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Do you believe in deep space? deep time?I said nothing about deep space ...
I don't need to make amends to Mankind, neither did Jesus if he existed - even if Sin were a thing (and I don't accept it is), then I committed no sin by being born. If we were created, then our creator created us imperfect - still not our fault. Your God lays claim to having created Evil in the first place anyway.
Then, you waffle on about this perfect heaven - are you perfect now that you've accepted Jesus as your savior? Will you be perfect in Heaven when you get there? Jesus was the only "perfect" being (debatable), so he took your sins, but you're still not perfect, are you? You'll be in Heaven and still not perfect, so why the unnecessary sacrifice to get imperfect souls into your 3rd heaven? Why not just forgive his imperfect creations that he made as such in the first place? Your God is a confusing God, this blood sacrifice still doesn't make sense.
Will you have no sin? will you not think or be the person you are now when you get to heaven? will you feel sorrow for any friends or relatives who don't make it to heaven with you? What will you do for eternity? In your opinion, if Jeffrey Dahmer did repent and went to heaven (as seems likely from what we can tell here), would he be sinless AND the same person he was when he was executed?
Not sure why the quote, is this Jesus admitting he isn't Perfect? or God even?
Do you believe in deep space? deep time?
I believe in deep space, but not deep time.
Academians sync deep space with deep time, using the speed of light as the catalyst.
I don't.
Sagan was probably possessed by a spirit working under the muse of academia.As Sagan said, We are Star dust. Amen?
He lived in an Egyptian revival house in Ithaca perched on the edge of a cliff that had formerly been the headquarters of a Cornell secret society.
Way to not address the point, Aman, even if I accepted your fantastical interpretation of your holy text.Who says you were "created"? If you are subject to death, then you have not been created by God the Trinity but by Jesus, temporarily. God the Trinity ALWAYS creates eternally. Gen 1:26 Gen 5:1-2 and John 14:16
I still have no reason to think your God is even real, so I don't really care how you see them, or how you think I'm confusing them. As for your Perfect Heaven, show where Justice demands someone has to pay for Injustice suffered by Humans, let alone it being required for your Perfect Heaven to exist... And since you avoided the points I made in the next section, Will you have no sin? will you not think or be the person you are now when you get to heaven? will you feel sorrow for any friends or relatives who don't make it to heaven with you? What will you do for eternity? In your opinion, if Jeffrey Dahmer did repent and went to heaven (as seems likely from what we can tell here), would he be sinless AND the same person he was when he was executed?Justice demands that to be a perfect Heaven, someone must pay for the injustice suffered by Humans. You cannot because only one without sin can shed His blood of Life to make things right. God is an invisible Spirit, the Spirit of Love and Jesus is the only God ever formed physically. Col 1:15 You seem to be confusing them.
Great! He can forgive me for these alleged "Sins" I was never responsible for while he's at it, right?My sins are forgiven thanks to Jesus. He will wipe away all tears from my eyes Rev 21:4 in the 3rd Heaven.
Well, it seems to me he's saying he isn't God, it also seems to me that he's saying he isn't all "Good" either. Does Jesus say anywhere in the Bible that he is God in the flesh?
Is this verse about your version of God, or Jesus? because Jesus lied, right?Num 23:19 God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: hath He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good?
You didn't really make it clear for most of what I asked - When I asked "Would you have free will to punch someone in (the heavenly equivalent of) the face?", I wanted to know if you have the free will you have here, you know, the free will that causes all the problems that prevent us all from going to heaven in the first place? or will you be fundamentally a different person in Heaven who has an altered will to never want to do such things for an eternity?Only the saved will live there, so there won't be fighting in the city of love. We are the same person, and recognizable. As for cigars, I suspect that the loving folks there, would not be blowing smoke on others. But I also think there are superior pleasures there, so that possibly many of the vices we once thought of as pleasure would no longer be desirable.
and there are hundreds and hundreds of millions more who are real believers of other religions - far more than there are for yours. it goes both ways really...Remember that most real believers are underground there, and in other places. To look at some church statistics or something is totally off base.
But if there were tens or hundreds of millions of believers there, that means a lot of future conversions...
What one knows to be (likely) true on the evidence should always trump one's belief, no matter what that belief is. In science, the Bible (and in fact, every Religious document) is not even considered, and is in fact inconsequential to the entire process of Science.That depends if you find asking what is actually known by science, and trying to actually believe the bible inane.
