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Originally posted by arpgme
reply to post by abeverage
Originally posted by abeverage
My question is why did the OT god want to keep us ignorant and yet the evil one is who talked us into understanding? If we are made it Gods image wouldn't that mean they would want us to be like them?
Remember the word used in Hebrew was "Elohim". It got translated as God (only one), but if you read the verse it says:
"Let US make man in OUR image".
Not singular but plural. So we weren't made in "A" God's image. We were made in the image of The Elohim (The Council of El).
Maybe this is when Satan was still a part of them. Later, he left that group.
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by RealTruthSeeker
I do understand the beauty of what would have happened. It's out in the jungles, in nature, places that haven't been touched by humans. Everything lives in balance in those places, unlike in the civilized world where human's take and take and take all for themselves.
I understand what it would be like, but I also understand that self-awareness is a natural course of nature, something life will achieve one way or another with time.
Also, I don't think God is the bad guy, I just don't think your god is the true God, I think he is a counterfeit one created by men to control people. A God of love does not create a place for his creation to suffer for eternity. Like the bible says, love drives out fear, and fear has to do with punishment. If your god created a place specifically for punishment, he is not love hecause love drives out punishment.edit on 16-7-2013 by 3NL1GHT3N3D1 because: (no reason given)
Revelation 13
8 This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by RealTruthSeeker
A God of love does not create a place for his creation to suffer for eternity. Like the bible says, love drives out fear, and fear has to do with punishment. If your god created a place specifically for punishment, he is not love hecause love drives out punishment.edit on 16-7-2013 by 3NL1GHT3N3D1 because: (no reason given)
Psalm 82
6 I say, 'You are gods; you are all children of the Most High.
Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more.
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by guitarplayer
Do you know anything about Apollo? Here's a rundown of what kind of god he is.
Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more.
Source
Who was it that called themselves "the light of the world"? Who was it that said "I am the truth"? Who is it that was the prophesied Messiah? Who is it that healed all those sick people? Who is the god of a piece of poetry called the bible?
In my opinion, you already worship the antichrist, Rome's version of Jesus.edit on 16-7-2013 by 3NL1GHT3N3D1 because: (no reason given)
And again, if hell wasn't created for man, why do men end up going there?edit on 16-7-2013 by 3NL1GHT3N3D1 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by RealTruthSeeker
Your book says it for me. Love drives out fear, and fear has to do with punishment.
If your god is love, then why is punishment associated with him? My statement is based on what your book says, so if my statement is "retarded" then so is the bible.
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by RealTruthSeeker
ETA: Whoa! Did you just say the bible is fallible? If not, you were saying my words aren't fallible either. Thanks?
I don't consider myself infallible, but thanks for the vote of confidence.edit on 16-7-2013 by 3NL1GHT3N3D1 because: (no reason given)
1 John 4
18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.