FOLYKAZE:


Atman

It's rejected in Buddhism. They have Anatta.
Where are you getting your whack info if can't get the correct information on the MAIN BASIS of Buddhism?

HugeElephant:

So few days ago, I was reading about other people's experiences and I begin to wonder, why do people think about their parents at the point of death or near death experience?

That's because their mother is still alive and important to them. If their mother were deceased, their child or wife or siblings would be at the forefront of their thoughts. For some individuals, their investments, business, money, or relationships might occupy their minds—essentially anything that holds significant importance to them.


Matthew 6:21. Jesus said, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

FOLYKAZE:

I Buddhism, it is believed the circle stops and soul becomes purified after attaining enlightment and merge with the supreme soul, God.

Please in Buddhism go and better understand it, they have no concept of SOUL, the Soul does not exist. They call it Anatta.
The Soul is not an individual, it's supra individual.

Lawag3:


Many scientists you call believe in God.

Whatever they will know will not disprove the existence of God.

You think the believe in a supreme being that have defined humanity since when we first walked the earth will be disproved? Why do you think every ancient cultures believe in a god why. Because we have a common ancestor who encounter God saw him spoke with him. They told there children who told their children until the population of people grew. The same God you deny his existence now you'll encounter him when you die and you'll surely remember all this.

Many scientists also believe in Allah not only the Jewish god Yahweh.
Before Christianity was created, all the inventions of Europe was done by the people that believed in different gods like yoi, like Alexander that conquered almost the world, heard he is into Jupiter 😂

So why don't you believe in esu, Jupiter, Zeus, amadioha, allah?
Why do you think only the jewish god, Yahweh is the "true" one and all these ancient cultures are wrong?
Why don't you believe in your own local god, did any of your ancestors believe in the idea of a Jewish Savior dying dying for their sins?
Why don't you believe what your ancient ancestors believe?

Don't be an hypocrite

Lawag3:


He is the beginning of all things

I know you don't understand science but I ask you anyway

science say matter cannot be created from nothing right?

The big bang just happened when energy collided and exploded throwing dust into the atmosphere right?

Life began from bacteria right ?

Those bacteria evolved into different living creatures including what later became man.

All this happened by chance.


Now against the Bible which says an all powerful being created everything from the words of his mouth.

He created time,space and matter so he exists outside his creation

Which is more clearer and give reasons for your answer.

Your god happened by chance?
Where your god was existing, did that place happen by chance?

When you get to bible that's when you can't think straight and know your god Yahweh is a a desert god, he is an idol that was elevated to the Cannanites pantheon

Lawag3:



Yeah it's not uncommon knowledge. Moses did not write everything in Genesis it doesn't destroy the message it brings. Or the other author contradict Moses or agreed with him

Do you think Moses existed? Before he can even write any book 😂😂

It is a legend storybook that was specifically prepared by scribes so People like you can base your life on.

Lemme ask, you also believe Moses was water bending? 😂😂
Funny yahweh worshipper 😂

Lawag3:


So now the Israelite are Canaanites? Both are very different people .

You're so confused mainstream archeologist do not even agree with what you're saying.

You are the confused one.
Isrealites are Cannanites.
You are the Barren and empty one, you've never researched on this you are talking about archeology.

Your Yahweh is one of the gods in the Cannanites religion.
Go and read habbakuk 3:3 where Yahweh came from, Yahweh worshipper 😂😂

Kobojunkiee:
1.

I am a follower of Jesus Christ and not a Christian and yes, I follow every which one of Jesus Christ's, God's Law and Truth in the Kingdom of God. So which of the almost 100 commandments and teachings that make up His Law are my missing?

You're not a follower of Jesus nor do you believe in the word that his father gave him.
John 12: 49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken.

Moses already came with the laws, Jesus came with grace and truth, if Jesus came with laws, he would have ordered they should stone the woman that broke the law, when you break the law you are CONDEMNED, (jesus didn't even preach your modern hell fire)
John 8:11
She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.


This grace and truth is the Spirit and is what gives life, not the scriptures/bible you are basing your life on.
5:39:You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.

Jesus said the word he says rather than the scriptures give eternal life.
John 6:63 KJV
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

The word is the commandent of his Father, it's only ONE, Jesus said if you do not keep this Commandent, you don't love him.
John 14:24
Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me.

