What's on your mind?

[AirForceTeacher]

Why is it so hard for me to pay attention in class?

 

[Elizabeth8393]

I wonder what work will be like today...

 

[Toro]

Apparently there is a guy opening fire on random people right down the road. Better not fire at me or On gonna be a very angry bull. One guy dead and a woman injured. Bout to pass by there to go home from work.

 

[Toro]

Phone is dying.

 

[Elizabeth8393]

Apparently there is a guy opening fire on random people right down the road. Better not fire at me or On gonna be a very angry bull. One guy dead and a woman injured. Bout to pass by there to go home from work.

Oh my gosh! That's terrible! I'm glad you're alright.

 

[Travelers.Soul]

Perhaps I should return to school for another degree.

 

[Toro]

Oh my gosh! That's terrible! I'm glad you're alright.

I feel bad for the family members, but yeah. Me too. It happened about 30 mins before I posted that. Not sure how much truth there is to it, but a coworker told me he read a story of it happening 30 mins ago (before I posted that) so.... it was a very short distance away from us and we hadn't heard any emergency vehicles pass by.

What I was told is a man was picking people off as they sat at a red light.

Not sure what I would have done if I had been under fire. Id like to think my anger would be less than my fear and Id kiss the ground, but at the same time. Id have thought having a knife pulled on me would have me more scared, til it happened. Instead of apologizing, I antagonized the guy with the knife...( I didnt do anything worth apologizing for so I refused)... so no telling. Id hate to think my anger would make me do something foolish and go after the guy with a riffle. Id not like my chances.

 

[Toro]

Tired, I has it.

I need to shave my head and face tonight.

 

[Elizabeth8393]

Tired, I has it.

I need to shave my head and face tonight.

Shave the face, not the head. You need to let your hair grow out, dude, lol!

 

[Toro]

Shave the face, not the head. You need to let your hair grow out, dude, lol!

But growing my hair out feels...... gross. I feel like I havent showered in days when I havent shaved up there.

 

[Toro]

Sadly, its almost bed time.

Why is it when I wake up at about 3am, bed time is all I wish for and it takes forever to arrive. However once I get off work..... it arrives to suddenly. Tiiiiiime..... aint on my side.... no it aint.

 

[scraparcs]

Shave the face, not the head. You need to let your hair grow out, dude, lol!

Shave the head, not the face. Bald men with beards...not a bad combo.

 

[Toro]

Shave the head, not the face. Bald men with beards...not a bad combo.

Im Toro, Im sexiest with a 5 o clock shadow up top and on da face. But Im always sexy.

I am sexy personified...... science can't wait til I die to study me....... I am...... the sexiest man alive. I don't always look at myself in the mirror.... but when I do........

It r bedtime. Good night everyone.

 

[MiniEmu]

At what point do followers of one interpretation know that their interpretation is so true that all other interpretations are plainly false? At what point do the differences justify the view that Christians are not Christians because of this? If all parties base their views on scripture, if all parties provide Bible based evidence, yet all parties disagree on the interpretations, at what point do we hold up our hands and say "who cares about the trappings, what is at your core?". Christians do not differ so greatly at their core. Not really.

The very things many bring up as examples of falsehood, their own group are guilty of, just under different names and varying degrees of publicity. Every interpretation, every belief, is prey to the flawed nature of humanity. Every interpretation of an interpretation is prey to the blinkers of your own version of truth. But I would say that, I do not appreciate the importance of being right.

 

[High Fidelity]

At what point do followers of one interpretation know that their interpretation is so true that all other interpretations are plainly false? At what point do the differences justify the view that Christians are not Christians because of this? If all parties base their views on scripture, if all parties provide Bible based evidence, yet all parties disagree on the interpretations, at what point do we hold up our hands and say "who cares about the trappings, what is at your core?". Christians do not differ so greatly at their core. Not really.

The very things many bring up as examples of falsehood, their own group are guilty of, just under different names and varying degrees of publicity. Every interpretation, every belief, is prey to the flawed nature of humanity. Every interpretation of an interpretation is prey to the blinkers of your own version of truth. But I would say that, I do not appreciate the importance of being right.

Not all Christians do, though. A lot of denominations and Christians allow things external to the Bible influence their faith and theology. Tradition is a good example of that.

