Not exact matches
A steadily increasing number
of people will want to get in on the «new Bitcoin,» a bizarre paradox given that gold is as old as time, and will soon realize that gold possesses virtues Bitcoin does not, given that it is real, not digital and abstract; that owners can personally possess and store it in physical form; that it will survive any
kind of electric grid or Internet disruption that might occur; that it can not ever be hacked; that it is the epitome
of private, quiet wealth; that it is actually quite beautiful to behold; and that it was not and can not be
made by man, only by
God, who does not appear to have any interest in
making any more
of it.
What a
kind and merciful
god we have... he comes up with the coolest diseases and all
kinds of fascinating ways to
make the children he loves so much suffer countless horrors on this planet he created.
Even just a
kind word or a greeting card to someone who's hurting can
make such a difference in their lives and it
makes me feel full
of God's love at the same time.
God used the rib, as an intimate way
of making Eve be the same material as Adam, to
make them two
of a
kind.
I can
kind of see where you get this from — Matt 7 —
God makes sun and rain go to both the unrighteous and righteous... I think it is an accurate view
of the teachings we have been given (and it's humble).
In fact, it
makes Darwin into some
kind of god, which he certainly was not if you ever actually studied him.
We should be happy about how far we have come as a species via the hard work and dedication
of man
kind... we should be stopping and looking at the big picture and think about how far we have come in 2000 years... we have
made tremendous progress in so many ways and it is really sad that instead
of doing the right thing and giving mankind credit where credit is due, you fall back on 2000 year old beliefs and you thank a
god who has never been proven to exist.
«
god» doesn't exist and is
make believe, your religious texts were written by human beings without any
kind of «divine inspiration» regardless
of what you read in them... written by people who thought the Earth was flat... it isn't.
GEN 1:25 And
God made the beast
of the earth after his
kind, and cattle after their
kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his
kind: and
God saw that it was good.
Kind of a big flaw in the bible, which proves it's lies because
god the infallible could not have possibly
made such a fundamental error.
@CP: before the age
of 24 I buried my Mom and 2 children... tragedy didn't
make me believe then and it certainly won't
make me believe now... if anything those tragedies
made me question what
kind of an evil monster
god really is if he allows 3 innocent people to die horrible deaths (my Mom was an avid believer and went to her grave believing she was going to be with
god... it was a comfort for her and eased her mind... I just don't see it as a necessity)
Kevin your right personal beliefs and or religion does not belong in law, and I am not saying that what this atheist organization is doing is wrong or anything, I think what there doing is a good thing, I just think this particular message could have been done from a different perspective, this message
makes them appear like the self righteous ones, and it might give out the wrong
kind of message, instead it should have said something like you believe in
god fine, but don't put it in our laws.
After the other animals Genesis 1:25 - 27 And
God made the beast
of the earth after his
kind, and the cattle after their
kind... And
God said, Let us
make man... So
God created man in his own image.
What
kind of name did they
make with
God during the course
of their life?
Genesis 1:25 - 27 And
God made the beast
of the earth after his
kind, and the cattle after their
kind... And
God said, Let us
make man... So
God created man in his own image.
I remember getting real cross with my little sister when she told me that she went out to see the movie The Exorcism
of Emily Rose, but when she started asking me questions about
God and all that, I was
kind of thinking, «You know Olga, maybe this is a good thing that Hollywood is spending some money on
making horror movies.»
If this is the creation
of God then he's more like a Goldberg than any
kind of inventor
making elegant, practical designs.
«We're not trying to
make a chimera just because we want to see some
kind of monstrous creature... We're doing this for a biomedical purpose... I don't consider that we're playing
God or even close to that.
Typically this process leads to a characterization
of God as a being so advanced, powerful, immortal, and not subject to the laws of time, matter, and space that his followers can make up any excuse they choose to address questions, since nothing about their god (or gods) can be subjected to any kind of objective verification or scrutiny, just like everything else in the religi
God as a being so advanced, powerful, immortal, and not subject to the laws
of time, matter, and space that his followers can
make up any excuse they choose to address questions, since nothing about their
god (or gods) can be subjected to any kind of objective verification or scrutiny, just like everything else in the religi
god (or
gods) can be subjected to any
kind of objective verification or scrutiny, just like everything else in the religion.
The biggest thing that I had to deal with was not feeling like
God was mad at me every time I
made any
kind of a little mistake, because in the home that I grew up in you just never knew what was going to set my dad off.
In ancient days, when stars and planets were thought to be capricious
gods, this did
make some
kind of sense.
I could see someone that's Catholic and not using birth control getting stressed out and starting to wonder if this
kind of life truly is required by
God or if it truly does
make any sense.
The point that I was
making though, which apparently
God failed to help you grasp, is not that Christians don't have answers for these
kinds of questions.
Kind of like how you claim your
make pretend
God has always existed.
Did
God give us the
kind of book He wanted, or did He give us a book that we would have to
make into the
kind of book we wanted?
Don't for one minute think you're not a troll or any
of the «chosen people»
of a
God or think for one minute that you're
making any
kind of point with your «fun»
Writers, how do you honor
God with your work without
making him sound like some
kind of cosmic literary agent?
The reason Jesus came was to
make it crystal clear what
kind of God I am!
And
God made the beast
of the earth according to its
kind, cattle according to its
kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its
kind.
And
God made the beast
of the earth after his
kind, and cattle after their
kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his
kind: and
God saw that it was good.
