CAPSLOCKED: I JUST WATCHED THIS FILM FOLLOWING YOUR SUGGESTION, DANTEDASZ, AND I MUST EMPHASIZE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ENFORCING THE WORD OF GOD IN CORINTHIANS 14 ON EVERY CHRISTIAN WOMAN.
RELIGIOUS PEOPLE ALWAYS AMAZE ME. PARTICULARLY RELIGIOUS WOMEN. IT TAKES A SPECIAL KIND OF IGNORANCE TO BELIEVE EVERY WORD OF THE BIBLE IS TRUE WHEN YOU HAVEN'T READ EVERY WORD OF IT.
FAITH IS REALLY STUPID. WE MUST LEARN TO QUESTION EVERYTHING.
I have said it before: Most female Christians don't know their Bible. The few female Christians that know the Bible choose to bury their heads in the sand like ostriches because they are probably afraid of eternal hell fire. The Bible is a sexist book written by primitive men to keep women permanently subjugated. The Christians can argue all they want but it doesn't take away the fact that the Bible is a sexist book. No Christian woman should preach or speak in any gathering of the lowest men. It is there in the Bible and in the past as the film depicts,a woman preacher or teacher in a community of men could loose her life. I still recommend the film to any one who can watch it. Cheers.
Ihedinobi3: Sure, civil's perfectly fine with me. Is it with you though?
Where does he derive his concept of God from? Did he just make it up and decide - like not a few antichristians I have met are wont to do - what God must be like according to him and therefore what the judgment of that God must be like?
The questions you mentioned are patently ridiculous. People - intelligent human beings! - sue each other over proper attribution of ability or reputation or possession etc. Nobody likes to have hard work that they have done attributed to somebody else. Where do you think we get that from? God is certainly jealous over His Possessions. If He makes a human being, He has every right to reserve the right to be acknowledged as the Maker of that human being. That is really what worship means: acknowledging that God is God. Tell me why exactly God should not want to be recognized as what He truly is.
As for being scared, even leftist America (which is quite substantially populated with others who share your beliefs) understands that if the rest of the world does not fear America, there will be more chaos that there is now. Everyone fears power that they think is greater than them. It makes them behave. Without such fear, there would be anarchy. Just as America is sometimes thought of as the Global Policeman, God is the Cosmic Policeman. If He is not adequately feared, creatures with free will will do much worse than they are doing right now. In fact, not too long from now, they will. Just to prove that point too.
I am dead certain that if you ever became a king, you would do the worst possible thing you could to anyone who threatens your authority and power, just for the heck of it perhaps, but certainly to protect your kingdom from the chaos the challenger would cause. Treason against God is treason against God. Call it a single sin or a finite sin, that's your problem. It still is what it is. And treason against God carries a very hefty penalty.
Also, it isn't for Adam's sin that anyone will be confined to the Lake of Fire for eternity. It is for each person's individual choice of unbelief in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Quite frankly,the God you described here sounds just like a man. A creation of a human being with human frailty, emotions, jealousy and insecurity. If you read the Bible and other religious books carefully you will see that the personality of the Gods described therein reflect the frailty emotions and advancement of the writers.
This is the first time that an atheist has come this close to saying that all he wants is equality with God!!!! Wow! Well done, Dantedasz. I do wonder though how you can get equality with God by pretending that he doesn't exist.
Oh my word!!! This is precious.
First of all let's keep this civil. Ok? The video in question is by a brilliant atheist called dark matter 2525. Now if you had cooled down and watched that video without bias,you would have understood that the cartoonist was not saying God exists. He was asking the question-"if God exists and judged a Christian,a Muslim and an atheist,how would the judgement go?
Would a God who claimed to have created a complex universe be so insecure as to need mortals to praise him endlessly? Can a God who claims to be a loving father be so insecure as to need his creation(mankind) be scared of him? Would a loving God cast his creation into endless perpetual punishment(hell) for a sin committed by his progenitor(Adam and Eve)? A single sin(Adams down fall) leads to perpetual punishment in hell? These are deep philosophical questions embedded in that video. I suggest you watch it again,this time slowly. Cheers.
OpenYourEyes1: We and our elites sold our people into slavery. Oyibo enslaved their own people through indentured servitude. The descendants of indenture servants have forgotten their past. It's time American blacks do same thing too to heal their communities.
I hope you understand the topic. Here is Paul one of the founders of Christianity talking about slavery. It is there in the Bible.
Ephesians 6:5-7 New International Version (NIV) 5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,
The message of the Cross as symbol of Christ’s Salvation is very scriptural.Christians are not worshipping a piece of wood when we see the Cross We preach and worship Christ who died on the Cross for our sins.
The cross is not scriptural. In fact the cross was a symbol of punishment of criminals in ancient Rome. It was a symbol of treason against ancient Rome. The cross became a symbol of Christianity through Emperess Helena(also called Saint Helena) who was the mother of Emperor Constantine. After the Romans officially adopted Christianity as the official religion of State Helena with approval of Constantine embarked on a journey to Palestine and Jerusalem to locate the cross on which Christ was said to have been crucified. It was she who was said to have discovered a part of the original cross thus enabling the Romans to elevate the cross as an official symbol of Christianity and a symbol of salvation. So Emperor Constantine and his mother Empress Helena should be credited with establishing the cross as a symbol of salvation for Christianity.
Jesus Christ of the New Testament is never once reported to condemn slavery. Not once. I suppose this means Christianity supports slavery. Slave masters in the United States regularly quoted the Christian Bible to justify enslaving the Negroes.