And here's the problem when you put your beliefs ahead of the demonstrable effectiveness of Science. You spout idiotic statements like this and probably do so having no idea how completely idiotic it sounds, especially after demanding that some state past was different and that it looks billions of years old but is only thousands of years old making it obvious to everyone who understands the science, that you literally don't know you're "not even wrong"!How would I know how atoms worked/would work in a very different set of forces and laws? The end result of the effect on man's life was quite drastic though, and different.
Unfounded Assertion, discarded.God planted a garden, and weeks later we ate fruit from trees. That seems fast to me. Not like science can pipe in either way. It is stuck in the present state only rut.
No man has ever lived a thousand years - not even 200 years. I know you'll never produce evidence of this.Not only before the fall..after. If man lived 1000 years, it is logical that disease did not have the impact it does today.
I wouldn't tell stories based on squat, that's entirely your Domain of perfection. the Theory of Evolution is probably the most well substantiated theory in all of science.Why tell stories based on squat?
You're afraid to be disproven, right?Documenting a method that cannot lead to truth is a waste of time.
it hasn't passed any. Care to provide any evidence otherwise? I'll be happy to have a look into it and check the validity for good measure...The bible already passed all tests.
And here I thought matter can neither be created nor destroyed?Doesn't matter since chemical elements were made inside the First Stars by Stellar nucleosynthesis.
Way to not address the point, Aman, even if I accepted your fantastical interpretation of your holy text.
Point is, your religious interpretation has us being created in the image of your God, and we thereby had no choice over our "imperfect" characters your God allegedly imbued us with. Your God also announced quite proudly that he is the creator of everything, even Evil, so your God is responsible for our fallibility. He also wrote the rules by which we are judged, so he can change them - after all, he's changed other laws and rules...
As for your Perfect Heaven, show where Justice demands someone has to pay for Injustice suffered by Humans, let alone it being required for your Perfect Heaven to exist...
Will you have no sin? will you not think or be the person you are now when you get to heaven? will you feel sorrow for any friends or relatives who don't make it to heaven with you?
What will you do for eternity? In your opinion, if Jeffrey Dahmer did repent and went to heaven (as seems likely from what we can tell here), would he be sinless AND the same person he was when he was executed?
And here I thought matter can neither be created nor destroyed?
Most people point to the far universe to support their claims of deep time. So you need to clarify what you lean on. We are not mind readers.I said nothing about deep space but in true Trump fashion, you move the goalposts, just a little. Here's what I posted:
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Deep time is a figment of your imagination
Try again?
When we willingly bring ourselves into line with the loving will of God, we will lose the evil desire to hurt and kill others. Nothing will hurt or destroy in all the kingdom.You didn't really make it clear for most of what I asked - When I asked "Would you have free will to punch someone in (the heavenly equivalent of) the face?", I wanted to know if you have the free will you have here, you know, the free will that causes all the problems that prevent us all from going to heaven in the first place? or will you be fundamentally a different person in Heaven who has an altered will to never want to do such things for an eternity?
Eye hath ot seen, nor ear heard the wonders God has prepared for those that love Him. Far more wonderful than we could begin to imagine.On the nice Cigar, does this mean you don't know what's in heaven? How do you know what's in heaven, and why would you want to go there if you don't know ahead of time?
The belief that matters is belief in Jesus...God's only Son. The way the truth and the Life. Belief in fables/demons etc is of no merit/value in regards to saving us.and there are hundreds and hundreds of millions more who are real believers of other religions - far more than there are for yours. it goes both ways really...
Not to the trained eye. Science religiously avoids/ignores and opposes God's word. No coincidence.What one knows to be (likely) true on the evidence should always trump one's belief, no matter what that belief is. In science, the Bible (and in fact, every Religious document) is not even considered, and is in fact inconsequential to the entire process of Science.
There is no demonstrated effectiveness whatsoever for origins stories that are considered science.And here's the problem when you put your beliefs ahead of the demonstrable effectiveness of Science.
How does it sound when you use your religion to declare things old?You spout idiotic statements like this and probably do so having no idea how completely idiotic it sounds, especially after demanding that some state past was different and that it looks billions of years old but is only thousands of years old making it obvious to everyone who understands the science, that you literally don't know you're "not even wrong"!
You have no way of knowing either way.No man has ever lived a thousand years - not even 200 years. I know you'll never produce evidence of this.
Not at all, it is an embarrassment to mankind. They use the present nature to misread the fossil record/DNA/ etc etc. The vile and insane conclusions they reach alone should have clued them in that they were lost in space.I wouldn't tell stories based on squat, that's entirely your Domain of perfection. the Theory of Evolution is probably the most well substantiated theory in all of science.
