Good for you?To me 'free will' gives us pause to reflect that God exists and a good reason to freely worship HIM.
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Good for you?To me 'free will' gives us pause to reflect that God exists and a good reason to freely worship HIM.
Good for you?
And I chose at the start of this thread to not worship. I'm not sure why this is still a discussion. You seem to be agreeing with my ability and right to make that choice and judgement.Yes, I do think free will is good for me and everyone, as we are free to worship God, or free Not to worship God/gods.
The choice is ours to make, thus we are the ones responsible for one's own actions.
And I chose at the start of this thread to not worship. I'm not sure why this is still a discussion. You seem to be agreeing with my ability and right to make that choice and judgement.
If that's what you want to believe, I can't stop you.Yes, I agree because that is what the Bible really teaches me, that we all voluntary choose our choices.
I'm Not here to make judgements about another, but just to say the Bible is offering everlasting life for most people, and that the time is coming when there will be 'everlasting life on Earth' for those who agree with God's judgement standards. No one is forced or made to worship/obey what the Bible teaches, including about choice and judgement.
If that's what you want to believe, I can't stop you.
I don't really believe that any god does exist, but that's going off topic. What's important is that if the Christian God (which I am assuming goes along with your beliefs based on context) does exist, I would want nothing to do with it, much less worship it. I've also read your book.I agree, No one nor anything can stop what a person believes, only the person himself can do that.
Trouble-filled religion might make it look as if God or Scripture is wrong, but what is wrong is trouble-filled religion.
Trouble-filled religion is showing that God does exist because it was foretold that such trouble would exist in the religious realm before we would see world wide Peace on Earth among person's of goodwill.
I don't really believe that any god does exist, but that's going off topic. What's important is that if the Christian God (which I am assuming goes along with your beliefs based on context) does exist, I would want nothing to do with it, much less worship it. I've also read your book.
Okay. I don't believe that your bible is a valid source of truth, so telling me all about it (even though I have read and studied it) doesn't really make me care.You're Not alone in Not wanting anything to do with God ( the God of Jesus or otherwise ) but to me the Not wanting does Not change the world scene today as described at 2 Timothy 3:1-5,13 that we are in the last days of badness on Earth before the wicked will be destroyed as per Psalms 92:7.
I find the Bible is Not just a book to read as a novel is read, but read or studied by subject or topic arrangement.
That is because the Bible is Not written in ABC order as is a dictionary. So, by taking one topic or one subject at a time I see the cross-reference corresponding verses and passages thus showing the internal harmony among its many writers which accurately leads us up to our day or time frame before we will see Peace on Earth.
You're wasting your time with this one. Best to ignore him as he might as well be a Bible spam bot. He just uses people's posts as a springboard for his preaching. He doesn't have actual discussions with anyone.Okay. I don't believe that your bible is a valid source of truth, so telling me all about it (even though I have read and studied it) doesn't really make me care.
It would be fine if it were on-topic. It keeps drifting off though.You're wasting your time with this one. Best to ignore him as he might as well be a Bible spam bot. He just uses people's posts as a springboard for his preaching. He doesn't have actual discussions with anyone.
Yes I would, I'd like to spend an eternity with my loved ones.As an atheist I think this is highly unlikely but for this thought experiment, let's assume that a god has revealed themselves to the world.
Now would you worship it?
I couldn't bring myself to do so; I'd be happy to say thanks for what I have but regularly get on my knees and give thanks, NO!
Thoughts.
Okay. I don't believe that your bible is a valid source of truth, so telling me all about it (even though I have read and studied it) doesn't really make me care.
No, we don't seem to have common ground.I do care about what you think
Yes I would, I'd like to spend an eternity with my loved ones.
No, we don't seem to have common ground.
No, you said it had something to do with the bible. That book does not describe any of my beliefs.If there is No common ground then it would seem you don't think we have free-will choices as I mentioned.
That is the common ground that I mentioned that we both have free-will thinking and choices.
I like living on Earth and look forward to staying on Earth.
No, you said it had something to do with the bible. That book does not describe any of my beliefs.
Hm. Ignore list in one more off-topic post. I don't care much for proselytizing.
I don't have any reason to believe a god exists or to recognise the Bible as a truth source.... and if your desire is to be here on Earth with loved ones, then it would seem you are called to be part of the humble meek people who will inherit the Earth. Those who are Not called to heaven can have a happy-and-healthy physical resurrection back to life on Earth. That will take place when Jesus starts his 1,000-year governmental rule over Earth.
That is also why the ' future tense ' is used at Acts of the Apostles 24:15 that there ' is going to be ' a resurrection......
In the meantime, those of us still alive on Earth at the soon coming ' time of separation ' on Earth of Matthew 25:31-33,37 can remain alive on Earth, and continue to live on Earth starting with calendar Day One of Jesus' millennium-long day of governing over Earth when even 'enemy death' will be No more on Earth as per 1 Corinthians 15:24-26; Isaiah 25:8.
This is why we are all invited to pray the invitation of Revelation 22:20 for Jesus to come.