Ed ends up in our world during WWII. The gate is the way to our world and the
world Al and the gang are in is a different world where Alchemy is dominant.
Ours is where science is dominant. Lust and the others were pulled from our
world when that bio-alchemy is used. You know; trying to bring a human back to
life.
merged: 06-11-2006 ~ 02:14pm
Ed ends up in our world during WWII. The gate is the way to our world and the
world Al and the gang are in is a different world where Alchemy is dominant.
Ours is where science is dominant. Lust and the others were pulled from our
world when that bio-alchemy is used. You know; trying to bring a human back to
life.
My lappy is named 2JZ-GTE. After the Toyota Supra MKIV engine. I don't have a
MKIV Supra yet, but I'll have a red twin turbo before long. My current car is
'neechan. She is a Mazda Protege first gen. She is a bit sick because of a blown
fan motor, but she is in good shape.
Try being honorable when you are dead. There is no honor in letting your life
slip away from you for some Earthly good or for someone to get pleasure from
watching you die. Fight to keep your life with every ounce of your being. Do
every dirty trick to defend yourself anything you have to to live so that you
may die knowing that you did your best to live. Mind you this is in a life or
death situation. Not some fight in the school yard. Although more and more it
seems that the school yard brawl involves more than fists and a drive to be
stronger. Get a good education. It is proven that people who have had more
education are more likely to be rational and avoid fighting.
And I summarize the Greatest Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi when I say everyone must
be versed in many forms of martial arts. There is a martial art for every
happening and there should be no favorite among your weaponry otherwise you will
die from inappropriate use. Killing for glory and just because is worthless. A
person must kill to protect their life and the lives of others. In my opinion if
you try or take the life of another outside of self defense you forfeit yours at
that instant. We all have a right to live, but those who take it don't. It is
that simple. There is a huge difference between stories and real life. I know a
lot of people can make this distinction, and it seems more cannot. If I am to
carry a weapon I will know how to use it rather than imitate what I have seen by
someone else (I do fence foil and saber, but that is hardly a martial art). I
love the sword and gun. They are my favorite weapons. Short range for a sword
and long for a gun. I wouldnââ¬â¢t be
adverse to rolling right with two swords and a 45 on my hip.
Iââ¬â¢d actually love to do that, but I have
yet to run into a situation where I need to have a sword or a gun. Besides
youââ¬â¢d mess up those lovely scabbards on
everything that you scrape across. So a nice 10-8 round pistol is good; safe,
easy to conceal, quick to draw, versatile at all ranges of your attacker. Too
bad I am only 18. You need to be 21 to own a pistol and more important to carry
it concealed. I suggest that everyone carry a gun and know how to use it. I say
that everyone carry a gun and know how and when to use it. Japan was afraid to
invade us directly because we, America, are a country of armed cowboys. Not only
will Japan not invade us, but if more people have guns and know more about them
Iââ¬â¢d think that there would be less
misuse of the weapon.
H O L D U P. Nagasaki and Hiroshima had military installations in them. The
Japanese people were even being trained all around to help defeat America and
the other allied forces. Yes, those civilian deaths were bad, but you all know
as well as I the
ââ¬ÅSamuraiââ¬Â
mentality that the Japanese have to this day. This mentality drives them to die
trying or to die of failure. They attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7; this was seen
as a declaration of W A R by the Great U S of A. We later had Germany and Italy
declare war upon us too. We began to kick ass and take names! Rightly so too.
Not only were we defending our selves with the Atomic Bombs, be we were also
preventing more American and allied lives from being lost by taking those
military installations. I am not too sure on scaring the U.S.S.R. though. Great
topic. Go America! That Team America song comes to mind
ââ¬ÅAmerica F
yeah!ââ¬Â
Well I do agree that it is rash to wish death uppon someone. It is like saying
that you would want someone to die, but infact you don't really wish death on
them, but you really dispise their actions. I have spoken with some of these
nut jobs, that have told me that they would pull my teeth, break my bones, or
even kill me if I didn't convert. These are people who say that tampons are the
"Cotton Fingers of the Devil!". By the By a man called One Eye Jack
told me this, and it wasn't much different from what the others were saying
either. Still you are right it is no reason to wish death on someone else. May
a person die for trying to take anothers life or for torture!
Well I have no doubt that the Catholic church will keep Trucking things up.
Lets count, the crusades, crusades, crusades, crusades, inquisition, crusades,
child molestation, and I am shure that there is more. But mind you what about
the female castration that some Middle Easterners practice in their religion.
In nearly every religion there is a supression of women, and of person. So just
don't hate Catholilcs because they are a dime a dozen, hate other religions for
what they did to. I hate Islama Fascsits for their kill everything ideas around
the world. Let us not forget Landover Babtist Church. I have something that
sickens me from them. Here it is:
Friends, as a Bible-Believing True
Christianââ¢, my sense of right and wrong
comes
straight from the Word of God. The Bible is the very foundation of my moral
values, Amen.
