The following comments were recently posted on my blog:\n\nI Rebuke This Evil In The Name Of Jesus..Blood Of Jesus I Speak Over Your Life..I Cast You Out Satan Over This Young Man Life In Jesus Name Amen&Amen!!!\nO The Blood Of Jesus O The Blood Of Jesus O The Blood Of Jesus His Presences Makes Me Whole!!!\nO The Blood Of Jesus O The Blood Of Jesus..O The Blood OF Jesus His Presences Makes Me Whole!!!\n\nWhat do you think?
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I'm going with "D."  The repetition of "O The Blood of Jesus" sounds a lot like perseveration to me.\n\nEither that, or some sort of exorcism.  Have you been spitting up pea soup?  Unusual range of motion in the neck?  Might need looking into.\n\n:)
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I think it went much further than Gay.  Much of the old writing were of a vengeful God. One whose name you could not mention.  Jesus freed us from the old testament.  Beside Jesus told us to love your brother, sounds pretty perverted to me.  But also pretty open minded.  His first invite to heaven was a theif wasn't it. If God is good and the Devil is evil both without the other concept in them aren't they equals in some sense. Hell was in the times of the Bible only a burning pit for the evilest of criminals outside the gates of Jerusalem not someplace of eternal damnation
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You jackass. the verse (8:68) refers to distribution of spoils of war. Now, anymore FAKE KORANIC VERSES I NEED TO READ?\n\nWho's the one embarrased now?\n\nEDIT:I want to make it clear. This verse is not taken out of the context because IT WAS NEVER IN THE CONTEXT!! It's fictitious.
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I take a firm stand on the Truth in the bible about Jesus,  not this book or movie which made the terrible scandels against Jesus.... I know they are  fictions but dangerous to  steal the faiths from people. God will judge people who had done that which hurt their faiths.  I stand for Jesus as the Son of God! He is the Lord of my life! God loves you all very mucha dn God can forgive them their sins if they ask Him and to repent, it'd be wonderful.
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It's weird how this issue triggers exactly the same sort of responses the second time around.  Except this time we get a funny from a guy who thinks the US Constitution is trinitarian instead of a guy ranting about albigensians being murdered in the middle ages.  It's kind of discouraging.  \n\nAs for the second invitation to leave the country: thanks, I already accepted.\n\nFor me, this question is really, how should we as Christians respond to systematic institutional evil?  What do we do when we're surrounded by extraordinary violence, worship of money, pervavise corruption?  Answering this question requires some understanding of the dynamics of evil as well as the reasons people refuse to admit its presence.  It also requires an honest assessment of the demands Jesus makes on his followers, and the kind of universe Jesus lived in, the kind of universe his words and life create for his followers.  \n\nI don't have the definitive answer to this question, because I haven't been able to come to conclusions about many of those issues.  But at a more basic level, there are some simple realities that I think can't be denied:\n\n1.  Jesus was not violent and he didn't advocate violence in his followers.  His message was above all that the greatest victory comes through the greatest nonviolence.  So: Jesus' followers should strive to live a nonviolent lifestyle.\n\n2.  Jesus was not rich and didn't advocate money-seeking in his followers.  He warned strongly about the dangers of wealth, though he never went so far as to condemn it categorically.  So: be satisfied with what you have; don't seek wealth; share generously; live simply.\n\n3.  Jesus placed his father above every idol, every principality and power, every institution.  He was not 'patriotic' with regard to either Israel or Rome; and in the end both Israel and Rome conspired to crucify him.  But even so, he was no firebrand advocating revolution either -- recall his nonviolence.  The same is true of his followers: they should withdraw their patriotic allegiance from their nations and transfer that allegiance to God.  This implies that they should also open their eyes to the realities of what the powers of this world are and do -- and resist them.\n\nI wish I could learn these lessons myself.  In 1976 during the bicentennial celebrations, Dorothy Day was asked if she had a message to give America.  \n\nHer one word reply: 'Repent.'