But is this not our age - old desire to possess
God, to capture
God in some
kind of man -
made cage (or statue, or book) to guarantee our security?
God started with a small party in a garden, moved on toward some pow - wows at alters in the desert, then moved into a moveable tabernacle (
kind of like an Old Testament RV), then reigned in a temple (especially the
God - cave
of the Holy
of Holies, then disappeared while giving the Jews the silent treatment for some 400 years, then came back to the temple, then traveled the highways and byways with anyone who wanted to join the fun and whooped it up with society's outcasts and wedding attenders, then moved on to some public forums, then into some clandestine home groups and a few jail cells, and eventually
made his way into traditional church as we now know it.
Scripture says that Joshua
made the sun stand still, which harmonizes just fine with the Christian tradition that
God can intervene in nature to suit his purposes, but which triggers all
kinds of red alarms in my brain when I try to sort it out scientifically.
I don't happen to agree that adding the word
god makes something a prayer because I do not believe that prayer works and if you think that puts me in line with a life in hell, so be it... I'd rather be anywhere that the likes
of you and your
kind aren't.
While it is
of course true that those who belong to this school are perhaps most vocal in their assertion that in our Lord alone may
God be seen at work, and while it is they who denounce the concept
of «general» revelation as a vain fancy
of sub-Christian speculation, a considerable number
of other Christian thinkers take what in effect is the same position when they
make central to their teaching a
kind of uniqueness in the coming and the person
of Christ which effectively removes him from the context
of the total sell - expressive operation
of the Eternal Word.
Jesus commends those who have
made themselves eunuchs for the sake
of the Kingdom
of heaven (Matthew 19: 12).20 Christian celibacy is dedication to a pattern
of life in which one fruitful and natural
kind of experience is renounced for the sake
of service to
God and neighbour.
Of course I was skeptical because of my past and seeing all the people who were either decieved or really didn't care about really knowing God but saying they did... but seeing the genuine ones that really had had their lives turned upside down and went through all kinds of hard situations but something was different about them that made me want the peace and love they had, that's what led me to become a Christia
Of course I was skeptical because
of my past and seeing all the people who were either decieved or really didn't care about really knowing God but saying they did... but seeing the genuine ones that really had had their lives turned upside down and went through all kinds of hard situations but something was different about them that made me want the peace and love they had, that's what led me to become a Christia
of my past and seeing all the people who were either decieved or really didn't care about really knowing
God but saying they did... but seeing the genuine ones that really had had their lives turned upside down and went through all
kinds of hard situations but something was different about them that made me want the peace and love they had, that's what led me to become a Christia
of hard situations but something was different about them that
made me want the peace and love they had, that's what led me to become a Christian.
As H. H. Rowley pointed out above,
God allows humans to determine what
kind of vessel they will be, and then He uses those who have
made themselves vessels
of dishonor.
I, The Lionly Lamb do respond and write, «Faith is this «
make - believe» and your «sky -
god (s)» thru which the Lost might find their Way from the depths
of hurt and despair, oh well intended and
kind Colin.
I didn't pray for leukemia but I got it children die everyday new souls in this sometimes very cruel world what
kind of god does that I'm sure you'll say the sins
of the father or it just wasn't
gods plan or if we were better Christians then we wouldn't be punished or our faith was being tested and to all
of you I say what a cruel child
of a
god you have that» tests his flock he so lovingly created excuse after excuse I'll keep my faith in the science that put my cancer in remission and if I'm wrong I'll march straight into hell knowing I
made no excuses
In After Strange
Gods he hinted darkly at the
kind of oppression his society might lead to: «What is still more important [than homogeneity
of culture] is unity
of religious background; and reasons
of race and religion combine to
make any large number
of freethinking Jews undesirable.»
In this way the ontological argument, by drawing out the presupposition
of metaphysical understanding, indicates that the choice before us is between holding that there is a
God and that «reality»
makes sense in some metaphysical manner, whether or not we can ever grasp what that sense is, and holding that there is no
God and that any apparent metaphysical understanding
of reality can only be an illusion which does not significantly correspond to the ultimate nature
of things — unless this «nihilism» be regarded as a
kind of metaphysical understanding instead
of its blank negation.
Furthermore, despite the emphasis by such theologians as Augustine, Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, and Reinhold Niebuhr (with whom Schlesinger enjoyed a personal association) on the need to distinguish between divine and human authority, it is a gross distortion
of all
of their views for Schlesinger to impute to them the
kind of relativism which
makes the existence
of God and the reality
of revelation (the basis
of all western religious traditions) so utterly irrelevant for public life.
What
kind of lens can Jesus provide on these supposed acts
of God that would
make them somehow «holy»?
I
kind of thought that is the central tenet
of your faith is that Jesus died for EVERYONE's sins, and that your
God gets to
make the final call on that pitch.
Again, wrenching pulpit out
of context may
make it into a
kind of barricade, so that utterances from behind it are impenetrable to criticism except by
God, who has, with this
kind of performance, undoubtedly slept through the whole thing and is too bored to criticize.
• Intentional physical violence
of any
kind against a person
made in the image
of God solely for entertainment and recreation can not be justified (some pro-lobbyists and Christians cite the Just War thesis, which is at best woefully naive).
better yet, all christians should be
made to read the bible so they understand exactly what
kind of maniac
god they worship.
God made all
kinds of people, some stupid and some less so, some left - handed and some not, some attracted to red headed people and some not, some able to sing hymns on pitch and some not, etc..
These are the
kinds of questions that
make us wonder if all this
God stuff is really true.