I owned this girl who said "I'll see you in Heaven Michael" by saying Michael Jackson converted to Islam (which he did) and the Bible says, Exodus 22:20; “He who sacrifices to any god but the Lord only, shall be utterly destroyed.”
Boom. Owned. MJ isn't going to Heaven.
How many times have you heard someone whine, "Judge not, that ye be not judged?" This verse of Scripture from Matthew 7:1 is often quoted out of context by people who are terrified at the idea of someone preaching against sin or pointing out any form of error in anyone, especially in themselves.
As I stood in a voting line one day I overheard a woman justifying her foolish choice for president by saying, "Well, we aren't supposed to judge." Imagine that! Choosing NOT to judge a political candidate on election day! No wonder our nation is in such a mess!
As for Matthew 7:1, the context (verses 1-5) allows judging after you have first judged YOURSELF. Jesus did not make a blanket statement against judgment. He simply pointed out a RULE for judging.
Now, the word "judge" in its various forms (judgeth, judging, judgment, judges, etc) is found over 700 times in God's word. One whole book of the Bible is titled "Judges" for it was written at a time when God raised up judges to lead His people.
As we are about to see, God EXPECTS His people to judge. In fact, you are sinning against God if you refuse to judge! (Read that again, please)
God's Rules for Judging
Now I do not wish to imply that we should spend all of our time judging. Sometimes people judge when they have no business doing so. In John 7:24 Jesus tells us to judge RIGHTEOUS judgment. This can only be done by following the rules that God has established in His word. Here follow seven good rules from Scripture:
Judge Scripturally
Isaiah 8:20 says, "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Our standard is God's word, not our feelings, our traditions, or our opinions. Right and wrong should always be determined by God's word.
Don't Judge When God's Word Is Silent
If God's word is silent about a subject, then you may not have to judge at all. Don't rush to judgment on an issue when the Bible says very little or is silent about it. Don't make more of a matter than God makes of it. A good example of this is found in Colossians 2:16: "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:" That is, these are not subjects of great importance today, so let's not make these great issues of judgment.
:) True. Though when people explain that God made science, things get screwy.God didn't create science, humans did. We invented the scientific method, which is a way of logically deducing what actually happens in the universe. The ultimate scientific question is, what creates the universe? I don't believe that God is the answer, we just turn to God because we can't even begin to comprehend it.
-Gandolf
God didn't create science, humans did. We invented the scientific method, which is a way of logically deducing what actually happens in the universe. The ultimate scientific question is, what creates the universe? I don't believe that God is the answer, we just turn to God because we can't even begin to comprehend it.
Science = Systematic Study = Knowledge = Truth;
if (God == True God) {God = Truth = Knowledge = Systematic Study = Science;}
if (God == True God) {God = Alpha = Omega = In = Out = Everything = Infinite;}
if (Universe == Infinite) {Comprehend = null;}
if (Comprehend == null) {Universe = Infinite Being + Creation;}
if (Universe.contains(Infinite Being)) {Creator = Infinite Being;}
if (Creator != Finite Being) {Creator = True God; God = Creator;} if hungry = true then
forageforfood(pizza)
else
whinge
end ifReligion should be invalid now, we've already understood everything else. Now, why can't we move past the system of the goverment? :(
Clearly, Communism is the answer.
Mmm, too true.I think younger generations are realizing that God is really symbolic of what we don't understand in this universe. As for the system of government we have, I see the world moving towards a global democracy in the future-- but we'll need some drastic event that will unite the world (something that threatens humanity's existence).
Religion can be a way to teach morals, values, and give a system to live by to keep people from killing each other. Someone, one day, woke up and tried it out for themselves!
This was the day that the idea of governments and politicians were invented.
What a fucking waste.
Really.
Religion should be invalid now, we've already understood everything else. Now, why can't we move past the system of the goverment? :(
As for the system of government we have, I see the world moving towards a global democracy in the future-- but we'll need some drastic event that will unite the world (something that threatens humanity's existence).
