CaptainF
The Professional Poster
How hardcore christian are you, on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being superhero christian, 1 being christian in name only)?
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One is from the Old Testament, the other from the New Testament.
If you read the OT, you see God making a deal with Abraham, God will give Abraham a nation, and his descendants will show the world who God is by following Him.
Much of the rest of the Old Testament is Abraham's descendants flaking out of the deal, and God asking them to come back, which of course they don't.
God gives up and starts a New Deal. No longer is there a requirement placed upon the people to behave a certain way. It was all handled, fixed. The Old way is gone, the new one is valid.
Spoiler :
I didn't allow my children to be baptized. There did so when they were adults. It was hard, though. Most of my friends did it when they were pretty young.
Gilder
Deity
I never spoke of Hel the goddess, but Hel the place. I only highlighted the differences between Niflheim and Hel.
As for the heroes, who knows? The first level could just be a second-rate hero place.
The Scale of One To Ten:
1) Clueless
2) Newbie, clueless, but God is awesome
3) Getting it, sorta
4) Get it, and I am cool
5) Get it, I am cool and you suck
6) Got it and forgot it
7) Got it, forgot it, and am in trouble, I suck
8) Remembered it, got bailed out of trouble, God is awesome
9) Got it, I suck, and God is awesome
10 Got it, and we all suck, and God is awesome because He knows it and loves us anyway.
1) Clueless
2) Newbie, clueless, but God is awesome
3) Getting it, sorta
4) Get it, and I am cool
5) Get it, I am cool and you suck
6) Got it and forgot it
7) Got it, forgot it, and am in trouble, I suck
8) Remembered it, got bailed out of trouble, God is awesome
9) Got it, I suck, and God is awesome
10 Got it, and we all suck, and God is awesome because He knows it and loves us anyway.
Consider this: Christians say that activity on earth, which was created by God, is a shadow of what is to come in Heaven. The Bible gives examples of the relationship between husband and wife, and says it shadows the relationship between Christ and the Church. Many things are shown in this example, harvest, giving birth, weddings, dying...
So, if sexual orgasm is the shadow, what is the real thing in heaven?
If drinking is the shadow, what is the real thing in heaven?
P.S. Only fundamentalists talk of such things!
Wow. Lots of posts. I'll answer best I can in several posts. 
As long as I can remember. I was born into a Christian home, so it was relatively easy to find God.
I have none. You can't prove or disprove God without seeing him. However, I believe God exists based on evidence I have seen in man's character, and the prophecies of the Old Testament.
Why would God create an animal only to have it rot into the ground when it dies? I say there will be animals in heaven, but I can't give you a definite answer from scripture.
I don't care much about denominations, but I am attending a Presbyterian church.
I follow what I believe to be true. You can't blame me for that.
Some Christians cause suffering. I hope I am not one of them.
Depends on your definition. I believe in the supernatural events of the Bible, but nothing more than that.
An open mind is very important when seeking truth about anything, especially God. But I can't say for sure how God feels about it, that's just my personal reasoning.
I depend upon God's mercy and Jesus' sacrifice for the forgiveness of my sins.
As long as I can remember. I was born into a Christian home, so it was relatively easy to find God.
I have none. You can't prove or disprove God without seeing him. However, I believe God exists based on evidence I have seen in man's character, and the prophecies of the Old Testament.
Why would God create an animal only to have it rot into the ground when it dies? I say there will be animals in heaven, but I can't give you a definite answer from scripture.
I don't care much about denominations, but I am attending a Presbyterian church.
I follow what I believe to be true. You can't blame me for that.
Commie #4522 said:
Some Christians cause suffering. I hope I am not one of them.
Depends on your definition. I believe in the supernatural events of the Bible, but nothing more than that.
An open mind is very important when seeking truth about anything, especially God. But I can't say for sure how God feels about it, that's just my personal reasoning.
I depend upon God's mercy and Jesus' sacrifice for the forgiveness of my sins.
I feel like I am in the universe for a reason. That my path in life will be used bring greater good to this world. I feel important, and I feel chosen.
I am not terrified of anything.
I began a search of truth, to discover the purpose behind the universe we live in. My search led me to belief in the Christian God, as the true power behind everything.
See my first answer for a basic answer.
I believe baptizing infants or adults is valid. Baptism symbolizes entry into a covenant relationship with God, and to baptize an infant represents the prayer that God will lead the baby to a true relationship with him.
I don't know what you mean by "superhero" Christian. But since I have devoted my life to the service of God and other human beings, I would say 10 for really dedicated.
I think Jesus and Mary Magdalene may have been married . . .
As an opinion, not a belief or anything. And,
I have never met anyone who was Christian only for that reason. I for one could function just as well without the purpose I believe the universe has.
As an opinion, not a belief or anything. And,
I have never met anyone who was Christian only for that reason. I for one could function just as well without the purpose I believe the universe has.
It certainly wouldn't contradict anything belief-wise, but it seems unlikely she would earn so little mention in the Bible if she was Jesus' wife.
CaptainF
The Professional Poster
puglover said:
Perhaps, but who was the very first human being who saw him after the Resurrection?
I am full of opinions like that, don't mean a thing one way or the other.
Why do you think who saw Jesus first relates to marriage?
Well, if you just came back from the dead, being the first person ever to be resurrected, who will you visit first? If your wife is alive, wouldn't it be her?
It's just speculation anyways.
It's just speculation anyways.
Gogf
Indescribable
See my first answer for a basic answer.
Well, this is the closest I found looking through your other post. If you had something else in mind, please direct me to it
.Can you please elaborate on what evidence you have seen in man's character, what prophecies in the Old Testament you are talking about, and how you know that they have been fulfilled?
I'll search for the more in-depth post concerning the prophecies I made a few months ago. I'll edit it in for you.
As for man's character, when I analyze the ways of this universe, morality does not seem to fit with the naturalistic and barbaric processes that govern day-to-day survival. Yet all humans have a basic moral law, a sense of self-sacrifice and altruism. It appears transcendent of our natural world, and leads me to believe in a source beyond basic natural processes.
Also, our origins lead me to believe God exists, or at least some force beyond our natural world (example: the First Cause/Mover argument in philosophy)
EDIT: Found the link to the prophecies post
Why didn't you?
I thought she went to the tomb to embalm his body.
Why do you think God is mad at you? He isn't. He is knocking at the door, very softy, waiting.
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