Quote (Dune1 @ Jun 13 2012 11:47am)
Does this apply to non-theistic beliefs as well?
Look how fast Christianity grew in the short amount of time that it has been here. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.
i didnt mean a literal set amount of time. i just threw 10k out as a number. the point is, christianity has not always existed, like all religion it developed over a long period of time, across countless cultures and kingdoms. as those kingdoms rose and fell, so did the pass of religions. i guess you could say religion is like evolution, its constantly changing.
Quote (xfrodobagginsx @ Jun 12 2012 01:36pm)
The bible was written by God through men. He got it right in the old testiment, but He changed the way that He deals with man in the New. By the way that you are talking about God right now, is why we need a Savior. When Adam sinned, it caused all men to have that attitude toward God that you are showing now. We have to place our trust in Him by accepting the sacrifice that He has provided and believe that He died on the cross and rose from the dead for our sins. He wants us to believe Him. How can we please God if we don't believe God? He gave us freewill. God has HUGE plans for all men, but only if they accept His Son as Lord and Savior, believing that He died on the cross and rose from the dead for their sins. I don't think that's too much to ask. He is the one who suffered for YOU. He died for YOU and He rose again. The question is, will you place your trust in Him? God not only wants to save your soul, He wants to make you ROYALTY in heaven and a Co-Heir with Christ. This is a testing time to see who will choose Him and who will not. He's not going to give you all those blessings if you don't want them. Choose Jesus.
lol all men? really? there were no other men. god made them leave b/c he was ashamed his dirty little secret would get out. and it was eve who ate the fruit first. so ur saying because i use my brain instead of blindly following a book of fiction that i need a savior? nthx, ill take logic and reason over zealtry. lol accept jesus? god sacrificed his SON. his own son. why the hell would you want to follow a deity who does that? my ''attitude'' is based on logic and reason, not a story book compiled over hundreds of years by many many people. he made us in his image, there fore our fallibilty is a direct reflectioon of his. so ill pass on your ''god'' lol. and you know what? if i die and it turns out he is real, i will GLADLY go to hell and serve satan. it is GOD who allows all these terrible things in this world to happen. yeah, ohhhh soooooo benevolent