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@Dave - you are right. Ok, I'm done.
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Evolution postulates that a designed thing has designed itself. If I were to place an explosion in a printing press, a room which has several printing machines, ink and otrher such accessories for printing and publishing, would the result of that explosion be a finished product in the form of an English dictionary? Atheists are at the forefront of legitimizing abortion, euthanasia, drug use such as dagga, and prostitution! Christianity has always been at the forefront of helping people, the sick, orphans, widows, feeding the hungry, educating people, opposing slavery and child labour.
The Roman emperor Diocletian had thought that he had destroyed every Bible, 25 years later Constantine ordered the production of 25 bibles at the expense of the state! The Bible does has scientific accuracy, The earth is round, ‘He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,’ Isaiah 40 : 22; The Earth is suspended in space without support,’ He spreads out the northern skies over empty spaces, he suspends the earth over nothing Job 26:7; the stars are countless: ‘Look up at the heavens and count the stars, if indeed you can count them..’Genesis 15: 5
The enemy, very simple for me: The Bible calls him ‘satan,’ Just like any criminal he is capable of manipulating the scene of a crime for the lack of a better way to explain it, it can add evidence, he can destroy evidence i.e. fossils, the Bible calls him the ‘father of lies,’ The Genesis flood has changed carbon dating, it cannot be seen as accutrate.
A man once challenged Dr Ironside to a debate on agnosticism versus Christianity. Dr Ironside had 1 condition, basically first bring 1 man who had been a criminal, hobo, drug addict or alcoholic and 1 woman who had been a prostitute and prove that both these people had been restored from their former lives through embracing the philosophy of agnosticism. This man could not even find 1 such man or 1 such woman, Dr Ironside however brought 100’s who proudly testified how Christ had transformed their lives. Despite the many faults of the Church, I know that many churches have taken in drug addicts, alcoholics, convicts, hobos, prostitutes, and homeless people and transformed their lives for the better!
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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It certainly is a futile and senseless task in so far as once you've been indoctrinated in your belief system you unlikely to change! That said, it's still an opportunity to evangelise legitimately under the auspices of current public interest christian public holidays. This opportunity would never have arisen had it not been for the public holiday debate!“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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“..well if you want Shady, this is what I'll give ya a little bit of weed mixed with some hard liquor some vodka that'll jumpstart my heart quicker than a shock when I get shocked at the hospital by the Dr. when I'm not cooperating when I'm rocking the table while he's operating you waited this long now stop debating cuz I'm back, I'm on the rag and ovulating.”
Brother VN, you listen to such devilish music, you sure don’t sound like an evangelist! Oh really, so if if put on a circus act and jump around a stage in a large church, would I be an evangelist then?
I’m no pastor wanna be, I have all the loyal following I could ever want in my 2 dogs!
I share this with you though, if you a pastor wanna be and you chasing that church stage for all the wrong reasons i.e. get people to worship you instead of the Lord, you won’t succeed!!! You see I was the anti Christ, I was the heathen, I am the hopeless sinner. I’m grand -parents tried for many years to get me to accept Christ but I refused, I didn’t want to become like them Jesus folkjust like the 2 blind men in Matthew 20:30, I too have misconceptions about what it meant to truly be a Christian, I too belived that the sum total of Christianty was running to Church every Sunday to make the pastor and his family rich, celebrating Christmas and observing Easter. Something happens, I had a soul cry! My soul was screaming for help!
You see there was these 2 characters, they were both blind and they heard that Jesus was coming to town. Now, just like all beggars they saw an opportunity, them Jesus folk are dumb, naïve and charitable, we’ll probably make some big bucs today begging off them Jesus Folk! They were in for a surprise! But something happened, the 1 blind guy messed the begging thing up big time! He started to scream, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me! The other blind man tried to9 shut him up and he screamed even more louder! The other blind man probably thought, ‘you just ruined our takings for the day!” But, you know what his eye sight was restored!!! Now, that is the Jesus experience I’m talking about, He’ll heal you body and mind, he’ll fix the defects in your spirit, He’ll then take it one step further, He’ll bless you financially just for good measure!
You want to try Jesus! You think you tough? You now how tough you must really be to control your temper, to restrain your tongue… Since I’m part of the ‘lowly and despised things of this world’, I’m exempted from pleasantries..
So it’s simple really, you just need to say this very simple prayer and you set!
“ Lord Jesus, I’m a horrible man, I’ve done horrible things in my life, I’m a sinner. Lord, I confess with my mouth and I believe in my heart that you are truly the Son of God, that you were raised from the dead. I now receive you as my Lord and personal Saviour, In Jesus name AMEN.”
