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Subject: Re: The Mystery of God Author: Biker Bob [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 09:32:12 09/11/09 Fri In reply to: tim 's message, "The Mystery of God" on 12:56:52 09/19/04 Sun My father lives in Texas and he doesn't talk to any of his kids. He would not recognize any of his grand children either. I think that honoring that would be hard. Wake up Tim you are half dead. Time slips by everyday and this pre-occupation with your invisible friend is one giant waste of time. The mistake you make is in ignoring the here and now for the imagined afterlife which you seem to think will some how be easier. A constant state of anything is unreasonable in a world where change is the only constant. What are you going to do in the after life? Sit on a cloud and smile forever? Use your brain work hard and enjoy this time. If as you say we are all forgiven anyway what do you have to loose? Mystery is a nice way of saying it. I prefer The Misery of God because that is exactly what the belief system causes over and over again. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: The Mystery of God Author: tim [Edit] Date Posted: 15:14:50 09/13/09 Sun Once again, I thank you Mr. BB for your response to my post. You always give me good fodder to keep up the message of hope that is inside me. Honoring our parents is not based on their meriting it, but rather it is an unconditional response that according to the Bible is returned with a promise from God's word of long life to those who give it! Like the commandment of love, which Jesus said supercedes all the other commandments, it is unconditional and is expected of us, no matter who does what to us. Not that we need to be doormats, but because forgiveness sets a prisoner free (the one who forgives gets set free!). The 'good news' or gospel message is all about this forgiving others as we ourselves have been forgiven by God when He sent His Son to die for us and take away all of our sins (that's the whole wide world!). But like any gift it must be received in order to benefit those for whom it was given! WE don't have to wait for everlasting life. It starts in the crappy here and now, when you accept Jesus as Lord and Savior AND, it goes on forever! Every day we are down here can be a dress rehearsal for the real thing. Do you think it will be any less beautiful in heaven? or for that matter, any less depressing in hell than what it can be like NOW for those who are experiencing it? For anyone that is going through hell today; I've got one thing to say, just KEEP GOING!!! God brings us new mercies each morning and all we have to do is, acknowlege His presence (presents) and as my biker friend says, enjoy the day because, whether you are experiencing heaven or hell today, TODAY is the only day you will ever have to live. Submit to God, resist the devil and HE MUST FLEE! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]