- Balloon Knot and Cerial Killer PM me. I got a testamony you need to hear man. I'm not supposed to be living right now. My trake doctor introduces me to his students as "The man we could not kill." realisticly by all medical science I was supposed to be dead in 6 different situations in the past 3 years. Yes Prayer brought me threw the doctors even say They have no clue as to how or why I'm alive. It's an interesting story if you have time. But I can't quote any scriptures just Know what God has done for me when Medical doctors threw their hands up and said "He WILL be dead in 24 HOURS there is nothing more WE can do" They called in all my family and my family prayed all night 3 years later 30 surgeries all LIFE Threatening and Guess what I'm Still Here.
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11-13-08 12:21 AMLike 0 - Balloon Knot and Cerial Killer PM me. I got a testamony you need to hear man. I'm not supposed to be living right now. My trake doctor introduces me to his students as "The man we could not kill." realisticly by all medical science I was supposed to be dead in 6 different situations in the past 3 years. Yes Prayer brought me threw the doctors even say They have no clue as to how or why I'm alive. It's an interesting story if you have time. But I can't quote any scriptures just Know what God has done for me when Medical doctors threw their hands up and said "He WILL be dead in 24 HOURS there is nothing more WE can do" They called in all my family and my family prayed all night 3 years later 30 surgeries all LIFE Threatening and Guess what I'm Still Here.11-13-08 12:35 AMLike 0
- Balloon Knot and Cerial Killer PM me. I got a testamony you need to hear man. I'm not supposed to be living right now. My trake doctor introduces me to his students as "The man we could not kill." realisticly by all medical science I was supposed to be dead in 6 different situations in the past 3 years. Yes Prayer brought me threw the doctors even say They have no clue as to how or why I'm alive. It's an interesting story if you have time. But I can't quote any scriptures just Know what God has done for me when Medical doctors threw their hands up and said "He WILL be dead in 24 HOURS there is nothing more WE can do" They called in all my family and my family prayed all night 3 years later 30 surgeries all LIFE Threatening and Guess what I'm Still Here.11-13-08 12:48 AMLike 0
- I'm not Ballon or CK but I am happy you were able to pull through all those life threatening situations, Luvitlo. God really does listen and you're living proof. Your story brings to light the one thing that hasn't been touched on. The unexplainable healings that medicine can't take credit for. Thank God for hearing your family's prayers.
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11-13-08 12:52 AMLike 0 - Luvitlo. Great story and I'm very happy you are well once again. There is something to be said about prayer no doubt.
Please understand I am not questioning the presense of a "creator" or "God". I have even eluded to this in one of my posts. Its there.
I am only bringing into question Christianity.
Alex no worries about our discussion. I admire your tenacity and admire how well read you are on the subject. I must admit the Christmas thing really has thrown me off : )
I would really like to hear why you don't do Christmas. That was a very interesting comment that I would truly like to hear you explain a little more in depth.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-13-08 01:01 AMLike 0 - I must of missed that post I don't believe in Christmas either for one Jesus wasn't born in December he was born during tax season read the Bible it's there it also has something about small "g" gods and people offering to an evergreen tree besides all serious Christians know better than to celebrate holidays because they were all adopted by the early church in an atempt to draw pagans into the Christian belief I know this for a fact because I was once a Wiccan Priest but I was saved and now am full Christian. My wife and I along with our church do not wear wedding rings nor did we exchange rings in our wedding the wedding band is pagan as well
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-13-08 01:38 AMLike 0 - I�m not gonna quote Killer�s previous post �cause my reply is not in the same order of details and doesn�t cover all of his points. I�m just taking up the issues of December 25 and the star from the east. I'll cover other aspects later. So, this is in reply to post # 136 and a little bit of post #144
Most of your references are to the man-god myths from pagan religions. Before people get all twisted by my use of the word �pagan� � look it up. It doesn�t mean anything inherently ugly. I�m not being insulting or derogatory by using that word. Your original statement that started this line of discussion mentioned Christian �teachings� stemming from astrology. Post 136 doesn�t reference any �teachings� � just man-god pagan beliefs. How does that bolster your �Christian teachings are from astrology� argument? You elaborated that by �teachings� you mean the Christian �fable� - That may be the best and most logical point you made � and I don�t think you even made it purposely. Most of the things you say are part of Christianity aren�t. Please read on for my explanation of this. You need to separate Christianity and bible teaching from modern day false Christianity. Because most of the fables you mention are not biblically based or part of the bible narrative.
First point � December 25: You make a bunch of references to December 25 in your �proof� of astrology as the basis for Christianity. So? The bible does not state anywhere that Jesus was born on or around December 25. So, I fail to see how pagan customs related to that date �prove� Christian teachings or the bible account comes from astrology. All you�ve managed to prove by mentioning that date repeatedly is something most of us probably already know � the origins of Christmas are rooted deeply in non-Christian origins. December 25 has ALWAYS been closely associated with paganism. Celebrating the birth of Jesus on December 25 is NOT a bible teaching. The first-century Christians did not do anything special on December 25. Jesus never commanded his followers to commemorate his birth. So, the FACT that false Christians celebrate their holiday of Christmas on December 25 and the customs of Christmas are of pagan origin does NOT prove pagan origins of the bible or Jesus teachings.
