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PROVERBS
i got to get in on this bible thing...
Proverbs 1:7
Fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. Only fools despise wisdom and discipline. - 1000 B.C. and later.
i always thought you weren't supposed to fear the lord.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
I guess you havn't heard of Hell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ganj
The "lord", according to the bible, has something to threaten you with: satan, whom he created to punish the people that seek knowledge.
The safest path, according to the world's religions, is one of ignorance and blind obedience - to them.
So if I'm getting this right.....
God wants us all to live in fear of his wrath, you will go strait to hell to burn in the fires of agony for all eternity if you don't stroke his ego once a week by going to church. you will also be condemned to eternal damnation if you are of the wrong faith, even if you never heard of jesus, and god will smite, kill, and condemn anybody who lives a pure and good life of virtue but still doesn't stroke his ego through the correct faith and temple...... but he loves you.
If God knows the decision of every individual (being omnipotent), before they are born, regarding the acceptance or denial of Jesus as a savior, then why does he create one set of individuals destined for heaven and another set destined for eternal damnation? This seems unjust, perverse and particularly evil.
And.... THIS is why I never dabbled in christianity :D
that's right, you have to stick to more mainstream religions like islam, judaism, and voodoo ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RastaKaze
How about just being an atheist? <-- or how you spell it!:p