Have you lied, stolen, or used God's name in vain. These are just 3 of the 10 commandments. It's appointed unto man once to die, then judgment. You will die, then God will judge you by His Commandments. If you stand guilty before God, you will spend an eternity in Hell.
God became flesh in Jesus Christ and died on a cross and rose again in order to take the punishment and pay the debt for your sins. You must Repent, which means to ask forgiveness and turn from your sins, and put your complete Trust in Jesus Christ. Only then will you be accepted into Heaven, not because your a good person, but because your a bad person who's been forgiven.
2006-06-30 09:41:32 · 16 answers · asked by fishinforsouls 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Nobody knows God. they thing they know what he wants, but nobody truly KNOWS god.
2006-06-30 09:44:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will destroy you when it is time. You have offeneded the Gods and you are making trouble.
Christianity makes a mockery of God. At the same time that Christians claim to worship God as an omnipotent, omnipresent, omnibenevolent being, they make him out to be incompetent bumbler. Or worse. Simple forgiveness is beyond his capacities. God must "sacrifice himself to himself to change a rule he made himself!"
This is not only an absurdity, it is an essential absurdity. It is present in almost almost all forms of Christianity, and one can scarcely remove it and remain a Christian in anything but name. By definition, all Christians worship Christ - in some form - and most worship him as a saviour.
But what, exactly, is he saving us from? Though it varies from church to church, no matter what they call it, it's God himself. A hell created by God, a world fallen as a result of God's negligence, a separation from God imposed... by God.
"It is a counterfeit love that is contingent upon authority, punishment, or reward. True love is respect and admiration, compassion and kindness, freely given by a healthy, unafraid human being."
- Dan Barker, Losing Faith in Faith
Christianity certainly isn't the first religion to promote appeasement of its gods, and if it were merely another supernatural protection racket, it would be bad enough. Unfortunately, it doesn't stop there. Christians elevate appeasement to the realm of "personal relationship", transforming their religion into a true monstrosity.
This is the type of "relationship" that abused wives have with their husbands, that brainwashed hostages have with their captors. It is known in clinical circles as Stockholm Syndrome. Should it come as any surprise that the cries of the church, "The Bride of Christ" sound much like the cries of an abused wife attempting to protect her husband?
"He must beat me."
"I deserve it."
"He has no choice."
"It's for my own good."
These excuses don't work for human abusers, and they work even less well for God. For if God is omnipotent, he must have a choice. And if we are flawed, we are only flawed because that is the way he made us. (No excuses that we ruined his perfect creation. A truly perfect creation does not self-destruct.)
If the Christian God does exist - and I see no reason to believe that he does - he's not worthy of the name.
And that is the ultimate absurdity of Christianity.
- Jason
August 19, 1998
2006-06-30 16:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by brianna_the_angel777 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know God to a certain extent, but I'll never totally know everything about God inside and out like he knows me. plus i'm still working on keeping those 10 commandments, it's not easy.
2006-06-30 16:47:12 · answer #3 · answered by natalie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know God. Throught him I overcame a lot of grief and pain. Yet i always feel guilty of not spending enough time meditating / prayign to God so that I can know him better.
2006-06-30 17:39:44 · answer #4 · answered by montana_leather_thong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not personally. He's more a friend of a friend, we travel in the same social circles, but I haven't met Him personally. I hear He makes wicked good margaritas!
2006-06-30 16:45:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't say I know him. We have a passing acquaintanceship and some mutual friends, but he's not the kind of guy I'd invite over just to chill, you know?
2006-06-30 16:57:30 · answer #6 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i do believe in God, do you have an relationship with god? What i mean by this is that if you have given your hole heart to him and ecepted his love you will not do all those things, let he run your life and not you. Only he can create and destroy,
2006-06-30 16:50:40 · answer #7 · answered by child of god 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES I DO! i have a personal relationship with Jesus.
2006-07-05 15:32:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about you? God gave us the gift of free will! We choose what we want to believe! I FEEL I know him in MY own way!
2006-06-30 18:53:32 · answer #9 · answered by redirishactress 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even the Devil knows God. What is your point?
H
2006-07-01 18:52:16 · answer #10 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-30 16:45:10 · answer #11 · answered by stephonb8991@ameritech.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