Is it a lie…or just a myth? People back then weren’t educated, often worshipped the gods living in stones and trees, so magical sky fairy and the related mumbo jumbo might have seemed plausible.
Blue eyed blonde Jesus is a lie!
But the Jesus is a lie so what is a few more?
Sometimes I think those types of beliefs were much better than asking for some authority figure to threaten your very post life existence if you don't believe. It's the usual suspects, I can't control myself so I want someone else to.Is it a lie…or just a myth? People back then weren’t educated, often worshipped the gods living in stones and trees, so magical sky fairy and the related mumbo jumbo might have seemed plausible.
Obviously not true, otherwise all Christians would be saints.It's the usual suspects, I can't control myself so I want someone else to.
You're mistaken, they worship the American Jesus. Blonde hair, blue eyes, an AR-15 in each hand, bestows riches upon the worthy (that's why you need to make so many donations, his power is wealth-based in a weird twist of irony), hates queers and illegals (defined as: brown people we don't like). The Bible is more of an optional fanfic, and is entirely metaphorical except for the parts that aren't, which exist in a quantum uncertainty field, this allows them to only be true when they need to be true, and allegory when a different interpretation must manifest.Do they even realize Jesus wasn’t a white English speaking Christian?
That is so whacked. It's a bizarre interpretation of scripture. Matthew 6:You're mistaken, they worship the American Jesus. Blonde hair, blue eyes, an AR-15 in each hand, bestows riches upon the worthy (that's why you need to make so many donations, his power is wealth-based in a weird twist of irony), hates queers and illegals (defined as: brown people we don't like). The Bible is more of an optional fanfic, and is entirely metaphorical except for the parts that aren't, which exist in a quantum uncertainty field, this allows them to only be true when they need to be true, and allegory when a different interpretation must manifest.
Dependence on God.*
25n “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
26 Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they?o
27 Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?*
28 Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin.
29 But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them.
30* If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?
31 So do not worry and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear?’
32 All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
33 But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness,* and all these things will be given you besides.
34 Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.
Why did God create sin in the first place?Okay, so this isn’t a discussion for you - just mind games. Fine.
Turn gay for Jesus!Why did God create sin in the first place?
And if being gay is an abomination, why does God create gay people?
He didn’t. The predilection towards is a natural consequence of the fall, our bodies, minds and spirits do not operate with harmony when we distance ourselves from God. However we came about, according to His plan, we rejected God and suffer the consequences in our own being. Jesus doesn’t just ‘magically' fix this when we are baptized, but if we remain with him He. Relates within in us a predilection be charitable above all - sadly, this takes along time for most.Why did God create sin in the first place?
And if being gay is an abomination, why does God create gay people?
Some are incapable of marriage because they were born so; some, because they were made so by others; some, because they have renounced marriage* for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Whoever can accept this ought to accept it.”
God knowingly created us to be free. We chose slavery to sin - knowingly. Of course He knew it would happen, but how would we have have freedom to chose otherwise. I don’t know why people cannot see that that this duality doesn’t negate itself? Resolution of opposites seems to be very hard for some ppl. Simplistic reasoning is not sufficient.God created all of it, and knowingly. Otherwise, he’s not all knowing.
God knowingly created us to be free. We chose slavery to sin - knowingly. Of course He knew it would happen, but how would we have have freedom to chose otherwise. I don’t know why people cannot see that that this duality doesn’t negate itself? Resolution of opposites seems to be very hard for some ppl. Simplistic reasoning is not sufficient.
God knowingly created us to be free. We chose slavery to sin - knowingly. Of course He knew it would happen, but how would we have have freedom to chose otherwise. I don’t know why people cannot see that that this duality doesn’t negate itself? Resolution of opposites seems to be very hard for some ppl. Simplistic reasoning is not sufficient.
Joke's on you, sin's my kink.God knowingly created us to be free. We chose slavery to sin - knowingly. Of course He knew it would happen, but how would we have have freedom to chose otherwise. I don’t know why people cannot see that that this duality doesn’t negate itself? Resolution of opposites seems to be very hard for some ppl. Simplistic reasoning is not sufficient.
