taylor30

I am writing this because I cannot NICELY respond to many responses on here. I do not expect everyone to suddenly be my friend. In fact only 1 person has taken me up on my offer. I want to write a LONG explanation of what appears to me to be A LOT of reading between lines and accusing me of things I NEVER said. So I will only say I respect your opinions and out of that respect I will not answer posts as I do not wish to be GREATLY insulting or offensive ( as I surely feel like being ). I am very happy for everyone on this site that no one appears to go through the same problems I do. GOD BLESS.

Because I am hoping you might understand what your demands feel like to other people so that you won't judge us for not meeting them. Is it fair for me to ask you to post your city and state? Well, several people have their location listed on their profile, and still others mention from time to time what state or country we live in. My state is public. So what do you have to hide? But you want me to invite you to my home to prove I care. Are you going to ask me to pay for your travel expenses as well to get here? And what would you do should you come here? I don't even have a couch for a guest to sleep on. And besides, I would not let any man other than my Dad or my brother stay over. Yet you demand I invite you over to prove I care? I can understand and appreciate your loneliness - I've suffered the same. But this isn't the way to form friendships, and this isn't the way to find a girlfriend. As I've been trying to tell you, the best way to find Ms. Right is to first be Mr. Right. Consider this, would you want to date a girl who is dishonest and is a nag? Think hard on this, and then look back through your posts here and ask yourself what image you are presenting to any female here, and then ask yourself if a female would be attracted to this image. And I'm not asking you to walk a path I haven't walked myself. WOW. You really read between some lines to give a response like that. As I stated before, I never asked anyone to post anything publicly. Yet you just criticized me for not doing it. I didn't say people HAD to invite me over. I was just curious who was willing to show the self sacrificing love that Jesus demonstrated and commanded. I don't condemn people for not doing EVERYTHING they are commanded by God to do, I just don't like it when people elevate themselves higher than they should. I see a lack of humility on here. NOT trying to be offensive.

I agree with you but that doesn't solve the problem. We must have forgotten that GOD did legislate morality. Anything that wasn't right was sin I am 100% certain that if the Israelites had the technology back then to do it, God certainly would have had something to say on this issue. Murder is a serious sin that deprives someone of life. Organ donation also CAN be a type of murder ( if someone could have used your heart and you refused to give it ). Allow me to use another illustration to get my point across. If I see a child drowning in a pool, I have a RIGHT to simply walk away. There is no law that requires me to help and I would have the RIGHT to do it. I view organ donation as the same thing. To refuse to save a life ( if someone is waiting for a heart or lung) is morally WRONG and I must admit my surprise st hearing Christians defend the RIGHT to do something morally WRONG and sin. I DON'T think God would defend this "supposed" right. DO YOU? If God wouldn't, why are we, AND how does it make God feel that we would defend something he wouldn't.

Not blood, but I do donate plasma. And I do that because it pays $25 each time I do it. As so many on this thread have stated, it is our RIGHT to refuse to do good, even though God says to refuse to do good or exercise that "right" is a sin. People on this thread may not judge those who refuse to do right, but God WILL.

I'm not talking about condemning anyone. I am only saying is it right to allow someone the supposed "right" to refuse someone something that can help someone after thay no longer have need of it. Sort of like a millioniare putting in his will that his cash should be burned though he lives in a small poor town ( as an illustration ). Yes, we have the right to refuse someone something even if it can help them. We have the right to have money and not give it to people in need. Biblically, giving is to be free will, not coerced, not forced, done in secret, where it will be rewarded by the Father. Yes technically we have the "right" to do it. But having the right does not necessarily "make it right" if you see what I mean. I guess I am on my own on this one. I just believe a Moral Obligation to help someone should not be a choice. IMO What is mandatory is righteousness before God which is Loving God with all your heart, mind, soul and body and your neighbor as yourself. The question would be, How does organ donation fit into that? Good question. Once again you bring up selfishness as a possible root cause for someone deciding against donating organs. My question above asks the question, Is what we are deciding to do, with anything, centered around our love for God and others or a self-centered human desire? I am an organ donor. I leave forcing people to do things up to God as that is his department. When man gets involved in forcing people to do things, he is rarely ever just in his efforts. Gary Allow me to answer that with another question. How can refusing to help someone when you have the ability be anything but selfish? OK, I am going to approach this gently, because I know you are hurting right now. You cite selfishness as a reason to not give when we could have. But in your own life right now, you are choosing to stay at home rather than venture out and help others. You could go to church merely for the benefit you could provide to others. You could volunteer your time to people who are also lonely. But you don't, for a variety of reasons. Now... do you think it would be right to FORCE you to give that which you have (time) which could help others? No, it isn't right to force it. God requires free will giving, from the heart, voluntarily. I agree with the point you make. Of course if people have the RIGHT to deny helping someone, then I certainly have the RIGHT to stand by and withhold help front others too right? I can't be judged for exercising my RIGHT any more than those who refuse organ donation. Correct?

