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The Great Lie is John 3:16
The Great Lie is John 3:16
Perhaps the most famous Bible Verse is John 3:16 in the New Testament where Jesus allegedly said, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” This is the exact wording from the King James Version of the Holy Bible, the most widely accepted version of the Holy Bible.
Unfortunately, for all mankind, this verse is not only a lie, but has served to force Christianity upon people in the most destructive fashion imaginable. This false teaching, initially attributed to Jesus by the Roman Emperor Constantine in 325 A.D., has been instrumental in the murdering of millions of innocent people over the past 1700 years.
He knew beforehand who would do what, so 1.) he created evil and 2.)there is no such thing as free will, because it was determined from day one what would happen. If god wouldn know that all, how can he be all-knowing If you actually really believe in this god and what he says is true,then face the fact that he is indeed responsible.
s the Christian God sacrifices his only begotten son to mankind, "He" thereby separates God from Man. But as I see it, in my own form of belief; God is in all, and all is in God. This simply does not comply with what is said in John 3:16.
I'm with you on that, Raud. I've always grappled with the idea that God sent Jesus to die for our sins because of the simple fact that it implies God condones the punishment of innocent people for the bad acts of others. What other way is there to perceive that?
To the OP, whether or not you have links, I think what you've presented has a lot of merit. I've always thought the Bible will probably wind up being the biggest hoax ever pulled on humanity. I believe that Jesus posed such a threat because his message to humanity was probably the closest thing to the truth that we've experienced even up to today.
That fact there's no "Book of Jesus" in the Bible is quite odd, although I know many Christians try to make excuses for this troubling fact. His writings were either destroyed or suppressed because they posed a problem for the rulers of that time. I also believe Jesus and Mary were married, and that they have downplayed Mary's importance in spreading Jesus' message.
Actually, the word "believe" has a very strong significance here. I think the pertinent question is: Is it humanly possible to 100% believe in something with absolutely NO DOUBT in one's mind whatsoever? If one were to 100% believe with no doubt that they could walk on water, would they? Would others be able to even see it? If not, what is reality? Just relative perspective? These are questions that plague my mind on occasion.
When all is said and done, it will come down to God vs satan. I.e. Armageddon. The Bible says that if you are against God, then you are for satan. There are only two choices - regardless of what mankind has convinced society of today.
It would be a waste of time to make argument with an atheist concerning God. God only reveals Himself to those who belong to Him, all others will never find Him and never believe in Him for their salvation.