So what's the Word, just only ONE, Jesus said this commandent is NEW, it's not found in all the TEN law of Moses.
John 13:34
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another

John 15:12
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Jesus said if you do not follow this commandent, the commandent will judge you itself not God, there's nothing like hell fire.
John 12:48
The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge;the word that I have spoken will judge him[/b] on the last day.

Are you doing the lord's work, just as he did?
John 13:12-15-- When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. 13 “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.

John 13:35
BY THIS EVERYONE WILL KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES, IF YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

Lawag3:

Evolution brings more question than answers.

Instead of you to use your brain like the scientists you are there condemning it.
You think scientists just wake up and make up their research because they don't like Yahweh, god of the isrealites and his son?

What humanity will know about evolution in the next 1000 years will be more advanced than now, you are the one that's stucked because you will go, but FACTS will remain.

Lawag3:


He wasn't made he existed before time believing in a God that creates. Is better than believing something came out of nothing.

You are just regurgitating what they told you," before time".

So where did you god come from? Nothing?
Where did he create everything from? Nothing?

Who told you anything was created?

Thorrn:


Aemmyjah, low intelligence runs deep in your bloodstream. You breath it in and out like oxygen and carbon dioxide. As if your obvious cognitive incompetence wasn't terrible enough, you still had to suffer religious indoctrination at a very young age. You need to humble yourself and submit to learning. Senseless rants and bickering will not do you any favors. At this rate, you'll probably die stupid .

Animaljah see your mummy for here 😂

Lawag3:

The Bible has many know authors by the way

Book of genesis has more than one authors by the way 😂

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Lawag3:


One says God was God of the forge and metals the other says God is the God of war which do you believe?

You didn't read the article you are shouting what you saw on the FIRST PAGE, and tou are still failing.
https://minervawisdom.com/2022/01/24/how-yahweh-became-god-the-war-god-thesis/
It said "HOW YAHAWH BECAME GOD"
They are all saying the same thing, it said WAR GOD, what does [b]Yahweh saboath/b] mean?
If not that religion has blinded you, can't you see how your god was commanding genocide and wars on other nations by siding with their isrealite.
Did your forefathers worship the god of the isrealites?

Lawag3:


Where did the fish come from science answers to questions bring more questions

Where did god come from, RELIGION gives you a belief and stop you from thinking.
Yes, science is always questioning and testing, they are not redundant, that's why you are able to have a phone.

Lawag3:


Do you read and understand the things you post and say I copied this from your sites

Scholar Nissim Amzallag, of Ben-Gurion University, disagrees with the claim that Yahweh's origins are obscure and argues that the deity was originally a god of the forge and patron of metallurgists during the Bronze Age

The Bible has many know authors by the way

Did you see where Scholar Nissim Amzallag showed ARCHEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR YOUR SMALL DUMMY ISREALITE GOD?


Stop lying yahweh worshipper, where did you see "god of iron" 😂 and read slowly
This is world history
https://www.worldhistory.org/Yahweh/

https://minervawisdom.com/2022/01/24/how-yahweh-became-god-the-war-god-thesis/

You read only the beginning part you are vibrating.
The isrealites are CANNANITES. Yahweh was adopted from the shasu tribe.

Lawag3:


I agree. From the scientific point of view of course. I Know that. tell that to

That's a basic fact, our ancestors are Bonyfish, tell that to your pastor.

Lawag3:


First a god of iron then a war god? Can't you see non of your articles agree on the same thing except God is a idol they can't even prove it.

Stop lying yahweh worshipper, where did you see "god of iron" 😂 and read slowly
This is world history
https://www.worldhistory.org/Yahweh/

https://minervawisdom.com/2022/01/24/how-yahweh-became-god-the-war-god-thesis/

Now point out where the ARCHEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE don't agree, you think it's your bible written by unknown authors with no facts behind it?
Your god is yahweh, a desert god that was made national god by the isrealites.

Pinicop:
I was born and raised as a follower of a certain religion, so also my parents, siblings, close and distant relatives, grandparents, great-grandparents, and so on.

As the time goes on, I stopped practicing for eight to nine years, especially due to individual and collective attitudes and behaviors of the followers of the said religion, and the major parts of the teachings embedded in the scriptures of that religion.

For long, I was toying with the idea of joining the rival of my former religion, being Christianity and Islam are the dominant religions in Nigeria.

