07 May 23
@divegeester saidSmall price to pay indeed for the chance to enjoy everything that God has provided for us, such as sunsets, the majesty of the night sky, the refreshing taste of water from a mountain stream, the joyous faces of innocent children and the comfort of having a mate by our side.
Is that we get the chance to choose to behave in a moral way and treat others as we would want to be treated.
@divegeester
The best thing about being alive is the extraordinary opportunity to learn and to teach, and to love and be loved.
07 May 23
@fmf saidSomeone disagrees with you on this and is doing so anonymously; so probably KellyJay.
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The best thing about being alive is the extraordinary opportunity to learn and to teach, and to love and be loved.
@divegeester saidAlthough I do not know if the thumb was his, his animosity is debilitating and has rendered him a huffy manchild spitting the occasional "Jesus"-flavoured chips. KellyJay, he's no Anton Tromp. Then again, neither was I when I a Christian.
Someone disagrees with you on this and is doing so anonymously; so probably KellyJay.
08 May 23
@divegeester saidThe best thing, first and foremost, about being alive, unequivocally and without reservation, is knowing Jesus.
Is that we get the chance to choose to behave in a moral way and treat others as we would want to be treated.
Without Jesus there is no life.
08 May 23
@josephw saidWell perhaps your “knowing Jesus” will tempt you into what might be your second best thing about being alive which might be that you get the chance to choose to behave in a moral way and treat others as we would want to be treated.
The best thing, first and foremost, about being alive, unequivocally and without reservation, is knowing Jesus.
Do you concur with that?
08 May 23
@josephw saidMany who know Jesus, will not get eternal life in the Kingdom of God. However, all who Jesus knows, enter the Kingdom of God. Both sheep and goats claim to know Jesus but Jesus only knows the sheep.
The best thing, first and foremost, about being alive, unequivocally and without reservation, is knowing Jesus.
Without Jesus there is no life.
08 May 23
@divegeester saidI "concur" that you're treated as you want to be treated. 😂
Well perhaps your “knowing Jesus” will tempt you into what might be your second best thing about being alive which might be that you get the chance to choose to behave in a moral way and treat others as we would want to be treated.
Do you concur with that?
08 May 23
@divegeester said15 sentences. There's no dodge. The discussion is just getting started.
As usual you dodge questions and evade talking about the thread topic.
The problem is is that you just can't handle what's being said to you.
You asked a question in your OP. I answered. You don't like the answer. Then you start your quibbling and make unwarranted accusations.
"The best thing about being alive..." is knowing Jesus.
Not good enough for you is it?
09 May 23
@fmf saidPersonally, I doubt 2-4% of the 8 billion people on the planet are actually born again Christians. I could be wrong. I hope I'm wrong. It's just my opinion.
And yet six or so billion non-Christian human beings are living their lives right now and deciding for themselves what's the best thing about being alive.
They and all the rest make their choices every day. 5 hundred million choose to find enough to eat.
1% choose to do anything they want.
@josephw saidYour post seems to be a bit of a non-sequitur. About six or so billion human beings are non-Christian and so we can say they don't "know" Jesus: and yet they are living their lives right now and deciding for themselves what's the best thing about being alive.
Personally, I doubt 2-4% of the 8 billion people on the planet are actually born again Christians. I could be wrong. I hope I'm wrong. It's just my opinion.
They and all the rest make their choices every day. 5 hundred million choose to find enough to eat.
1% choose to do anything they want.