 

[MehGuy]

Been sick the past couple of days. Lost all my fat, hoping my muscles have largely stayed intact. Hard to measure that though, lol.

 

[MiniEmu]

Not all Christians do, though. A lot of denominations and Christians allow things external to the Bible influence their faith and theology. Tradition is a good example of that.

I am tempted to say that the majority of throughout Christianity allow such things to influence faith and theology. It is difficult for anyone to truly escape the influence of the outside world, or indeed tradition which after several generations may appear to simply be how those who live without such influences must live. Every flavour of Christianity I have encountered has, at its heart, beat to the same rhythm. Not enough variation that I could not possibly see where such an interpretation of truth came from at least.

My struggle sometimes is that I see reasons being given for why a Christian is not a Christian, or why a denomination is false, but sometimes I struggle to reconcile what is being said with my understanding of the message in Romans 14 (or perhaps my understanding as guided by the group of Christians I have associated with). I am all for discussing differences, for learning from one another, and indeed in coming to the point of questioning the way in which we view our walk and His word, but I struggle entirely with those who can categorically state their interpretation of scripture, their truth, is somehow much more true than the truth of others, even when that truth was arrived at in much the same way. But then when I question why this is, I feel the rabbit hole keeps going down as my brain wishes to know why this belief came about, who decided this was it. I want to know things that no one can know, at least not until we appear before God to be judged accordingly.

But that is my problem, I want to know. Yet it feels like when I want to know it is expected I should know, or should at least just accept that it is what it is and there is nothing more to be said. Because I want to know in the fashion one cannot know, because by the time it comes around it simply is the truth and that is what it is.

Even non-denominational churches appear to be influenced by tradition and individual interpretations, depending on the make-up of their congregation. I use non-denominational, because I do not think I know of a denomination which does not have a very clear flavour of tradition running through them; even if these traditions vary by country as much as church.

Please forgive me, it is early and I am rambling about nothing at all. Too many thoughts and not enough substance on my end.

 

[Travelers.Soul]

Oh my word! Why do some guys online feel they have the right, after talking to you a few times, to start asking if you're a virgin or your sex life?!?!?! Even allowing for a difference in culture...I mean really?! It's none of their business. I just do not understand what they are thinking when they do it. Ugh. Sorry...rant over. It wasn't anyone on this website.

 

[Elizabeth8393]

Im Toro, Im sexiest with a 5 o clock shadow up top and on da face. But Im always sexy.

I am sexy personified...... science can't wait til I die to study me....... I am...... the sexiest man alive. I don't always look at myself in the mirror.... but when I do........

Oh gosh!! Conceited much?

Gnight!!

 

[High Fidelity]

I am tempted to say that the majority of throughout Christianity allow such things to influence faith and theology. It is difficult for anyone to truly escape the influence of the outside world, or indeed tradition which after several generations may appear to simply be how those who live without such influences must live. Every flavour of Christianity I have encountered has, at its heart, beat to the same rhythm. Not enough variation that I could not possibly see where such an interpretation of truth came from at least.

My struggle sometimes is that I see reasons being given for why a Christian is not a Christian, or why a denomination is false, but sometimes I struggle to reconcile what is being said with my understanding of the message in Romans 14 (or perhaps my understanding as guided by the group of Christians I have associated with). I am all for discussing differences, for learning from one another, and indeed in coming to the point of questioning the way in which we view our walk and His word, but I struggle entirely with those who can categorically state their interpretation of scripture, their truth, is somehow much more true than the truth of others, even when that truth was arrived at in much the same way.

Please forgive me, it is early and I am rambling about nothing at all. Too many thoughts and not enough substance on my end.

Tradition is a given, but I take fault with it when it becomes so prolific that it obscures the nuts and bolts of faith.

As far as flat-out denouncing practices or even denominations, I agree that it is something that isn't always easy to understand, but when a denomination becomes so convoluted in its inaccuracies or improper doctrines, it becomes clearer to see that, at the very least, there's fault to be found and often times fundamentally so.

An example that you too could relate to would be our primary church, Church of England, and its allowance of female ministers.
A lot of people, myself included, would say that's categorically un-biblical. Is that alone enough to denounce an entire denomination? No. But I think it's a pretty big talking point to consider if one was to look at the Biblical integrity of an organisation or denomination.

The same can be said for a lot of others, too.