But deep down into my heart I feel more comfortable to be atheist/agonistic.

My fellow Nairalanders, what's your take on this?

If you've seen the Bullshit, You cannot "unsee" it again.
And if you haven't, Good luck.

Jesus was a Jewish man that followed the Torah and teachings of the elders.

"In Judaism, Midrash is used by rabbis to interpret biblical stories that are beyond explaining in simple terms, the religious, moral or legal teachings. They help to fill many gaps left in the biblical narratives regarding events and personalities.

The Jewish writings use the phrase “eye of the needle” as a denote of a very small place.

“A needle’s eye is not too narrow for two friends, but the world is not wide enough for two enemies.” (Source not traced but cf. Midrash Rabbah, Genesis 1.3)
The Babylonian Talmud applies the aphorism of the “eye of a needle” to unthinkable thoughts. The rabbis say that dreams reveal the thoughts of a man’s heart, the product of reason rather than the absence of it:
They do not show a man a palm tree of gold, nor an elephant going through the eye of a needle.

A Midrash on the Song of Songs uses the phrase “eye of a needle” to speak of God’s willingness and ability beyond comparison, to accomplish the salvation of a sinner:
The Holy One said, open for me a door as big as a needle’s eye and I will open for you a door through which may enter tents and [camels].

https://tvaraj2inspirations./2012/05/28/the-eye-of-a-needle/

What is The Spirit? If you ask a Christian, the average response might be that God is Spirit. But what exactly is the Spirit, and why is it attributed to God?

This will be a somewhat lengthy discussion that will be divided into two or three threads, addressing:



Jesus began his ministry at the age of 30 after being baptized and receiving the Spirit (Luke 3:21-23).
32' Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry.
I'll commence with John the Baptist; he's in the best position to discuss where the Spirit came from and who sent it.
He was the sole witness to Jesus' testimony, and even Jesus affirmed this John 5:32-33: 'John bore witness to the truth, and you sent to him.'

According to the Gospel of John, John the Baptist tells us about the initial descent of the Spirit from Heaven, to which he bore witness.
John 1:32: " And John testified, saying, 'I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.'
The outcome of this event, when the Spirit descended upon Jesus and stayed with Him, resulted in His identification as the Son of God, chosen to baptize with the Holy Spirit (John 1:33).
"Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending and abiding on Him, He is the One baptizing with the Holy Spirit."

Subsequently, the ONLY NAME of the Son of God is Holy Spirit, not Jesus, Son of Mary.
John 5:43: Jesus mentioned, 'I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me...'
John 12:28: 'Father, glorify your name...'
John 17:12: 'While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me...
John 17:26: And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known.'

Note: In John 1:29, John was baptizing at Bethabara beyond the Jordan. During the 1st century AD, the Nasurai inhabited the regions around Jerusalem and the River Jordan. Baptism (Maṣbuta) necessitates Living Water, which refers to fresh, natural, flowing water known as mia hayyi.
https://mandaepedia.miraheze.org/wiki/Nasoraeans


In John 3:25, when John's disciples approached him regarding the man he bore witness to, he assured them not to be surprised. He emphasized that the testimony Jesus received is from heaven, and he would only testify to what he had heard and seen.
John 3:33: He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
John emphasized that Jesus' words and testimony all originated from God, as Jesus had been bestowed with the Spirit from above.
John 3:34: For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
Jesus himself affirmed that the testimony he received is from heaven. John 5:34: But I receive not testimony from man.'
John 5:37: And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me......"

Jesus used specific names to refer to the Spirit he received. He called it the Word, Testimony, Eternal Life, Deeds, Living Water, Bread, Flesh and Blood, Teaching, Commandment, and Counselor.
John 6:63: ".....The words I have spoken to you--they are full of the Spirit and life."
John 7:37-39: "......When he said 'living water,' he was referring to the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him".
John 14:26: "But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name....."
He consistently emphasized that his words, teachings, and commandments were not his own but originated from the Father who sent him.
John 14:24: "...... And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me"
John 7:17: So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me."
John 12:49-50: I have not spoken on my own authority; but the Father who sent me gave me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that his command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told me, so I speak.
John 17:14: "I have given them your word....."