When I was out street-preaching last weekend, I met an honest-to-goodness
Hellbount Atheist who wanted to "debate". I asked him what was his
basis for
morality if he doesn't believe in God or the Bible. He told me that he
empathizes with others -- he knows that an action towards another is wrong if
he
would not like for someone else to do it to him. He gave as an example that
he
knows that it is wrong to kill others for pleasure because he doesn't want to
be
killed, and because he doesn't want anyone to kill someone he cares
about.
I swiftly rebuked this Hellbound sinner with God's admonishment against
following your own conscience rather than God's written laws in Deuteronomy
29:19-20 (or if you prefer, here is the the Brick Testament version).
Later however, I started thinking about what that evil Athian had said. At
first, I couldn't quite point out what was specifically wrong with his
argument.
It almost seems reasonable that one could behave morally simply by
empathizing
with others and following one's God given conscience. I knew that there had
to
be a reason for the LORD's prohibition against letting my conscience be my
guide, so I did what I always do when questions pop up in my head -- I
cracked
open my King James 1611 Bible, and I immediately found the answer,
Amen.
Empathy and conscience only get you so far. They can tell you a few obvious
things, but there are too many things that they get completely wrong. The
Bible
is the only authority on what is right and wrong.
Here are some examples of things that conscience and empathy tell me are ok,
but
the Bible clearly states as being wrong:
I know a homosexual couple who have been in a committed, monogamous
relationship
for thirty years. They are honest and hardworking members of the community.
They
have an adopted son who grew up to be just as normal and well-adjusted as
anyone
else. They defy every stereotype of gays that Godly Pastor Fred Phelps has
ever
thought up. If I relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably
conclude that homosexuality is ok, and that gay marriage is nothing to be
afraid
of. I need the Bible to tell me that it is wrong. (Leviticus 20:13 - Brick
Testament; Romans 1:26-27)
In my experience, women seem to be just as intelligent and capable as men. If
I
relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably conclude that women
and men are equals and that women deserve just as much dignity and respect as
men do. I need the Bible to tell me that women are to be subjugated before
men,
and that men are to have dominion over women (1 Peter 3:1-6; Ephesians
5:22-24;
1 Timothy 2:11-15).
i know many nonchristians who live happy, productive lives. They love their
families, and they are honest and hardworking. If I relied on my own empathy
and
conscience, I would probably conclude that it doesn't matter what, if any,
religion people follow, and that we should all try to just get along. I need
the
Bible to tell me that I am required to hate nonchristians, and that I am to
convert them or kill them. (Luke 19:27)
I've seen people eat pork, oysters, catfish, crablegs, crawfish, lobster,
clams,
scallops, fried calamari, etc. without ill effect. I have eaten of each item
listed before I was saved -- they are all delicious. If I relied on my own
empathy and conscience, I wouldn't have a clue that there was anything
morally
wrong with eating pork or shellfish. I need the Bible to inform me of that
(Leviticus 11:7-10 , Brick Testament.
If I relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably conclude that
I
should love my family. However, the Bible clearly states that I should hate
my
family if I want to follow Jesus. (Luke 14:26; Matthew 10:21, 35-37)
This cuts both ways. Here are some examples of things that conscience and
empathy tell me are wrong, but the Bible states that as being ok:
If I relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably conclude that
genocide is wrong. However, the Bible lists many stories where the LORD
commands
genocide. (Deuteronomy 7:1-6 - Brick Testament - Instructions for Genocide
If I relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably conclude that
rape was wrong. However, the Bible tells me that it is ok to rape a woman who
she isn't married or engaged, just so long as, if I get caught, I agree to
marry
her afterwards and I have 50 shekels to pay her father (Deuteronomy 22:28-29
,
Brick Testament. Also, God often commands his Christian soldiers to rape the
virgin women of a village after they have killed all the men, boys, and
non-virgin women (Numbers 31 - Brick Testament).
If I relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably conclude that
slavery is wrong. However, the Bible clearly condones slavery. (Titus 2:9-10;
Ephesians 6:5; 1 Timothy 6:1)
If I relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably conclude that
peace is good and war is wrong, but the Bible says that the LORD is a man of
war
(Exodus 15:3, and that Jesus did not come to bring peace, but a sword
(Matthew
10:34).
Friends, what the Word of God says and what your conscience tell you will
frequently be in conflict. Being saved and having faith means ignoring your
conscience and following Jesus, Amen.
Praise Jesus!
Pastor Billy-Reuben
21 January, 2001
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would YOU LIKE TO BE SAVED?
Pray this prayer, and mean it with all your heart.
Lord Jesus, I know that I am a depraved, sick, and disgusting sinner, and
unless
You spare me from Your Holy Wrath, I will be mercilessly tortured in Hell
forever. I thank You for temporarily dying for me at Calvary. I come
grovelling
to You now, and beg You to not send me straight to Hell when I die,
Amen.
