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Originally posted by chaney3If you have a notion of a "creator" but there is no specific revelation that you believe in, and no instructions that you think have been handed down to humans, no particular supernaturally authored code to live by, and no schedule of rewards and punishments, then I don't see how you can, for any practical intents and purposes, be described as having a "religion". Just saying you have your "OWN evidence" does not, to my way of thinking, constitute "religion".
This goes back to the 'Creator' question I asked you in a different thread.
I believe in a Creator based on my OWN evidence.....and it's not for any consolation or comfort....I just think things, and humans were created. And that is a 'neutral Creator', which has no personality or character...yet. The issue is attaching morals, character and personality to ...[text shortened]... er I can digest to the already present Creator.
Again, I'm specifically commenting on point #4.
You have - I think - admitted that you are only interested in Christianity and that this is so because of how you were brought up, so I would suggest that you are 'suffering' (so to speak) from some sort of belief gap between what you currently believe and what your upbringing and environment makes you feel you ought to believe, and this makes you uncomfortable and rootless in some way. It is a kind of pressure, whether you acknowledge it or not, and you seek relief.
Regardless of whether there are some less appealing lumpy bits in the Christianity box you're trying to fold yourself up and cram yourself into, your ultimate objective [whether you recognize it or not] is to gain consolation, comfort and purpose ~ and, as I see it, lay any genuine spiritual curiosity you may have had to rest once and for all.
Originally posted by FMFI agree, but all 10 have the same theme 🙂
I think Rank outsider's list would be interesting to anyone who has come to realize that sonship's God figure is completely different from yours.
And his dissection of sonship's 'torturer God' theology is perhaps as astute as any I have seen here. I think the contribution is interesting given that there is a great deal of less interesting stuff on this forum that it is vying with, 🙂
Originally posted by KellyJay1, it's really funny how humans think I give a crap about them.
If the Lord Jesus were to pick His top 10 topics He would like us to discuss
and get right what do you think they would be?
2, the Aldeberans are MUCH more worshipfull than Earthlings
3, the folks on Sirius 3 are ruining their planet, just like Earthlings
4, I wonder why the ones on Andromeda don't like me
5, I thought I made them a great planet
6, they hate me though
7, WHY? WHY? WHY?
8, should I dump this universe down the drain and start a new one?
9, I have been at this way too long, I need a vacation.
10, is that another god I see out there? Hello?
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Originally posted by KellyJayWhy do we save the whales, dos, cats, etc. and slaughter our unborn?
If the Lord Jesus were to pick His top 10 topics He would like us to discuss
and get right what do you think they would be?
If we want to value life, don't you think it should start with humanity!