By the powers vested in me as the ‘lowly and despised things of this world,’ I now baptize you in the spirit in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit..“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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Yes yes, and I shouldn't labour the point about not believing in invisible friends...
...what a lopsided world we live in....
Ok, well it seems that I have been given Carte Blanche to talk about invisible friends considering that you allow yourself to talk about invisible friends.
So tell me, you still haven't answered my daughter's question; are all the Buddhist Koreans going to the big KFC in the sky? And what about the little Moslem kids that haven't read your book, are they going to the big Chicken Licken in the sky?
Come on, you opened the door....
Now don't complain about labouring the point again, now ya hear, considering that gooses and ganders have equal rights now that the opposite point is being laboured....Comment
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Adrian, I have answered your daugthers question! I said, that a 'lowly and despised thing,' such as myself should not be given the privilege of such advanced questions. You need a 'somebody,' as opposed to a 'nobody,' to answer that question. Might I suggest you lobby Bible School students and pastors to answer that question. Besides I'll never do or say anything that would hurt or offend your daughter as she is a kid and with children one needs to be very responsible with such matters! Furthermore, many Christians including myself believe that a child should not accept Christ as their cognitive abilities and decision making prowness is not yet fully delevoped. We believe that in your duagthers case, when she turn 18, she will engage in a soul seraching exercise by asking many people of many religions questions and then she will ultimately make the final decision..peace brother!!!! The Bible calls Jesus, 'The prince of peace!" So in serving Him, that will always be my point of departure!!
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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The Bible provides all the answers.
Mark 10:13-16
People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” ...
Mark 10:12-17 (in Context) Mark 10 (Whole Chapter)
We are never too young to listen to God. What if she dies before making a choice? Many spiritual leaders were enlightened at a very young age. (Moses, Samuel and others. Even the Dalai Lama is chosen at birth.) Jesus preached at the temple at the age of 12. There is never a right or wrong time to listen to God, it is all God's time.Excellence is not a skill; its an attitude...
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“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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Somebody out there in cyberspace, help me preach this thing!!!!!
In the book of Isaiah, He is wonderful counsellor, mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of peace;
In the book of Revelation, He is the Alpha and the Omega, The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords;
In the book of Hebrews He is the apostle of our profession; the author and finisher of our faith, the Great High Priests; Mediator of the new Covenant;
In the book of Matthew He is the friend of sinners, The son of David, the good Master, the son of man, The Christ, The Messiah, God with us..
I just want to touch on ‘covenant,’ the Mafia understand what a covenant is: Your enemy is my enemy, your pain is my pain, your victory is my victory;
I just also want to touch on High Priest, you simply must appreciate that there was already an ordained High Priest, Caiphas, when Jesus made His rounds, now religion, the Word of God was very clear, there was one way to impeach a High Priest. You had to tear their High Priests religious garments in public! Now, Caiphas done this himself, the Bible tells us that he was so angry that he tore his own garment..this Act made Jesus the new High Priest!!!!
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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Not lashed brother. I just tried to offer some help in my own simple way.
You may want to copy this link for more biblical answers;
We have to understand though that God reveals Himself to those that seek Him. We can not just quote a text from the Bible to justify our own views. We also need to see the writings in context and in the time that it was written.
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You know, the more you wave your book the more I despise the entire concept of religion, especially Christianity (a self rightious doctrine that seems to give the believer the right to shove their fairytales down everybody's throats)
My mind has a switching threshold where once a switch is flipped it doesn't easily flip back. These posts have served to flip my anti-Christianity switch to 100% My daughter is seriously studying Buddhism and she has asked me to take her to a local temple. That is where we will go to find her a place in the universe, (I will not take her to a place filled with nonsensical circular quoted out of context rub it in your nose answers)
The only thing that comes to mind when I read the last couple of posts is this: Absolutely Horrid
No need to give me a talking to Dave, I will refrain from speaking about this matter any further out of sheer disgust.Comment
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Ok, now that that is done, lets get back to Christian holidays. Yes I think that we should have all the holidays and that they should all be paid, hell, why don't we throw in a couple of extra days. The staff can all park off at home and I will continue to work as I always do.Comment
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Adrian, we all appreciate that excessive public holidays affect the bottom line.. In the final analysis, every individual should be allowed to take paid leave for their holy days or persceived holy days. They should apply for us leave at least 3 months before such day(s) so that the employer can make alternative arrangements.“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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Yes I fully agree. Ok, I'm done with this thread.Comment
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“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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