You can talk to this nut job at pastorpistle@landoverbaptist.org. It has been
a while since I have read this garbage, but enjoy!
What about my comment on the Jews? I also think that all of these miracles
happend because word of mouth can really change the story quite abit. I did the
word of mouth game in my speech class, and someone had a story about their dog
and it ended up being about a cat and something else. So these stories aren't
necisarily true to the core and are embelished (before a written language was
invented, folk lore, and religous stories of the Jews was passed on by word of
mouth). Not to mention during the Crusades, and other times where religion was
the endall to endall, people weren't literate. They couldn't read or write, and
depended on the Church to tell them what was what. I also think that this
didn't take to long to turn into a church controlled society, where a few
control the masses because of their ignorance, where the few knew that they were
working a sweet angle. For example papal taxes, and the selling of endulgences
(forgiveness for your sins) were used as a way to get money and to be filthy
rich. How else do you explain a man who is supposed to be living in a modest
way no greater than his fellow man and having a gold and jewel encrusted robe.
I would say that because of all of these factors that the "True
Religion" was lost at the beggining and controlled by people who took
advantages of the desperate who couldn't describe what was happening to them in
any other way but "Gods Wrath". It was not like you could say I don't
believe in God and walk away because Kings (one of the blunders of the world)
had state religions or were controlled by a church. So from foot to hand
religion is at the same time talked about to be fake and used as an historical
reference; mostly because we have no other sources.
Well now this happened under Jhon Paul II right? I would also say that if you
are to be christian that you should worship God, not Mary, Jesus or saints. God
is the divine creator, and so isn't the only difference between Jews and
Catholics that Catholics believe that Jesus was a true messenger, and they
observe his birthday because he paid for their sins with his life, and Jews
don't believe a lick about Jesus. So why aren't the Jews still sacrificing
animals to bring the good will of God because Jesus didn't die for their sins.
Unlike Alvis who killed for your sins, parted the Rio Grand, and had a miracle
birth that brought "Shamen (Shaymen)" to see him because he glowed
like with a light not of this world. I really do love Sealab 2021. Mother
Margret is Alvis!
But did you laugh? If I have you right that some sex offender under a position
of God shouldn't forgive a person because of what he has done? Well I agree
that a priest shouldn't forgive someone if he has been sampling little boys
because if he doesn't regret it how come someone who thinks that rape is right
have any room to say that stealing from the collection plate is forgiven. Two
Pi degrees of stress, if this religion and its endless disputes are things that
we don't agree on, I agree with you that rape is nothing to joke about. As for
race and religion, if we can't take a joke about ourselves we let the pride of
our traits get in the way of existance (we get offended over a silly joke when
thats all it is is a joke). Yes, I know that an insult can be hidden as a joke,
but still it really is nothing to get worked up over (this is easier said than
done). Once we can all laugh about ourselves the bariers of race and religion
will have come down, and we can focus on bettering the world. If you haven't
seen Advent Children, and you want to; give me a private message, and I will see
what I can do.
Well, yes, a lot of my religious knowledge is lacking. I have a general idea of
the ten comandments, Eden, the origins of the old testament, the jewish march
back to Isreal that split into Isreal and Judah. For the most part we are
talking about the right for others to forgive in Gods place. But I earlier
started talking about morals, and got off on to a tangent of
"restrictions" that really doesn't have anygthing to do with religion.
It really has to do with the way to live your life. My belief is to just
exist. While in existance I will better myself, and not really get bent out of
shape over someone else. I want to further my advancement in life by searching
for what makes me happy, and how to be happy (yes, even by following most of the
10 comandments including thou shalt not kill). Right now I am giving my ideas
in hopes that someone may realize that this is not who they want to be or that
they want to be like me. The internet is a web of expanding ideas, and it is up
to the person who learns of these ideas to implement them or not. Want an
apple?
Just for zero degrees
If zero degrees is equal to the point (1,0) on the unit circle couldn't you also
be called threehundred and sixty degrees. I hope you laugh at that. I joke
about math, but not my car. I also wish to honestly apoligize for insulting
you. I had no idea that you would take so negatively to my joking about apples
and god it was my ignorance (some will just smile and joke back, I was hoping
you would). Well scince you [0 or 360 degrees or even two pi] said that it was
our ingnorance that got us to eat the appel, but didn't God say to Adam and Eve
that they shalt not eateth of the tree of good and evil. So were we truely
ignorant?
