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originally posted by: JasonG559
Never heard of Elijah or Enoch I take it they both ascended before Christ in linear time seeing as Jesus was there from the foundation of the earth he came he conquered death hell and the grave a and he returned to heaven now we're waiting on the second advent only a reply to: GailNot
originally posted by: Bubba1020
Before I start, I would like to make clear that I am Christian, and I have no doubt what-so-ever that I am going to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven when I leave this earth, but I also believe that you can still enter into Heaven even if you have a totally different belief system other than my own.
No human can say whether or not you are going to heaven or hell.
originally posted by: noonebutme
originally posted by: Bubba1020
Before I start, I would like to make clear that I am Christian, and I have no doubt what-so-ever that I am going to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven when I leave this earth, but I also believe that you can still enter into Heaven even if you have a totally different belief system other than my own.
So what's the benefit then, in believing in or following Christianity if you think you can get into Heaven following another faith? And if that's not the case, and Christianity *is* correct -- why were the Egyptians wrong? Or the Romans? Or the Vikings? Or the Sumerians? What gives your religion 'authority' or being correct over others?
Arguably it doesn't. Because, none of them are right. It's man made -- a set of rules to fit the society at the time and as society evolves, so do the 'myths' to fit the cultures and understanding of the universe.
No human can say whether or not you are going to heaven or hell.
Yet that is exactly what the religious people in positions of claimed power or the person who is the 'word of God on earth' say. They claim to know how you get into Heaven and what the conditions are. So if they cannot claim that authority, what good are they in your faith?
I suppose my disbelief in all this comes from the illogical nature of the whole thing. There are too many conditions, too many 'what-if's' and exceptional cases that it just is not logical to me. And it's in complete opposition to everything else in the universe which operates on logic and reason.
originally posted by: JasonG559
Fair enough I wasn't trying to bash you and there are Atleast three heavens are there not and jesus the only person to enter the third the first two one is the air where birds are and the second outer space I don't know where Enoch is or Elijah for that matter brother but you are correct a reply to: GailNot
originally posted by: JasonG559
I agree with you brother I joined ars for this thread I'm glad I did
What do you think about the Mandela effect a reply to: GailNot
originally posted by: TheKnightofDoom
a reply to: JasonG559
B's sorry but no god doesn't have a religion.
Just be as good as you can and any decent god will let you in.
originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: GailNot
God is creation, is development, not attached to here and now.
The devil is fixation, stagnation, death.
Sorry if what you say is hilarious to me.
To give it some background, there is prove a lot of documents are forged. Sometimes on purpose, sometimes not, but it's all that persons at that point in time looking at things glasses of bias. Check out how the habsburger came to their power! Because of a forged document, he showed to Barbarossa, if I remember correct.
There are rumours hundreds of years in the middle ages are forged. Entirely, welcome to something around 1739.
And with the bible we know it got edited, rewritten, hundreds of times.
So thanks for the laugh!
originally posted by: GailNot
What anyone says matters little, if at all. What really matters is what Holy Scripture states, as it is inspired of God.
originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: GailNot
You do realise that was an answer to your only the scripture is right statement?
Your opinion about my facts is irrelevant from the start. You're glaringly wrong.
originally posted by: noonebutme
originally posted by: GailNot
What anyone says matters little, if at all. What really matters is what Holy Scripture states, as it is inspired of God.
But that was written by people... by man. Holy Scripture is just someone's writings which were 'deemed' Holy at some point.
Not God. God or Jesus or Shiva or Allah or whoever, did not write anything on scrolls or parchment. Or if they instructed someone, or multiple someones, then who is right as these scriptures are different in each religion.
if you're referring to Christianity -- then what makes your scriptures more valid over another religion?
So - yes, it does matter if you believe in this stuff because it WAS written by man