Besides that, how do you guys think the Universe was created?
I feel the same way, I'm scared. Just the thought that there is a chance of me going into an eternal torture makes me want to curl up and plead with whoever to forgive me for all I've done.
So I have looked and found the religion with the most proved facts and truth. Man... This religion tells me that someone died for me! Heck, How many innocent people do you know that would want to be brutally tortured and killed for you? It's strange. Most religions would have me sacrifice my children or give my body in order to be saved. Though out of all of them... Only one religion has a man who gave his for mine. Why would I ever deserve this? Because this God is like no other, he actually cares about me. :)
- Gandolf
Well, now you put it like that, I have just one question;
Is there a hell? Without any religion, there is no hell. Only if you willingly enter into a religion are you putting yourself at risk of hell - or indeed heaven. If you stay out of it, there's no chance it will happen. Someone can tell you that you might go to hell, but then again, some people tell me that Windows is the superior operating system in comparison with Apple's offerings.
There could be a heaven, or a hell, or both, or none. We don't really, I mean REALLY WITH ACTUAL TANGIBLE PHYSICAL MANIPULATABLE PROOF know until we're dead. That's why the whole situation sucks.
I feel the same way, I'm scared. Just the thought that there is a chance of me going into an eternal torture makes me want to curl up and plead with whoever to forgive me for all I've done.
I feel the same way, I'm scared. Just the thought that there is a chance of me going into an eternal torture makes me want to curl up and plead with whoever to forgive me for all I've done.
So I have looked and found the religion with the most proved facts and truth. Man... This religion tells me that someone died for me! Heck, How many innocent people do you know that would want to be brutally tortured and killed for you? It's strange. Most religions would have me sacrifice my children or give my body in order to be saved. Though out of all of them... Only one religion has a man who gave his for mine. Why would I ever deserve this? Because this God is like no other, he actually cares about me. :)
we'll need some drastic event that will unite the world (something that threatens humanity's existence
Is there a hell? Without any religion, there is no hell. Only if you willingly enter into a religion are you putting yourself at risk of hell - or indeed heaven. If you stay out of it, there's no chance it will happen. Someone can tell you that you might go to hell, but then again, some people tell me that Windows is the superior operating system in comparison with Apple's offerings.You're bordering on relativity there. You're saying just about the same as if you don't believe there is a court notice on your door, you won't have to go to court. Doesn't work that way.
So guys, if there isn't a God, how do you think the universe was created
Think about it guys, would you rather have to sacrifice something or have someone who sacrificed themselves for you so you can go to heaven? That's what separates this from every other religion in the world. Frankly, I like this much better than killing my kids.
You can't choose a religion because its' protocols for access to heaven are more palatable. Maybe you really do have to "kill your kids". Maybe that's right. Maybe if you pray to Jesus you go to an even worse hell than if you just did nothing. How the hell do we really know?
That's a tough question. If a big bang created the universe, you're in the clear. You'll just end up being the dirt in the Earth, your entity will cease to exist.
Though it could be the other way around, and there actually is a God... If you didn't want to take a chance, I would research. Find truths from lies and if worst comes and you're still clueless, just pray to the God.
-Gandolf
Though it could be the other way around, and there actually is a God... If you didn't want to take a chance, I would research. Find truths from lies and if worst comes and you're still clueless, just pray to the God.
Pray to God because you love him and believe in him and don't doubt. If you don't believe in him then don't pray to him just because you want to go to heaven that's just being greedy.
Sh.itfu.cks is pretty funny.Wait, haha, I'm in the wrong thread.
And when someone walks up to give you daps, as you dap it up you say, you're fuggin ehg.
Or in a large group of friends, when another friend joins, everyone says what up ehg to him.
RING AROUND THE TOILETWhat? What is everyone talking about?
Gnome was gone to mystical lands of...New mexico... On a journey without Blue-Ray, without Flushing Toliets, Without Wifi, and that familar Apple Logo.ROFLMAO!
ROFLMAO!
I live in NM!