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Originally posted by hukney
If there is a god in me why can't I walk on water?
Originally posted by Starchild23
The modern "God", as defined by man, is a ruthless tyrant, and man a blind race of sheep. I will keep this short, as I don't feel like providing specific examples. Those of you who have read the Bible, or are familiar with its stories...you who remain utterly faithful to the literal interpretation of its fables...you are the ones I am addressing. You are the blind ones, the ones who believe in the man-defined God (despite the fact that man, as he is, could never hope to understand God) and the ones who will know what I'm talking about as I explain this.
God is a tyrant, and unworthy of our worship (not that we need to worship ANYTHING).
Here is my justification in stating this. God arrogantly created man without the knowledge of good and evil, then demanded that they obey a rule which requires the knowledge of good and evil, then kicked them out when they fail to do so as a result of being inadequately equipped to deal with the issue. Not stopping there, he proceeded to cast Satan out into the same world as them, so that no matter what they did, they would fall into the same trap again and again.
Afterwards, God kills a bunch of people for not paying any attention to him, then plays with them, testing to see what kind of depraved acts they are willing to commit to save their own skins from "damnation", before going "PSYCHE! got ya! "
Then God sends his only son to be killed in order to save the people, tricking them into accepting his gift of absorbing all sin, then demanding payment in the form of eternal servitude...the alternative being the fiery pits of hell for all of forever.
And in the end, he will completely ransack the earth, killing half of his blindly devoted servants and making the other half question his sanity, before sending his son back saying, "Did you miss me?" and destroying anyone who ever questioned him. Unless they beg like dogs, of course.
This is the God we have been encouraged to worship for centuries. A loving God, yet a malicious and jealous God. A contradictory, egotistical, whimsical, and highly vindictive all-mighty being.
Is this the entity we are supposed to put our faith in? One that, for all of his power, can think of no other way to erase our sins or redeem our souls than to kill his own son and demand that we serve him for all of eternity?
I call troll. And if you disagree, then you choose to remind faithfully blind. Me, I was given brains for a reason. I'm not choosing ignorance. And let me make it clear that this description (which I firmly believe to be accurate) applies to man's definition of God. The God we are lead to worship these days is not truly a god, but man's definition of God. I do not worship a definition. I do not worship a sloppily drawn, crumpled, half burnt image...which is what man's version of God amounts to. I don't even believe that the true god desires to be worshiped. I believe that given the choice, the true god would rather have us love each other than Him/Her/It. Because if all it leads to is wars, then why exist at all?
I believe in a god...but not the god that is being pushed upon us by our peers. This is a god who has been constructed, drawn, colored in, and defined by the very men who worship him. Man, who has crippled and despoiled both the world and him/herself. I don't worship man's ideals, or anything that has been interpreted by man.
I trust in the true god, not this malicious, vindictive tyrant which the Bible itself says is "jealous and angry."
Jealousy and anger are not symptoms of true love. And any omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent being would know this.
Wake up, and recognize the true god...the one within you.
Namaste
edit on CMondayam111127f27America/Chicago05 by Starchild23 because: (no reason given)
Not only have you denounced the Christians view on God but fail to percieve others views on God.
You say you dont follow the bible because its in error, and yet you quote from it. WHY?
As far as good and evil, And the Tree of life. From the books ive been reading There never was a tree of knowledge. Nor was there any rules to follow concerning the tree of life. Much less having them eat from it. Also God never kicked Adam and Eve from eden they left of their own accord to start another eden.
And as far as jesus goes, he was never sent here to stop sin or absorb sin. Thats just dumb. His goal, his message was intended for for the whole planet. His goal was to teach the planet about God. To uplift society from the barren soul that does not recognize God.
While your justifications proves false
His message rang true until it was perverted.
Originally posted by ajay59
Just try pointing out the thousands of contradictions in the "good book" outside a church one time! Best have your tennies on though. Afraid trying to save them is a fail though, as their religions burn it in their skulls that we are the ones who need saved!edit on 5-3-2012 by ajay59 because: (no reason given)
A little side note for the thumpers, Lilith was the first woman, not Eve!edit on 5-3-2012 by ajay59 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by ajay59
Good job Des! Woulda posted the same nearly word for word long ago but had no desire to be ripped apart by loones. Didn't want to remove hope for the emotionally challenged either.S&F
I will never refer to it as God.
Originally posted by Starchild23
reply to post by Annee
I will never refer to it as God.
What do you call it, then? What do you refer to it as?
Originally posted by Starchild23
reply to post by Annee
Everything is a cycle, because that is the natural process of the consciousness that we call God.
I think it is something that occurred/occurs naturally through multitude of endless eternity.
Originally posted by Starchild23
reply to post by Annee
I think it is something that occurred/occurs naturally through multitude of endless eternity.
True, you never said "cycle" specifically, but that is the only logical pattern that would be eternal...
Why is "cycle" logical? There is also "linear".