Kradj, if you have seen Advent Children! I would say that it is a persons place
to forgive another person for what they have done. Arith (Aris) did it for
Cloud after he killed her. So I guess in otherwords you are trying to say that
people shouldn't speak for god because God is the only one that can. I would
agree with that. And my kind of thinking about new ideas got us kicked out of
Eden? I can also agree with that because it was the snakes idea for Eve to eat
the fruit and share with Adam. The snakes idea was totaly new and fresh. So
does this also mean that eating an apple is a sin because it rectifies our
knowledge of good and evil? You know wouldn't want to make the same mistake
twice! Or maybe it was a blessing to get away from god and to know of good and
evil. I am sorta on the side that it was good for us to get kicked out only
because I haven't experienced Eden. I think I will go eat a bag of apples right
now as a matter of fact! Now for "My Kind" I am your kind. I am a
human just like you are or are you Sephiroth the Incarnate, Kradj? If you will
not give opposition to my thought that means that I have won! You have nothing
to refute it with so therefore it is undisputed. I am really good at spouting
the truth. Or you could say I was lying and dispute it Kradj! Don't worry I am
just playfully jabbing you in the side; I really don't want to become your
enemy for this. You know after a hard days work we could just go shoot the
breeze about cars or something over a coke all friendly like.
Yeah, when I was a budding otaku, I just knew that there was anime, and books on
how to draw it. I never really found out about manga until about a year later.
Then after that I really understood the whole process of getting anime leased,
and how it is really cheaper to buy pirated stuff. Come on man, an entire
series for 12-30 dollars is just awsome!
Well yes life does have boundaries. I wouldn't kill anyone unless they are
trying to kill or harm me or someone else (harm as in rape, torture, mutilate,
etc.). Their life will be taken for trying to take the life of another person
because we all have the right to live! I am not saying that you should go out
and harm someone because it makes you happy. I guess I should have said you
should live your life and be happy aslong as no one else but you gets hurt, and
as long as you don't do anything wrong (rape, killing for personal gain,
stealing, physically harming others). I also think that you take me to
seriously. I didn't mean to say to break the law or to go against your
concience, but rather give up religous imposed restrictions. For example, if
you want shell fish, eat it unless you are deathly allergic to it. I can eat
horse, but I cannot be around a live one in the pin; I could DIE! It is really
complicated, while you should give up trying not to think dirty thoughts about a
really cute girl, you should also keep the boundary of not stealing or killing
(everyone should be mindful or open to many other thoughts because one can
really bring about a great change). A little dirty thoughts never hurt anyone!
So don't be so sore about what happened back in Eden, just make the best of
life!
I will tell you it wasn't a mediaeval gundam, it is a Gymelef. A suit of giant
armour powered by the heart of a dragon! Go Van, krush Dillandau, even if she
is Allens sister! Man, I can't stop myself from ruining the story.
Dopplegangers! Go tell that to Queen Dopplepopolis doppleganger! *pipe rench
smack*
I have a confession, I can't blow bubbles with my gum or else it will get stuck
in my beard. Who cares, just do what you feel is right. It will be your
choice, and therefore you made it, now deal with the fruits of that choice. You
can change so your bad choice won't happen again, but if you do nothing you are
worthless; a waste of flesh as a matter of fact. Bettering our condition and
learning from our mistakes are what we humans are all about. So what you made a
mistake, if you don't let it happen again you are better off than you were.
Just live life and be happy. Forget about your restrictions, live without
regret so when you die you can die fufilled and enjoy what ever is left because
you lived a good life.
Well the thing about hugging is... that it depends on who you are hugging.
Family, and friends that are guys or girls should be hugged with the upper body.
If you really want to freak a guy out I would suggest you give'm a pat on the
butt. For wives, husbands, and life partners; I would hugg with the upper body
and the lower regions. It all depends on how close you are to your victim.
You missed your chance to tell a girl that you love her right? It is the only
brand of sap a guy can make to get attention from a girl that he has just melted
like butter if she doesn't cut the crap. I hope that you and everyone finds
happyness. I for one know I will, and I have taken a lot of junk from one
girl. I really learned about myself through my relationship with another
person. Time really stopped for me after we split. Two weeks seemed to pass in
the time of a day. I couldn't stop thinkning about her. Eventually I just got
over it. I still think about her and the things that I know realize was stupid.
Mostly public displays of affection. My other regret was not cutting through
the bovine scat, and just asked her I could put my arm around her. I could have
just shown my affection and would have been rewarded ten fold with hers. In the
end she fell for another guy, and she just couldn't admit that she did. It
really didn't help with me being jealous, and having thoughts of other girls.
We all must reach a point where we are willing to shut out others and only have
affections for one person. Until then, it is normal to think of others, just
stay faithful to the one you are with.
I have all of the DVDs. Don't worry, stop screenpeeking noob! They are all
lagit. Hey, and yes, they aren't edited atleast for the visuals. I don't know
if the dialouge or the names are changed. I know that Chrno Crusade was named
Chrono Crusade by ADV. Tokyo Pop really screwed Initial D. Takumi's name is
NOT Tak!! Anywho the series and the movie kick butt anyway. Look on ebay
screenpeeker for low prices, and keep it lagit like you always do! Well until
then, keep screenpeeking noob!
