Quote (DD2 @ Apr 8 2011 01:42am)

I don't think all of this on Earth must be put to an end at some point simply for the reason that its mostly the case that nothing lasts forever. It's not a valid reason. You never know. I think we will last for as long as we can, and if the world ends, it'll be from our self destructive nature or some catastrophic natural disaster, NOT through the intervention of God.

Of course God won't be like "AHHH DIEE", i was exaggerating when saying Jesus is gonna slay us all for the sole reason of showing how ridiculous it sounds. But at the root of it, that's whats supposed to happen. You can fluff it up by saying take our souls to a better place, but He is ending our earthly life and killing us. And that, to me, is ridiculous. And you can't justify Him killing us by saying we're going to heaven so its all okay. I strive to go to heaven too and understand it's magnificence. It's the way in which we get there (Him killing us instead of a natural way) that I just cannot believe. It just doesn't fit what I thought the Christian God was. Sounds like an Old Testament crazy story told just to teach a lesson.

Now, if this ending of the Earth by Jesus essentially killing us all really is a widespread accepted belief and symbol of Christianity, I am completely torn and don't know what to call myself. I believe in the divinity of Christ and am aware of the moral and virtuous life of love you are supposed to live to reach heaven, but I thought I'd reach that place after my life on earth and death of a natural cause. I guess if Christ doesn't come back within my lifetime, then i technically lived the same life as any other Christian that did think He was going to come back. But that still doesn't help me figure out what to even call myself, if I cannot properly call myself a Catholic or even Christian for that matter.

Quote (DD2 @ Apr 7 2011 05:00am)

Ive been a catholic for many years, been to church every sunday for bout 8 years, and ive never heard of Christ coming back AGAIN in some bodily form and judging all of us, basically killing all of us and ending earth and good people go to heaven bad hell yadda yadda. My roomate jus said this is the cornerstone of christianity n catholicism, and it sounds absolutely ridiculous. and why havent i heard of this? is that really what were supposed to believe?

Quote (slacker057 @ Apr 10 2011 02:29pm)

who cares your're catholic you believe your priest can essentualy ssave your soul for heaven at any point
and if you arent yay you go to a hell type place to burn off the bad before you get to go to heaven x amount of years later there is no eternal punishment.

Quote (DD2 @ Apr 7 2011 01:00am)

Ive been a catholic for many years, been to church every sunday for bout 8 years, and ive never heard of Christ coming back AGAIN in some bodily form and judging all of us, basically killing all of us and ending earth and good people go to heaven bad hell yadda yadda. My roomate jus said this is the cornerstone of christianity n catholicism, and it sounds absolutely ridiculous. and why havent i heard of this? is that really what were supposed to believe?

Quote (MotoGP @ Apr 11 2011 01:43am)

Lol wow.... you really didn't know about the second coming? Have you never read the Bible. 8 years of church and you have such little knowledge.

Find a new church lol..

Quote (slacker057 @ Apr 11 2011 12:51am)

Find a new denomination.

Quote (MotoGP @ Apr 11 2011 09:13pm)

I'm non-denominational. Don't know why you would randomly say that...