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tonkovich · #16 09-08-2010, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MS Fowler

Assuming you are serious.....
If God is as He is revealed in the scriptures, He is the absolute BEST of all possible BEST. Why would He want His creation to worship anything less? Wouldn't that be akin to encouraging people to lie?

The problem is that most people create God as something like themselves, only a little "better". Since it is a human virtue to defer to others, it seems like a good thing for God to defer, and want people to worship something other than the BEST.
Such is the problem of inventing your own God.

the god of the old testament is quite the tyrant. is that whom you are referring to, the one that either orchestrates the smiting of unfortunate "enemies", or aids the "chosen people" in smiting said "enemies"? or instructs a man- abraham - to sacrifice his son -issac - granting the boy a reprieve only at the very last minute? is there something i am missing?

The Clk Man · #17 09-08-2010, 10:11 PM

I was never a greedy, last winter the wife and I talked about how much money that we would have if we would have charged full retail on every job we did without caring about the customer. Without Bank interest involved we would have about 3.3 million in the bank. The wife and I are poor, but we are happy with the life that we have lived.

chilcutt · #18 09-08-2010, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The Clk Man

I was never a greedy, last winter the wife and I talked about how much money that we would have if we would have charged full retail on every job we did without caring about the customer. Without Bank interest involved we would have about 3.3 million in the bank. The wife and I are poor, but we are happy with the life that we have lived.

This world is a prison for believers and a Utopia for non-believers CLK. This is just a 'proving ground'. Your reward for being a good man will come as you sit at the right hand of God..come reckoning day.
I hope to see you there.

The Clk Man · #19 09-08-2010, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by chilcutt

This world is a prison for believers and a Utopia for non-believers CLK. This is just a 'proving ground'. Your reward for being a good man will come as you sit at the right hand of God..come reckoning day.
I hope to see you there.

Why thank you man, I hope to see you there also.

WVOtoGO · #20 09-08-2010, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by LUVMBDiesels

People, especially 'rich' people, cannot be trusted individually. They are little more than jungle cats preying on the weak.

First, let’s hear your definition of “rich people”.

Then we'll see if I don't get banned.

aklim · #21 09-08-2010, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by chilcutt

This world is a prison for believers and a Utopia for non-believers CLK. This is just a 'proving ground'. Your reward for being a good man will come as you sit at the right hand of God..come reckoning day.
I hope to see you there.

And if there is no god and hence no reckoning day? IF there is a god but he doesn't give a rat's ass and there is no reckoning day?