Maybe, it is a kin to a fear in a Faithful if he or she has the relationship
with God or Gods that is correct (religions)... but at least it is a Faith that something is out there so there is not the same level of fear we witness here from some Atheist and the ones that scream the most probably have more fear than the others.
I marvel at it, but don't think it has anything to do
with god or gods or anything supernatural.
McCreary: There was something very personal for each person in their interaction
with God or their god.
Not exact matches
He's so blessed physically that if you give him a day off,
or,
God forbid, you give him two days off, you can't deal
with the guy.»
In saying that the government stands
with «consumers» — rather than citizens
or voters
or,
God forbid, shareholders — Clement diminishes the federal government's importance, making it nothing more than the complaints desk at the Better Business Bureau.
Well the picture was made under the title of Magnifico Straniero, so when it was Fistful of Dollars I didn't think anything of it, and then about the fourth
or fifth time that they mentioned this film they said Fistful of Dollars
with Clint Eastwood, little tiny letters down there and I said - I said oh
god, that's it, huh?
The team member
with the lowest happiness rating might be
god awful at their job...
or they be the most willing to take on difficult cases and angry customers.
Well guess what, it turns out you don't have to be at a Tier 1 firm
with a numeronym
or named after an evil Greek
God to get access anymore.
In some cases, the top of the proverbial food chain at the tropical sweat shop where some companies quarter their customer service reps is an often imaginary supervisor who apparently doesn't do anything except spend all of his
or her in meetings
with God knows who, discussing
God knows what.
Kudos to you Stephen for such a delightful and engaging post (I'm notifying AA on your behalf just so's you know how engaged I am) and esp for the last Fig which looks normal until you click on it to see the post 2008 part (the
gods are
with you
or you are beyond smart
with these graphic thingies).
The minute - long spot, titled «The Dream: All In
or Nothing,» displays quick cuts of international soccer stars Dani Alves, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Luis Suárez, Xavi, Jordi Alba, Mesut Özil, Robin van Persie and David Villa
with a thundering of drums leading into West's track, apparently titled «
God Level.»
«I admit that I have always harbored an exaggerated view of my self - importance — to put it bluntly, I fancied myself as some kind of
god or an economic reformer like Keynes (each
with his General Theory)
or, even better, a scientist like Einstein» George Soros
CHARLIE MUNGER: Yea, it's obviously coping
with the considerable change in the computing world and... and it's big and interesting, and
God knows whether its gonna work flawlessly
or very well.
«Believing
with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his
God, that he owes account to none other for his faith
or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate
with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should «make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,» thus building a wall of separation between Church & State.»
So it had better be good and not some second hand
or half baked notion as he also famously wrote, «I want the presence of
God Himself,
or I don't want anything at all to do
with religion... I want all that
God has
or I don't want any.»
Did your imaginary
God have a staff meeting
with all you zealots
or something?
Let's see... believe in our
God or you will be tortured for eternity... Believe in our
God even if science and the fossil record refute our conclusions... Believe in our
God who can do anything, it doesn't matter what you come up
with, he can do it and don't you dare call it magic
or fantasy... but don't test him either, he's not a performing monkey who does tricks to convince us he's real, we just have to have faith, but he could do anything if chose to...
If you agree
with what
God calls sin, then you need only look at your own thoughts and conduct to know that you don't measure up to his standard, whether you were born
with original sin
or not.
So much of what I led worship
with in high school was about me — the lyrics centered on me telling
God what I wanted to do,
or what I wanted Him to do.
The verse literally says, «I also want the women to dress modestly [respectably, decorous],
with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not
with elaborate hairstyles
or gold
or pearls
or expensive clothes, appropriate for women who profess to worship
God» (1 Timothy 2:9).
Captain «Sully» Sullenberger pilots a distressed plane to land safely on the Hudson River in New York City
with no deaths, and it's a miracle from
God; a young girl is found in India, totally terrorized, but alive after being abducted and ra.ped for a week, and it's a miracle from my competi.tor Rama (
or Vishnu
or Shiva) that she is returned to her parents;
or a family in Northern Pakistan survives an errant American missile attack, and it's a miracle from Allah.
And given
God existing billions of years, which includes over all human history, that
God interacting
with others and them not being in the bible, they're the same, liars, lunatics,
or dreaming... just so you can reject
God and feel good about that choice.
Whether you agree
with this event
or not
or like Billy Graham
or not the cold hard facts are that
God is going to judge this world soon and very soon.
Ok, even if you don't believe in
God or any religion, morals has a lot to do
with it.
