I saw The Passion of Christ today.

LOL this topic is hysterical, I believe in god and thats as far as I go, if people want to wet themselves about it, they can but they just make totaly dopeheads of themselves

*sits beside TC to watch topic XD*

* slaps scream just becayse he was due for it *

Monty, do you need the duct tape for your mouth as well?
And oh, don't sit too close -- my wife, she's a jealous woman.

Tconwell arent you some kinda of preist, preacher thing?

What does that have to do with this conversation? But, to clarify, I am an Ordained Southern Baptist minister and the Pastor of a church. And if you are going on about me having a wife, the Bible is very clear about this:

Please note, the word "overseer" is used to describe a minister, or a pastor of a church.

1 Timothy 3:1-7

Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task. Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?) He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap.

Now, the doctrine of the Catholic church and them not being able to marry is a doctrine created by man, not (as you can see from the scripture quoted), created by God. Perhaps, if these men did have wives, maybe the molestation cases would decrease? Just a thought to consider next time you need something to think about while going to the bathroom.

[coolbeans326]

Holy Bajeebers, batman! Maybe night ride will return.

Tconwell when im ussually in the facility i think about the layout of my next roller coaster

Originally posted by Real


I am a believer in all of the Bible but never will I let my belief of one part seperate me from another believer. (This is why I hate denominations)

wow we have a lot in common

Originally posted by TConwell
Adam and Eve, for example, I don't think they really existed and that the garden of Eden or Eve or w/e it is really existed, but I can see that its a way to tell in simple terms how humanity came into existence."[/i] Sorry, IMO , it just doesn't wash my brother.

Thats what I was saying before...can you read?

And maybe I forgot to clearify it but, I didn't mean the entire bible was made up. There are scientifically correct facts in the bible, no doubt, but do you really think God sent a man name Noah to go and get 2 of every animal in the world and put em on an ark he built? Do you really think the people who wrote the bible would know what his name was and exactly what God told him to do? Could it not be a metaphor for the fact that sin was growing so bad god decide to flood the earth(which by the way can be proven)?

* TConwell gets a blanket to keep warm and duct tape for his mouth ... then settles in to watch the idiocy begin *

and please just shutup with this stuff. when u say stuff like that, its not funny and not everyone here is an idiot

Do you not think that God helped Noah gather? I dont think the people who wrote those used metaphores. The only metaphores I know of are the parables.

I think its dangerous to allow yourself to only believe in certain aspects or as Tcon put it, only believe in certain things being just as written or are metaphores. If its not directly implied that its supposed to be a metaphore, it should be taken at face value like the rest. It just helps you to have more continuity.


However, I think that debating things like this are quite pointless. I only bring it up because it can water down your perception and take away from your studies.

Originally posted by CoAsTeRkRazY

Tconwell when im ussually in the facility i think about the layout of my next roller coaster

i do that when I'm not being an altar server. Usually during the homily, my preist likes big ones.

im an alter server to who knew this site was religous?

[Coasterkidmwm]

I believe the Christian so called "God" does not exist because that's just how I am. Others are different, oh well, life goes on. I believe the Bible was invented as a pseudo-rulebook for everyone to follow, and that Jesus way back when was just a made up figure like Superman who made people feel better. I do however firmly believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster, who is like the Christian "God", but makes more sense. I am part of the effort to help have this new theory taught in classrooms aside with Intelligent Design. For more information about this, please see the link below. Hopefully other follows have posted this.

http://www.venganza.org/

[coolbeans326]

my preist likes big ones.

[:O] Obviosly the Catholic church still has some problems.

Smer I take offense to that, I clearly wanted some duct tape too

[coolbeans326]

I do however firmly believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster

I have now been converted.

[Coasterkidmwm]

I am very offended, this is a serious matter.

Originally posted by SMer

Thats what I was saying before...can you read?

Listen man, I was AGREEING WITH YOU AND HELPING YOU SUPPORT YOUR CASE ... can't you read enough to see that? The part you quoted from me was what I quoted from YOUR post earlier!

Originally posted by SMer

and please just shutup with this stuff. when u say stuff like that, its not funny and not everyone here is an idiot

Smer, why does everything with you have to be an argument? Geesh man, you are just a bitter teenager with a mouth for controversy ... and I thank God that I am not responsible for your upbringing. You see, this is exactly why people cannot have intelligent conversations about religion, because members like yourself are UNABLE to carry on a normal conversation and express themselves without flaming and offending.

[dunno][dunno]

don't assume poop about me when all you know is the smer who gets annoyed by some old dude's stupid jokes he makes seemingly every post.

I was busy with hw and stuff when I was readin yur post so I didn't read very carefully sorry, but u over reacted.

SOOOOO back on topic.

I think this whole bible argument is one of those things that makes denominations exists. I didn't realize this til I read over everything after I was done with work, but yea...the bible seems like a learning resource which, if you argue about it, it just makes it a pretty dumb argument. You have to ask yourself in a debate between Christians "do we all still believe the principle of Christianity?"

[Coasterkidmwm]

I masturbate to erotic pictures of Satan daily that he forced me to make on my Etch-A-Sketch in a dream.[:(]

Please help me[V]

oh my, I really hope you made that up XD

[Coasterkidmwm]

I have a link I can send you through AIM.

Your attempts to sabatage this thread will be futile

Originally posted by SMer

[dunno][dunno]
don't assume **** about me when all you know is the smer who gets annoyed by some old dude's stupid jokes he makes seemingly every post.

I don't have to assume anything ... you present the contradictory evidence for the case against your own testimony without any help from me.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Originally posted by TConwell
I don't have to assume anything ... you present the contradictory evidence for the case against your own testimony without any help from me.

And you're ugly.

Hahaha post 69.

Originally posted by SMer
I think this whole bible argument is one of those things that makes denominations exists. I didn't realize this til I read over everything after I was done with work, but yea...the bible seems like a learning resource which, if you argue about it, it just makes it a pretty dumb argument. You have to ask yourself in a debate between Christians "do we all still believe the principle of Christianity?"

The Bible is a blueprint for life. Its more than a learning resource but thats part of it. To me it is life. It shows us what we should strive for and the most important part is how to know and interact with God. Its our relationship with Him and other Christians that makes us grow and learn.

I personally think you may not take the bible as seriously as you could. (notice, I didnt say should) It should be something that in any trouble you come across, that should be your first resource. Kind of like that F1 key for programs. The answers are in there. Sometimes obvious, sometimes not. But its way more than just a learning resource. Its historical doctrines that range from creation to the end of times. I would think its more than just a learning resource.

I scrutinize word choice in this subject because word choice reveals alot about what people believe. I find what people say first and what comes to their mind first is a direct reflection of whats truely being felt in their heart.