There Is One God....

[seasidemike]

ahh Rush.. the very first concert I was ever at was Rush Fly by Night

I am not actually looking, I neither believe not disbelieve there is nothing to say there is a God, but with that, there is nothing to say that there is not one either.

What I do believe is that if I live my life well, respect and be kind to others, and try to leave this world doing my part to make it a good place to be, then I am willing to stand before any God and justify my life.

If that God does not accept me because I did no spend my life on bended knee, then that is a judgement I am willing to accept.

 

[DrLeftover]

ahh Rush.. the very first concert I was ever at was Rush Fly by Night

I am not actually looking, I neither believe not disbelieve there is nothing to say there is a God, but with that, there is nothing to say that there is not one either.

What I do believe is that if I live my life well, respect and be kind to others, and try to leave this world doing my part to make it a good place to be, then I am willing to stand before any God and justify my life.

If that God does not accept me because I did no spend my life on bended knee, then that is a judgement I am willing to accept.

When it comes that time:

You won't have any choice but To accept it.

 

[Ellie1142545]

regardless if there's only one supreme almighty god...

per definition, there can be gods, jr gods, goddesses, spirits, entities, etc. that can be good or evil that are above or more powerful then the average human... or something else that makes a person or something else "their" god or goddess...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/god

Jr. gods, now that would make it seem like there is more than one True God....But, there is only one.....

In Biblical days, other gods were made, by man's hands.....Wood, or metal, was used....Today, they are contrived by imagination.....And drawing people in to what one person has contrived, is what gives it it's power.....

 

[seasidemike]

ahh Rush.. the very first concert I was ever at was Rush Fly by Night

I am not actually looking, I neither believe not disbelieve there is nothing to say there is a God, but with that, there is nothing to say that there is not one either.

What I do believe is that if I live my life well, respect and be kind to others, and try to leave this world doing my part to make it a good place to be, then I am willing to stand before any God and justify my life.

If that God does not accept me because I did no spend my life on bended knee, then that is a judgement I am willing to accept.

When it comes that time:

You won't have any choice but To accept it.

right, but I would rather that, then spend my life dedicated to a religion that is most likely wrong (my first post on this)

 

[DrLeftover]

ahh Rush.. the very first concert I was ever at was Rush Fly by Night

I am not actually looking, I neither believe not disbelieve there is nothing to say there is a God, but with that, there is nothing to say that there is not one either.

What I do believe is that if I live my life well, respect and be kind to others, and try to leave this world doing my part to make it a good place to be, then I am willing to stand before any God and justify my life.

If that God does not accept me because I did no spend my life on bended knee, then that is a judgement I am willing to accept.

When it comes that time:

You won't have any choice but To accept it.

right, but I would rather that, then spend my life dedicated to a religion that is most likely wrong (my first post on this)

Which is my point.

If, in your honest belief, You believe that your 'religion' (for lack of a better term) is Right for You, who am I to say you are wrong.

Now, GOD may have other ideas, and He probably does. But, as a card carrying member of The Creation, it isn't my job to judge you.

 

[Ellie1142545]

ahh Rush.. the very first concert I was ever at was Rush Fly by Night

I am not actually looking, I neither believe not disbelieve there is nothing to say there is a God, but with that, there is nothing to say that there is not one either.

What I do believe is that if I live my life well, respect and be kind to others, and try to leave this world doing my part to make it a good place to be, then I am willing to stand before any God and justify my life.

If that God does not accept me because I did no spend my life on bended knee, then that is a judgement I am willing to accept.

And yet....There is something that says there is a God....It's called by many names, but the name that it's most known by, is....The Holy Bible......The name it should go by is THE LIVING WORD. Jesus, The Living Word.

He does not expect anyone to spend their lives on bended knee...Most of the moments I spend with Him, is when I'm doing something....It could be walking, cleaning house, on line (computer), sitting.....I'm constantly living His will.....And talking to Him.......

 

[DrLeftover]

Yes, ma'am

Now, shall we discuss those that are "playing church" for whatever reason?

 

[seasidemike]

ahh Rush.. the very first concert I was ever at was Rush Fly by Night

I am not actually looking, I neither believe not disbelieve there is nothing to say there is a God, but with that, there is nothing to say that there is not one either.

What I do believe is that if I live my life well, respect and be kind to others, and try to leave this world doing my part to make it a good place to be, then I am willing to stand before any God and justify my life.

If that God does not accept me because I did no spend my life on bended knee, then that is a judgement I am willing to accept.

And yet....There is something that says there is a God....It's called by many names, but the name that it's most known by, is....The Holy Bible......The name it should go by is THE LIVING WORD. Jesus, The Living Word.

He does not expect anyone to spend their lives on bended knee...Most of the moments I spend with Him, is when I'm doing something....It could be walking, cleaning house, on line (computer), sitting.....I'm constantly living His will.....And talking to Him.......

and if that is what gives you peace and comfort then more power to you, but of course that is what it says in the Bible.. the Bible is the basis of your beliefs.