I can�t make this point strongly enough. The Christmas traditions are not bible based There may be some people out there reading this that are not very well versed in the bible and think that Christmas customs come from the bible so your post makes them agree that all of the December 25 info has some bearing on the validity of the bible. Anyone who thinks that, please read the account in the bible. If you don�t know where it is, read Matthew 1:18 thru 2:23. Jesus birth is also discussed in Luke 1:26 thru 2:20.
When was Jesus born? We do not know for certain. Anyone who says they do is full of crap. The bible does not indicate the date. We can look at the information given in the bible and determine it was sometime in the fall season. The main point is the date of Jesus birth IS NOT December 25. It�s noteworthy that the bible does NOT give the date. Why is this noteworthy? If it was something we needed to know it would be in there. Jesus never commanded anyone to celebrate his birth. He did command his followers to commemorate his death and the bible is very clear on the exact date of that � Nisan 14. Which is a date on the Jewish calendar that falls around April / May on our calendar.
Second point� the star �announcing his birth� and the �three kings�: Let�s get the background - not the astrology background, the biblical background. The only mention of this account in the bible is Matthew Chapter 2 - Everyone, get out your bibles and look it up so you know I�m not creating anything or making this up. In a nutshell � it didn�t happen the way the Christmas tradition teaches or the way it�s depicted in nativity scenes. Matthew does not specify how many of these men came, nor does he call them �wise men,� much less �three kings.� He simply said �astrologers� (more on that later).
This is a very, very, very important detail here � where did the star lead them? To Jerusalem and King Herod. Where was Jesus Born? Bethlehem. Huh? What? Did you catch that? The star did not guide them to Jesus or the place of his birth. It guided them to Jerusalem and King Herod. Why does this matter? Read on in the bible to find out what Herod did. He was an enemy of Jesus and the Jews. He tried to find out the place and time of Jesus birth. Once he had the information he ordered every child under 2 years of age in Bethlehem be killed. Ok, back to the astrologers. The star FIRST guided them to Jerusalem and Herod, then to Bethlehem. Another VERY important detail here. When they got to Bethlehem and finally saw Jesus � they went into the house where Mary was with the young child. Wait, did I say house? Yes. I did. But wasn�t Jesus born in a manger and the nativity scene has the �3 wise men� in the barn with him? That�s just my point. The classic nativity scene is NOT consistent with the bible. When the astrologers visited Jesus he was in a house. Herod questioned the astrologers about the exact time of the star�s arrival then ordered every child 2 YEARS OF AGE & UNDERR killed. If the star led them to a baby just born why would Herod�s investigation lead him to conclude that the baby he wanted to kill might be as old as 2 years old? Because when the astrologers visited Jesus he was not a baby just born. Look closely at the exact words used at Matthew 2:11 � almost every translation uses the phrase �young child� to describe Jesus when visited by the astrologers. However, compare that to Luke 2:16 and the visit of the shepherds. There the words �baby� and �infant� are used. Why is this noteworthy? It proves that the visit from the astrologers to Jesus was NOT done at the time of his birth. But, when he was already several months and maybe even almost 2 years old.
So, contrary to popular belief, the astrologers first arrived, not in Bethlehem, but in Jerusalem, after Jesus was born. They were not present at the time of Jesus� birth. The popular story of three kings honoring Jesus at the time of his birth is not accurate.
Who were these guys? As mentioned above, the bible teaches that the Magi who visited Jesus were not kings but astrologers who practiced the occult. Were they also kings? If they were, it is reasonable to expect that the bible would have identified them as such. Matthew 2:1-12 uses the word �king� four times, once referring to Jesus and three times to Herod. But not once does it call the astrologers kings. Matthew used the plural form of the Greek word magos. Different bible translations render that word as �wise men,� �astrologers,� or �stargazers,� or they simply transliterate it as �Magi.� This word refers to those who give advice and make predictions based on the position of the stars and the planets. The bible identifies these guys as diviners, who used occult practices disapproved by God.
More on this� remember, Herod asked them to go find Jesus and then report back to him. Herod wanted to kill Jesus. So, God gave the astrologers a message in a dream to not go back to Herod. Keep this point in mind. Bear with me, I�m wrapping this up very soon.
Also recall the bible story of the shepherds who were told by an angel that Jesus was just born. They went that same night and saw Jesus in the manger. Now, if God communicated the birth of his son by means of an angel and communicated with the astrologers by means of a dream and the primary �message� the star gave was to lead people who practiced occult and pagan divination to an enemy of Jesus we can conclude that the star was NOT something God provided. Who wanted to harm God�s son? The same person from back in the Garden of Eden who hid his true self behind the snake � Satan. I know this sounds very odd and sinister. But, it makes the point to counter several of Killer�s points.
All of Killer�s arguments involving three kings, Sirius, Orion, December 25, winter solstice, all of that have NOTHING to do with the bible narrative and NOTHING to do with the roots of true Christianity. All of your arguments on that particular theme did was to bolster my argument that false Christians have allowed pagan beliefs and customs to infiltrate their doctrines and corrupt true Christianity.
