Originally posted by stellspalfieMany of these are only covered by Mosaic law, and as such, have no real meaning for Christians and/or gentiles.
regarding all sins being equal. the bible is full of crazy things that displease the lord such as.
wearing clothes made from two materials.
divorce.
man with no testicles going to church
wearing gold
using the withdrawl method during sex
eating shell fish
tattoos
women grabbing mens bits during a fight.
just to name a few. are these sins? or is it just cardinal sins that result in our death at gods hand.
Originally posted by stellspalfieYou know, these types of questions are probably better answered by your local priest. They can also probably explain it better.
sorry its still as clear as mud to me. if jesus removed all sin for all time then how is it possible for people to acquire more sin? also what is the point of jesus removing sin if people still need to be sorry and repent?
it would be good to clarify what the effects of sin are on a human and what is actually happening when it is removed. if i commit a sin what happens to me, how am i effected by the sin?
Originally posted by sonship"Made in Japan" is old school.
I know Japan can make some awesome products and my example dates my age. I haven't seen "Made in Japan" for a long time. I guess it goes without saying now.
My point was just about writing on the body as people are in the fad these days.
The Corrected One
Now it's all "Made in China". Take a look. More things than you think are made in China. Even most jeans are made in Central America somewhere.
Originally posted by robbie carrobieYou are a danger, especially to new Christians, with this tripe.
I dont kiss a$$ I am simply interested in reason and bias and why that bias exists and to what extent. I really am appalled at those Christians who advocate the type of belief based not on knowledge but of some kind of 'experience', its nothing but emotional hype. Ask them to reason, 'I have my faith', is the reply, so what? Even daemons believe! ...[text shortened]... t snake dancers and all born again evangelical Christians like divesgeester, the tambourine man.
Faith > all (except love). To deny this *does* place you on par with atheists. Everything else comes from faith.
To be a Christian, #1, you must believe. It is central to our raison d'etre. If you don't understand this, then it must be your dogma getting in your way (again).
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Originally posted by robbie carrobie"What do you mean? I have many black friends."
I have read many articles on science, in fact i have read about 50 percent more of Darwins own book than you and studied physics, chemistry and biology and engineering science at school. I have consistently pointed out flaws in your evolutionary hypothesis over the years and could not have done so without recourse to scientific material, once again, ...[text shortened]... rches has had some adverse effect upon your psyche and you also need a tambourine? who can say?
and
"Well, they're gay. That's how they are."
Originally posted by stellspalfieI am a petite woman. If a man is attacking me with sinister intent, I am taking him down, any way I can. Period.
[b]"And I don't think all of these laws were accompanied by a death sentence.
This is hype on Stella's part."
hype??? im asking the question are these's sins? they are all things that displease god, so if not, how do we know which things god does consider as a sin. do you have a method of figuring out what is a sin and what is not?
on a side ...[text shortened]... nads.......if ever anything was clearly written by a man and not a loving god this has to be it.[/b]
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Originally posted by SuzianneI don't have any black friends, i have plenty of human friends of various shades and what your gayness has to do with this, i cannot say, hard to read the scriptures though and applaud gayness at the same time though, isn't it, oh but that's right, you have your faith, you don't need scripture
"What do you mean? I have many black friends."
and
"Well, they're gay. That's how they are."
hear that, its the sound of your tambourine . . .
Originally posted by Suziannethe only danger to any Christian is meeting a wishy washy, namby pamby, rainbows shooting from the bum, lukewarm secular liberal masquerading as a Christian.
You are a danger, especially to new Christians, with this tripe.
Faith > all (except love). To deny this *does* place you on par with atheists. Everything else comes from faith.
To be a Christian, #1, you must believe. It is central to our raison d'etre. If you don't understand this, then it must be your dogma getting in your way (again).
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Originally posted by wolfgang59We are awesome and they suck. Their whole religion is self centred egotism, it's all about them and their personal salvation. Jesus in me crap that they like to espouse. They will not lift a finger to help you understand the scriptures because they are saved and you don't need to do anything once you are saved. Their churches are filled with the blood of young kids sacrificed on the alter of war. They are emotional meglomaniacs' im all right jack I have my faith and I am saved' and are happy to dance a macabre dance to the tambourine because it makes them feel good and thats what its all about, them.
What is the big difference between JWs and Christians at the "temporal level"?
We on the other hand are embroiled in humanity trying to help people overcome all manner of adverse circumstances from abject poverty to drug abuse to prostitution and for this we make no apologies.