Self Righteous Religionists, Just Gotta Love Em Eh?

[nailit]

My sons G/F is pregnant.
Her Uncle is a pastor.
He's just stated that the baby (my grandson) is a product of sin.
You just got to love these people of faith havnt you?

Dick!!

[Theland]

Andy, check it out with your wife's priest.
I'm sure he will agree with me.

[vulcan42]

How do you know the people who wrote down the gospels were actually listening to the voice of God?

[Theland]

Vulcan Hmmmm! They felt inspired to do so, and their. Inspiration did not contravene the teaching of Jesus.

[andy-hughes]

Theland - // I'm afraid not Andy. God would never contradict Himself would He? //

I have no idea Theland, which I accept, and neither do you, which you do not accept.

// When the scribes were inspired to write the new testament, and recording Jesus' words, the message was forever. //

Says who?????? You simply make up these pronouncements as though they are fact - they are not, they are your hopes and dreams, and they are not facts.

// If people claim to have heard from God or angels, the test is scripture, otherwise we might act on the instructions of demons, as PS did. //

You don;t know that either.

I have given you a perfect illustration of the scripture inviting the reader to do violence, which is what Sutcliffe did, so your idea that checking on the scriptures gives you a green light - or in his case, you would wish it to be a red one - is clearly simply not valid.

I am happy to concede that Peter Sutcliffe was as mad as a ladder - but he heard God speaking to him, and neither you or I are qualified to say that it is not God's voice he heard.

I couldn't care less, but if I was a Christian, I would be bothered that someone murdered innocent women because my God told him that it was his wish, and the scriptures backed him up.

[andy-hughes]

Theland - // Andy, check it out with your wife's priest. //

Are you familiar with the term 'lockdown' by any chance?

Have a rest from the gospels and look it up.

[Theland]

Andy - Jesus said His words would never pass away.
His words command love, not murder.
PS was wrong.
And yes I do know.

[vulcan42]

Theland, remember they didn't have the scriptures to refer to so how did they know it was God inspiring them?

[Theland]

If God speaks, do you think for a moment He, the Creator of the whole universe, would not use unequivocal clarity?
Do you think God would allow His chosen messengers to have His message distorted?
We are talking here about unimaginary power at play here.

[Theland]

Andy, are you familiar with the word, '' telephone?'' Look it up. It could be quite handy, Andy!

[pixie374]

Then why doesn't he make it clear enough for everyone to understand? If he really was bothered by unequivocal clarity, why do so many follow different religions, or none?

[Theland]

That would defeat His purpose of requiring trusting faith.

[pixie374]

Not all that clear then?

[Theland]

We have what we need.

[pixie374]

You might.

[naomi24]

From me: //I don't see why you think it strange, Theland. You think it acceptable that God told Abraham to do it [sacrifice his son].//

From Theland: //By my standards no, of course not.//

So God doesn’t live up to your standards …. but if I say God doesn’t live up to my standards (which according to the evidence he most certainly didn’t) you say my standards are wrong. How does that work?

[Theland]

It works like this.
I am a sinner and a coward, and my faith is weak, certainly not strong enough to slay my son.
But then again, what is an encounter with God like?
Imagine!
The Creator of the universe, the author of life itself, touching somebody?
It staggers the imagination!
You ask me how I would feel now, like this?
No comparison.
Anyway Naomi, you and I have done this course so often, that I can almost predict your next move as you can mine.
Good entertainment for the paying public, by surely it has run it'd course?
Now its a race for the last word, and Naomi, you can have it and are welcome to it.

[Peter Pedant]

// Anyway Naomi, you and I have done this course so often, that I can almost predict your next move as you can mine.//

for gods sake stop quarreling you two !

:)

[Theland]

:-o)

[naomi24]

Theland, you tried the silencing ploy last week and it didn’t work then either. The fact is you would disobey your God, and ‘scripture’ is contradictory so stop with the faux wonder and awe because it serves only to expose your hypocrisy.

[Theland]

Yeah, whatever.