The only mention of a �star from the east� in the bible account of Jesus birth is negative. It is not part of anything a Christian would hold dear or see as a foundation of their faith. This star was supplied by Satan to lead pagans to an enemy of Jesus and be complicit in the murder of innocent children. The fact that millions of people place an image of this star on their Christmas tree (a phallic symbol with Celtic and Druid roots) doesn�t make it Christian. It is not a Christian practice. It reeks of false worship of God, it reeks of paganism.
conclusion: If parallels between Matthew�s account of Jesus birth regarding a star from the east and pagan legends / myths regarding stars from the east lead you to believe that Matthew based his story on astrology �that would look on the surface like a good assumption. But reason it out. The star of Matthew�s story is presented in a very negative light. If astrology and its accompanying tales were something he found as a basis for inspiration why would it be presented as something bad? If you�re saying just the mere presence of a �star from the east� in both narratives proves common roots I would say � �yes, it does.� But, not at all in the same way you�re implying.
We can classify all religions and faiths as being either:
1. Proper worship of the God of the bible in line with the teachings of the bible
OR
2. Any worship not directed to the God of the bible and not in line with the bible�s teachings.
Let�s call it true worship and false worship. Wouldn�t you expect to see commonality among all forms of false worship? If the purpose of true worship is to honor God, then the purpose of false worship is to dishonor God. Who wants to dishonor God? Satan. This isn�t getting preachy and I�m not trying to convert anyone. And please don�t jump on me as saying that if you disagree with me I�m calling you a Satan worshiper. Don�t jump to conclusions. Just follow my logic here to make a point about this star. Just about this star business here � not making generalizations about people�s motives. If False worship is Satan trying to get humans to not worship God and one way he has done this thru thousands of years of false worship is to present man-god stories to people using astrology then my point is that Satan used a star from the east to manipulate events to try to get false worshippers to kill Jesus. So, Matthew mentioning the star doesn�t mean he founded his story on astrology but he demonstrated that Satan has always used astrology to divert worship from God and when Jesus was born Satan reached into his bag of tricks and tried to use it to kill God�s son. God intervened and saved his son by first telling the astrologers to not report to Herod the exact location of Jesus and second by sending Jesus to Egypt to escape the slaughter of infants in Bethlehem.
There is not one reference anywhere in the bible of God using stars or astrology to communicate with humans. There are many references commanding his followers to NOT look for omens and signs. And there are many references to false worshippers using astrology.
OK � that was a very long and belabored point. We covered December 25 and the star. Next post will be virgin birth and 12 apostles. It�s almost 3:00 AM here I�ll do it tomorrow. G�night.11-13-08 03:58 AMLike 0 - I�m not gonna quote Killer�s previous post �cause my reply is not in the same order of details and doesn�t cover all of his points. I�m just taking up the issues of December 25 and the star from the east. I'll cover other aspects later. So, this is in reply to post # 136 and a little bit of post #144
Most of your references are to the man-god myths from pagan religions. Before people get all twisted by my use of the word �pagan� � look it up. It doesn�t mean anything inherently ugly. I�m not being insulting or derogatory by using that word. Your original statement that started this line of discussion mentioned Christian �teachings� stemming from astrology. Post 136 doesn�t reference any �teachings� � just man-god pagan beliefs. How does that bolster your �Christian teachings are from astrology� argument? You elaborated that by �teachings� you mean the Christian �fable� - That may be the best and most logical point you made � and I don�t think you even made it purposely. Most of the things you say are part of Christianity aren�t. Please read on for my explanation of this. You need to separate Christianity and bible teaching from modern day false Christianity. Because most of the fables you mention are not biblically based or part of the bible narrative.
First point � December 25: You make a bunch of references to December 25 in your �proof� of astrology as the basis for Christianity. So? The bible does not state anywhere that Jesus was born on or around December 25. So, I fail to see how pagan customs related to that date �prove� Christian teachings or the bible account comes from astrology. All you�ve managed to prove by mentioning that date repeatedly is something most of us probably already know � the origins of Christmas are rooted deeply in non-Christian origins. December 25 has ALWAYS been closely associated with paganism. Celebrating the birth of Jesus on December 25 is NOT a bible teaching. The first-century Christians did not do anything special on December 25. Jesus never commanded his followers to commemorate his birth. So, the FACT that false Christians celebrate their holiday of Christmas on December 25 and the customs of Christmas are of pagan origin does NOT prove pagan origins of the bible or Jesus teachings.
I can�t make this point strongly enough. The Christmas traditions are not bible based There may be some people out there reading this that are not very well versed in the bible and think that Christmas customs come from the bible so your post makes them agree that all of the December 25 info has some bearing on the validity of the bible. Anyone who thinks that, please read the account in the bible. If you don�t know where it is, read Matthew 1:18 thru 2:23. Jesus birth is also discussed in Luke 1:26 thru 2:20.
When was Jesus born? We do not know for certain. Anyone who says they do is full of crap. The bible does not indicate the date. We can look at the information given in the bible and determine it was sometime in the fall season. The main point is the date of Jesus birth IS NOT December 25. It�s noteworthy that the bible does NOT give the date. Why is this noteworthy? If it was something we needed to know it would be in there. Jesus never commanded anyone to celebrate his birth. He did command his followers to commemorate his death and the bible is very clear on the exact date of that � Nisan 14. Which is a date on the Jewish calendar that falls around April / May on our calendar.
