Middle school and early high school days definetly prove the quote "The female of the species is more deadly then the male".
ROFL. And we like it that way!
What I DO like about their personalities is girls are quick to share their emotion and discuss their feelings which I like, guys on a whole are bound to that macho stereotype of not having feelings.
Well gay guys can be mean too so don't get too comfortable in accepting each one will be kind to you but the thing about gay guys is we aren't trying to impress you, we just want to be a friend.
Yes, that zone keeping relationships unposessive is nice. I've run into some tough dealings too -- certainly no reason to lump everyone together.
The video is in my profile.
Arg! I looked for it there. I'll look again.
One reason I always loved the bible, the heros where NEVER purely or soley good as they are in books. In fact some of them where the worst sinners out there and most of the time.. they did not want to be prophets.
So true! I've noticed that contemporary Christianity has veered away from this humility a bit -- Christians used to appreciate that vulnerability so much more.
It all may have worked out if I had told them rather then being outed.
It sounds like someone told your parents out of spite.
Smiting people does not sound like benevolence to me no matter how you pitch it.
It's a different topic, but think about movies like Blood Diamond, or Last Samurai -- they deal with issues of purer justice and who has power over the people.
We skim over stories in the Bible, but barely grasp the intensity of how people were oppressed by the injustices smited against. People sacrificed children to Molech, overcharged taxes to keep the weak in line, lied about prophecy, drove respectable land-owning people into slavery...
Things had to be set right.
He sits up there and doesn't fix us or cure us of sin, he lets it to fester and allows it to do without any resistance from his point.
The approach He took is one that we resist.
He put the action into our hands. He gave the Laws of Moses for us to administer, brings prophecies to warn when we get way out of hand, puts His Spirit in our hearts for conviction and foresight, and then provides complete redemption through Jesus' sacrifice.
He could rewire our brains to be more considerate of each other, but that plan would appear even more flawed.
I spent a few years in a church situation that was so intense and communal, everyone helped each other out with everything. Moving, wedding receptions, taking in kids who were not handling life at home well, driving each other to doctor appointments, growing vegetables...
There were plenty of other flaws, but it helped me see that when everyone has the set of precepts -- the same premise and intent, a society runs SO much more smoothly -- the poor are taken care of, offenders are counseled, and there is so much less suffering. The laws can actually work.
God
was involved in making the world better, but people chose to resist His involvement.
God saves alot of people from their sins.
...And then there are these miraculous interventions.
There is no growth without hardship.
Definitely. That's a concept that runs through nature too -- how our muscles build, how we become proficient through studying, how roots grow deeper into the ground.
It looks as though you've pretty much made up your mind that you don't care what God says and you don't care what His judgement will be so I guess the only question I have left is, what do you hope to gain by continuing here?
The thread was not about the OP's personal decision. The thread was a question about a Bible passage, and it got turned into a personal attack.
I like helping people and this thread still exist
I believe that you do like helping people, and one personal choice does not define the entire realm of who you are.