However, basing the response to «where did
God come from» to avoid the inherent premise that everything that exists must have a cause (with or without W.L. Craig's superfluous inclusion of «begins to exist») on the definitional fiat that «god always existed» is simply special pleadi
God come from» to avoid the inherent premise that everything that exists must have a cause (
with or without W.L. Craig's superfluous inclusion of «begins to exist») on the definitional fiat that «
god always existed» is simply special pleadi
god always existed» is simply special pleading.
Believe in One
God and there is no partner
with him, No son
or any creatures and Jesus was just a messanger sent to Children of Israel who was born thru virgin Marry and no father, this is another miracle of
God that He can create a human without father as HE created Adam and Eve without parents... what if you found yourself in «wrong» by believing in multiple
Gods?
As
with politics, those that are entrenched in the belief in a
God will not be persuaded by any scientific findings; they can always say that
God was behind the creation of those physical laws
or principles, chemical reactions, etc..
There is no logic
or reason behind such a conclusion given the facts surrounding mans observable experience
with God.
If they are permenant, why ingore one
or say it has changed, when
God is changeless
with «no shadow of turning»?
The easiest way to clash
with your uncle who thinks
God told him to donate $ 10,000 to buy some televangelist a jet
or the cousin who seems to have invested his parents» life savings in Hot Topic apparel is to just show up for dinner and start eating.
Is it a stretch to believe that Christ went 40 days without food, fended off the devil, walked on water, etc., and not believe that a 14 year old boy saw
God, found and translated an ancient text
with seer stones,
or that Catholics invoke stigmata?
Like I've mentioned a whole lot of times now, I'm an atheist,
god or gods most likely don't exist in any way, shape
or form however if presented
with em.p.ir.ac.le evidence to the contrary that is repeatable and believable I'd be willing to change my stance on the matter.
While it may not be through a lightning bolt
or an angelic encounter,
God does communicate
with His children.
It is not what he did,
or the historical account, it is only
God himself and what he wants, that atheists have an issue
with... the rest they're fine
with.
Was humankind created by
God in a rush of divine power,
or did we evolve over time
with only nature to take the credit?
Hardly, after man came up
with then disregarded as utter nonsense the previous 10,000
or so
gods in existence, we decided not to jump on the current bandwagon claiming salvation for the believer and damnation for the rest... Pray tell, what became of all the people who had never the chance to hear of his words / deeds after he came and died?
God is MORE REAL THAN THIS 4th fast fleeing, temporal limited dimension, better be right
with Him
or there's eternity to pay!
God always dealt
with people where they were in life not where they would have
or could have been.
Even if this guy doesn't become a full Atheist and decides he still believes in «
god», I don't see how he could justify remaining
with or going back to the religion corporation that didn't want him because he decided to think for himself!
I've been made to feel like there must be some reason why
God wouldn't bless me
with children,
or that I just don't have enough faith, even that there must be some generational influence, «curse»,
or something that happened in my childhood to cause it!
While most leaders
or aspiring leaders would agree
with this in theory, many life - long Christians, especially those
with ministry responsibilities, spend more time pursing a deeper understanding of leadership principles than they do learning to hear
God and submitting themselves to following.
Never in any way shape
or form did this conflict
with a belief in
God.
And Shelly, I make no judgement as to whether what you are doing is helping you
God deeper
with God or not.
I appreciate the time to simply exist before
God —
with no expectation that I will be moved,
or called,
or exhorted.
Either way, I invite you to read a Bible (
or re-acquaint yourself
with yours), perhaps speak to another Christian who comes across to you as more authentic, and most of all, speak to
God, ask Him to answer your questions and be open to what you can learn.
kay, now since there is no gravity in space, by your argument
god can't exist in space either, so that means he must be stuck down here
with us as well > So, to use your logic,
or lack thereof::
When a church puts its focus on spiritual subjectivity,
or on moral living,
or on performing works and rituals
with a promise of certain results, the result is a congregation that never gains assurance in their salvation, and they will gradually drift away from
God's truth.
Or is there a regula fidei — a rule of faith — that contains the center of revealed truths and that all Christians need to confess in order to be in a right relationship
with God and neighbor?
The ultimate destruction of sinners is forecast in Ezekiel 28:14 - 19
with a passage on the «king of Tyre» which is a metaphorical description of Satan
or Lucifer: (14) You were the anointed cherub who covers [the throne of
God]... (15) you were perfect in your ways from the day you were created till inquity was found in you.
Whether it is 15 minutes in the morning where we read the Bible and pray, an hour - long jog while appreciating His creation,
or a weekend retreat spent worshiping Him, consistent, intentional time spent getting to know
God is one of the foundations of a deep relationship
with Him.