Hi there still Unconvinced!
Unconvinced wrote:
So you guys are saying that satan will come to earth, possess 200 million chinamen to start a war, then God will come down and destroy them along with any unbeliever, then he will raise the dead believers and along with the believers alive at the time make heaven on earth?
Boy it must suck to be Chinese and be sadlled with that burden. Sounds a little racist actually. Tell me, do you feel a little uncomfortable being around Asians knowing that at any time they could become possessed and try to kill you?
The people who are usually possessed are the ones who disobey God or the ones who reject His message alongside the sacrifice which had been brought upon all men if they are willing to receive it freely. Furthermore the first commandment in the Old Testament is to have no other Gods before Him, and researching statistics regarding religion in china will also show that a vast majority of them are either atheists like you or Buddhists, Taoism and some Muslims. That definitely gives way to demonic possession my friend! Don't you think?
Unconvinced wrote:Revenge is taking pleasure in the suffering of one who has wronged you.
With the glut of religions out there should we really be to blame if we pick the wrong one? Hardly seems like a fair choice.
How about persons raised in another religion is it their fault they were decieved by their own parents and indoctrinated thusly?
Apollo? Zeus? Osirus? Neben Manito? Inti, father of Manco-Capac and the sunny son of Viracocha? Baal? Chidanandaroopa? Apsu even? The list could take up this whole page!
I guess it matters only when, where, to which people you are born, and their religion and lore of the day doesn`t it?
Yet you would read these names with indifference now, when once they were the most powerful we could dream of. Guess who else will eventually be in that list?
Indeed it may appear that their is unfairness with God but you must take into consideration that God who is all-knowing knows the minds and hearts of each and every individual and what choices they will make, now and forever.
Read here:
And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. Luke 12:47-49
From the above passage we can now draw the line between Righteous Judgment and unfairness. Do you understand what the above passage is implying?
Have you ever prayed before?
Unconvinced wrote:YES
From basement suites to mountain tops, in good spirits and bad. In church, outside church, etc. From a small child being led by the nose into Christianity by my parents until I was around 21 or 22 years old, when I finally had seen enough of the big picture and how it affects each single religion and all religion as a whole. It`s easier just not to open your eyes up, and I wasn`t even sure of my postion for years after that, but praying never showed me anything, it was, well, a complete waste of time.
Funny thing about all these religions in the world that exist or have existed? They can`t ALL be right, this is a fact. On the other hand they most certainly can ALL be wrong.
Why do you ask?
I suppose you would have me believe that prayers are actually answered?
YES! Let the reader who is you understand this:
John 14:6 - Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
This is Jesus speaking to all, and He is saying to all that the only way to get your prayers answered is through Him, so other religions and faiths are of none effect, it's just as bad as praying towards a statue believing it will respond to your requests!
Then you might ask again, but why Christianity?
And as i mentioned before in an earlier post:
It is written: Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and
many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life,
and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:13,14
You are an atheist and as i understand that Atheists demand proof, correct?
Well then here is your proof!!!
Step One:
http://www.jesus-christ-forums.com/salvation.php
Theres your proof, don't believe me? Ask the Millions upon Millions who have prayed this prayer and afterwards have opened their blind eyes to the Truth. Now theres your proof!
The Natural man can search for God his entire life trying to find Him through Logic and reasoning and scientific knowledge, but i can assure you that you or anyone for that matter will never come to the full realization of the Truth and Existence of God without Faith!
The link above is called "The Leap of Faith!
God Bless!