Ed ends up in our world during WWII. The gate is the way to our world and the world Al and the gang are in is a different world where Alchemy is dominant. Ours is where science is dominant. Lust and the others were pulled from our world when that bio-alchemy is used. You know; trying to bring a human back to life.
merged: 06-11-2006 ~ 02:14pm
Ed ends up in our world during WWII. The gate is the way to our world and the world Al and the gang are in is a different world where Alchemy is dominant. Ours is where science is dominant. Lust and the others were pulled from our world when that bio-alchemy is used. You know; trying to bring a human back to life.
My lappy is named 2JZ-GTE. After the Toyota Supra MKIV engine. I don't have a MKIV Supra yet, but I'll have a red twin turbo before long. My current car is 'neechan. She is a Mazda Protege first gen. She is a bit sick because of a blown fan motor, but she is in good shape.
Try being honorable when you are dead. There is no honor in letting your life slip away from you for some Earthly good or for someone to get pleasure from watching you die. Fight to keep your life with every ounce of your being. Do every dirty trick to defend yourself anything you have to to live so that you may die knowing that you did your best to live. Mind you this is in a life or death situation. Not some fight in the school yard. Although more and more it seems that the school yard brawl involves more than fists and a drive to be stronger. Get a good education. It is proven that people who have had more education are more likely to be rational and avoid fighting.
And I summarize the Greatest Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi when I say everyone must be versed in many forms of martial arts. There is a martial art for every happening and there should be no favorite among your weaponry otherwise you will die from inappropriate use. Killing for glory and just because is worthless. A person must kill to protect their life and the lives of others. In my opinion if you try or take the life of another outside of self defense you forfeit yours at that instant. We all have a right to live, but those who take it don't. It is that simple. There is a huge difference between stories and real life. I know a lot of people can make this distinction, and it seems more cannot. If I am to carry a weapon I will know how to use it rather than imitate what I have seen by someone else (I do fence foil and saber, but that is hardly a martial art). I love the sword and gun. They are my favorite weapons. Short range for a sword and long for a gun. I wouldnââ¬â¢t be adverse to rolling right with two swords and a 45 on my hip. Iââ¬â¢d actually love to do that, but I have yet to run into a situation where I need to have a sword or a gun. Besides youââ¬â¢d mess up those lovely scabbards on everything that you scrape across. So a nice 10-8 round pistol is good; safe, easy to conceal, quick to draw, versatile at all ranges of your attacker. Too bad I am only 18. You need to be 21 to own a pistol and more important to carry it concealed. I suggest that everyone carry a gun and know how to use it. I say that everyone carry a gun and know how and when to use it. Japan was afraid to invade us directly because we, America, are a country of armed cowboys. Not only will Japan not invade us, but if more people have guns and know more about them Iââ¬â¢d think that there would be less misuse of the weapon.
H O L D U P. Nagasaki and Hiroshima had military installations in them. The Japanese people were even being trained all around to help defeat America and the other allied forces. Yes, those civilian deaths were bad, but you all know as well as I the ââ¬ÅSamuraiââ¬Â mentality that the Japanese have to this day. This mentality drives them to die trying or to die of failure. They attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7; this was seen as a declaration of W A R by the Great U S of A. We later had Germany and Italy declare war upon us too. We began to kick ass and take names! Rightly so too. Not only were we defending our selves with the Atomic Bombs, be we were also preventing more American and allied lives from being lost by taking those military installations. I am not too sure on scaring the U.S.S.R. though. Great topic. Go America! That Team America song comes to mind ââ¬ÅAmerica F yeah!ââ¬Â
Well we all make mistakes, but child trucking takes time and is repeated so you have plenty of time to know what you are doing is just plain wrong.
I thought that you didn't joke about religion. I have learned something and will grow ever more careful with my words.
Well I do agree that it is rash to wish death uppon someone. It is like saying that you would want someone to die, but infact you don't really wish death on them, but you really dispise their actions. I have spoken with some of these nut jobs, that have told me that they would pull my teeth, break my bones, or even kill me if I didn't convert. These are people who say that tampons are the "Cotton Fingers of the Devil!". By the By a man called One Eye Jack told me this, and it wasn't much different from what the others were saying either. Still you are right it is no reason to wish death on someone else. May a person die for trying to take anothers life or for torture!
Well I have no doubt that the Catholic church will keep Trucking things up. Lets count, the crusades, crusades, crusades, crusades, inquisition, crusades, child molestation, and I am shure that there is more. But mind you what about the female castration that some Middle Easterners practice in their religion. In nearly every religion there is a supression of women, and of person. So just don't hate Catholilcs because they are a dime a dozen, hate other religions for what they did to. I hate Islama Fascsits for their kill everything ideas around the world. Let us not forget Landover Babtist Church. I have something that sickens me from them. Here it is:
Friends, as a Bible-Believing True Christianââ¢, my sense of right and wrong comes
straight from the Word of God. The Bible is the very foundation of my moral
values, Amen.
