone. - It implies that there is something we must do in order to be cleansed of sin. Its support comes from extra-Biblical teachings such as the Church Fathers and the Apocrypha. Also, baptism is an outward sign of an inward process of change. It should be done. However, Baptism in and of itself, is not the basis for salvation. Faith in Jesus and repentance of sin is.
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www.wayofthemaster.com Tools - 100 Questions & Objections You & I, however, will be judged “under the law” because we have heard and are aware of it. You won’t perish apart from the law because your knowledge has made you accountable.
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It's not my job to convert anyone. God sees your heart and he is the only one who can change it. Also, I've got no problem with others expressing differing religious ideas. That's what this is for.
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You mean like these words from Jesus: It's always very refreshing to pick out the verses that you like best or maybe the ones which don't interfere with your life or that seem to allow you to do what you want. However, it is clear that Jesus wanted his followers to spread the news to unbelievers. Looking at the "big picture" requires the study of all of what Jesus said in the Bible. Not only the parts about "love" but also the parts about the law, sin, our transgression, God's grace, Jesus' sacrifice to provide that forgiveness, the requirement to trust Jesus and repent, and the consequenses of not doing so. By the way, that's not "my judging you" in any way. I'm as guilty as you are. It's simply me telling you what the Bible says concerning this.