John the Baptist also testified that his teachings came from Heaven/Above.
John 3:27: John answered and said, 'A man can receive nothing, unless it is given to him from heaven.'
John 3:32: He testifies to what he has seen and heard, yet no one accepts his testimony.
John 3:34: 'For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God...'"

Now that we understand the Spirit descended from Above/Heaven and was sent by God, we can examine verses outside John the Baptist's account that also shed light on where the Spirit originated and who sent it.

John 3:13: "No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man"
John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son...."
John 6:33: "For The Bread of God is he who has descended from Heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:38: For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.
John 6:50: this is the bread that comes down from heaven...."
John 6:58: "This is the bread which came down from heaven....."

Note: The Scripture/Bible is not the word of God that came down from Heaven.

Femi Aribisala put it nicely "Ask a Christian a question about Jesus, and he might answer with a quotation from Paul.  But who tells us Paul speaks for Jesus?  Why do we need Paul to speak for Jesus when Jesus speaks for himself?"
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/143425-the-word-of-paul-is-not-the-word-of-god-1-by-femi-aribisala.html?tztc=

Even Jesus had a witness, which was significant for his own ministry.
John 1:6-7: There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.

Who is Paul "the apostle" witness??

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NNTR:
Can the real mouse religion please stand up, please stand up, please stand up.
If you know, you know, if you no know, YOYO

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

Brainwashed with religion from birth, he can't do without doctrines
😂😂

I thought you were smart, so you hide under long posts 😂😂

NNTR:
I reiterate, brings us back to John 3:3. You're spiritually empty, a narrow mind with a loud and big mouth go with it

Some of Josephus' arent fraud then. Hmm?
Brings us back to John 3:3. You're spiritually empty, a narrow mind with a loud and big mouth go with it

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

Your spiritual delusion has blinded you to the obvious jargons in your bible.
Just keep on believing like a sheep that you are.

Which are fraud?
Let's compare it to your gospel that was based on it, especially Luke.

Spiritual delusion 😂

NNTR:
Posters with the least spiritual knowledge are the most outspoken about their opinions, ignorance and spiritual knowledge poverty.
Brings us back to John 3:3. You're spiritually empty, a narrow mind with a loud and big mouth go with it

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

Your spiritual delusion has made you blind to the obvious jargons in your book.
Just keep believing like the sheep you are.
You are ignorant of the basics of your religion, you have no mind of your own and can't reason, jospehus is a fraud, but your bible written by unknown authors is not?

NNTR:
Why did it take you this long to open up like this

I did before you went on your stupid rampage, I wonder what the name Herod got to do with the obvious contradiction in your synoptic gospel.
Just saying irreverent things hiding it with long essay, just like Kobo said😂

NNTR:


Dont make me laugh. Josephus?
You're smart and clever by half enough to know to take Josephus' with a grain of salt.



_{Personal text: Jesus
is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

Empty barrel 😂😂

NNTR:
History 101 thing

What is pathetic, is you being obfuscating and pandering to your baser instincts

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

If you know anything about history, you won't be this empty.

You are the pathetic one, not thinking straight because of books that have been showed to be FRAUD.

NNTR:
Bravo. Welcome to the club

Did he rule Rome or not. Answer nah

I concur

Deluding? About what specifically please?

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

Herod is the name. And he was dead before the census in your Luke, why did Jesus parents go to Egypt?

He is not an emperor, was he or not?

About your obvious jargons.

Josephus talked in length of Herod the great rule.
https://www.christianorigins.div.ed.ac.uk/2010/07/19/josephus-on-herod-the-great/

NNTR:

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I refer you to address the above post, else you wont get pim out of me

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

You don't know what you are posting, the dynasty started with Herod the great, he was the ONLY King of Judea.

This is pathetic

NNTR:
Yeah, exactly what I earlier advanced, that he is known only by the name Herod and nothing else

The name Herod too isnt a family name either for Herod himself

Let's see what next, you'll jump on to now

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

Herod is the Name of the King of Judea, he has no last name. His family continue using his name.
Julius Caesar is not an emperor.

All these facts are everywhere, but keep deluding yourself.

NNTR:
Herod is the name of one person without a known last name or surname before his children adopted this his only known name as a title, just as the name Caesar, was used by Roman emperors after him

Why will his children adopt his name as a title, did ceasar children adopt his name as a title?

Who was not among Herod family, that used the "title"?

NNTR:
You should be so lucky

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

How many king of Judea was named Herod?