Treaty of Tripoli.
Thank you. I love pulling that one out.
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Treaty of Tripoli.
Declaration of independence is simply rhetoric. It has no legal standing. The Constitution is the thing that counts and it does not express any inspiration or subservience to any God.
That all men are created equal by the creator God.
Are you absolutely sure about that?
Yes.Are you absolutely sure about that?
No problem.
There is no mention of any god(s) in the Constitution. I've always been impressed by the fact that the US Constitution is the first (and possibly only) explicitly secular constitution of any country in the world.
Just being completely honest here... I have never read a single word of yours made in support of your religious beliefs that I have found to be even slightly compelling. If God has revealed all of this "truth" to you, shouldn't its value be fairly evident to anyone reading? Considering that I do not find your words of much value (again, just being honest, I know these words are probably inflammatory for you, but it is 100% truth I am responding with here), what does that say about the OBJECTIVE quality of the message? Is it just me who is to blame for not finding/seeing the value?2. The Holy Spirit reveals truth to the believer. Of course I know you don't believe this one. Nevertheless, the Spirit has revealed the truth that is Jesus Christ to me.
Well, you seem to want to oversimplify things. With the melange, hodgepodge of a great variety of philosophies and beliefs, how can you ever call any one country Christian? The US is a cesspool of murder, drugs, atheism, homosexuality, adultery, and in no way may be named Christian. If you then take some countries that are predominantly Catholic, do you really think they act the Christian towards each other! Catholic Mexico has violence and drug problems like few other countries.
Opinion noted and rejected. There is 100% evidence for the Spirit in the life of the believer. If there isn't then the person is not a believer.
We do not have Biblical marriage in modern times. We have some other arrangement that we call marriage. Marriages in the Bible are contractual. Today they are not contractual. Also when Jesus says he lives in an adulterous generation he's not talking about marital infidelity. It is the type of adultery that various prophets refer to. For example if you promise to be a Christian, but you behave like you are your own person then you are committing spiritual adultery.Hi. I'm new here. My first post I wanted to discuss the subject of something that seems taboo to talk about : - pornography. The Messiah constantly referred to the generation he was apart of as an 'adulterous generation' but I would venture to say that the generation we are living in is far worst thanks to the rise of pornography especially through the internet and telivision. So I have a question. Why do so few predominantly Chr-stian countries do *nothing* about it?
Jesus is speaking exclusively to Jews in Matthew. Paul is not. These are two different conversations, but notice that Paul is not happy unless you are constantly working. He says you must clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ. Are you going to make that a law? If laws can accomplish it then go ahead and try, but your efforts are counterproductive. You will find that it creates nothing but hypocrisy as people try to pretend to be whatever the law demands, and you will embarrass the laws and find yourself having to retract them just like with the prohibition act.And I'm not just referring to porn sites, I'm referring to any site which harbors content of a sexualised nature. Matthew 5:28 and Romans 13:14 clearly forbids us to watch these things and it seems clear to me that unless we as a nation can turn away from this epidemic, we as a nation will be judged for it.
Your micro-focus on this one sin is noted. You cannot focus on one thing, and you cannot legislate righteousness. Laws are supposed to be minimal to prevent general looting and rampaging. They can't make you a Christian.I was reading Ezekiel 7 - 17 today and it was heart rending, especially Ezekiel 16:30. We as human beings are permitted to lust after none other but our spouses. If we have fallen short, then surely we must repent.
It's not their job to. It's the job of the Church to tackle sin issues, not the state.Why do so few predominantly Chr-stian countries do *nothing* about it?
So no actual evidence, something that could be validated by an objective 3rd party then.
The subconscious mind is quite capable of providing a religious experience to support your beliefs. So Holy Spirit or subconscious mind, you can't really tell the difference because you're not really conscious of what your subconscious mind is doing.
That's why being able to have what you experience be objectively validated is important.
Just being completely honest here... I have never read a single word of yours made in support of your religious beliefs that I have found to be even slightly compelling. If God has revealed all of this "truth" to you, shouldn't its value be fairly evident to anyone reading? Considering that I do not find your words of much value (again, just being honest, I know these words are probably inflammatory for you, but it is 100% truth I am responding with here), what does that say about the OBJECTIVE quality of the message? Is it just me who is to blame for not finding/seeing the value?
