From: D from BC on
In article <8pq8s5lkkuebg4ospf0tb2und15bjv31qk(a)4ax.com>,
jfields(a)austininstruments.com says...
> _You_ grant??? Sounds to me like a severe case of the tail wagging the
> dog.
>
>

yes.. I grant points to a religion with some humor.

I've laughed more often from Buddhist content. (I'm not Buddhist.)
It aims better to the principle of 'The Good Life'.
'The Good Life' is not complete without laughter from humor.
Look at this guy..
http://www.houseofbuddha.com/images/Laughing-Buddha-for-site-A.jpg
Buddha looks like he's having a good time.
Ok..Not a role model for health however enjoying life is part of life.

Bible = 0 laughs.
You got a God that constantly needs to be jerked off.
A father lets his only son do 'suicide by cop'.
An earth that gets flushed down the toilet cause god's intelligently
designed humans went haywire.
God killing people for stupid reasons.
And an end of the world prophecy..

The bible is almost funny in being a pile of depressing nonsense!

The bible is probably great at generating profit for manufacturers of
Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Cipralex, Celexa and Wellbutrin.

I almost smell a conspiracy between Christianity and drug companies.
From: D from BC on
In article <MPG.262e70a221714ef39897c2(a)209.197.12.12>,
myrealaddress(a)comic.com says...
>
> In article <0lp8s51al8chv1t8g9o9dgp52rrar5l4me(a)4ax.com>,
> jfields(a)austininstruments.com says...
> >
> > On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:23:41 -0700, D from BC <myrealaddress(a)comic.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >In article <N8mdnd5liriUY1_WnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>,
> > >regor(a)midwest.net says...
> > >> The Bible straight out tells you that a day with God is as 1000 years,
> > >> that's not making it mean something that isn't already in the Bible.
> > >Toward
> > >> the end there is supposed to be 1000 years of peace, this could represent
> > >> the day of rest, the 7th day. So in the Biblical timeline for man there
> > >> could be 6 ea 1000 year "days" and the last 1000 years of peace.
> > >>
> > >
> > >The numbers are not big enough..
> > >Earth/universe age is in terms of millions/billions of years..
> > >
> > >A God that pre-ages is con artist.
> > >
> > >Genesis is just a story to shut kids up when they ask too many
> > >questions.
> > >Daddy doesn't look dumb by saying 'I dunno'.
> > >Even a dumb primitive goat herder gets to feel like a know-it-all
> > >without getting into quantum physics.
> >
> > ---
> > Do you know the difference between 'literal' and 'figurative'?
> >
> > JF
>
> There is no complete literal or figurative consensus amount 38000
> Christian denominations. The bible has become a Rorschach blot.

There is no complete literal or figurative consensus from 38000
Christian denominations. The bible has become a Rorschach blot.

>
> TEst it..
> Jehovah witnesses refuse blood transfusions due to blood being sacred.
> Are the Jehovah witnesses making an improper evaluation of what's
> literal and what's figurative?


From: RogerN on

"David Eather" <eather(a)tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:-9adnUZCOLUkZVnWnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d(a)supernews.com...
> On 13/04/2010 8:25 AM, Jon Kirwan wrote:
<snip>
>
> And the last word:
>
> Mt 7:22 Many will say to me on that day, �Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy
> in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?�
> Mt 7:23 Then I will tell them plainly, �I never knew you. Away from me,
> you evildoers!�
>
> The meaning is simple. These guys were doing the "heavy lifting", but were
> trying to earn their way into eternal life, rather than accept God's
> grace, freely given, by faith in Christ. Doing "works" does not make you a
> Christian, only faith in Christ does that (although a Christian may of
> course do works to honour Christ and not himself), and that is a position
> supported throughout the bible and early church history by Christ himself
> and the Apostles. There is no higher authority.
>

It's kind of like no one could afford a ticket to heaven, all the money in
the world combined X 1000 wouldn't buy tickets. So Jesus came, paid the
price, and opened the doors for all to enter through him. What you wrote
applies to Job too, neither Job, Mother Theresa, or Billy Graham can get to
Heaven by works, Job had to meet God to see his own inadequacy.

Good job looking up and posting so many verses with the essentials of
salvation, but I don't know if Jon can accept it unless you're the Pope.

RogerN


From: RogerN on

"D from BC" <myrealaddress(a)comic.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.262e70dca8f2da939897c3(a)209.197.12.12...
> In article <7dq8s5t72pl0otsppf1mkuuu4iqmvb8g2i(a)4ax.com>,
> jfields(a)austininstruments.com says...
>> --
>> That isn't evidence, it's just you spouting off at the mouth trying to
>> justify your position by condemning others'
>>
>> If you really want to kill God, why don't you prove that miracles don't
>> exist?
>>
>> JF
>>
>
> Amputees don't get their legs back.
>
>
>
> --
> D from BC
> British Columbia

Why not? A man born without eyes got eyes.

RogerN


From: RogerN on

"D from BC" <myrealaddress(a)comic.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.262e6d01f1bc1b529897c0(a)209.197.12.12...
> In article <0le7s5l2qar0dhudv03gl5qoph09cfno7d(a)4ax.com>,
> jfields(a)austininstruments.com says...
>> >Believe or BANG!. (Or perhaps they go to Rogers 'Hell Lite' for slightly
>> >evil people.)
>> >What happens if you don't believe in Christ/God?
>>
>> ---
>> Nothing.
>> ---
>>
>
> Then there's no reason to believe in Christ/God.
> All you got is a story book useful in mollifying slaves.
>
>
>
> --
> D from BC
> British Columbia

My computer does nothing if I don't turn it ON, according to your logic
there would be no reason to have a computer. My car doesn't go if I leave
it turned off, does that mean I should take it to a mechanic? You're an
embarrassment to smart Atheists.

RogerN