When I was out street-preaching last weekend, I met an honest-to-goodness
Hellbount Atheist who wanted to "debate". I asked him what was his basis for
morality if he doesn't believe in God or the Bible. He told me that he
empathizes with others -- he knows that an action towards another is wrong if he
would not like for someone else to do it to him. He gave as an example that he
knows that it is wrong to kill others for pleasure because he doesn't want to be
killed, and because he doesn't want anyone to kill someone he cares about.
I swiftly rebuked this Hellbound sinner with God's admonishment against
following your own conscience rather than God's written laws in Deuteronomy
29:19-20 (or if you prefer, here is the the Brick Testament version).
Later however, I started thinking about what that evil Athian had said. At
first, I couldn't quite point out what was specifically wrong with his argument.
It almost seems reasonable that one could behave morally simply by empathizing
with others and following one's God given conscience. I knew that there had to
be a reason for the LORD's prohibition against letting my conscience be my
guide, so I did what I always do when questions pop up in my head -- I cracked
open my King James 1611 Bible, and I immediately found the answer, Amen.
Empathy and conscience only get you so far. They can tell you a few obvious
things, but there are too many things that they get completely wrong. The Bible
is the only authority on what is right and wrong.
Here are some examples of things that conscience and empathy tell me are ok, but
the Bible clearly states as being wrong:
I know a homosexual couple who have been in a committed, monogamous relationship
for thirty years. They are honest and hardworking members of the community. They
have an adopted son who grew up to be just as normal and well-adjusted as anyone
else. They defy every stereotype of gays that Godly Pastor Fred Phelps has ever
thought up. If I relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably
conclude that homosexuality is ok, and that gay marriage is nothing to be afraid
of. I need the Bible to tell me that it is wrong. (Leviticus 20:13 - Brick
Testament; Romans 1:26-27)
In my experience, women seem to be just as intelligent and capable as men. If I
relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably conclude that women
and men are equals and that women deserve just as much dignity and respect as
men do. I need the Bible to tell me that women are to be subjugated before men,
and that men are to have dominion over women (1 Peter 3:1-6; Ephesians 5:22-24;
1 Timothy 2:11-15).
i know many nonchristians who live happy, productive lives. They love their
families, and they are honest and hardworking. If I relied on my own empathy and
conscience, I would probably conclude that it doesn't matter what, if any,
religion people follow, and that we should all try to just get along. I need the
Bible to tell me that I am required to hate nonchristians, and that I am to
convert them or kill them. (Luke 19:27)
I've seen people eat pork, oysters, catfish, crablegs, crawfish, lobster, clams,
scallops, fried calamari, etc. without ill effect. I have eaten of each item
listed before I was saved -- they are all delicious. If I relied on my own
empathy and conscience, I wouldn't have a clue that there was anything morally
wrong with eating pork or shellfish. I need the Bible to inform me of that
(Leviticus 11:7-10 , Brick Testament.
If I relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably conclude that I
should love my family. However, the Bible clearly states that I should hate my
family if I want to follow Jesus. (Luke 14:26; Matthew 10:21, 35-37)
This cuts both ways. Here are some examples of things that conscience and
empathy tell me are wrong, but the Bible states that as being ok:
If I relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably conclude that
genocide is wrong. However, the Bible lists many stories where the LORD commands
genocide. (Deuteronomy 7:1-6 - Brick Testament - Instructions for Genocide
If I relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably conclude that
rape was wrong. However, the Bible tells me that it is ok to rape a woman who
she isn't married or engaged, just so long as, if I get caught, I agree to marry
her afterwards and I have 50 shekels to pay her father (Deuteronomy 22:28-29 ,
Brick Testament. Also, God often commands his Christian soldiers to rape the
virgin women of a village after they have killed all the men, boys, and
non-virgin women (Numbers 31 - Brick Testament).
If I relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably conclude that
slavery is wrong. However, the Bible clearly condones slavery. (Titus 2:9-10;
Ephesians 6:5; 1 Timothy 6:1)
If I relied on my own empathy and conscience, I would probably conclude that
peace is good and war is wrong, but the Bible says that the LORD is a man of war
(Exodus 15:3, and that Jesus did not come to bring peace, but a sword (Matthew
10:34).
Friends, what the Word of God says and what your conscience tell you will
frequently be in conflict. Being saved and having faith means ignoring your
conscience and following Jesus, Amen.
Praise Jesus!
Pastor Billy-Reuben
21 January, 2001
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would YOU LIKE TO BE SAVED?
Pray this prayer, and mean it with all your heart.