In the same way that Islam has their Koran, and the Buddhists have their Tipitaka you have your Bible and each will believe their 'written word'.

 

[Raven]

I never understood how someone can voluntarily 'bow' to some'one'
I mean I believe in many gods and many goddesses, There is no ONE TRUE GOD in my view there are many for different things.
To be bowing is weak

"To no-one, no-where I kneel" Frostrite lyrics Borknagar

 

[Sinon]

The one thing I find odd, mostly with Christianity but to a lesser degree other religions, is that their followers tend to do the opposite of what their holy book tells them to. A lot of religious people absolutely love telling other people that they are religious, that they are correct, and that those who do not believe in exactly the same Sky Man as they do will be punished. And arguing against that is something that often leads to trouble. "My god is better than your god" and such.

And yet.

"If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave."

The words of Jesus Christ, as found in the Bible, Matthew 10:14.

So I guess my issue with religion is more with the followers than the actual religion itself. I love some of the moral tales, but to me that's all they are. Tales.

 

[DrLeftover]

So I guess my issue with religion is more with the followers than the actual religion itself. I love some of the moral tales, but to me that's all they are. Tales.

You are in good company.


"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."
- attributed to Mahatma Gandhi (disputed, but is in character)

 

[Bluezone777]

Most people professing to be Christian are not truly Christian. It means nothing to say you are something as what matters is if you believe the gospel of Jesus Christ is true as that is where a desire to live a life in accordance to a belief of the Gospel is born from. If you truly believe the gospel as truth and that Jesus is Lord then you will live out that truth and if you don't then you will live like the fallen world we live in.

Don't think that a Christian can't sin because they can and will but the difference is a Christian can't stand to live a life of sin as the Holy Spirit that dwells within them will convict them of their sin and draw them to repentance while a person who doesn't believe can do just that.

The thing about the gospel is that it demands a person to surrender all pride and fall before Christ. It means submitting that there is no good within you and that your only hope and salvation lies in the works of Christ and not of your own. If pride is found within you then it will keep you from salvation and there is nothing to be proud of that you have in this world or within any man or woman that's worth keeping yourself from this free gift of eternal life.

So to show I am just not speaking of my own thoughts but through the Bible, Here's some relevant quotes from the Bible.

On true and false Christians as well as how many they will be of either

Luke 13:22-24

22 He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23 And someone said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them, 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

Matthew 7:13-14

13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

The mark of a true Christian

The entire book of James

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=James%201

That starts you on chapter one which you can move through to the end which is five chapters. If someone you see doesn't fit with the description laid out in that book then you aren't dealing with a Christian no matter who they claim to be. It is very specific in what a Christian is or isn't to be and how someone should and shouldn't act if they are truly converted to Christianity and not just pretending. It doesn't mean this is what earned them salvation but shows what the evidence that someone has believed the gospel and been transformed by it.

 

[seasidemike]

regardless if there's only one supreme almighty god...

per definition, there can be gods, jr gods, goddesses, spirits, entities, etc. that can be good or evil that are above or more powerful then the average human... or something else that makes a person or something else "their" god or goddess...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/god

Jr. gods, now that would make it seem like there is more than one True God....But, there is only one.....

In Biblical days, other gods were made, by man's hands.....Wood, or metal, was used....Today, they are contrived by imagination.....And drawing people in to what one person has contrived, is what gives it it's power.....

But one of the things that Islam hates about Christians is how Christians pray to statues and crosses, so are Christians not also building things to pray to by man's hands? There are alters, and gold challises, there is more Gold in the Catholic church than can be counted.

I love the term 'in Biblical days' like it is something from the past, when I look around the world today, we are very much in Biblical times right now.

 

[Ellie1142545]

you see, this is the problem with religion, it always ends up with a fight

This is the way I see religion and those who are true believers.

There are over 200 recognized 'large' religions in the world.

Of these the top six, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Judaism they each believe that their religion is right, and the others are wrong.

Some more than others, believe that the only way to paradise is through their religion, and if you do not believe then you will end up in 'hell'.

Therefore, even if you totally believe with all of your heart in your religion, and that you are absolutely right, and everyone else is wrong, and you live you life in complete dedication following your religion, the chances are that you are going to hell because you are believing in the wrong one.
And that is assuming that all the other religions are wrong as well.

So you might be completely right in your beliefs, but the chances are that you are wrong, and by having a higher number of people believing in what you believe does not increase your odds on it being right or not. It is like a buying a religious lottery ticket in many ways.

But the main thing is, and this goes for any religious beliefs, as long as it makes you happy and makes the world a better place to live in for you and does not impose itself like the way ISIS is currently, then enjoy your beliefs if it gives you comfort.

Actually, I've done a recent study myself....And it's not 200 recognized religions in the world, but over 400......And it's still growing....