Second point� the star �announcing his birth� and the �three kings�: Let�s get the background - not the astrology background, the biblical background. The only mention of this account in the bible is Matthew Chapter 2 - Everyone, get out your bibles and look it up so you know I�m not creating anything or making this up. In a nutshell � it didn�t happen the way the Christmas tradition teaches or the way it�s depicted in nativity scenes. Matthew does not specify how many of these men came, nor does he call them �wise men,� much less �three kings.� He simply said �astrologers� (more on that later).
This is a very, very, very important detail here � where did the star lead them? To Jerusalem and King Herod. Where was Jesus Born? Bethlehem. Huh? What? Did you catch that? The star did not guide them to Jesus or the place of his birth. It guided them to Jerusalem and King Herod. Why does this matter? Read on in the bible to find out what Herod did. He was an enemy of Jesus and the Jews. He tried to find out the place and time of Jesus birth. Once he had the information he ordered every child under 2 years of age in Bethlehem be killed. Ok, back to the astrologers. The star FIRST guided them to Jerusalem and Herod, then to Bethlehem. Another VERY important detail here. When they got to Bethlehem and finally saw Jesus � they went into the house where Mary was with the young child. Wait, did I say house? Yes. I did. But wasn�t Jesus born in a manger and the nativity scene has the �3 wise men� in the barn with him? That�s just my point. The classic nativity scene is NOT consistent with the bible. When the astrologers visited Jesus he was in a house. Herod questioned the astrologers about the exact time of the star�s arrival then ordered every child 2 YEARS OF AGE & UNDERR killed. If the star led them to a baby just born why would Herod�s investigation lead him to conclude that the baby he wanted to kill might be as old as 2 years old? Because when the astrologers visited Jesus he was not a baby just born. Look closely at the exact words used at Matthew 2:11 � almost every translation uses the phrase �young child� to describe Jesus when visited by the astrologers. However, compare that to Luke 2:16 and the visit of the shepherds. There the words �baby� and �infant� are used. Why is this noteworthy? It proves that the visit from the astrologers to Jesus was NOT done at the time of his birth. But, when he was already several months and maybe even almost 2 years old.
So, contrary to popular belief, the astrologers first arrived, not in Bethlehem, but in Jerusalem, after Jesus was born. They were not present at the time of Jesus� birth. The popular story of three kings honoring Jesus at the time of his birth is not accurate.
Who were these guys? As mentioned above, the bible teaches that the Magi who visited Jesus were not kings but astrologers who practiced the occult. Were they also kings? If they were, it is reasonable to expect that the bible would have identified them as such. Matthew 2:1-12 uses the word �king� four times, once referring to Jesus and three times to Herod. But not once does it call the astrologers kings. Matthew used the plural form of the Greek word magos. Different bible translations render that word as �wise men,� �astrologers,� or �stargazers,� or they simply transliterate it as �Magi.� This word refers to those who give advice and make predictions based on the position of the stars and the planets. The bible identifies these guys as diviners, who used occult practices disapproved by God.
More on this� remember, Herod asked them to go find Jesus and then report back to him. Herod wanted to kill Jesus. So, God gave the astrologers a message in a dream to not go back to Herod. Keep this point in mind. Bear with me, I�m wrapping this up very soon.
Also recall the bible story of the shepherds who were told by an angel that Jesus was just born. They went that same night and saw Jesus in the manger. Now, if God communicated the birth of his son by means of an angel and communicated with the astrologers by means of a dream and the primary �message� the star gave was to lead people who practiced occult and pagan divination to an enemy of Jesus we can conclude that the star was NOT something God provided. Who wanted to harm God�s son? The same person from back in the Garden of Eden who hid his true self behind the snake � Satan. I know this sounds very odd and sinister. But, it makes the point to counter several of Killer�s points.
All of Killer�s arguments involving three kings, Sirius, Orion, December 25, winter solstice, all of that have NOTHING to do with the bible narrative and NOTHING to do with the roots of true Christianity. All of your arguments on that particular theme did was to bolster my argument that false Christians have allowed pagan beliefs and customs to infiltrate their doctrines and corrupt true Christianity.
The only mention of a �star from the east� in the bible account of Jesus birth is negative. It is not part of anything a Christian would hold dear or see as a foundation of their faith. This star was supplied by Satan to lead pagans to an enemy of Jesus and be complicit in the murder of innocent children. The fact that millions of people place an image of this star on their Christmas tree (a phallic symbol with Celtic and Druid roots) doesn�t make it Christian. It is not a Christian practice. It reeks of false worship of God, it reeks of paganism.
conclusion: If parallels between Matthew�s account of Jesus birth regarding a star from the east and pagan legends / myths regarding stars from the east lead you to believe that Matthew based his story on astrology �that would look on the surface like a good assumption. But reason it out. The star of Matthew�s story is presented in a very negative light. If astrology and its accompanying tales were something he found as a basis for inspiration why would it be presented as something bad? If you�re saying just the mere presence of a �star from the east� in both narratives proves common roots I would say � �yes, it does.� But, not at all in the same way you�re implying.