Lord Jesus, I know that I am a depraved, sick, and disgusting sinner, and unless
You spare me from Your Holy Wrath, I will be mercilessly tortured in Hell
forever. I thank You for temporarily dying for me at Calvary. I come grovelling
to You now, and beg You to not send me straight to Hell when I die, Amen.
You can talk to this nut job at pastorpistle@landoverbaptist.org. It has been a while since I have read this garbage, but enjoy!
What about my comment on the Jews? I also think that all of these miracles happend because word of mouth can really change the story quite abit. I did the word of mouth game in my speech class, and someone had a story about their dog and it ended up being about a cat and something else. So these stories aren't necisarily true to the core and are embelished (before a written language was invented, folk lore, and religous stories of the Jews was passed on by word of mouth). Not to mention during the Crusades, and other times where religion was the endall to endall, people weren't literate. They couldn't read or write, and depended on the Church to tell them what was what. I also think that this didn't take to long to turn into a church controlled society, where a few control the masses because of their ignorance, where the few knew that they were working a sweet angle. For example papal taxes, and the selling of endulgences (forgiveness for your sins) were used as a way to get money and to be filthy rich. How else do you explain a man who is supposed to be living in a modest way no greater than his fellow man and having a gold and jewel encrusted robe. I would say that because of all of these factors that the "True Religion" was lost at the beggining and controlled by people who took advantages of the desperate who couldn't describe what was happening to them in any other way but "Gods Wrath". It was not like you could say I don't believe in God and walk away because Kings (one of the blunders of the world) had state religions or were controlled by a church. So from foot to hand religion is at the same time talked about to be fake and used as an historical reference; mostly because we have no other sources.
Well now this happened under Jhon Paul II right? I would also say that if you are to be christian that you should worship God, not Mary, Jesus or saints. God is the divine creator, and so isn't the only difference between Jews and Catholics that Catholics believe that Jesus was a true messenger, and they observe his birthday because he paid for their sins with his life, and Jews don't believe a lick about Jesus. So why aren't the Jews still sacrificing animals to bring the good will of God because Jesus didn't die for their sins. Unlike Alvis who killed for your sins, parted the Rio Grand, and had a miracle birth that brought "Shamen (Shaymen)" to see him because he glowed like with a light not of this world. I really do love Sealab 2021. Mother Margret is Alvis!
But did you laugh? If I have you right that some sex offender under a position of God shouldn't forgive a person because of what he has done? Well I agree that a priest shouldn't forgive someone if he has been sampling little boys because if he doesn't regret it how come someone who thinks that rape is right have any room to say that stealing from the collection plate is forgiven. Two Pi degrees of stress, if this religion and its endless disputes are things that we don't agree on, I agree with you that rape is nothing to joke about. As for race and religion, if we can't take a joke about ourselves we let the pride of our traits get in the way of existance (we get offended over a silly joke when thats all it is is a joke). Yes, I know that an insult can be hidden as a joke, but still it really is nothing to get worked up over (this is easier said than done). Once we can all laugh about ourselves the bariers of race and religion will have come down, and we can focus on bettering the world. If you haven't seen Advent Children, and you want to; give me a private message, and I will see what I can do.
Well, yes, a lot of my religious knowledge is lacking. I have a general idea of the ten comandments, Eden, the origins of the old testament, the jewish march back to Isreal that split into Isreal and Judah. For the most part we are talking about the right for others to forgive in Gods place. But I earlier started talking about morals, and got off on to a tangent of "restrictions" that really doesn't have anygthing to do with religion. It really has to do with the way to live your life. My belief is to just exist. While in existance I will better myself, and not really get bent out of shape over someone else. I want to further my advancement in life by searching for what makes me happy, and how to be happy (yes, even by following most of the 10 comandments including thou shalt not kill). Right now I am giving my ideas in hopes that someone may realize that this is not who they want to be or that they want to be like me. The internet is a web of expanding ideas, and it is up to the person who learns of these ideas to implement them or not. Want an apple?
Just for zero degrees
If zero degrees is equal to the point (1,0) on the unit circle couldn't you also be called threehundred and sixty degrees. I hope you laugh at that. I joke about math, but not my car. I also wish to honestly apoligize for insulting you. I had no idea that you would take so negatively to my joking about apples and god it was my ignorance (some will just smile and joke back, I was hoping you would). Well scince you [0 or 360 degrees or even two pi] said that it was our ingnorance that got us to eat the appel, but didn't God say to Adam and Eve that they shalt not eateth of the tree of good and evil. So were we truely ignorant?
