So Murray, are you saying that it pays to advertise in religion? Will the wealthiest take over the world? Is that what it should be about? Name brand recognition? Does one religion eventually get to be "kleenex"? Peace, rs7
To believe in the truth and to know it is a great joy. To know the truth, which is love, is like knowing your wife or husband, but infinitely more. IMO, while we're here, we can't handle the truth, not all of it, but we can prepare ourselves.
You are correct. He said, "If I abide in you and you abide in me, ask what you will, ask what you will". This means if you live as he commands(abide in him), then whatever you want, just ask and it will be done. Remember, a man of God is going to ask for things that are of God and not of the world. Being healthy is God's will. So, if you think that you can ask for a million dollars so you can live high on the hog, then forget it. God doesn't entertain such foolishness and he knows exactly what's in your heart. Bottom line, sin leads to death and righteousness leads life and prosperity forever. BOLT
god creates a living organism (man) that operates most effectively (lives, survives) by making use of its rational faculty. why threaten eternal damnation to the organism if it is simply operating as you designed it?
Man doesn't operate as he was designed. Fornication, selfishness, adultery, lasciviousness, pride, ect.. are not "rational faculty" as you put it. Love, compassion, mercy, selflessness, ect.. are what we are intended to do and thus our world would run as it was meant to. All the animals, rodents and insects of the world do(God given instincts) and that's why everything is their lives run smoothly. What you are doing is blaming God for man's choices(works of Satan) thus you are barking up the wrong tree. "Accountability" is the key word here and you seem to conveniently ignore that. BOLT
"god creates a living organism (man) that operates most effectively (lives, survives) by making use of its rational faculty. in other words, believing something, or "having faith" in something, just because some clown declares it to be eternal truth is detrimental to a) existance itself and b) happy existance.. (and yes, there are certain emotional states and emotional acts that are also quite detrimental to (a) and (b)... so i'm not just blaming your god... actually, i'm not blaming him at all.. since he doesn't exist... i'm just pointing out the logical absurdity of your religion..) then QUICK! stop being a christian ASAP!
In answer to your original question (way, way back): PROOF THAT JESUS WAS BLACK: 1. He called everybody brother 2. He couldn't get a fair trial 3. Nobody would hire him PROOF THAT JESUS WAS IRISH: 1. He never got married. 2. He never held a steady job 3. His last request was for a drink PROOF THAT JESUS WAS PUERTO RICAN: 1. His first name was Jesus 2. He was always in trouble with the law 3. His mother did not know who his father was PROOF THAT JESUS WAS ITALIAN: 1. He talked with his hands 2. He had wine with every meal 3. He worked in the building trades PROOF THAT JESUS WAS JEWISH: 1. He went into his father's business 2. He lived at home until the age of 33 3. He was sure his mother was a virgin, and his mother was sure he was God