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I looked at your links, and I went to the home page of the first and looked at more of the articles. I'm sorry, but it did not change my mind. Much of what he said made good sense, and in coming to his conclusions, I think he felt what we refer to as "red flags" in his religion that caused him to doubt its logic. But, I find red flags in the fact that like many, including Christians, his understanding of Christianity seems to be in parts of the the concept rather than the whole. \n\nCase in point... The "contradiction" he mentions as a very serious one: salvation by faith vs. works/law\n\nQuoted are:\nJohn 5:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. \n\nJohn 6:47 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. \n\nJohn 6:28-29Therefore they said to Him, "What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?"  Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent." \n\nversus\n\nMatt 19:16-21  16 And someone came to Him and said, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?" 17 And He said to him, "Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments." 18 Then he said to Him, "Which ones?" And Jesus said, " YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER; YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY; YOU SHALL NOT STEAL; YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS; 19 HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER; and YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." 20 The young man said to Him, "All these things I have kept; what am I still lacking?" 21 Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." \n\n\nFor my answer to this supposed contradiction, please see the link where I have already answered the same question.\n\nP.S. - I do agree with you that the asker should have been able to look at the info provided and form his own opinion rather than immediately dismissing it, apparently w/o reading it. I would, however, be careful in claiming evidence as proof - even the writer of the articles in the first link admits he cannot disprove God.
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Jesus himself said "You must eat my flesh and drink my blood to enter the kingdom of heaven" It is a spiritial food, not a food to curve our hunger. Only the devil himself would ask a deceiving question like that.
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What exactly are you asking? What am I agreeing with? If it's a matter of whether I think this verse sets forth biblical doctrine, then yes. I believe in a physical resurrection (for everyone--though only those who are covered by the atonement get to go to heaven). I also believe in a spiritual atonement and an entrance into the Kingdom of G-d, both made possible through the work of Yeshua Messiah (Jesus Christ) on the cross. And I believe that the only reason we can approach Him to praise Him is "through grace divine," because I certainly don't deserve to be in His presence. Only the blood of an innocent Man allows me to come near Him.\n\nWhat is the reference, by the way? I tried to find the verse...not sure what translation you are using.
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Hi, I have constantly asked the same question and have advised Christians on this forum to leave these questions alone, to not even click on them as they will only disturb their peace.\nin this way all those who post vile comments will finally be wasting their time as no reaction is unfulfilling to them.
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Dear Solomon R.:  I DO believe God through his Greatest Teacher and the Partnership of the Holy Spirit CAN do that for us.\n\nI am a Christian and Spiritually oriented person.  My path is alive through "tight" relationships with both the Holy Spirit and Jesus.  Many do not know. . ., but Jesus and the Holy Spirit can and DO teach something non-traditional religions have named Transcendence.\n\nWill you bear with me, if I expand a picture for you to look upon and possibly contemplate?\n\nThe Crucifixion is looked upon as physical torture - to the degree that we have to turn away, and hold on to ourselves.  Many learn to love Him by witnessing the pain aspect.  Some love Him without dwelling upon it.  The meaning of the Crucifixion is far greater than the seeming display of physical vulnerability and pain:  Our vulnerability to each other and to our bodies.\n\nThe Crucifixion was undertaken by Him as the greatest learning tool He could use and teach by.  After the people saw  the ultimate physical abuse taking place - to an extent that leads to death - He then offered the Final Statement:  What God Created. . . cannot be destroyed.  The physical is perishable, but not what God Created.  Notice. . .He reappeared in his physical image again, and remained in it until He desired to leave.  Note:  The physical image he appeared in contained a "hole" for the others to see, but the blood, the bruising, the torn and tattered flesh were all absent !\n\nInside of us, and coupled with our human Intellect is a thing called soul or spirit.  Jesus and the Holy Spirit teach how to live through that - more than through the logic of the Intellect.  They both SERVE us in this physical life - the Intellect and the Soul.\n\nJesus can also TEACH how to use our God-given soul or Spirit-Mind to block out or transcend the pains of the physical.  He willingly teaches that WE ARE NOT VULNERABLE ;  to each other, or to the human Intellect !  