What might 'god' think of followers of his who refuse to use the brains he supposedly gave them?
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Good little sheep. No, it seems we go to "Hell" for using our brains. At least that's what they tell me!
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Most definitely. It is very obvious. It is not the fact that they do not bear fruit, because they do bear fruit. They bear "rotten fruit." They do not bear "good fruit."\n\n2 Corinthians 4:4 says that "the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers."\n\nThat is exactly what he does with these televangelists. He uses these ones to spread false doctrines. These men and women intermeddle with politics. A huge problem. The two are like beer and wine, they do not mix. Pat Robertson is supposedly a 'Conservative,' yet a religious leader and always seems to be in trouble for saying all the wrong words. If he was not in the middle of such politics, it would spare him some trouble. Now with Ted Haggard, another hypocrite. Preaches to his congregation about rejecting same-sex marriage, but yet he does not practice what he preaches. Faith without works is dead. You can have all the faith you want, but if you do not act in harmony in faith, then you are worse than a person without faith.\n\nJames 1:22-24 says, "However, become doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves with false reasoning. [v23] For if anyone is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, this one is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror. [v24] For he looks at himself, and off he goes and immediately forgets what sort of man he is."\n\nJames 1:26, 27 says, "If any man seems to himself to be a formal worshiper and yet does not bridle his tongue, but goes on deceiving his own heart, this man’s form of worship is futile. [v27] The form of worship that is clean and undefiled from the standpoint of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation, and to keep oneself without spot from the world."\n\nIsn't it something how scriptures that were written many many years ago can be so relevant to today? 2 Timothy 3:1-5 also mentioned how people will have a form of godly devotion, but proving false to its power. Such ones have a form of godly devotion, but not abide by Bible principles. How sad?\n\nSatan uses these people as pupeteers and guides them in the way that he chooses and expect more of these things in the future.
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Like the people in an unknown Pigmy tribe??  \n\nGod will judge their hearts.. I don't think He would throw anyone away because they were never taught.\n\nGod is too merciful and loving for that.\n\nNow, if someone were exposed to Jesus , and they denied the Lord, then that's a different story. Yes, according to the Bible, they would go to hell. :o(
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He doesn't refuse anyone for sure.  Its important to know that God works in His own time.  Answers He will give when He knows we're ready to hear it.  Sometimes it may not be the one we want.  Maybe we're doing something that is stopping the answers to come to us.  That we're doing something against God's will.  But I'm sure He does answer everyone in His OWN way.  Wait a bit.  Be patient.  Be humble.  Be longsuffering.  For our thoughts are not HIS thoughts and so HIS thoughts not ours.  But HE sees all and loves all.  Good luck with finding your answer.
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I think it is possible. Not that they would not talk about God but in their actions they would deny him - and especially deny Jesus and the plan of Salvation.\n\nThere is an anecdote abou this:\n\nIn front of a church sits a man poorly dressed crying. Jesus approaches him and asks him why is he crying. The man tells him:\n"They won't let me in". Jesus told him: "don't worry son, they won't let me in either."
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i know that God has put a LOT of people in this world. And the fact that some of them are shady is NO surprise to me, God spoke of those people in 2 Peter 2, and as those people exist, so do the people that God has truly ordained to do the work of God. \nI trust someone Till they give me reason not to. and when the Gift of Discernment tells me when something is off, that would be God telling me who is really for him, and who is against him.\n2 Peter 2:1 (Whole Chapter) \n[ The Danger of False Teachers ] But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves. \n\n\n2 Peter 2:12 (Whole Chapter) \nThese false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They scoff at things they do not understand, and like animals, they will be destroyed.
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Whatever you do they will have so many answer to hit you back.\n\nJesus is not a god, He said that to all christians but this people have reach the limit of controlling the religion by their opinion of trinity that was created by the man of chaos.
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No!!\nIf they really fear the implications of the existence of God, they would believe in God to avoid the implications!
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Let me give you a little inside information about God. God likes to watch. He's a prankster. Think about it. He gives man instincts. He gives you this extraordinary gift, and then what does He do, I swear for His own amusement, his own private, cosmic gag reel, He sets the rules in opposition. It's the goof of all time. Look but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, don't swallow. Ahaha. And while you're jumpin' from one foot to the next, what is he doing? He's laughin' His sick, fu ck in' a off! He's a tight-as ! He's a SADIST! He's an absentee landlord! Worship that? NEVER!
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no I don't, and no I don't. I have asked before and got no reply so I stopped trying. \nSorry to tell you this, but it seems your god plays favorites sometimes. \nEither that or he specifically designs the outcomes of life so that there will be nonbelievers, that way his little lambs will have something to do with their free time.
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No one can know the mind of God, because I don’t think anything written in ANY religious book is from a divine source, it’s from people who were trying to control the status quo in whatever time it was written.  It had more to do with politics than it did worship.
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People are not often abiding in Jesus, and walking according to the Spirit, and thus their mouth blurts whatever notion they think is worthy of saying ... however, these works are seen and will be exposed to the light to see wether they pass the test of what was wrought in God or the non-sense of one who has lost touch with God when they said it. \n\nWhy do they do it?  \nIt is in accordance with their current condition.\n\nWhat would make them speak what would make life tastier instead of bringing people down?  \nA moment in time when that person is abandoned to the Lord Jesus, and compelled by Him, if they ever become willing to do so.\n\nWhat should we do in the meantime?\nWe endure a million insane comments and let them go right by us ... it only reveals their dire condition ... waiting to see if they ever change their tune, by the Spirit.  \n\nThen, it will be worth the wait!!!\n\nI have a suggestion ... LETS PUT THESE ANSWERS TO A VOTE!
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If there is a God and this God designed you and me with a brain designed to think, use logic and reason to solve problems and determine truth, then he would expect us to use it.  How in heaven and on earth could a just God punish us for questioning what is very illogical and very unreasonable?  To believe in something that we can't see and that which can't be proven.  Would God punish us for using the brain he gave us?  I don't think so.\n\nSo, if I am wrong about not believing the God described in the Bible, then it is just as well.   Because he would be a cruel joker to give me a brain and then punish me in eternal fires of hell for using it.  And how about all the good Buddhists in the world who don't believe in the God of the Bible.  He's going to damn them to hell also?\n\nThat would be a cruel and unjust God.  Right or wrong, I don't want any part of the Judeo-Christian God.
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Ask them where in the Bible it says, "God helps those who help themselves." Just remember that people want to argue and think that they can "bull" their way through sounding like an intellectual. It won't work with God, so they should just be honest with themselves.
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If GOD gave me his power I really think the world would be exactly the same. People don't want to know someone is ruling them. We do what we want. I don't think anyone could do it better than GOD. And even if someone truely thought they could...they's be wrong. There will always be those who go agianst the higher power and drag others along. You can't change free will. But GOD has the right idea by not forcing people to follow HIM. Then you know who has pure love. I wouldn't have it any other way.
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"God" didn't step out of the clouds, sit down with some vellum and quill and write that, sorry. Some regular ol' man who claimed "God" spoke to him did.\n\nWhen this happens nowadays, the person in question is usually placed under psychiatric care.
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IF GOD, he wouldn't ask a question for His own benefit\n\nIf I get to ask God a question, I wouldn't cause I would think it was some YAHOO like you pretending to be GOD\n\nAnd if I really knew it was GOD, I'd ask just what the hell does He think He's doing and suggest He get a new management team (I'm available but would need some training I suppose ;) - then ask for forgivness for not understanding what the hell He is doing and swearing  :):):)\n\nI'm sure that would be OK with Him because it can't be an eternal sin to have a defective human brain, can it ?