My mother died when I was fourteen, and dealing with that was one of the hardest experiences of my life. I cried, I grieved, and I comforted everyone who knew her. It has been sixteen years since then, and being an Atheist, I have no belief in an afterlife (though that is not a universal...
Your reasoning for not being with is entirely based on fear (what others will think, ostracism, sin, etc.)
You reasoning for being with him is entirely based on love and admiration.
So you can either let love conquer your fear and be with the one you love, or let fear conquer your love and...
I'm always searching. But for the most part every time I run into a really interesting question that initially makes me consider another point of view, I start doing research and always find it to be bogus in some respect. So I don't "Know" that I'm right, but believe my position to be far...
As an Astronomy major, I find this fascinating but I'm way too tired to actually read it lol, but you get frubals anyway cause it looks cool. I'll try to take a peak tomorrow after my coma.
I am trying to understand, but at the same time, I wonder where you get this belief that he suffered some spiritual pain that's infinitely worse, especially if we can't fathom it. Maybe it was nothing like pain, maybe it was just annoyance. Or discomfort. Or disgust. The thing I don't get is...
What makes you say he suffered to an infinite degree? Because some people who wrote about it later said he did? I'm sure being beaten and whipped and crucified hurt something awful, and in that pain Jesus was far from alone, but as far as some kind of imaginary suffering due too our sins...
Nothing.
God to me is an attempt to explain the unknown while simultaneously pandering to the most solipsistic of impulses. All questions solved + Eternal life and bliss all wrapped up in one. What a deal.
If it seems too good to be true...
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The ValknutR: As can be seen, the valknutR consists of three triangles linked together. A variation has three horns interlinked. The valknutR symbolizes the power of Wóden to bind and unbind the minds of men. According to...
I ran into this video and was quite amazed. While it's a complete waste of time, it's still fairly amazing to me that someone can do this. So as to not spoil it, try to guess the song this guy is singing before the 1 minute mark, and bear with the whole video or you'll just be confused. Oh...
For those asking about the picture he is referring too, it's on my myspace page, and it has BAD WORDS on it so I'll link to it.
http://a385.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/92/l_cdd85cc561789b20e0389807840c0440.jpg
I just wanted some people to watch this Documentary on Patrick Henry College and see what your response is.
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Far more people have died without accepting Jesus Christ as their personal savior then have died with him as such. My response was to the idea that Salvation is only achieved through said acceptance.
It is quite simple.
1. If accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savior is a pre-requisite...