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That he and he alone be worshipped. No more, no less. We're only pawns. Tools. Pets.

Well, if you ask me, I have no idea why God would love us. If we're so utterly depraved, why continue allowing us to exist? We don't let criminals stay free because we love them. We put them in jail where they belong. Maybe that's why human extinction events in fiction are becoming increasingly...

Simply stated everyone, as I've stated before, the longer I remain a Christian, the harder it is for me to defend the popular/traditional concept of God in which a world of mass rape, genocide, slavery, etc. could possibly be allowed to exist. Do not give me that BS heretical doctrine of...

That's the thing about traditional theology. None of us can ultimately be held accountable for our choices, cause they aren't really ours. They were decided for us when Adam sinned.

I'm not talking about material goods. Yes, Solomon did have it all. But he also lived in a time and place utterly unrecognizable from ours. And the Bible doesn't regard material wealth and good health as bad things. The Book of Revelation is full of that stuff. Oh wait, I forgot, Revelation...

I may not be God, but you can't make beings with free will and then expect them to act like robots. You can't desire for people to love you and then be surprised when they sin. In the end it's a zero sum game. You can have love or free will, but you can't have both.

And like I said, your very comment displays the issues I have with modern Christianity. Concerned only for the spiritual while disregarding the material.

That's the thing though. We're all born into sin, all because of one person's actions. Even Calvinists will admit that people are only saved by the grace of God, not through any choice they made. After all, a heart and mind corrupted by sin are not saved by any of our efforts.

"No. That is exactly why God allows free will. You have the choice on how you live. Some choose to rebel while some choose to abide." Do we though? We don't choose where we're born or to whom. We don't choose our gender or what skin color we have. We don't choose the economic circumstances...

"There are plenty of arguments we could all make about what we do or don’t agree about the Bible, contemporary Christianity, etc. But we can’t control a single aspect of it. What you’re looking for is control over every facet of your life and everything you don’t like about the world. You...

Are you talking to me?

Don't feed the troll, either in real life of online.

No one wants your conspiracy theories.

Thank you very much.

Good for you, sir.

That's usually what happens on forums in general unfortunately. They tend to bring out the worst in people, because said people are cowards who wouldn't dare say what they type to someone's face.

Just to let all future posters know, this is not the place to proselytize false beliefs like magic faith healing and magic praying and magic bible reading and all of that magic nonsense. Humans are creatures of reason, and faith is not opposed to reason whatever the world or the Church says...

Okay magic faith healer. You believe in your magic faith healing that's gonna save the world. Meanwhile, the rest of us will practice medicine as the Holy Spirit gave us knowledge to do. Magic never saved anybody.

Not everything is spiritual though. We don't mock somebody when they go to see a doctor for joint problems. Then again those "Christian Science" nuts probably would.

Do some research yourself. Has any doctor physically cured anyone? Of course they have? For that matter, has any charlatan "faith healer" done the same? This is a practical minded thread, not one for proselytizing your brand of faith which is more akin to magic.