We can classify all religions and faiths as being either:
1. Proper worship of the God of the bible in line with the teachings of the bible
OR
2. Any worship not directed to the God of the bible and not in line with the bible�s teachings.
Let�s call it true worship and false worship. Wouldn�t you expect to see commonality among all forms of false worship? If the purpose of true worship is to honor God, then the purpose of false worship is to dishonor God. Who wants to dishonor God? Satan. This isn�t getting preachy and I�m not trying to convert anyone. And please don�t jump on me as saying that if you disagree with me I�m calling you a Satan worshiper. Don�t jump to conclusions. Just follow my logic here to make a point about this star. Just about this star business here � not making generalizations about people�s motives. If False worship is Satan trying to get humans to not worship God and one way he has done this thru thousands of years of false worship is to present man-god stories to people using astrology then my point is that Satan used a star from the east to manipulate events to try to get false worshippers to kill Jesus. So, Matthew mentioning the star doesn�t mean he founded his story on astrology but he demonstrated that Satan has always used astrology to divert worship from God and when Jesus was born Satan reached into his bag of tricks and tried to use it to kill God�s son. God intervened and saved his son by first telling the astrologers to not report to Herod the exact location of Jesus and second by sending Jesus to Egypt to escape the slaughter of infants in Bethlehem.
There is not one reference anywhere in the bible of God using stars or astrology to communicate with humans. There are many references commanding his followers to NOT look for omens and signs. And there are many references to false worshippers using astrology.
OK � that was a very long and belabored point. We covered December 25 and the star. Next post will be virgin birth and 12 apostles. It�s almost 3:00 AM here I�ll do it tomorrow. G�night.
Come to a ONE GOD APostolic church and you will see that We been preachin the Truth for well since I was a kid and We do't follow the traditions of the easter, christmas, wedding rings...etc...etc...etc.... It's all from PAGAN origins and was only adopted for the sole purpose of drawing in the Pagan followers into Christianity. As I stated before Jesus wasnot born Dec 25 it was during tax season and the resurrection didn't occur during Easter it all follows significant Pagan celebrations' and if You read your BILBLE from cover to cover don't just pick out the verses that you like it tells you in black and white to not celebrate Christmas. warns of the tree worshippers offering sacrifice to the evergreen tree and so on and so on. and that gold wedding band on the 3rd finger Pegan as well so come to a TRUE APOSTOLIC church I would say Pentecostal but everyon is Pentecostal today and so carasmatic it pathetic. My church don't even believe in TV thats right if I didn't see it before I got in church chances are I never will no TV in my house.11-13-08 06:40 AMLike 0 - After reading all of thuis my brain hurts.
We should all understand by now why more people have been killed in the name of god and wars started. Its because one person got tired of listening to another persons ideals and figured he would take out the other guy just to shut him up.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-13-08 07:21 AMLike 0 - After reading all of thuis my brain hurts.
We should all understand by now why more people have been killed in the name of god and wars started. Its because one person got tired of listening to another persons ideals and figured he would take out the other guy just to shut him up.11-13-08 10:46 AMLike 0 - No TV? Come on now that's just ridiculous. Prime example of another form of control. You sure the Taliban is not running your church.
Let me guess. Women can't hold any positions of power over men neither right? Don't lie cuz I will catch you : )
Speaking on god and wars. Its pretty funny when the combatants on both sides pray to their respective gods before going into Battle for their side to come out victorious and keep them all safe. What does god do then flip a coin?
Alex no disrespect but you are treating the Bible like it is "the word" its a book with many contradictions in it. So the validity of everything you have written is null and void. You can pick out passages all day long and weave an intricate story but in the end it does not hold up. Do you expect people to believe or buy into the fact that nobody knows when this character Jesus was born? How convenient! Supposedly this great man walked the earth and no one knows when he was born? Thats just insane. Again there is not one bit of historical evidence OUTSIDE of religious doctrine.
You keep talking about him and the more you write the more it proves what a ridiculous notion of this guy existing is. Your intelligent Alex. Very intelligent but I have to question your judgement here. Important things are always left out or unknown. How convenient.
Don't you see that's how these stories are spun. You cannot possibly say you don't recognize this. Fables are full of inconsistencies and loose ends. That's what allows them to exist. I know I'm not crazy here in this thinking.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-13-08 11:19 AMLike 0 - Thank you. I'm serious...... I don't make up this stuff.
At one very scary time in my life I studied all the world's religions and then all of the "Christian" cults aka denominations. This was a result of thinking I wanted to enter a Seminary and wanting to know if what i was commiting my life to was right. My conclusion was, who the he11 is right? There is overlap in beliefs and stories in almost all of the worlds religions. I do believe there is a power greater than myself and I choose to call him God. My comments and interjections are not meant to offend or ridicule but bring a little humor to how people believe.
With that said I will never disrespect or argue someone's beleifs or lack of. Everyone believes what feels good to them. It would be like arguing why my Fruit Of The Looms are better than thier Hanes.Last edited by squiddaddy; 11-13-08 at 11:44 AM.