Well, at this juncture, after so many wins wins wins wins wins wins, no matter what level science was thrown up at me, it is more a matter of educating people.You're afraid to be disproven, right?C'mon, You can level with me... After all, if you were confident you're right, then you wouldn't be disproven, would you?
It seems to be pointless discussing the bible with you.it hasn't passed any. Care to provide any evidence otherwise? I'll be happy to have a look into it and check the validity for good measure...
Most people point to the far universe to support their claims of deep time. So you need to clarify what you lean on. We are not mind readers.
So you do not believe in deep time? Why the dancing?"Most people" to you and me are different views. Also, I didn't post "deep time"...AV did. Your confusion is showing.
So, your God Knew he was creating evil (as mentioned in Isaiah 45:7), so how is it our fault he did this in such a way when he could've created us perfect?Only those who have been born again Spiritually are "created eternally". Today, we are in the flesh, just like other animals and dead to God unless we have been born again in Christ Spiritually, eternally, by God the Trinity. Gen 1:26 Gen 5:1-2 and John 14:16 God KNEW evil would exist when He made the air, dust and water, APART from Himself in the beginning. In verse 2, we find the darkness or death which is upon everything physical made of those first elements. At the end of the present 6th Day, death will be destroyed, and we will be as He is. 1Jo 3:2
We aren't perfect even after accepting Jesus sacrifice anyway, so this is a non-sequitur. God created evil in the first place, remember? God could've just created us perfect as both you and @dad indicate he can do in heaven, no matter what we're like here on earth, as I'll point out next:Tell me HOW Heaven can be perfect while the blood of mankind cries from the Earth for their unfair deaths. Unless God's perfect Heaven is perfect, it will cease to exist. Justice for all of the creation MUST be or there is imperfection.
And here you admit that God CAN create us (or modify us appropriately to be ) perfect, but chose not to. This is what @dad said too - so both of you concede he can create us (or modify us on arrival in heaven) to be "Perfect" and not want to do things that are allegedly "sinful". If he can do this anywhere, then he could do it here too. Obviously, he chose not to and created us as you say, knowing we would be sharing this earth with evil that he also created.The Law of God is perfect BUT only Jesus lived it to perfection. In Heaven, we will be perfect in Christ.
So, heaven can be anything we want as well as us being perfect at the same time? Again, if God can do it there, he could've done it here too, but chose not to. I still don't see how it's our fault your God wanted to torture us in this life (by comparison) before giving us the opportunity to an eternity in heaven. The "Sacrifice" of a perfect being is unnecessary.I would like to have 4 planets, each different. One is eternally Spring, one summer, one fall and the other winter. I would like to dress them and have my loved ones join me there for a continuing reunion.
Nope, he had plenty of time as it turns out...:I didn't know Dahlmer was executed. I thought another prisoner killed him. Since it was murder, I doubt he had time to repent before death.
So we can be perfect here then?When we willingly bring ourselves into line with the loving will of God, we will lose the evil desire to hurt and kill others. Nothing will hurt or destroy in all the kingdom.
Not making any sense - again, how do you know what's in Heaven, or what Heaven is like? How do you know if you are going to be the same person there as you are here?Eye hath ot seen, nor ear heard the wonders God has prepared for those that love Him. Far more wonderful than we could begin to imagine.
To you, that is - not to anyone else. They say that about you and your religion too, so how do we determine who is right?The belief that matters is belief in Jesus...God's only Son. The way the truth and the Life. Belief in fables/demons etc is of no merit/value in regards to saving us.
Oh, Great! How do we "train our eye" then? if this is all that is required, we can start "training" to discern the truth - we can find out though this "training" all the epistemology gaps will be made clear and we can reverse engineer this "training" to work out why your religion matters in Science. Problem Solved! Now, where's this training you speak of?Not to the trained eye. Science religiously avoids/ignores and opposes God's word. No coincidence.
Not so much hiding under the skirt and more like right up front carrying the flag - What's not honest is creationists who can't identify the difference in the science that gives you computers, technology and progress and the science that demonstrates an old universe and evolution. After all, they are one and the same.There is no demonstrated effectiveness whatsoever for origins stories that are considered science.
Trying to hide under the skirt of actual science and knowledge and insist they must come together...is not honest.
I don't have a religion, and certainly don't "declare" anything - you must be thinking of someone else. But to answer anyway, normal, sane and rational is how it sounds.How does it sound when you use your religion to declare things old?
I accept the science that demonstrates otherwise.You have no way of knowing either way.