 

[Ellie1142545]

regardless if there's only one supreme almighty god...

per definition, there can be gods, jr gods, goddesses, spirits, entities, etc. that can be good or evil that are above or more powerful then the average human... or something else that makes a person or something else "their" god or goddess...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/god

Jr. gods, now that would make it seem like there is more than one True God....But, there is only one.....

In Biblical days, other gods were made, by man's hands.....Wood, or metal, was used....Today, they are contrived by imagination.....And drawing people in to what one person has contrived, is what gives it it's power.....

But one of the things that Islam hates about Christians is how Christians pray to statues and crosses, so are Christians not also building things to pray to by man's hands? There are alters, and gold challises, there is more Gold in the Catholic church than can be counted.

I love the term 'in Biblical days' like it is something from the past, when I look around the world today, we are very much in Biblical times right now.

First let me get this out of they way...The "in Biblical days," I was talking about, was before the time of Jesus....Today our Biblical times we're living in, is through Jesus.

And....Christians today, if they are praying to statutes and crosses, then I'm not even sure they are Christians.....

I do not have statutes, nor do I have crosses, that I pray to.....I have my Lord....It's Him I pray to......Nothing else......

 

[Ellie1142545]

regardless if there's only one supreme almighty god...

per definition, there can be gods, jr gods, goddesses, spirits, entities, etc. that can be good or evil that are above or more powerful then the average human... or something else that makes a person or something else "their" god or goddess...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/god

Yes. There can be gods, goddesses, spirits, entities, etc. All thought up, all imagined, all man made.....And the only power they have, is the power the person(s), who made/thought them up, have convinced others to believe that there is power.....

 

[seasidemike]

regardless if there's only one supreme almighty god...

per definition, there can be gods, jr gods, goddesses, spirits, entities, etc. that can be good or evil that are above or more powerful then the average human... or something else that makes a person or something else "their" god or goddess...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/god

Yes. There can be gods, goddesses, spirits, entities, etc. All thought up, all imagined, all man made.....And the only power they have, is the power the person(s), who made/thought them up, have convinced others to believe that there is power.....

so 'other Gods' are 'made up' and 'man made' but your God is real, because... that is what your religion taught you and that is what it says in the book of your faith...

can't the same be said about your God, that he/she only has the power that you believe there is?

I think of the quote from the Labyrinth:
'I ask for so little. Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave.'

 

[Ellie1142545]

I don't really think this is so much of a debate as it is people coming in, expressing their opinions, and then telling others their opinions are wrong. xD You can't really win in this situation, and it seems mighty pointless to discuss it in this manner.

You are so right....

here's a lengthy thread that was before your times if you want to read:
http://offtopix.com/showthread.php?tid=28411

Just went to that sight, and left a response....God is real....Thanks...I don't know how I missed this, but I did.....

 

[Ellie1142545]

regardless if there's only one supreme almighty god...

per definition, there can be gods, jr gods, goddesses, spirits, entities, etc. that can be good or evil that are above or more powerful then the average human... or something else that makes a person or something else "their" god or goddess...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/god

Yes. There can be gods, goddesses, spirits, entities, etc. All thought up, all imagined, all man made.....And the only power they have, is the power the person(s), who made/thought them up, have convinced others to believe that there is power.....

so 'other Gods' are 'made up' and 'man made' but your God is real, because... that is what your religion taught you and that is what it says in the book of your faith...

can't the same be said about your God, that he/she only has the power that you believe there is?

I think of the quote from the Labyrinth:
'I ask for so little. Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave.'

Ummm.....Excuse me, but.....I don't have a religion.....Let me explain.....

I am a person, who walks by Faith, in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is saved by His Grace....
In other words, I believe that God is real....I believe that God sent His only begotten Son, to die on the cross for the sins of the world....I believe that Jesus rose from the grave, to live an reign forevermore....

Religion has nothing to do with me.....God's Word, is what I go by....Not what man says, but what God says.....God alone, no one else......

Now for the rest: God, in the Ten Commandments, said: Genesis 20:4: You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above the earth beneath or in the waters below.

And....In Exodus 20 it tells us what Aaron did, because Moses had been gone for so long, that the people thought something had happened to him, and told Aaron to make them gods, who will go before them. Aaron asks them for the ear rings worn by them, their sons, and their daughters....And Exodus 20:4, 5 says: He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt." (5) When Aaron saw this, he built an alter in front of the calf and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the Lord.

Aaron made idols, and the results was not very nice.....What are idols?

A statue made by people and worshiped as if it had the power of a god; anything that takes the place of God in a person's life.

Now, I know that there are people who believe in those other gods, and that's okay. It's their choice, and I respect them for that choice....

We all have that choice....To believe in Him, or to believe in the other gods, or not to believe....

I chose to believe in Him.....

I don't know what your beliefs are and, to me, it doesn't matter, you'll still receive the same respect I show to everyone....Along with kindness and consideration.....

 

[Ellie1142545]

This one always gets me....

A resounding Amen is going up....