11-13-08 11:40 AMLike 0 - I said I�d next discuss virgin birth and 12 disciples. I�m not in the mood for that let�s go thru some of your points one by one.
Let us start with Horus�
1. So? (see my previous post) However, the information I have on Horus� date of birth is very conflicting. I almost wish it could be definitively confirmed as December 25 to just go along with all of the other myths related to that date. But, different research books I reviewed gave 4 different dates. The date that pops up the most often is in the month of Khoiak � which is an Egyptian month corresponding to our Gregorian calendar�s October / November timeframe. But, even this is uncertain since ancient Egyptian calendars were based on the flooding of the Nile and changed from year to year, so it is IMPOSSIBLE to find a corresponding Gregorian date.
2. Let�s focus for a moment on the word �virgin�. Your point being Horus born from a virgin / Jesus Born from a virgin = the story of Jesus was based on the legend of Horus. That would be a good point if it were actually true. However, Isis was never mentioned in Egyptian legend as a virgin at the time of Horus� birth. Isis was married to Osiris in. He was killed and dismembered by Horus older brother Set (wait, brother? I thought she was a virgin?) Isis put him back together than couldn�t find the ***** � made one out of wood and conceived Horus and then went on to have more children. Granted, there is a supernatural conception. But, not exactly something many people would call a �virgin birth�. Killer, please provide some sort of reference to your statement that Isis conceived Horus as a virgin. So, the stories of how Jesus and Horus were conceived share very little in common- hardly a basis for making the claim that astrology is the basis for the bible account. Just to add to it � Horus is believed to be born as a falcon that was perched on a tree, not in a manger or barn � but in a swamp. So, his birth story is not the source of Jesus� birth story share very little in common.
3 Now, let�s focus on the �Meri� part of your claim. Your implication being the name �Meri� as the source for the Jesus story including the mother named �Mary�. I don�t want to put words in your moth � this is your story. Is that what you meant. Because anytime I get someone claiming the whole �Jesus is based on Horus� argument � they always bring up the name �Meri�. If that�s your point - wrong again here. No reference in Egyptian legend links the NAME �Meri� or �Mary� to Isis. �Meri� in the Egyptian language means �beloved� � it�s not a name but a quality. It�s something a husband would call a wife or vice-versa. Normal Egyptian people would have used this term when referring to their loved ones. It is the title given to Isis by her husband Osiris as a term of endearment and not as a proper name. There is NO basis for the Mary character in Isis.
4. More on Mary� The bible account states that Mary became pregnant thru means other than intercourse. The bible speaks of Mary as a virgin before the birth of Jesus, not after. There are references to Mary and Joseph having other children after Jesus. The bible does not present Mary as an �ever-virgin� that�s a Catholic thing, not a bible thing. The term �immaculate conception� is actually a doctrine of Catholics that states that Mary herself was born without sin. That is a completely non-bible-based concept. Fertility worship and worship of �mother� figures was rampant in almost all of pagan beliefs. Early �Christians� incorporated these beliefs and weaved them into their brand of Christianity. But this is no way indicates the story of Mary as found in the bible to be based on and founded in astrology. If differs greatly. Mary was a simple peasant who was born with sin and had one small, special role that did not elevate her beyond someone to admire. Her mention in the bible after the birth of Jesus is very minimal and not consistent with Catholic and false Christian doctrine. She was not an �ever virgin�. She is not elevated to a place of worship. Jesus Followers were NEVER instructed to direct prayers, worship, or sacrifices to her. To say the character in the bible named Mary is an amalgam if astrological legends and pagan beliefs, is to ignore the bible�s narrative on Mary and accept the false Christian doctrines of Mary � which I completely agree � are just an extension of fertility goddess worship, moon worship, sun worship, mother figure worship, and astrology. But, it is not what the bible writers wrote.
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9. The custom of crucifying did not come into existence until Roman times which was almost 2,500 years AFTER Horus supposedly died. There is no reference to Horus being strung up on a cross. Where did you get your information on this? It�s a fabrication. You mention Horus being buried for three days� where is this from? I find NO reference in Egyptian mythology to this event. There is a reference to Osiris (Horus� father) being brought back to life by Isis after dying. There is an account of Horus being attacked and then Isis, his mother asking the crocodile god to pull him to safety. But, nothing about Horus being buried for three days and no mention of his physically coming out of a grave. Another major point � the death of Jesus in the bible is portrayed as sacrificial and dying for others � this shares NOTHING in common with the account of Horus� death. So, how do you conclude that the death of Horus was the basis for the story of Jesus� death and then make the jump that this shows the bible and Christian teachings stem from astrology ? � You lost me.11-13-08 12:57 PMLike 0 - No TV? Come on now that's just ridiculous. Prime example of another form of control. You sure the Taliban is not running your church.
Let me guess. Women can't hold any positions of power over men neither right? Don't lie cuz I will catch you : )
Speaking on god and wars. Its pretty funny when the combatants on both sides pray to their respective gods before going into Battle for their side to come out victorious and keep them all safe. What does god do then flip a coin?