I'm talking about believers in Jesus as described in John 3. I'm not talking about religion.
A Christian country would have to display what it means to be Christian to each other, live pure lives as much as imperfect man can, showing the poor the care they need to survive and have food and shelter, even basic medical attention, make sure that murderers and unrepentant serious criminals were executed without wasting social resources, but making sure that they were guilty and not framed by corrupt police who go around robbing the innocent, killing the innocent.I don't know how this would keep a country from being predominantly Christian, Didn't Jesus hang out with whores?
Exactly.The documents forming our government mention god because some of the people who wrote them were theist. Others were not. \that's the extent of it.
Hi. I'm new here. My first post I wanted to discuss the subject of something that seems taboo to talk about : - pornography. The Messiah constantly referred to the generation he was apart of as an 'adulterous generation' but I would venture to say that the generation we are living in is far worst thanks to the rise of pornography especially through the internet and telivision. So I have a question. Why do so few predominantly Chr-stian countries do *nothing* about it? And I'm not just referring to porn sites, I'm referring to any site which harbors content of a sexualised nature. Matthew 5:28 and Romans 13:14 clearly forbids us to watch these things and it seems clear to me that unless we as a nation can turn away from this epidemic, we as a nation will be judged for it.
I was reading Ezekiel 7 - 17 today and it was heart rending, especially Ezekiel 16:30. We as human beings are permitted to lust after none other but our spouses. If we have fallen short, then surely we must repent.
Perhaps I didn't state my point clearly enough. The assumption you make is that you are led by "The Word" or by God, or by Jesus to go out and spread this knowledge you say you have, to help others "see the light," and accept your version of "the truth." That is the goal, isn't it? If the message is so crystal clear, so important, and so undeniable in your eyes, and you have THE SUPPORT OF GOD HIMSELF, more powerful than any other being in the universe - then why is your message not more compelling? Why doesn't the support from God manifest in brilliant and amazing and utterly profound things being thought and said by you? Shouldn't He want to help you in your quest? Isn't that what so many Christians profess? Isn't it said thousands of times over by thousands of people that "You have no excuse, you do know the truth, I am telling it to you right now." - that you are the witnesses for God, and you the ones to whom he has entrusted the salvation of the rest of the world - because God doesn't show up himself, and people point this out to the Christian, and the Christian claims to be there in front of those people on God's behalf. And yet there is nothing compelling in what they have to say. They quote a book that they also tell you to read, and proclaim that the answers will come. I have read the book, and while it may contain some choice words and concepts, Christian's ideas themselves have nothing more going for them, and it is terribly obvious in their attempts to "witness".I am nothing but Jesus is everything. Without faith in Him you cannot believe. The Spirit reveals truth.
Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Perhaps I didn't state my point clearly enough. The assumption you make is that you are led by "The Word" or by God, or by Jesus to go out and spread this knowledge you say you have, to help others "see the light," and accept your version of "the truth." That is the goal, isn't it? If the message is so crystal clear, so important, and so undeniable in your eyes, and you have THE SUPPORT OF GOD HIMSELF, more powerful than any other being in the universe - then why is your message not more compelling? Why doesn't the support from God manifest in brilliant and amazing and utterly profound things being thought and said by you? Shouldn't He want to help you in your quest? Isn't that what so many Christians profess? Isn't it said thousands of times over by thousands of people that "You have no excuse, you do know the truth, I am telling it to you right now." - that you are the witnesses for God, and you the ones to whom he has entrusted the salvation of the rest of the world - because God doesn't show up himself, and people point this out to the Christian, and the Christian claims to be there in front of those people on God's behalf. And yet there is nothing compelling in what they have to say. They quote a book that they also tell you to read, and proclaim that the answers will come. I have read the book, and while it may contain some choice words and concepts, Christian's ideas themselves have nothing more going for them, and it is terribly obvious in their attempts to "witness".
"So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence." - Bertrand Russel