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Don't eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil...because once you learn the difference between good and evil you are condemned to do evil actions and think evil thoughts.
Its reverse psychology..."don't think of a black cat" and what do you go and think of..a black cat.
The bible was not written by God..it is not the word of God
Originally posted by mideast
reply to post by TheBlackHat
The bible was not written by God..it is not the word of God
Bible is not the root of the problems , people are the problem.
There are enough basic facts in religions which shows the truth to people.
But they ignore it and bring all the problems to the world as we see.
Don't blame the tree , don't blame the instructions , don't blame your wisdom , but blame yourself.
How does the so called unconditional love that god has work?
I do however believe that god will never give up on a soul but wait patiently for the soul to get it
I do however believe that god will never give up on a soul but wait patiently for the soul to get it so god can give you that connection.
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by LittleByLittle
I do however believe that god will never give up on a soul but wait patiently for the soul to get it so god can give you that connection.
You don't believe in Hell, then?edit on 20-3-2013 by AfterInfinity because: (no reason given)
Genesis 1:3 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Colossians 1:15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
1 Thessalonians 5:5 For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.
John 1:4-8 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
And . . so?
It says in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with "God", and the Word was "God".
The belief in a trinity was not something established by a committee, but something integral to Christianity since its inception.
It's also been established that "God" is composed of a Holy Trinity that is distinct within itself but a united entity to all others.
Arianism believes that.
Jesus was one of the three elements, which means he was there in the beginning because all three elements were engaged in their union long before the universe was born.
Originally posted by jmdewey60
reply to post by AfterInfinity
And . . so?
It says in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with "God", and the Word was "God".
It's pretty clear in what you quoted that the Logos was God.
Logos is here being used as a philosophical term, meaning the driving force behind the universe.
Rather than getting into a debate over what that force is, John simply stated that God is.The belief in a trinity was not something established by a committee, but something integral to Christianity since its inception.
It's also been established that "God" is composed of a Holy Trinity that is distinct within itself but a united entity to all others.
The particulars of how the Trinity functions on a heavenly level is what was debated and to modern man it should be easy enough to realize that sort of thing is beyond human comprehension. That is, the "how it works" part is, not the "who is it" part. That was always universally known and accepted by the early Christians.Arianism believes that.
Jesus was one of the three elements, which means he was there in the beginning because all three elements were engaged in their union long before the universe was born.
edit on 20-3-2013 by jmdewey60 because: (no reason given)
I don't make that claim. I do work at it though, studying the Bible, and it involves reading a lot of what other people write about it, rather than just looking at the Bible itself.
You claim to have a great understanding of scripture but constantly debate whether we can even trust all scripture.
Originally posted by jmdewey60
reply to post by sacgamer25
Jesus after his resurrection and ascension, gave a special spirit by breathing on his disciples in order to found his church. The books written by those individuals, and Paul, a latecomer but someone who communed with the risen Christ, I would include, are to me especially authoritative over all other books in the Bible.edit on 20-3-2013 by jmdewey60 because: (no reason given)
I think this is a homemade verse that you created by splicing parts of verses together, then changing the grammar to suite yourself.
The bible says that no one is to be your teacher because the Holy Spirit will teach all men all things. The bible says all scripture is God breathed. I believe every word in the bible is the inspired word.