One point I would make is the idea of TV � I don�t think he was saying he wasn�t �allowed� to watch TV. If that is true � then WOW! That�s scary. I think the comment was that he �chose� not to watch TV because of the negative influences he sees in it. I agree that TV can bring ugly things into the home that I don�t find entertaining and unsupervised watching by my kids may give them ideas and influences I don�t like. That�s why choice and taste are needed. I watch TV almost daily and I�m a Christian.
Sort of like the argument that a Christian shouldn�t drink and alcohol�. Jesus made wine. There are many references to Jesus drinking wine. The bible does condemn drunkenness. So, moderation is the key. If someone feels that they lack self control and can�t even touch alcohol without going overboard � then it may be wise for them personally to abstain. The bible urges Christians to analyze things and be reasonable � not dogmatic.
So, true Christian doctrine and the teachings of Jesus urge thought, logic, and reason. Evangelical churches may place strict regulations on many different activities of life. But, that�s churches and religion and not the bible espousing those ideals. When you see an example of control and influence by �Christian� churches don�t jump to the conclusion that Christianity and the bible are narrow-minded, and controlling. To do so would to be like seeing my neighbor beat his wife and then conclude that everyone on my block must be a wife-beater �cause they have a similar address. Many churches that call themselves Christian make up rules for living that are not founded in the bible or based on Jesus� teaching. So, when confronted by an example of control by a church � that�s all it is: control by a church. It is NOT the bible or God seeking to control.11-13-08 01:16 PMLike 0 -
It is a tired argument because I always wait anxiously for the challenger to start citing examples, but it never happens. I�m sick and tired of people with no examples to cite making this claim. Now � either start giving me examples of contradictions that I can debate or retract that statement and never say it again. It�s getting ridiculous � I never have anyone give me actual examples of these supposed �contradictions�.
It�s almost like someone saying to a straight guy, �I know you�re gay � just look at all of the stuff that�s gay about you.� Then when the straight guy asks, �what are talking about � what makes you think I�m gay?� the challenger just says, �there are soooo many indications � you know it�s true.� The straight guy responds, �what do I do that makes you think I�m gay � give me some examples.� The challenger says, �oh come on, there�s so many things you do that PROVE you�re gay.� Now everyone in the room starts thinking, �hey this guy must be gay.� However, the challenger never pointed out one fact to support the statement. Meanwhile the straight guy is happily married, has kids, has no sexual interest in guys and no homosexual tendencies. Now, every time he walks in the room the challenger snickers and points and says, �here comes the gay dude.� After a while the straight guy�s liable to lose it and pound the challenger�s face in and yell at him to shut the **** up. That�s where I am � either start citing examples of these �contradictions� or shut the **** up.
You say �no disrespect�. Another poster put it rather eloquently when he said, �that�s like saying, �no disrespect intended � but, your Mom�s a bit.ch�.�11-13-08 01:36 PMLike 0 - Well sometimes when someones mom IS a b*tch you have to point it out to them. Its a way of saying look this is the way it is. It may sound ugly but that's just the way it is.
Anyhow, ill get back to you on some of those contradictions and such that seems most urgent now. You may explode and frag us all if I don't tend to that matter first.
The other stuff I will get to as well.
Hang tight.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-13-08 01:55 PMLike 0 - Well sometimes when someones mom IS a b*tch you have to point it out to them. Its a way of saying look this is the way it is. It may sound ugly but that's just the way it is.
Anyhow, ill get back to you on some of those contradictions and such that seems most urgent now. You may explode and frag us all if I don't tend to that matter first.
The other stuff I will get to as well.
Hang tight.
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and you're right. soometimes the price of clarity is the risk of insult. if "it is what it is", then it would be disrespectful to sugarcoat it.
ok - now that we cleared the air - i'll ck back later for examples of "contradictions"
and golfnut - yeah it is a book. what i do is type a response in word, so i can can cut / paste / spellcheck and edit. then i paste the document to the thread. so, i write the response over the course of an entire day, a little here and a little there. and i cut and paste from documents i have already prepared as part of my "research" i've done on similar subjects in the past. so, yeah it is a book.
as you can se when i just free - type in the reply field, it's sloppy and full of typos.11-13-08 02:46 PMLike 0 - Actually your right and it is in the Bible no woman should Hava rule over a man so we allow women to teach bible studies read scripture and give their feelings on it but no women pastors or assistant to a pastor and the no TV is because it is full of immortality, nudity, vulgarity, and everything thne Christian faith preaches against. We get enough in stores and restaurants without puttin a TV in the house to fill pud minds with filth really I don't miss TV there was never anything on when I had one anyway. I don't like reruns I get news and weather off the web so why bother with a noisy TV to distract me from my family and God
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-13-08 02:54 PMLike 0 - Actually your right and it is in the Bible no woman should Hava rule over a man so we allow women to teach bible studies read scripture and give their feelings on it but no women pastors or assistant to a pastor and the no TV is because it is full of immortality, nudity, vulgarity, and everything thne Christian faith preaches against. We get enough in stores and restaurants without puttin a TV in the house to fill pud minds with filth really I don't miss TV there was never anything on when I had one anyway. I don't like reruns I get news and weather off the web so why bother with a noisy TV to distract me from my family and God
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Holy ****!!!!!!
