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How do we know they are real witches? Are they lighter than a duck?
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No, I'm not sure, but I'm leaning towards sooner than that. I personally approve of what Trump is doing. I just read today that the stock market had the 2nd greatest and longest bull run in history. So the economy is beginning to soar, especially with this new tax bill and removal of many regulations, enabling businesses to prosper and create new jobs.Ok, when a Democrat is in the White House again we can expect the apocalypse?
You have a free will to put on a Scottish skirt and wear if you want. But if your will was really free, when you died, you wouldn't be subject to any judgment. Actually you aren't free to do what you want now either. Actions have consequences and someone pays for them, either you do or someone else. So when you die, you should be able to lift your spirit out of your body and float anywhere you like, create your own destiny. You wouldn't have to pay for yours sins. There would be no curse of death, since Christianity says the wages of sin is death. Hey your will should also overcome your illnesses as well. Just will yourself free of illness since nothing has power over you. Will yourself young again -- Just tell your cells and organs to live forever -- your free. The Bible says you are either a slave to God or a slave to Satan -- that's not free. Like I said you can choose many things in life freely but your life itself is in bondage, it has a price tag on it. Either you are going to pay or you can choose for someone else greater than you to pay.All while maintaining free will and being indistinguishable from statistical averages.
I'm not much of a Trump supporter, but to be clear:It's highly doubtful. Hopefully his successor will be able to undo whatever political mess he has made so far and will continue to make while he's still the president. I'm still holding out a small glimmer of hope that he'll be removed before his term is up. I'm hoping that if he keeps going like he is that he will eventually do something bad enough that would be worthy of an impeachment.
Or will they claim it was 'God's plan' after all?
No, being tortured by stinging demon scorpion-like locusts is not a good thing. Dah. They are needed? They are part of God's judgment - you can't make this stuff up. Maybe Stephen King could? Actually, He wrote a book that included these creatures and they put them in a movie - quite scary.
You have a free will to put on a Scottish skirt and wear if you want. But if your will was really free, when you died, you wouldn't be subject to any judgment. Actually you aren't free to do what you want now either. Actions have consequences and someone pays for them, either you do or someone else. So when you die, you should be able to lift your spirit out of your body and float anywhere you like, create your own destiny. You wouldn't have to pay for yours sins. There would be no curse of death, since Christianity says the wages of sin is death. Hey your will should also overcome your illnesses as well. Just will yourself free of illness since nothing has power over you. Will yourself young again -- Just tell your cells and organs to live forever -- your free. The Bible says you are either a slave to God or a slave to Satan -- that's not free. Like I said you can choose many things in life freely but your life itself is in bondage, it has a price tag on it. Either you are going to pay or you can choose for someone else greater than you to pay.
I think they know that nothing is really free, they use the term mainly because man thinks highly of himself. He think She is the director of own destiny and free to choose any direction, INCLUDING GOD. His ego wrestles with his apparent certainty that he chose God, not the other way around. God chose us first, He enabled us to believe, orchestrated the events and people that led us up to that divine appointment, then we chose Him. So we couldn't choose without His first drawing us.That's nice. You might want to let your fellow Christians know they have no free will. Most of them seem to think it is a doctrinal cornerstone of Christianity.
I think they know that nothing is really free, they use the term mainly because man thinks highly of himself. He think She is the director of own destiny and free to choose any direction, INCLUDING GOD. His ego wrestles with his apparent certainty that he chose God, not the other way around. God chose us first, He enabled us to believe, orchestrated the events and people that led us up to that divine appointment, then we chose Him. So we couldn't choose without His first drawing us.
It is amazing how in one sentence you presume to know both my mind and God's.You really need to open your door a little more to a relationship with Him, He stands knocking at it and you keep ignoring Him.
Maybe get together with a few old Scotish friends and talk about it- assuming they are not all atheists.
Prayers are answered 100% of the time but only work about 50% of the time. Keeping in mind that God has a plan and prayers either fit into it or they don't, people might as well pray to Joe Pesci. They'll get the same results.Well, when they get what they want it is claimed to work. When they don't get what they want, they chalk it up to God's will, to cover the bases.
The difference between Christian prayer and witches "spells" is that Christians pray for God's will to be done. Christians know that God's wisdom is infinitely beyond our comprehension. So we submit to God's will because he is God, and we are not God. And Christians know that sometimes God says no to our request for reasons known to him and for our ultimate good. By contrast, witches are pagans who believe that they are the ones in control of things. When they chant or cast a "spell" they believe it will get them what they want. What they might not know is the power that they are playing with is evil and comes from the devil. The devil sometimes gives people what they want when it will lead them to misery. But God is infinitely more powerful than the devil.Well, when they get what they want it is claimed to work. When they don't get what they want, they chalk it up to God's will, to cover the bases.
The difference between Christian prayer and witches "spells" is that Christians pray for God's will to be done. Christians know that God's wisdom is infinitely beyond our comprehension. So we submit to God's will because he is God, and we are not God. And Christians know that sometimes God says no to our request for reasons known to him and for our ultimate good. By contrast, witches are pagans who believe that they are the ones in control of things. When they chant or cast a "spell" they believe it will get them what they want. What they might not know is the power that they are playing with is evil and comes from the devil. The devil sometimes gives people what they want when it will lead them to misery. But God is infinitely more powerful than the devil.
God's will is to allow us free will so that we can make a free choice to love him. People abuse that free will when we sin. But we all will be judged by God after this life.If a God exists and is who Christians claim him to be, why wouldn't his will be done? Can something or someone, override God's will?
I had a feeling that might have been where your post was coming from.That was a great bit by Carlin.
Prayers are answered 100% of the time but only work about 50% of the time. Keeping in mind that God has a plan and prayers either fit into it or they don't, people might as well pray to Joe Pesci. They'll get the same results.
Oh, I'd disagree that you couldn't make it up. Smashing together a bunch of animals into one terrifying beast is something humans have been doing long before the book of Revelation was written. We're pretty good at coming up with scary things when we want to.