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Post by The Herald Erjen on Oct 16, 2017 5:16:22 GMT
Enjoy. Disclaimer: The usual. My thoughts: I liked this very much. Most on this board probably won't care for it, but some might so I decided to post it. Some believe that God still chooses certain people and speaks to them directly. Me, I don't need any proof of God's existence to satisfy myself, but every day I question whether I am doing the right thing, or am I just guessing? If so, I pray I am guessing right most of the time. The world has been coming to a crossroads for a while now, and I have no doubt that the will of corrupted will prevail in the beginning. It has been foretold. It is becoming increasingly unpopular to be a Christian now (although being a Muslim, a Jew, or a pagan is perfectly okay). I accept it for what it is. Hey, at least it can't be said that I chose Christianity because I wanted to be in with the in-crowd.
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Oct 16, 2017 5:56:36 GMT
Hey, at least it can't be said that I chose Christianity because I wanted to be in with the in-crowd. But Christianity has more adherents than any other religion on earth. Also, I think your perception that "it's becoming increasingly unpopular to be Christian" is due in part to you constantly looking up examples of heathens and militant atheists on the internet. You're looking for stuff to be outraged abou, dude.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Oct 16, 2017 6:23:23 GMT
Hey, at least it can't be said that I chose Christianity because I wanted to be in with the in-crowd. But Christianity has more adherents than any other religion on earth. Also, I think your perception that "it's becoming increasingly unpopular to be Christian" is due in part to you constantly looking up examples of heathens and militant atheists on the internet. You're looking for stuff to be outraged abou, dude. According to my beliefs, there's going to be kind of a litmus test to separate the real Christians from the phony-baloneys. I think if it were done tomorrow, only about one or two people out of ten who call themselves Christians would pass the test. Christ used the parable of the ten virgins, five of whom were wise and five who were foolish. It doesn't mean the five foolish ones didn't have the ability. It means that they had weak and lazy spirits. Five and five is an even split. Realistically, based on what I see, I think it's going to be more lopsided than that. Oh, and another thing. If you can convince the heathens and militant atheists to stop posting their propaganda, I'll be deprived of a reason to be outraged.
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Oct 16, 2017 6:35:31 GMT
Oh, and another thing. If you can convince the heathens and militant atheists to stop posting their propaganda, I'll be deprived of a reason to be outraged. Even if I could, I wouldn't do that. Being outraged seems to be the only thing that brings you any joy in this life. I'd hate to deprive you of that.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Oct 16, 2017 6:51:29 GMT
Oh, and another thing. If you can convince the heathens and militant atheists to stop posting their propaganda, I'll be deprived of a reason to be outraged. Even if I could, I wouldn't do that. Being outraged seems to be the only thing that brings you any joy in this life. I'd hate to deprive you of that. About the only joy I have in this life anymore is the reassuring thought that it won't be permanent, but thanks for your concern.
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Post by progressiveelement on Oct 16, 2017 9:21:35 GMT
Fighting Ming.
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 16, 2017 11:47:55 GMT
"Aham Brahmasmi"
I am God.
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Oct 16, 2017 12:19:59 GMT
So then, where is He? You'd have thought the single most positive force in the universe would be observable, quickly and unambiguously, or that reality would show His working other than what could easily just be the purely natural, either of the explained or unknown variety...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2017 12:22:34 GMT
As i understand it God is everywhere.
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Post by Terrapin Station on Oct 16, 2017 12:23:19 GMT
every day I question whether I am doing the right thing, or am I just guessing? I'm sincerely curious about this: why don't you just go by what you feel is the right thing to do? Do you not have a strong sense of this?
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Post by cupcakes on Oct 16, 2017 13:12:33 GMT
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 16, 2017 13:21:11 GMT
Even if I could, I wouldn't do that. Being outraged seems to be the only thing that brings you any joy in this life. I'd hate to deprive you of that. About the only joy I have in this life anymore is the reassuring thought that it won't be permanent, but thanks for your concern. I won't say that i am a happy person but i really feel bad that you have given a completely absurd meaning to life on this planet. It seems that you believe that life on this planet is simply not worth except for giving you a chance to live another "permanent" life afterwards. I am not happy because I have not achieved things that I wanted to. I at least believe a quality life is possible and many people live such lives. But you have given up hope too (as far as this life is concerned). Another life after this life may not even be possible. Though it won't really matter if that is true because you won't feel anything after death. For that reason I don't hold much against believing that another life may exist after this life.
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Post by Vegas on Oct 16, 2017 14:18:11 GMT
RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!
Oops.
Just missed Him.
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Post by koskiewicz on Oct 16, 2017 16:33:40 GMT
...he/she/it is in purgatory...
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Oct 16, 2017 17:18:28 GMT
About the only joy I have in this life anymore is the reassuring thought that it won't be permanent, but thanks for your concern. I won't say that i am a happy person but i really feel bad that you have given a completely absurd meaning to life on this planet. It seems that you believe that life on this planet is simply not worth except for giving you a chance to live another "permanent" life afterwards. I am not happy because I have not achieved things that I wanted to. I at least believe a quality life is possible and many people live such lives. But you have given up hope too (as far as this life is concerned). Another life after this life may not even be possible. Though it won't really matter if that is true because you won't feel anything after death. For that reason I don't hold much against believing that another life may exist after this life. Why, thank you, Aj.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Oct 16, 2017 17:24:42 GMT
every day I question whether I am doing the right thing, or am I just guessing? I'm sincerely curious about this: why don't you just go by what you feel is the right thing to do? Do you not have a strong sense of this? That's what I'm doing, but I still question it. I'm questioning a load of things that I never questioned in previous years, like round earth versus flat earth for example. My nephew is describing himself as a mystic these days, so I asked him if the earth is round or flat. He smirked and said, "It's both." Gee, that just told me all I needed to know, didn't it?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2017 1:08:10 GMT
Hey, at least it can't be said that I chose Christianity because I wanted to be in with the in-crowd. Yes, standing as part of the group that holds 70% of the population in one of the most religious countries in the western world. What a lone wolf you are!
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