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Kradj, if you have seen Advent Children! I would say that it is a persons place to forgive another person for what they have done. Arith (Aris) did it for Cloud after he killed her. So I guess in otherwords you are trying to say that people shouldn't speak for god because God is the only one that can. I would agree with that. And my kind of thinking about new ideas got us kicked out of Eden? I can also agree with that because it was the snakes idea for Eve to eat the fruit and share with Adam. The snakes idea was totaly new and fresh. So does this also mean that eating an apple is a sin because it rectifies our knowledge of good and evil? You know wouldn't want to make the same mistake twice! Or maybe it was a blessing to get away from god and to know of good and evil. I am sorta on the side that it was good for us to get kicked out only because I haven't experienced Eden. I think I will go eat a bag of apples right now as a matter of fact! Now for "My Kind" I am your kind. I am a human just like you are or are you Sephiroth the Incarnate, Kradj? If you will not give opposition to my thought that means that I have won! You have nothing to refute it with so therefore it is undisputed. I am really good at spouting the truth. Or you could say I was lying and dispute it Kradj! Don't worry I am just playfully jabbing you in the side; I really don't want to become your enemy for this. You know after a hard days work we could just go shoot the breeze about cars or something over a coke all friendly like.
Yeah, when I was a budding otaku, I just knew that there was anime, and books on how to draw it. I never really found out about manga until about a year later. Then after that I really understood the whole process of getting anime leased, and how it is really cheaper to buy pirated stuff. Come on man, an entire series for 12-30 dollars is just awsome!
Well yes life does have boundaries. I wouldn't kill anyone unless they are trying to kill or harm me or someone else (harm as in rape, torture, mutilate, etc.). Their life will be taken for trying to take the life of another person because we all have the right to live! I am not saying that you should go out and harm someone because it makes you happy. I guess I should have said you should live your life and be happy aslong as no one else but you gets hurt, and as long as you don't do anything wrong (rape, killing for personal gain, stealing, physically harming others). I also think that you take me to seriously. I didn't mean to say to break the law or to go against your concience, but rather give up religous imposed restrictions. For example, if you want shell fish, eat it unless you are deathly allergic to it. I can eat horse, but I cannot be around a live one in the pin; I could DIE! It is really complicated, while you should give up trying not to think dirty thoughts about a really cute girl, you should also keep the boundary of not stealing or killing (everyone should be mindful or open to many other thoughts because one can really bring about a great change). A little dirty thoughts never hurt anyone! So don't be so sore about what happened back in Eden, just make the best of life!
I will tell you it wasn't a mediaeval gundam, it is a Gymelef. A suit of giant armour powered by the heart of a dragon! Go Van, krush Dillandau, even if she is Allens sister! Man, I can't stop myself from ruining the story. Dopplegangers! Go tell that to Queen Dopplepopolis doppleganger! *pipe rench smack*
I have a confession, I can't blow bubbles with my gum or else it will get stuck in my beard. Who cares, just do what you feel is right. It will be your choice, and therefore you made it, now deal with the fruits of that choice. You can change so your bad choice won't happen again, but if you do nothing you are worthless; a waste of flesh as a matter of fact. Bettering our condition and learning from our mistakes are what we humans are all about. So what you made a mistake, if you don't let it happen again you are better off than you were. Just live life and be happy. Forget about your restrictions, live without regret so when you die you can die fufilled and enjoy what ever is left because you lived a good life.
Hello, welcome to Mini Tokyo. Enjoy your time!
Well the thing about hugging is... that it depends on who you are hugging. Family, and friends that are guys or girls should be hugged with the upper body. If you really want to freak a guy out I would suggest you give'm a pat on the butt. For wives, husbands, and life partners; I would hugg with the upper body and the lower regions. It all depends on how close you are to your victim.
You missed your chance to tell a girl that you love her right? It is the only brand of sap a guy can make to get attention from a girl that he has just melted like butter if she doesn't cut the crap. I hope that you and everyone finds happyness. I for one know I will, and I have taken a lot of junk from one girl. I really learned about myself through my relationship with another person. Time really stopped for me after we split. Two weeks seemed to pass in the time of a day. I couldn't stop thinkning about her. Eventually I just got over it. I still think about her and the things that I know realize was stupid. Mostly public displays of affection. My other regret was not cutting through the bovine scat, and just asked her I could put my arm around her. I could have just shown my affection and would have been rewarded ten fold with hers. In the end she fell for another guy, and she just couldn't admit that she did. It really didn't help with me being jealous, and having thoughts of other girls. We all must reach a point where we are willing to shut out others and only have affections for one person. Until then, it is normal to think of others, just stay faithful to the one you are with.
Yes, Mini Tokyo is huge. I hope that you have a great time! Well until next time, space cowboy!
I have all of the DVDs. Don't worry, stop screenpeeking noob! They are all lagit. Hey, and yes, they aren't edited atleast for the visuals. I don't know if the dialouge or the names are changed. I know that Chrno Crusade was named Chrono Crusade by ADV. Tokyo Pop really screwed Initial D. Takumi's name is NOT Tak!! Anywho the series and the movie kick butt anyway. Look on ebay screenpeeker for low prices, and keep it lagit like you always do! Well until then, keep screenpeeking noob!
Happy Birthday Elda!!!!!!!!