I have a question. What defines defending a country? because I only see America going into other countries and occupying them in the name of OUR freedom and defense. I don't see any other countries trying to invade us like we have so many others.

IMO woship is automatic for whatever holds first place in your life, be it God, family, money, etc. Then whatever time you devote to that is worship. IMO

What is mandatory is righteousness before God which is Loving God with all your heart, mind, soul and body and your neighbor as yourself. The question would be, How does organ donation fit into that? Good question. Once again you bring up selfishness as a possible root cause for someone deciding against donating organs. My question above asks the question, Is what we are deciding to do, with anything, centered around our love for God and others or a self-centered human desire? I am an organ donor. I leave forcing people to do things up to God as that is his department. When man gets involved in forcing people to do things, he is rarely ever just in his efforts. Gary Allow me to answer that with another question. How can refusing to help someone when you have the ability be anything but selfish?

I'm not talking about condemning anyone. I am only saying is it right to allow someone the supposed "right" to refuse someone something that can help someone after thay no longer have need of it. Sort of like a millioniare putting in his will that his cash should be burned though he lives in a small poor town ( as an illustration ). Yes, we have the right to refuse someone something even if it can help them. We have the right to have money and not give it to people in need. Biblically, giving is to be free will, not coerced, not forced, done in secret, where it will be rewarded by the Father. Yes technically we have the "right" to do it. But having the right does not necessarily "make it right" if you see what I mean. I guess I am on my own on this one. I just believe a Moral Obligation to help someone should not be a choice. IMO

I'm not talking about condemning anyone. I am only saying is it right to allow someone the supposed "right" to refuse someone something that can help someone after thay no longer have need of it. Sort of like a millioniare putting in his will that his cash should be burned though he lives in a small poor town ( as an illustration ).

I have a question that got me thinking based on a radio commercial that plays about 100 times a day for some odd reason. Should organ donation be mandatory for the good of others? Is it selfish to deny others what you can't keep and they need? My personal opinion of both questions is YES. What do you think?

Why did God create human beings? For his pleasure. Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: What makes you think evil was already present when they were created? Genesis chapter 1 says that God created man on day six both male and female and that he gave them the fruit of the trees and the herb of the field to eat. Genesis chapter 2 & 3 speak of the creation of Adam and Eve plus their fall. He gives them the fruit of the trees to eat except one in the morning then upon their fall he gives them the herb of the field to eat. In the end it must be understood that their fall was planned and executed on day 6 of creation. At the close of the day God looked at fallen man and said that everything was 'very good'. All going according to plan. He did not say it was 'perfect'. No. He had a plan to make it perfect and we are about 6000 years into the plan and about to close the age of the gentile church. God has always been in full control. Gary Was the serpent (Satan) evil. Did he exist before Adam and Eve? Satan existed as the Angel Lucifer when Adam and Eve were created. However since Giddy called his creation VERY GOOD evil could nite yet have existed. Therefore Satan sinned and fell sometime AFTER Adam and Eve were created. I understand your logic as to thinking that God would not have declared everything to be 'very good' if evil were present but what then do you do with the information I provided above? I believe evil was present when God made that statement and I have provided scriptural evidence to support that claim. Gary You didn't really mention specific scripture. You only said Genesis 1-3. I think the answer is pretty clear. There is NO sin or fall mentioned until chapter 3. Since Adam and Eve were created in chapter 1, I don't understand your logic. There is NO indication any type of evil or sin existed before chapter 3. Chapter 2 is an expansion of chapter 2, specifically the 6th day of creation. Can you show specific scripture that shows evil already present when Adam and Eve were created? Keep in mind that it is likely Adam and Eve were in the garden for as long as 100 years before Satan tempted Eve and got them kicked out if the garden. How could one acquire the knowledge of good and evil if evil did not exist? God created this tree, and after the fall, said "man has become like us, knowing good AND evil. I'm almost 100% certain that evil existed long before the creation of man. satan is the author of lies, and all disobedience. He pre-dates mankind. Gen 2:9 Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If Adam and Eve had already knew of good and Evil, there would be no reason to create a tree of knowledge. If eveil predated man, then you are disagreeing with dozens of scriptures that clearly places the fall with Adam. Satan DID fall before Adam, but THE FALL was with Adam.

Thanks for derailing my thread people.

I am not a hypocrite. I NEVER ask something from someone else I am not willing to give myself. Send me a PM and I will give it to you. I might be considered stupid. I call it trusting God. Just posting your city and state would suffice for now, actually. I told you to send a PM which you haven't done. I NEVER asked anyone to post info publicly. Why are you asking me to.

Thank you. I appreciate your understanding. As far as no one rejecting me, I guess that is a matter of perspective. I had had some MEAN things said to me in some of these posts, but I seem tonne the only one who gets confronted about it. Case in point, earlier today I was accused of not even having any kind of relationship with God. It may be my latest rants that have gotten people's attention, but before that IT WAS my not going to church that people were criticising me about. Its nice to see someone else on here admit they are not pressured or tilted into attending church because others think they should. Thanks for the encouragement.