It is to the rational mind inconceivable that the wonderfully complex and intricate things of nature sprang spontaneously into existence: the universe (or multiverse) and its constituent pieces evince design that cannot be wholly attributed to evolution arising from random chance.
I cannot imagine that there was never a God -- and given the scope and the scale, the nature and quality of the handiwork I've attributed to that God -- it is to me impossible to imagine that God limited in terms of the form or forms that God could assume.
In other words, I have no problem imagining that God appeared alternately as a burning bush that wasn't consumed and as Jesus: as the sole omnipotent sovereign, God was free at all times to assume whatever form (or no form) God elected.
Mark Twain brilliantly lampooned some of the more asinine aspects of Churchianity; I won't bother repeating his work.
If you see God when you observe me, then I am to you an ambassador of God; likewise for satan.
Christian theology holds that God is a single entity, perceived in 3 personas (Father, Son, Holy Spirit):
Although these philosophical distinctions are somewhat different from the psychological constructs of id, ego and superego, recognizing those aspects of the human psyche should better enable one to apprehend the "triune nature of the Almighty."
A comprehensive exegesis is beyond the scope of this forum; however, the "Christian Bible" contains texts onto which persons predisposed to a particular belief and behavior can cling; when they do, they reveal to others whether their allegiance is to God or to satan.
At the end of life, your spirit goes to be with whichever is the god in whom is your faith -- which is a terrifying prospect, if you consider the policies and practices of the millions who support GW Bush (who is the prototypical Antichrist).
Those who hang out with the true God will, imho, ultimately be assigned to decorating other worlds in sort of the same way that God decorated this one. Whether "world" means planet, galaxy, universe or something altogether different, I have no idea.
See my earlier comments about Mark Twain's opinions. I figure we'll each have a job, and that job will be vastly more important than anything we're now doing: we will each be a Creator, in the cosmological sense.
It is possible to interpret Scripture to arrive at the opinion all human spirits either end up with the true God or vanish into nothingness. Since God's extradimensional, it will really be as though the vanished never existed (no burning in hell).
OTOH, John recorded those thrown into the lake of fire (remember, this is after hell gave up its dead). Regardless, either possibility (eternity in hell/lake of fire; or absolute elimination) is undesirable.
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2006-10-06 20:21:18
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answered by wireflight 4
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I'm a reverend high priestess and these are my beliefs.
when we die we know nothing until we are raised from the dead then we will spend 1000 years with Jesus and his chosen few to learn. then at the end of the 1000 years we shall all be judged for our sins. if you are not one of the chosen you will not go to heaven but there will be a new earth a Paradise. just like the garden of Eden. there will never be any darkness our bodies will be perfect and we will never grow old get sick or die. but the ones who have sinned will suffer a second death. they will be thrown in to the lake of fire and it will hurt but they will die. there is no eternal torture. that is only for Satan and his demons. the biggest torture for the sinners will be seeing the glory and happiness but they know they will not be a part of it and they know what their fate holds for them. hell for humans is simply the grave. the first time we die our souls die with our body the second death our body's soul and (((spirit))) dies. the Lord says fear not the ones who can kill the body and soul but fear the one who can kill the spirit.
and i belive the holy spirit is gods love when you feel the holy spirit that is GODs love that you feel. there is no greater love then gods.
2006-10-08 21:34:57
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answered by Peace 6
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I'm not Christian, but I believe that when we die, we get everything explained to us and we just kind of... dissipate. But we don't become nothing. I don't know what we become. I haven't really decided on anything. But I don't believe in hell. I do kind of believe in heaven, though. I think that the virgin mary had sex out of wedlock and refused to admit it and came up with this little story so people wouldn't talk, and I think that Jesus was schizophrenic because he thought that God spoke to him (he saw people that didn't exist). And I don't think Christianity would have become anything without the death of Jesus. It would have been another dead religion. And I'm not religious, but if there were a religion I had to choose it would either be Judaism or Deism. Judaism because the Jews have been around forever, and Deism because I believe that god (if there was one) created the world but then just left us to our own devices. I don't think that praying is going to end world hunger or save the whales.
2006-10-06 19:47:21
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answered by Anonymous
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I think there is no after life, no heaven and no hell. I do not believe in god, the devil, the holy ghost. When I die my organs will be donated and my body will be placed into a casket and buried then my body will decompose and that is it. No I don't think aliens created me. I KNOW my parents created me. I am not sure who created you but I would assume your parents did and not aliens.
2006-10-06 19:59:10
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answered by larrys_babygurl_4life 4
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Well, I guess the issue really is if it matters to you? I'm really not hung up on fire and gates of pearls, and all that.
The atheist say it doesn't The believer says it does. My Dad said, "Who do you think is the big loser if s/he's wrong."
Dad died a long time ago and I still think about that.
Keep working on it. You'll get there, where ever that is.
Good Luck to you.
2006-10-06 19:57:13
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answered by huh? 2
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no offense, however the form you worded the question makes you sound such as you're hungry for interest and in simple terms prefer adult men to look at your boobs or something. loosen up, your purely in seventh grade. you shouldn't be worrying approximately that extremely yet.
2016-11-26 22:26:59
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answered by ? 4
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when we die we go to our destination heaven or hell..
there's no going to earth in different forms or any other.
but here's something for you...
for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten
son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish
but have everlasting life. (john 3:16)
i think that should answer your question..
2006-10-06 20:42:24
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answered by Anonymous
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What do I think? I think God gave all of us the gift of punctuation. He gave some of us the ability to tell the difference between "too" and "to". He gave some of us the ability to proofread what we post to see if it makes sense, and even more of us were given respect for others, so that we don't ask stupid questions.
Join us.
2006-10-06 19:47:05
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answered by roberticvs 4
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I think we get reincarnated, I could be wrong, but it's illogical that anyone would go to hell, god and satan are the same being and jesus was just a prophet, I could be wrong, but right now I think I'm right, for now.
2006-10-06 19:45:36
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answered by phalsephasod 3
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I think when you die you go to heaven. Unless you were a bad person. Then you get anther chance (your soul gets another chance) to be a good person. It's called reincarnation. In heaven you'll get to be with G-d. S/He has billions of sons and daughters, and s/he bagat every one of them, not just the so-called Messiah.
2006-10-06 19:57:11
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answered by Anonymous
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