Candi770 Posted January 6, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 119 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,316 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/01/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/01/1970 Share Posted January 6, 2008 There really isn't much difference from an athiest and a self righteous supposed christian. Really? Atheists lack a belief in god where self rightous christians think they know-it-all about their god. You don't see the difference? a self-righteous christian relys on self to make it through, an athiest relys on self to make it through a true christian relys soley on God. You rely SOLEY on god? to set your alarm clock? to do your job? to read to your children at night? to cook a meal? Everyone relys on himself to make it through a day, that's what's called being self-sufficient. If you don't do those things, no one else will. I believe that we are justified soley by Christ, not ourselves. Yes,it is good that we can do all those things that you are listing, but it is God that wakes me up, God that causes me to breath/live. But if I believe that apart from Him I can find salvation, and a way to the Father, I'm only fooling myself. Matthew 23:27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. See, the self righteous make themselves to look good on the outside, but inwardly they are dead. man, I like your spunk. blessings candi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candi770 Posted January 6, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 119 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,316 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/01/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/01/1970 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I believe that we are justified soley by Christ, not ourselves. Yes,it is good that we can do all those things that you are listing, but it is God that wakes me up, God that causes me to breath/live. But if I believe that apart from Him I can find salvation, and a way to the Father, I'm only fooling myself. Matthew 23:27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. See, the self righteous make themselves to look good on the outside, but inwardly they are dead. man, I like your spunk. blessings candi I like your spunk too. All men are dead in Adam. Glad to see we agree on something. but then judgement..... I know it sounds harsh, but we do have a choice. I mean we all do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chin Posted January 6, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 166 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/14/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/08/1950 Share Posted January 6, 2008 why do you bother to post here? go to an atheist forum. jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetycakes Posted January 6, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 162 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,858 Content Per Day: 1.13 Reputation: 2,113 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/21/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/23/1964 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Gee whiz, don't self-concocted "atheists" spend far too much time debating about a God Whom they say doesn't even exist? Why squabble for a lifetime over a non-entity? Shades of The Whiffenpoof Song, yes? http://arthurdurnan.freeyellow.com I agree, Arthur. I go to atheist forums, and I have wondered for a while now why they put so much time and effort into creating sites which serve no other purpose than to speak out against Christianity. Actually, I know the answer: Denial. They find comfort in 'doing something' to block out the call and claim of God upon their lives, and create these sites in order to draw in and surround themselves with other people who will reinforce their stance. They think there is 'safety in numbers'. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherEljohari Posted January 6, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 158 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/23/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/20/1984 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Gee whiz, don't self-concocted "atheists" spend far too much time debating about a God Whom they say doesn't even exist? Why squabble for a lifetime over a non-entity? Shades of The Whiffenpoof Song, yes? http://arthurdurnan.freeyellow.com I agree, Arthur. I go to atheist forums, and I have wondered for a while now why they put so much time and effort into creating sites which serve no other purpose than to speak out against Christianity. Actually, I know the answer: Denial. They find comfort in 'doing something' to block out the call and claim of God upon their lives, and create these sites in order to draw in and surround themselves with other people who will reinforce their stance. They think there is 'safety in numbers'. Sad. Denial is apart of the answer. But- The full answer is the devil. The devil has full reign with these people- therefore they spew their unbelief and try to pull in as many as possible. The more that go to hell with them the better. They need company. As the old saying goes misery loves company. Heatherxxoxoxo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Durnan Posted January 6, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,782 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 49 Days Won: 1 Joined: 06/14/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted January 6, 2008 They're STILL at it! Spending precious moments over a Creator-God Whom they don't even think exists...a NON-entity yet! Do our self-concocted "atheist" friends got here via the "decision" of their god Chance. Some GOD! Some CHANCE too! They surely owe at least a mite of thanx to that fortuitous collision of molecules on some ancient seashore which brot them the light of day, yes? But where'd the molecules come from? And where'd the seashore come from? And how'd the very light of day emanate? I get it now: EVERYTHING on earth needs a creator - but the ENTIRE UNIVERSE doesn't. Okay, alright, gotcha. Mirabile visu indeed! http://arthurdurnan.freeyellow.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~ angelique ~~ Posted January 6, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 85 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 665 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/11/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/24/1968 Share Posted January 6, 2008 As an atheist, I worry about the distrust and fear that some theists have for atheists. Because of this, I want to ask a general question. What is it about atheism or the atheist that you find frightening or damaging to society? I have included some information that theists and atheists alike might find interesting about the fear and discrimination in America. According to a study done by the Sociology department at the University of Minnesota, the atheist is America's most distrusted minority. From a telephone sampling of more than 2,000 households, university researchers found that Americans rate atheists below Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted January 6, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hmmmmm ... atheist never scared me, I don't agree with their view of God, or not God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted January 7, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.10 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted January 7, 2008 Hmmmmm ... atheist never scared me, I don't agree with their view of God, or not God. They've never scared me either....they all seem to have a Don Quixote complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kari21 Posted January 7, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 140 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,846 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/04/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/05/1987 Share Posted January 7, 2008 What makes an atheist so scary? Their hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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