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evolved from a rock, evolved from a primordial ooze puddle in a rock....it's all the same type of rationalizing.
ever hear the saying "third rock from the sun""
No, it's apple and oranges to anyone with any basic knowledge of evolution.
Colloquialisms have nothing to do with reality.
God is self existant and self defining.
so God in essence does not have a beginning, due to Him being outside of time and space dimensions.
thus without having a beginning, He is not necessitating a cause.
but scientists collectively state that the universe has a beginning, so it necessitates a cause for that beginning.
God never wants us to get people saved, so my appearance to you is not the critical thing.
He said make disciples.
not converts.
plus if you are my convert, you will stink of bias and being opinionated, as I am.
But if you are God's convert you resemble what He does and says.
if you see something wrong in what I say....it's me saying it.
if you see something eternal in what I say...it's God saying it.
when you come to Christ you lay down your digital God's and God's of lust and porno, and other God's of material and Gold and Girls, or Boys....and you lay them down and you Follow Jesus.
if you cannot do this...you won't make it.
do you understand?
IF you think...."who can be saved?"
then the answer is ...no one.
but with God "all things are possible"
Is all this worth it to you?
granted Hell will not be your next destination on your trip of life...
so it's important to weigh all alternatives.
but again all things are possible with God. So what appears to be a contradiction, is not with God.That literally makes no logical sense. You've just contradicted yourself.
and this is your problem.You haven't presented me with any alternatives that exist in reality.
No, it's apple and oranges to anyone with any basic knowledge of evolution.
Colloquialisms have nothing to do with reality.
So, arguably, is physical reality.
The universe (by which I mean all physical reality) is outside of time and space dimensions. Those are internal to the universe. The universe does not exist in any time or space dimensions outside of itself.
Physical reality also does not have a beginning, in the sense of something that is caused.
I think that you are misunderstanding scientists on that point. They only mean that the past may be finite, which is consistent with the universe having no cause.
eudaimonia,
Mark
this is not something you can replicate empirically or otherwise prove, so it's stricken from the record.Physical reality also does not have a beginning, in the sense of something that is caused.
I think that you are misunderstanding scientists on that point. They only mean that the past may be finite, which is consistent with the universe having no cause.
eudaimonia,
Mark
For a long time I believed God will never judge those who don't know about him.
but given the law of nature* innate in our mental instincts.
Even if we are deceived it appears God will still judge* us.
source: (adam and eve being deceived still rejected from the garden).
so this motive that satan can deceive man in a way that makes God curse his creation, has been the motive of satan for thousands of years.
But I used to try to sugar coat my ideas, that the pigmi's in africa never heard the Gospel and would be safe.
but the truth is, that via deception of the prince of the air, the chances are not looking good for them.
hence this motive led one of the greatest missionary movements of our time.
1789-1914 the great missionary era.
We are no longer in a missionary era, and that is unfortunate.
what are your thoughts.
Footnotes:
*law of nature, as explained by CS lewis (explanation of this is allowed on this thread)
**Judgement - great white throne judgement, of all wrong doings: Revelation 20:12-14: "12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death."
(note:now, one can argue that eve was the one deceived and not adam. Meaning that either He KNEW what was happening, and chose to do it anyway. Which begs the question when we are deceived, if deep inside, if we REALLY are suppressing the truth for a lie.)
see truth decay in OP
That's some God you've created there.
Who would EVER worship a God like that?!
Or read SCRIPTURE seeking the TRUTH and seeking YHWH to know the TRUTH.oh sorry, Im used to athiest's telling me this stuff but not fellow believers.
well for believers I suggest starting out with reading mere christianity, to get up to par with this debate.
that should be very minimal for acceptance. (lol.)
I used to run from God, like you are doing.
but not anymore. Got tiring.
why are you running if you are not guilty?
let me share one of my favorite bands right now:
finally --don't you want to dance like this guy, with Joy finally?
(right now I am puzzled as to where his bass guitarist and keyboardist are residing.....lol)
oh sorry, Im used to athiest's telling me this stuff but not fellow believers.
well for believers I suggest starting out with reading mere christianity, to get up to par with this debate.
that should be very minimal for acceptance. (lol.)
Or read SCRIPTURE seeking the TRUTH and seeking YHWH to know the TRUTH.
I just checked the TITLE - saw the word 'deceived'
and mere christianity won't cut it for many, won't set them free if they are deceived.
TRUTH will set them free.
I'm not running from God but from peoples portrayal of Him.
keep telling yourself that....I suppose your the one who needs convincing.I'm not running from God but from peoples portrayal of Him.
Or read SCRIPTURE seeking the TRUTH and seeking YHWH to know the TRUTH.
I just checked the TITLE - saw the word 'deceived'
and mere christianity won't cut it for many, won't set them free if they are deceived.
TRUTH will set them free.
footnote for later(not on forum)God could have picked one of a gazillion angels to personally put a High definition display in the clouds of the Gospel message, yet He chose to use fallible humans.
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