Vaccinations aren't embarrassing, nor is domesticated fruits, vegetables and livestock. Medical treatments and medicines aren't embarrassing either, neither is long life and quality of living.Not at all, it is an embarrassment to mankind. They use the present nature to misread the fossil record/DNA/ etc etc. The vile and insane conclusions they reach alone should have clued them in that they were lost in space.
LOL! Well, what better way to educate people than to submit your beliefs to the process of Science? Just document the process by which you determine true things and we can test it in front of Everyone!Well, at this juncture, after so many wins wins wins wins wins wins, no matter what level science was thrown up at me, it is more a matter of educating people.
Dang, it's almost as if you know it wouldn't stand the test, or something... Usually we get further than this before you stop answering my questions... Why not convince me why it's true above any other religious text from any other religion? If you could do that, wouldn't I have a reason to believe?It seems to be pointless discussing the bible with you.
I haven't met anyone perfect yet..have you?So we can be perfect here then?
Was Jesus the same Person after being raised from the dead? Yes. We shall be like Him.Not making any sense - again, how do you know what's in Heaven, or what Heaven is like? How do you know if you are going to be the same person there as you are here?
By being born again our eyes see things in the light of God. Looking at the fables of science we see that their fables are not in His light, but in darkness.Oh, Great! How do we "train our eye" then? if this is all that is required, we can start "training" to discern the truth - we can find out though this "training" all the epistemology gaps will be made clear and we can reverse engineer this "training" to work out why your religion matters in Science. Problem Solved! Now, where's this training you speak of?
Then you identify the difference for us. You seem to think we can't but you can.Not so much hiding under the skirt and more like right up front carrying the flag - What's not honest is creationists who can't identify the difference in the science that gives you computers, technology and progress and the science that demonstrates an old universe and evolution. After all, they are one and the same.
Denial is a trait of your religion.I don't have a religion, and certainly don't "declare" anything - you must be thinking of someone else. But to answer anyway, normal, sane and rational is how it sounds.
There is none.I accept the science that demonstrates otherwise.
No relation to any of that and the origin claims like you share a kin with the flatworm.Vaccinations aren't embarrassing, nor is domesticated fruits, vegetables and livestock. Medical treatments and medicines aren't embarrassing either, neither is long life and quality of living.
Science cannot test my beliefs or even defend their own. They can't so much as admit they have beliefs.LOL! Well, what better way to educate people than to submit your beliefs to the process of Science? Just document the process by which you determine true things and we can test it in front of Everyone!
Man cannot be convinced in his head until he is convicted in his heart. The head is a follower not a leader.Dang, it's almost as if you know it wouldn't stand the test, or something... Usually we get further than this before you stop answering my questions... Why not convince me why it's true above any other religious text from any other religion? If you could do that, wouldn't I have a reason to believe?
Nope, can't say I have... so we aren't perfect when you get to heaven then? so it doesn't matter that we're not perfect? Back to it again, do we have free will in Heaven like we do here?I haven't met anyone perfect yet..have you?
Why doesn't God just give us this "heavenly" free will here on earth so we can live up to his expectations from the outset?? Why does he create us imperfect when we could have this "heavenly" character here?Was Jesus the same Person after being raised from the dead? Yes. We shall be like Him.
wait, I know born again Christians who have no problem with Science and Evolution, etc. so this is a furphy of the highest order! This is False. Try again.By being born again our eyes see things in the light of God. Looking at the fables of science we see that their fables are not in His light, but in darkness.
Sure - Are you Ready??Then you identify the difference for us. You seem to think we can't but you can.
Weapons Grade Projection. It is Rational to observe all the evidence in support of Evolution and the very old universe and accept that to be the case while noting there's no supporting evidence for a young earth and universe.Denial is a trait of your religion.
Yep, none - like the Theory of General and Special Relativity, Atomic Theory, the Theory of Evolution- you know, that kind of none.There is none.
and cockroaches, and mould, and bananas, etc. we share ancestry with pretty much all life on this planet. That too is demonstrated by Science to be the most likely case, and no competing idea (let alone hypothesis) in science otherwise.No relation to any of that and the origin claims like you share a kin with the flatworm.
Tacit admission you know it won't stand the test?Science cannot test my beliefs or even defend their own. They can't so much as admit they have beliefs.
Sure. That Deepity is right up there with "Faith". We know that people are fallible and Science is the best way to counter that bias in order to filter fact from fiction. Confirmation bias is all that following your heart will get you. Don't get me wrong, following your heart is Great in relationships, but rotten in discerning matters of Fact.Man cannot be convinced in his head until he is convicted in his heart. The head is a follower not a leader.