I agree with you, but it is possible to have the same global objectives without sharing the same thoughts. Just like it is possible to be an American (or whatever nation have you) but still have ideas that differ from other Americans (or whatever nation have you), or be a Christian whose...
I think this is the case, as well. As time changes I think that cultural and religious differences will lessen more and more, things will become more and more global and God will no longer need to show himself to the masses in multiple different ways, not saying there will only be one type of...
I don't want to start a fight persay so I will leave out the particular donomination that I am using as an example but I'm sure it applies to others as well.
Years ago my mother decided to switch from one donominational church to an entirely different donomination of Christianity. My mother...
I've never really been into organized religion, instead sticking to being a follower of God himself. It seems that all the great prophets of this world tried not to label what they were doing they just did what divinity sought them to do.
It seems that at the core Christianity, Judiasm...
So... if I prefer RC Cola on this side of the matter.... where exactly does that put me? Pergatory? :P
And what about Red Bull Cola? Its all natural, that has to count for something... (Though it tastes like crap.......)
I agree there should be no head of anything when it comes to the church.. I am not saying I believe in Mormonism (I have a friend who is one but I don't agree with their beliefs at all personally) but I will say one thing I do like is that they have no official minister... of course even when...
I know I don't fit the bill since I'm not Jewish but from my own studies I can tell you that a particular Jewish person's view on Jesus the person can vary from never existing to false prophet to a real prophet of God whose followers (later becoming Christians) misunderstood his true message...
Heneni, though I agree that the intention was not a multi-doniminational religion as Christianity has become today the fact is that is all there now. That being said there are some good churches.. in the small town in which I live there is a humble little church who has a pastor that isn't even...
I can see your point, certainly. I guess I personally have less a problem with meeting and congregating together to share beliefs, and more a problem with when they get together they all feel they have to think the same, you know? For example, talking with everyone here is in a sense meeting and...
From my own personal beliefs I find that the problem with most religions come from being too organized. Its somewhat sad to me that many 'believers' in Christianity, for example, will say "Yes, I believe in God and Jesus." You ask: "Why?", They say: "My parents had me go to church as a kid, so...
The problem with China is that they have so many internal issues.. even Napoleon said the world would tremble when the sleeping giant that is China awoke... problem is that literarily thousands of years of opportunity for China to be a 'super-power' have passed and its never happened.
The...
eugenius:
The picture is funny yes.. but this thread is for discussion not the random posting of pictures... thank you.
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Yes it is a funny analogy.. but if you think about it.. its kind of true.
According to what I know God chose the Hebrew/Jewish people as his chosen ones... now looking back at Jewish history... he kicked them out of Eden for one little mistake, he flooded the entire Jewish world because he didn't like what they had become, he tortured Job, he threw them into slavery...
Dinosuars co-existing with dinos is not biblical at all, very true.
The fact is that many 'christians' believe the world is only what 10,000 years old... and that's a load I agree. The problem comes in the fact that they literally interpret the creation as a 7 day process for one. I won't go...
I think he tends to not give a darn about us... I know that isn't what Bible people what you to believe. "God is love"... I don't know if I feel that way. I respect God because he's my 'boss', in a way.. does that mean I have to love him? I personally don't know that answer.
And the world...
As far as value... no there isn't any value. I suppose the only point of the story is that 'God' made a promise to watch after his people and he continued to do so by weeding out the bad but keeping the line going. In reality much of the Bible has little relevance to modern society, it simply...
Totally agreed, Trey.
The problem is when we as a nation think we are in fact 'invincible'.. thats when we are most vulnerable to falling apart. And like I said... falling apart isn't neccessarily a 'bad' thing. Its just part of nature that we are forced to adapt and change.
Who knows what...
Honestly a world flood is impossible, thats a fact.. no matter how you look at it. Unless 'god' made some kind of 'magical portal' that made the inside of the boat larger then it really was.. which is a load, obviously.
BUT looking at it only from a 'regional flood' makes sense and really...
I want to start this off saying I'm not a conventional believer in God.. I do not claim Christianity as my religion basically because of the corruption that has slowly and utterly fallen onto the many churches of that world (I'm not saying all Christians are corrupt... just that too many are for...