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Originally posted by Toltec
To all concerned, lets keep in mind this is R&S for those who wish to present the nature of this discussion from the context of responses, which focus on its political aspects.
Would ask they be presented in alternative forums, which better fit that issue in regards to the topic.
In respect to that though would state that issues such as separation of church and state simply, did not apply prior to the advent to the US
Any thoughts?
Jagd, every religion has prophets all of which professed in general what Jesus professed. That he died because he professed it could be interpreted in many ways, but to say that he died so that all the killing that ensued, to insure his message was received is a positive thing is quite another story. No to sugest you are saying that at all, but that is what happened and the issue of differences was applied religiously.
Originally posted by jagdflieger
Jagd, every religion has prophets all of which professed in general what Jesus professed. That he died because he professed it could be interpreted in many ways, but to say that he died so that all the killing that ensued, to insure his message was received is a positive thing is quite another story. No to sugest you are saying that at all, but that is what happened and the issue of differences was applied religiously.
No Toltec, Jesus Christ was crucified for only one reason. To suffer death and the wrath of God as payment for our sins. Again people want to believe the complex lie rather than the simple truth. Jesus died for our sins. There is no other interpretation. Also all religions are not fundamentally the same. If you were to do a study you would see the important differences.
Can you prove it? I mean can you prove that Jesus was crucified and can you also prove that he did it for our sins. Can you prove it without the bible?
Originally posted by Thomas Crowne
God is as He is. He is unwavering. He does not have many paths to Him, but one.
As is evident in all His creation, He is a stickler for the details. He doesn't make different paths for you, depending on how you see things, or think things ought to be. The mere concept is stupid and shallow on its face. That idea is as stupid as outcome-based education and relative morality.
You, as the rest of us, will have to live with the consequences of your decisions, be they right or wrong.
In your mind, religion preference is a matter of semantics, but you are not God, and I'm not concerned with your theories or your preferences in cars. Neither is God. I repeat, neither is God, and you are not God.
Make no mistake, your preferences are extremely unimportant. So are mine. The difference is, I'm not so pompous as to think that my preferences are important, apparently, you do.
The mere idea that a God that is as precise as this One is allows for the whims of imperfect creatures such as us is laughable. We do well just to not commit horrible and selfish atrocities on a daily basis, and societally speaking, we do not even suceed in that, and you think He considers our opinions as how things ought to be. What an arrogant little finite creature you are.
Quote from uIVIa:
You are part of God but your preferences aren't important? Either you are saying that God's preferences (that the Creator experiences through you) are unimportant or you are saying you are not a part of God.
Quote from Zerodeep
"You are the Creator, O Lord, the Unknowable. You created the Universe of diverse kinds, colours and qualities. You know your own Creation. All this is your Play." (Guru Nanak, Var Majh)
Originally posted by jagdflieger
Can you prove it? I mean can you prove that Jesus was crucified and can you also prove that he did it for our sins. Can you prove it without the bible?
There are several extra Biblical references to Jesus as being crucified. As for the reason read the New Testament. As for the "the Nag Hammadi codices", no I have not read them. Again here we have people who want to call the New Testament a pack of lies. Yet will believe some gnostic writing as being the truth.
You just cannot accept the simple fact that you are totally dependent upon God for salvation. You believe that there is some mystic knowledge, some complex formula, some myriad of mantras that will cause God to accept you. That is not the case, no amount of mystic knowledge, no amount of mantras will make God accept you.
There is only one way - His Way.
That is to accept the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. It is that simple.
You want proof, well look deep into your heart.
You know that you cannot even begin to come close to God's standard. Look and you will see that no way can a human being earn God's acceptance with good works, arcane knowledge, mystic beliefs, recital of mantras, etc. The only way is to ask God to accept you by having faith in Jesus Christ.
Originally posted by jagdflieger
Quote from uIVIa:
You are part of God but your preferences aren't important? Either you are saying that God's preferences (that the Creator experiences through you) are unimportant or you are saying you are not a part of God.
No God transcends His Creation and is separate from the creation. IT IS NOT, "God is all, all is God". God is separate from the creation. That includes you and me, the angels, the stars, planets, etc.
unlike the bible which has been rewritten countless times
you would find that they carry on the original intent of the christian ideas presented by Jesus
The Creator created all this so that I would know and learn to Love the Creator/Creation
I'm sure it's simpler than trying to get a bunch of humans to believe that blood has spiritual meaning. Yup, human sacrifice. Long live human sacrifice. Wait, that's an oxymoron.
Jesus was the Son of God. So are any one who "knows thyself". It's a choice and Jesus said it well. Too bad his words and deeds were twisted so much.
Genesis 1
1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3. And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
4. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day.
Originally posted by jagdflieger
No the Bible has not been rewritten countless times. The textual reliability of the New Testament can be demostrated. Also there are quotes from the New Testament which can be dated to 170 A.D. to 185A.D. In fact most of the Gospels can be recreated from the quotes in writtings which can be dated from 170 A. D. to 250 A. D. And the term "countless" is incorrect. As long as a set is finite, it is countable. What you suggest is the Bible has been rewritten an infinite number of times by an infinite number of people.
And I suppose that the original intent of Jesus was totally different than what was presented in the New Testament.
Again the issue of sin separates us from God. In order to gain the acceptance of God, the issue of sin must be addressed. Accepting Jesus Christ as our personal savior deals with the issue of sin which separates us from God.
You do not understood the simple concept that Jesus suffered the wrath of God on the cross as our payment for our sins. If you cannot accept that simple premise than you will not be able to understand the concept of Grace. You may believe what you want to believe, but the Gospel of Christ is a simple concept. Why do people want to make is so complicated.
No there was only one Son of God and that was Jesus Christ. Also just what were His words and deeds which have been "twisted so much".