GXchange: I don't think the experience I had during that moment of worship equates with any of the examples you raised. Like I stated in my first post, it wasn't just me being all emotional. Thinking back I think part of the reason I cried was the acknowledgement of my finitude and relative insignificance in the presence of the divine presence I was basking in. It was the crumbling of my ego; of that part of myself that felt it was all there was to me. It was the stripping away of the flesh-aspect of myself; the part of myself that was interested in worldly pursuits, and the identification of a deeper, purer part of myself that felt more real that this flesh-aspect.
And I find it odd that you keep using the phrase "with all confidence" to preface all your assertions. This is the sort of intellectual arrogance that I had when I was an atheist. The sort of delusion of knowledge that deceives you into thinking that you have all the answers to every question, until an experience humbles you and you realize how ignorant you have been.
rapid101: it only a jobless youth like u ll waste his or her time on d Internet wit out gaining any tin. U re jobless so am not surprised u ll b spending ur whole life using d small money u stole from ur parent to buy mb. Like I said I am innocent and am not fraudulent. If u cant take dat into ur dumb skull u can go jump from third mainland bridge
Lazy youth
Illiteracy is a serious sickness. Despite pointing out the illegality of rolling back an odometer on a car(an offence for which you can go to jail for at least 10 years)you keep on arguing blindly like an 1mbecile. Secondly from the VIN it has been established that the vehicle has been involved in a smash up,but you fraudulently masked the vehicle as being accident free. The final point is that the fact you are fraudulent and dishonest in one aspect of your advert exposes everything you have written in the OP as subject to doubt. I expect everything I have written to pass over your shallow head but I trust the buyers to do the right thing. I am done with you.
rapid101: Bleep off U haven't prove any tin Lazy youth
It appears you are getting weaker. I can keep going on until you are tired. Once again,you are a fraudulent criminal minded illiterate,brainless scammer. You are fraudulent. Your advert is fraudulent. Only an imbec1le will patronise your silly advert. We can keep going on till eternity. I have your time today.
rapid101: u re lazy fool and u don't ve any tin to offer
I'm saying I can never defraud any body and I'm not going to start today
If u ve been cheated b4 go to third mainland bridge nd jump to end ur miserable self.
I repeat in a sane environment If u find out am fraudulent u ll do d needful by reporting me or wht ever u tink is right but here U jst see some lazy youth like ur sef being jobless all round NL spoiling pple business.
Bro go and die if u can not prove am a criminal.
I can see that apart from being an illiterate fraudulent scammer you also lack brains. Time and time again you have been proven to be a criminal trying to pull wool over your customers eyes with your silly and false advert yet you keep on arguing blindly defending something that can not be defended. Like I told you earlier,I have your time today and the time of anyone supporting you. We can keep doing this for as long as you want till a coin drops and you become sensible. Accept it man- your advert is criminally fraudulent.
rapid101: u re a big fool Do u even know d meaning of illiterate I guess u don't I ve told u If u know the odometer has been rolled back, jst come to our office I stated above, and do ur findings if not shot d hell up And live my tm Lazy youth
Why should I come to the office of a criminal scammer when I can bust your illiterate ass on your silly advert. Like I said I have your time today.
rapid101: me too I got time for u too basterd in as much I clear my name u trying to rub in d mub. Am not fraudulent and can never be If u ve been scammed b4 dat due to ur greedyness not my bizness So keep rolling nd I ll b proving my innocent Lazy youths
I keep telling you that you are a criminal because in sane climes you would find yourself behind bars for what you did by rolling back the odometer of that lemon you call a car. I know you are illiterate but all the same here is the link....
rapid101: God knows I ve never cheated any body or u, if u ve been scammed b4 that ur own greedyness I ve stated my address b4 carry police and EFCC come my company yard and arrest us. Jobless and lazy youth Make u and ur stupid brother no go find work
I've got time for your ass today. I am not interested in EFCC or Police. I am interested in seeing that a poor innocent buyer does not fall victim of your fraudulent activity. I am interested that an innocent buyer does not fall victim and pay for that piece of crap with fraudulently rolled back odometer that you call a car. Criminal.
Based on the above definition and with your dishonest advertisement I hereby label you a fraudulent,dishonest,scamming,crooked illiterate middleman car dealer.
rapid101: u jst set in ur wit ur small mb lazing around nairaland spoiling pple biz, if u feel it a fraud or scam why not report or call d police. If u don't ve a job plz find one, begging is even a job dan come here to spoil biz for me. Take ur time
fraudulent /ˈfrɔːdjʊl(ə)nt/Submit adjective obtained, done by, or involving deception, especially criminal deception. "fraudulent share dealing" unjustifiably claiming or being credited with particular accomplishments or qualities. "fraudulent psychics" synonyms: dishonest, cheating, swindling, corrupt, criminal, illegal, unlawful, illicit, against the law;
raumdeuter: Kudos to the masterclass by Mourinho, extension loading
You are just like a virus spreading germs all over this thread. This is how you used to spread and promote tribalism all over the politics section under your old moniker. Give it a rest. Your Mourinho baiting is irritating. The coach of your team is not any better.
This has been explained on these boards many times. It is a tradition whereby the groom uses his mouth to remove the bride's garter. It is done in the presence of all the wedding guests.
Lol. Once you apply critical thinking religion just falls apart. The funny fact is all advocates of religion resort to violence when you question their faith with reason. The either become rude and inductive or finally become violent and can even kill to defend their beliefs. All followers of religion are potential killers in my opinion.