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Monday, 29 June 2009

  • 5 QUESTIONS OF MORALITY

    1. If we say someone is a moral person, do they need to be moral 
        100% of the time, 75%, 50%?

    2. Who gets to decide what's moral and what's not?

    3. How long is the list which determines what is moral?

    4. Should each person or society be allowed to create their own
       morals such as a society believing it's moral to force little
       girls to be circumcised, killing races of people as the Germans
       did, or committing cannibalism? If not, what right do we have
       to tell them how to live?
     
    5. If you live an immoral life, such as being a child molester
       and never get caught as long as you live, does it matter after
       you die, or did you get away with it?

Monday, 01 June 2009

  • A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS

    Since God cannot be proven, when there's a discussion or debate on the God of the bible, for the sake of discussion, it is done under the presupposition that he exists. Otherwise the discussion is moot. It doesn't mean that an atheist is admitting God exists, but is debating as though he did. Admittedly, atheists can bring forth good arguments such as possible bible contradictions and God being unjust, but that is not what I want to talk about here. I want to address something I've never understood that atheists just refuse to accept. And that is:

    1 - If an eternally existing God is real (this is the presupposition of the argument)
    2 - Has the power to create the universe
    3 - Knows the future before it happens
    4 - And is infinite in wisdom and understanding;

    Then why is it that they refuse to accept that we as sinful finite beings in wisdom and understanding(the presupposition of discussion), have no right to judge and accuse God? And if these presuppositions about God are true, which is what Christians are living by, then it's completely logical to trust God. An atheist might reply, but what if God isn't those things? That's a red herring. It's possible that could be true, but Christians are not living under that premise, and when we say that we trust God, it's a manifestation of our faith in what we believe to be true about God. Don't confuse this with proof, which is what atheists mistakenly try to assume. The point I'm trying to get atheists to comprehend is that when this particular point is brought up by Christians in a debate, it's not logical to attack us on this. I understand saying that you don't believe this God exists, but in the context of the argument I am speaking of, it's not logical to think that we are wiser than God. It would be like thinking that a 3 year old is smarter than Einstein, but even many times more extreme than that. A lot of atheists I have spoken with seem very intelligent, but I just shake my head every time they stumble on this one point. And what baffles me even more is because atheists don't have an answer or just flat out refuse to acknowledge this, they cry that it's a cop-out. That's only because they're not allowing themselves to logically think it through from the Christian world-view. It's a cop-out for them to say it's a cop-out. Now remember what I'm speaking about here and don't attempt to apply this to a different argument. It's one thing for atheists to say that they don't believe God exists and have that debate, but that's a completely different argument. Honestly, the only reason I can think of that atheists refuse to concede this point I'm speaking of, is their sinful nature, ego, and pride. It just doesn't make sense for atheists to not comprehend what Christians are saying when they explain this to atheists. Again, this is not in any way proclaiming proof for God but just an attempt to maybe get atheists to understand this the next time a Christian explains why they trust God.

    Atheists: What is your explanation?
    Christians: Have you encountered this?

Friday, 13 February 2009

  • Christians VS. Atheists

    10 Reasons Why Christians Believe In God

    1 - He's changed their life and they have experienced a spiritual cleansing of their sins.
    2 - He's answered prayer.
    3 - The complexity of life logically points to a creator.
    4 - The birth of the church, empty tomb of Jesus, and the radically changed lives of the disciples after they saw the resurrected Jesus.
    5 - No first century writings that called Christianity a fraud or that Jesus was never resurrected and that they found his body.
    6 - Expanding universe points to a beginning of the universe. God created the beginning.
    7 - Evolution from non-living inorganic molecules to everything in the universe is unsubstantiated and makes no sense.
    8 - Have experienced what was considered an unexplainable miraculous event or healing in their life.
    9 - Fulfilled Bible prophecy.
    10 - Confirmed archaeological evidence for things in the bible.

    10 Reasons Atheists Do Not Believe In God

    1 - Fossil evidence for evolution.
    2 - No proof for God's existence.
    3 - Bible contradictions.
    4 - Doctrine of hell is unjust.
    5 - How could God have always existed?
    6 - Too many stories in the bible are hard to believe that really happened.
    7 - The problem of evil existing with a loving God.
    8 - Hypocrisy observed in Christians.
    9 - Disunity among Christian denominations.
    10 - Can't understand why a blood atonement is necessary for the forgiveness of sins.



    Which side are you on and do you have any other reasons that are not on the list here?

    (I didn't do this post to debate any of the points. I just listed reasons that each side might give. I will leave the discussion and debate to the commenters.)



Sunday, 03 February 2008

  • JESUS OR THE WAVES?

    We all know the story about when Jesus was walking on water. Peter saw Jesus and decided to get out of the boat and start walking towards Jesus. And lo and behold, Peter was doing it. He was walking on water. But then Peter faced a dilemma. He had a choice. Jesus or the waves? He had a choice of looking at the waves that surrounded him, or looking at Jesus. Unfortunately, Peter took his eyes and faith off of Jesus and looked upon and feared the waves that surrounded him, and began to sink before Jesus came and rescued Peter.

    II Corinthians 5:7
    For we walk by faith, not by sight.


    Many times we have a choice in our lives. Do we look and fear the waves that surround us, or do we look at Jesus and trust him? Sadly, I think many times we are like Peter was. We allow the waves to overwhelm and bring fear upon us instead of trusting God. But praise God, Peter ended up as a strong man of faith.

    Let us keep our eyes upon Jesus.



    Hebrews 12:2
    Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.


Sunday, 20 January 2008

  • 5 STEPS TO HUMILITY

    1- Romans 12:3 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly.

    2- I Corinthians 10:12 - Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

    3- Matthew 18:4 - Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

    4- James 4:10 - Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

    5- Isaiah 57:15 - For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.


    What helps you to stay humble?

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  • LSP1
    @happysze - You're welcome. Lord bless you.
    • Posted 2/19/2009 2:19 AM
    • by LSP1
  • happysze
    thank you for giving me so much reflections god bless ^^
  • souverain4u
    Man, can anybody side with the Devil? Bottom line, I love you all. My goal is truth. THAT is what I want. Seems like the old days when a young lady would approuch me with a package with a tad bit of white shit (baking soda) leaking our....now, myself being a gentleman of women, it's like, "stop t
  • souverain4u
    And, as a side thought, I have a shitload of love for all of oyu!
  • souverain4u
    I will not go away.....I am truth....even though I am violating the laws of theosophy , it is within me to pursure what is right...I will pay my price when the time is right.
  • Spiritman_3
    Hi Larry, I wanted to give you a special Christmas greeting. Thanks for being my friend this year and for all you've done to assist me in my own challenges. I appreciate your candor and I desire for a greater understanding in the things that we believe. I'm trying to be more graceful in my appro
  • skevans
    Merry Christmas Larry! God Bless You, Selina
    • Posted 12/23/2006 6:02 PM
    • by skevans
  • j_andres2
    Your welcome. Keep up the good work.
  • j_andres2
    I enjoyed reading your recent posts and wanted to stay in touch with your devotional thoughts. God Bless...
  • Spiritman_3
    Hi Larry, I am glad that you were able to accept. You know what? I absolutely detest the word "feel." Every time I use that word it seems I am always talking negative. I so despartely want for all of that to change for me. Instead of seeing the glass half empty, I want to see it half full or just