I thought that this was the case.   I went to church on Easter and was pretty much laughed at when I expressed this belief afterwards.
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Spirit body and soul.\n\nDEATH AND HELL\n\nPsa.23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the SHADOW of death, I will fear no evil: for\nThou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.\n\nFlesh death of the body is a SHADOW of death, a silhouette or likeness of the second death.\n\nHeb.9:27 And as it is appointed unto men ONCE to die, but after this the judgment:\n\nIf you are already dead why then after this the judgment?\n\nMatt.10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather\nfear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.\n\nFear (revere) God Who can destroy both soul and spiritual body, that is second death.\n\nI Cor.15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and\nthere is a spiritual body.\n\nThere is a flesh body and a spiritual body.\n\nII Cor.5:6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: II Cor.5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) II Cor.5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.\n\nAbsent from the flesh body, present with the Lord.\n\nEcc.12:6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Ecc.12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God Who gave it.\n\nThe spiritual body and soul return to God.\n\nI Cor.15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall\nhave put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is\nswallowed up in victory.\n\nThe second death is what Christ paid the price for. Until the mortal puts on immortality he is still considered dead or liable to die the second death.\n\nEzek.18:4 Behold, all souls are Mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is Mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. \n\nAll souls are God’s. The verdict for sin is the second death.\n\nHeb.2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; \n\nGod through flesh death paid the price for the second death. Satan already sentenced to the second death has be defeated. Satan can’t say we deserve the same verdict.\n\nRev.2:11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that\novercometh shall not be hurt of the second death.\n\nThose who overcome Satan become immortal, the first resurrection.\n\nRev.20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. \n\nThe rest of the dead, that is mortal souls, missed the first resurrection, that is immortality, until the thousand years are finished.\n\nRev 20:6  Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years. \n\nA thousand years, a time of teaching by those who had part in the first resurrection.\n\nRev.20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from Whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. Rev.20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which wer
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I think church leaders get a little egotistical. Thinking that they are 'higher up' and therefore know exactly what God wants. But end up losing track, and veering others off track too. We are mindless sheep at times. With the a blind shepard, disaster strikes.
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It is confusing. That is why I read my Bible everyday. I believe it is the Word of God. That is all He has given me to go on. I do feel sorry for people who do not realize this. They are easily swayed. It also keeps me on track by belonging to a church. Jesus loves the church, He is coming back for the church.
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I also fail to see the correlation.  But this is definitely not the first time something like this has happened.  When we discovered the Earth was round or that it evolved around the Sun, the Church was afraid these discoveries somehow threatened the faith of Christ's followers.  They seem, however, unshaken.  I suppose it has something to do with God being placed into every "unknown."  So when science answers our question, God seems to become unnecessary.
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yah....It pisses me off because alot of "christistians" are full of sh*t. They talk about god and preach this and that, then they live and act the complete opposite. It makes it feel like any kind of christianity is really bull sh*t, like everything else in this world. Maybe it is.
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I've never thought of it that way. I'm in between religious beliefs at the moment, but yours has given me an entirely new perspective on Christianity. Thanks for putting it out there!
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Yes I like this... it just sounds more...TRUE somehow. Nobody who currently professes to be a Christian is truly Christ like...we all have our own prejudices, phobias, hatreds.... SINS. We can only aspire to be like Him and therefore Christianism fits the circumstance better. You should call the Pope or something.
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No it isn't wrong.  As a matter of fact, I have always said that if Jesus came back, we would think he was either insane or a magician.  We would probably lock him up in some mental ward, and claim he had one of all the new "disorders" we are coming up with these days.
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I agree with Cheeky.  If you DO believe in God, than believe that he made you the way you are.  Don't take shame in it.
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EXCELLENT point!  Wow, I've never thought of that.\n\nReminds me of this verse that always creeped me out when I was a christian.  2 Thes. 2 :11   And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie\n\nSeems kinda odd to have god up there trying to trip us up.  The big guy needs to up his meds.  Bi-polar disease is no laughing matter god!
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Yes. Some people believe that when someone openly says they are a Christian, it means you are judgemental of those who aren't.
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It's pretty lame. I hope some of them just don't realize they're doing it. If they think it's okay, they need an attitude check.\n\nSome of the Church has been changing, but for a long time, that mentality seemed entrenched in the culture -- "Good people," they thought, "do this, and dress like this, and go to church on Sundays rather than work for money," and so on. If you didn't conform to their standard, you were someone who was either looked down on or considered to not be "quite as good" or "religious" as them.\n\nWhat's funny is that Jesus habitually hung with tax collectors (who were basically Jewish turncoats, helping the Romans collect tax so they could skim money off their own countrymen), and prostitutes, and people normally considered "unclean" by the Jews (skin diseases, etc.) -- so much so that he was put down by his own people for doing it. He was associating with people they thought were "bad."\n\nThe thing is, Jesus actually seemed to enjoy hanging out with these so-called "non-religious folk" and wasn't doing it just out of lip service. He actually seemed to get a kick out of it and love being with them, despite the fact they might not have been living the way he thought they should live. He actually loved them and enjoyed them as people.\n\nThat's the big lesson much of the Church is still trying to learn.\n\nSorry that my brothers and sisters are acting in such a way that leaves you all feeling left out in the cold...
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It's not a weird notion.  There is no evidence of a lot of things that transpired during the times of Christ.   Sure the Bible talks about it and is the ONLY accepted history of that time.   I'm inclined to think that the apostles did run with their interpretation of Christ's teachings.   I'm not so sure it was to create an alternate Jewish religion, but an alternate politically correct on of the time.   Jesus didn't come to Earth to have people worship him as God.  That was furthest from his teachings.  His teachings were to show people the way to the Father through his teachings.  Even the perverstion of "The only way to heaven is through Christ."   It simply means that to get to heaven is to be like Christ and follow his teachings.   It does not mean to worship him as God.   Never has, never did, never will.
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I think that when everything happened with Jesus it was the first thing they thought of and out of the world. Because a bunny doesn't lay eggs so a bunny has to put them in baskets for little kids.
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What if you misunderstood it all?  I wouldn't be so smug about it.  I know you're  a rev. and all, but I'll just ask a pastor and get back with his answer.
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Absolutely not. That's ridiculous. I think there's a LOT they don't understand. I'm the only Christian one in my family, if I was intellectually lazy I wouldn't believe in God at all, just like them.
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Jesus spent alot of time with unbelievers. I don't think these happen for no reason. You have to look past the little comments  that don't even present an argument and are just there for a stupid comment. There are others who truly have no reason to believe. There could come a day when someone wants to know more and that is why it's good to have Godless people here. God came to save the unbeliever. he doesn't have to worry about those that already believe. Trust that God has his hand in this as well. It's all Good!