The only way you will get away from all that is to go build a big white church on a ranch in west Texas and live on it 24/7.
.....wait a sec somebody already did that.
If that makes you feel righteous more power to ya. I just don't see how staying away from TV will keep you away from all that.
Not trying to break you down it's just that I don't understand it.
As far as the way you guys treat the women I find it amazing that they buy into it. Can you hook me up with a hot one?11-13-08 03:04 PMLike 0 - Actually your right and it is in the Bible no woman should Hava rule over a man so we allow women to teach bible studies read scripture and give their feelings on it but no women pastors or assistant to a pastor and the no TV is because it is full of immortality, nudity, vulgarity, and everything thne Christian faith preaches against. We get enough in stores and restaurants without puttin a TV in the house to fill pud minds with filth really I don't miss TV there was never anything on when I had one anyway. I don't like reruns I get news and weather off the web so why bother with a noisy TV to distract me from my family and God
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However... you see no problem with gathering your news and information from the internet. I just did a search on Google for the word "porn" I got (not joking) 198 million results. Now, last I checked I get about 50 channels on my basic cable.Of these 50 channels I would have to stay up late at night to catch a glimpse of an exposed breast for about 5 seconds on maybe 3 of these channels. compare that with 198 million pages with probably 75-80% containing GRAPHIC images of sex and nudity.
So... your argument that TV is full of vulgarity, so you'lll use the internet makes ZERO sense to me.11-13-08 03:27 PMLike 0 - luvitlo is a trip. not sure if he suffered dain bramage or what in that accident. well at least he's somewhat ok.
So Alex for fear of me being the cause of you bludgeoning your family to death and burning down your neighborhood I will give you some contradictions. I left the news on most of the day because I was in fear of what you may do. Nothing so far so I give you some contradictions. So sit down and put the bat and flamethrower away.
Here's a few.
John 8:14 Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true.
John 5:31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
James 1:13 Let no man say . . . I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man."
Genesis 22:1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham.
this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” - Matthew 1:18-21
So, did the angel announce the pregnancy to Mary after she had become engaged to Joseph, or was Mary already pregnant before she met Joseph, and the angel visited Joseph to stop him divorcing her…it can’t be both ways.
This is my all time favorite.
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. - Matthew 1:16
Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli - Luke 3:23
Two fathers? I guess Jesus wasn’t against gay marriage after all…turns out he did want you to vote no on prop 8. You folks who used religion as a moral compass are going to H, E, double L!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last one. Because I could go on all night.
and he was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him. After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. - Mark 1:13-14
After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were constantly coming to be baptized. (This was before John was put in prison.) - John 3:22-24
Huh Whut? and to think the formation of the ministry is something considered very important to Christians…the Bible can’t even decide when it happened.
Alex “gospel” means “truth” and for something to be true it can’t have contradictions. This is only a small compelation of them. Think about that for a moment. If this is supposed to be the word of god don't you think he'd get it right the first time?We havent even begun to mention the violations of womens rights in the bible. But I think luvitlo has a good handle on that one. He's done a great job of showing us that already.
I have a little riddle for anyone who wants to answer it.
Why did god put the tree of knowledge in Eden?Last edited by cereal killer; 11-13-08 at 07:40 PM.
11-13-08 07:11 PMLike 0 - The state of mind that questions is much more important than the question itself.Any question may be asked by a slavish mind, and the answer it receives will still be be within the limitations of its own slavery...Freedom of desire for an answer is essential for the understanding of a problem-Krishnamurti
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-13-08 07:50 PMLike 0 - so.... you don't own a TV because it's full of nudity & vulgarity among other things. Seems to me that you could just not watch those programs. I mean I harly ever see Matt Lauer naked on the Today Show.
However... you see no problem with gathering your news and information from the internet. I just did a search on Google for the word "porn" I got (not joking) 198 million results. Now, last I checked I get about 50 channels on my basic cable.Of these 50 channels I would have to stay up late at night to catch a glimpse of an exposed breast for about 5 seconds on maybe 3 of these channels. compare that with 198 million pages with probably 75-80% containing GRAPHIC images of sex and nudity.
So... your argument that TV is full of vulgarity, so you'lll use the internet makes ZERO sense to me.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-13-08 10:50 PMLike 0 - You don't read well do you I said you see it everyday in stores and public so why drag it in your house and I consider it nudity when these hoochy girls run around in shorts that should be labled as underware and tank tops that don't hold their goods propprely and then they wonder why some criminal rapes them or get mad cause the wrong guy checks them out my wife wears 3/4 length sleeve shirts if it a short sleeve she wears a jacket she wears ankle length skirts and no splits in any of them I am the only one whom has ever seen her goodies and laugh if you will but she was a virgin when we married and she was 33 years old there are still holy Godly Christian women out there
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I've stayed out ofthis thread, but having read all your bs all over this forum, I can't keep my mouth shut on this one.
You come off as one of the most self-righteous, holier than thou, pig-headed men I've ever come across. Between all your posts in this thread and your stupid world of warcraft threads, and your blatant disregard for punctuation and the english language in general, its enough to make me sick.
Take your third world views and keep them to yourself. Done.
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