Well, they both exist, and I am either one or the other. I can't be both. However, it doesn't require guessing.
I did that a while back, but I don't know how to find thread I created.
So, briefly...
A Christian is a follower of Christ - his teachings and example.
Wikipedia defines Christianity...
I'm really not trying to be a butt, but the truth is, I simply don't care about his needs. I'm not a Christian. And why is God so needy? I thought God didn't need anything.
Acts 17:25: And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and...
Hi Ashoka. Good afternoon. You say it's pretty normal for humans to want to do things that make them happy. However, I have found that happiness comes from pleasing Yahweh, not from the worldly things that people do to make them happy. At least durable happiness. In terms of you worshipping...
And truth matters.
Jesus himself explained, "True worshipers . . . worship the Father." -John 4:23 (Emphasis mine)
"Everyone who did not believe the truth ... will be condemned." -2Thessalonians2:12
Pleasure is not bad in itself, according to the Bible. (Ecclesiastes 2:10) I think God made the earth and what fills it to bring us pleasure and delight. However, the Bible warns about becoming "lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God." (2 Timothy 3:5) Such obsession with pleasure, or...
thankyou, this is a sensible answer.
however you say others follow false philosophies or false teachings, false teachings are a matter of opinion.
as for the communication error if I stutter or mumble it's not the listeners fault, I simply must make my message clearer.
don't get me wrong I...
Jesus said of the Hebrew Scriptures; "Your word is truth." (John 17:17) I believe it is God's adversary that tries to hide the truth. (2 Corinthians 4:4) Also, I believe many who profess to follow the Bible and call themselves "Christians" are really not Christians. (Matthew 7:21-23) Despite all...
No matter how you pronounce it, this God permits and contributes to disorder by failing to manifest or show itself in a manner easily comprehensible and hence chaos reigns and a myriad of religions all claiming to be ' the right one '.
So pain and suffering is organised by your ' loving God '...
Romans 2:1
[ God's Righteous Judgment ] You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
Romans 2:27
The one who is not circumcised physically and yet...