So starving kids in Africa or wherever shouldn't worry about food, they just need Jesus. I'm glad we have that problem solved.That is so whacked. It's a bizarre interpretation of scripture. Matthew 6:
Don't worry about prosperity, just seek God above all else. Given all of Jesus' sermons on the evil of coveting money, it seems like a disaster in motion. The prosperity gospel is one of the most evil heresies foisted on christians in modern times (by pastors as blind as the pharisees of old). Seeking God for blessings is odd. Seek Him because He is good; seek Him because He alone has the words of eternal life. Seek him for money....
If he knew we were going to do a thing then we did not have the freedom to not do that thing. Combine that with the fact he's supposedly all powerful and could have created a world where we did not choose to do that thing, yet he's going to condemn us to eternal torment for doing what he knew we'd do, makes him an evil monster. Or maybe we should just stop concerning ourselves with ancient mythology.God knowingly created us to be free. We chose slavery to sin - knowingly. Of course He knew it would happen, but how would we have have freedom to chose otherwise. I don’t know why people cannot see that that this duality doesn’t negate itself? Resolution of opposites seems to be very hard for some ppl. Simplistic reasoning is not sufficient.
The Fall. Yep, totally not God’s fault He first put the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the center of the Garden of Eden with the proviso that its fruit can’t be eaten.He didn’t. The predilection towards is a natural consequence of the fall, our bodies, minds and spirits do not operate with harmony when we distance ourselves from God. However we came about, according to His plan, we rejected God and suffer the consequences in our own being. Jesus doesn’t just ‘magically' fix this when we are baptized, but if we remain with him He. Relates within in us a predilection be charitable above all - sadly, this takes along time for most.
Hmm, I don’t know where this came from, but again, homosexuality is another consequence of the fall. There is no sin in being homosexual. The sin, an offense against God and our nature, is in homosexual acts. It’s also in heterosexual acts outside marriage. If someone who is gay or straight has trouble being chaste, they can go to confession before mass and still receive communion, so long as they are trying to be chaste. One can still go to mass without going to confession, but must avoid going to communion.
Matthew 12:
Jesus did say 'gay', but one doesn’t need to be a genius to know that this is one of the causes for not being able to have a valid marriage in Gos's eye.
Don't forget the Bible also says beating your slaves is fine unless you beat them so badly they die as a result.Let’s add God sure likes Himself some slavery.
One could even say that the Bible is clear on this: the institution of slavery is permitted by God, endorsed by God, and owning slaves can even be a sign of God’s blessing.
And this was real slavery: Exod 21:21…”the slave is the owner’s property”
Numerous passages condone slavery throughout the Bible, but not one passage condemns the practice.
Guess God is cool with evil, unless you consider slavery to be anything but evil.
The Fall. Yep, totally not God’s fault He first put the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the center of the Garden of Eden with the proviso that its fruit can’t be eaten.
Remember, Adam and Eve were like children at this point and trusted anything and anyone because…they had no knowledge of good/bad/evil/mistrust…nothing. They trusted all, believed all because why wouldn’t they?
Then one of God’s creations tricks them because they again had no reason to not trust…again they were without guile, suspicion, or any bit of knowledge to not trust any of God’s creations.
Just seems logical that if God wanted guileless people, people that were lifelong clean slates without “sin”, He certainly wouldn’t have first put that tree in the garden in the first place, or second, would have warned them about not trusting anyone/anything but Him.
But, nope, put the means for their downfall at hand and no warnings about trust. Looks like a setup for failure…almost like primitive man was looking for a reason were so bad and all.
Yep, man’s sinful actions/thoughts/etc. are all man’s fault and God has zero responsibility for it.
Yeah…no.
And God does love some torture once in a while…as long as it proves a point. So torture is really good. (See Job and God betting Satan that Satan couldn’t turn Job against God, using anything at Satan’s disposal except outright killing Job. That was a merry time for Job. Guess evil suits God sometimes here snd there.)
Just doesn’t seem very benevolent. Or caring. Or all-powerful or even giving much of a crap about His creations. After all, God allows evil to exist, so guess He’s not all-powerful after all.