Not all of us become Masters as He did and master life.  But, Jesus can teach level upon level of God's Thoughts and Knowledge to us - IF we choose to learn it, and ask for that.  \n\nPresently, I am working on that very thing.  Transcendence and Detachment.  To do this, you must have something to "go up against."  Something to test against.  I have experienced the inflictions of physical pain - and, according to His instruction, through my Mind, have learned to "banish" it.  Many, many of us have learned this.  Ghandi spoke of the horrifying beatings he received at the hands of his opposers.  He was taken to the hospital more than once so bruised, bloodied and purpled that it was not understood how he bore the pain.  He said, that although the body showed the infliction - he did not FEEL it !  We have no idea how powerful our souls or spirit-minds are.  And the joy of tapping into its power.  Many non-notable people, as you have mentioned, and now me too (!) have experienced the gifts of Spirit and some degree of Mastery over the physical.  It's real.\n\nWhen we are taught that after Ascension Jesus rose to rest and sit at the right hand of God and is no longer teaching on earth - we should be aware that there is a slight mis-perception in that.  He DID go before our Creator.  He was allowed to "speak" with Him.  But, He was quickly placed in charge of the Sonship and ceaselessly and intensely teaches us through Mind-to-Mind.  We receive His tutoring when we invite Him and then learn to hear his voice through our mind.  \n\nThe Sons of Man (Us) are much more. . .than we appear to be.  Something else Created our Minds.\n\nBest regards, Lana
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O.K. Let me get this straight, I should pray for tim,mzstorm, nice girl, Linda, dallastexas94, vicsiklx, mamabear and seen it all? And of course, all my family, friends and pets......\n\nI pray daily and I guess my prayer list just grew...Oh and I will include the next questioner also.....\n\nGod Bless us All.....Refreshing to read something nice for a change...Thanks tim.\n\n\nI submitted this and when I did I saw a lot of people came in before me. I guess some of the negative ones need a bit more praying from us. That's fine, I will include them too. \nGod figures anyone can use a prayer or a nice gesture.
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BlackFedora wrote:\n"all of the new testament was written after Jesus' death"\n\n...and none of it by anybody who lived when jesus was alive.  It's all second-hand.  You can't prove it's credibility.
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This is one of those standard retorts that drives a stake through the hearts of bleedin' heart christians and their rabid war-mongering associates even.\nIt's a stumper for some, an opportunity for trotting out the prepared church answer for others.\nI am not one of either of these, thank the Dog!
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There are plenty of criticisms of Jesus (or the authors of the New Testament) on the internet. Contact me and I will give you a few. No room to list them all here.
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The first time I read Isaiah 58, I cried.  And I'm misty reading it again just now.\n\nThis terribly sad Chapter is one of many oracles Isaiah was told to give the Jewish people.  The gist of the entire Chapter is this:  don't say with your mouth you love God, but prove with your actions you don't.  The people said they loved God and they even enjoyed seeking Him in prayer and fasting.  However, when they fasted, they did so for the wrong reasons and they indulged in physical pleasures and iniquity, such as refusing to pay their laborers.  God sees right through this hypocrisy and insists that Isaiah yell his condemnatory message from the rooftops.  The people hated him for it, just as they hated Jeremiah and the rest of the prophets.  And, of course, Jesus.\n\nYes, the world will be angered when you announce its iniquities as if you are blowing a trumpet.  Some, however, will be moved to repentance.  That's what encourages me.\n\nPeace and love in Jesus.
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It's THE NAME JESUS that makes ones spirit alive.  Never heard of the song, but will check it out now...thanks!  I, being a big believer in making sure I give God time do see alot that are out of focus because this world runs at such a fast pace.  I start my mornings with a Bible study,...\nhttp://www.shepherdschapel.org/\nThere's enough darkness out in the world today that in order to walk a straight path today and not stumble, you've got to have the oil in your lamps.  The TRUE oil is Gods TRUTHS written in His Word.  People today are not "Spiritually" fuled up,...and sadly most don't give their own familys enough of their time, much less spend any time with God.  Nothing wrong with locking your doors and not answering the phones and finding that space in your "closet" to spend time with God.
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Pretty creative.  I never thought of Jesus as a zombie.  You make a very good point.  The sad thing is that it appears that some people do seem to lose some of their brains and call themselves followers of the zombie, Jesus.  On the other hand, most of his followers describe an enhanced thinking capacity, a greater ability to reason and a much deeper appreciation for beauty and life.  Sorry that you've seen so much of the former.  But, your analogy is truly humorous. LOL.  Thanks.