I appreciate the blessing, and may blessings be upon you as well. The reason I defend religion is not for my own, but for any American to practice their inherent freedoms without the world pressuring them to leave what is holy to them.
There is also another reason why I defend people who are considered pagans. For, before the Bible was written, did ancient pagans know of the Most High God. Before the existence of Moses people all throughout the world knew even the Son of God. In the Book of Daniel it is written that the pagan Nebuchadnezzar saw into the flaming furnace and said, Were there not three men sent into the furnace, but behold a fourth walks and He is like the Son of God. God spoke to Nebuchadnezzar and blessed his reign. But, today's history books have blotted this hidden knowledge from being taught. That is why Congress lied and claimed a separation between church and state... but that lies nowhere in the American Constitution.
My pastor told us that God spoke to her, revealing a Native American tribe near the border, where bloodshed had taken place. She spoke, a Native Chief prayed and worshipped God long ago, and God remembered him, so God sent my pastor to clean the land of the bloodshed of long long ago.
So, God was known before Abraham, by all pagans and they did worship Him.
If you would like, I could send you a pdf of more examples of this beautiful knowledge.
When most say relationship with their god, they speak not of miracles, but of their everyday behavioral conflicts and resolutions. If you meant more than behaving according to Jesus's teachings as a relationship, then it is a misunderstanding.
Miracles today are known as little everyday things as having a bed - which is a miracle, but God wants to give more - especially spiritual gifts. If it was this misunderstanding, then let it be forgotten, for it is a misunderstanding.
A relationship with a god is religion. Or else, how could these relationships be understood. If someone follows the gospels, are they not followers of Jesus's teachings? So, you could say "I am a follower of the teachings of Jesus, who is the Son of the Most High God", but isn't Christian much simpler.
Ever since some guy associated religion with buildings where rituals are done, people freaked out... but this is nonsense.
Did not God put in David's and Solomon's hearts to build a building for the Holy Ark? Was this not done by the hands of infidels? Did they k**l each other at mere sight for differing religions' sake? Did not Egypt and all its pagan gods house and feed Joseph and the people of Israel? Peace amidst differing religions is more common than peace between siblings... Or have you had to lay your life for your God in your very neighborhood? Where are the religious wars in America? Do terrorists h**e America because of its whoredom or its God? Did the Pharoh k**l the male babes because their numbers far expanded in Egypt or because of the God of their fathers and forefathers? No, even king Herod k**led the male babes so as to not be o*******wn by the King of the Jews.
I mean only to ask you this so you could rethink religion as being good or evil. If you still believe religion is mere evil, I accept it.
If a pastor travels the world to feed the hungry... a plane full of water, seeds, compost, medicine, and prepared food is ok with me; as I'm sure it would be for you as well.
Navysnipe wrote:
Jesus didn't come here to start religion. As long as we have a relationship with Him, and live by His precepts, and as long as we can help others realize that He is the only way to salvation, we will do just fine. Religion is a problem, because there is always an opportunity for man to corrupt it. Church, is great because it helps us to build each other up. Religion doesn't.
Unfortunately, you are wrong, for religion is not a problem. Man creates problems, does not religion let mankind redeem ourselves from our evil behaviors.
Now, people believe that having a relationship with Jesus they'll be fine, is this not erroneous?
Doesn't God want his people to be mighty? Did He not say that He would pour His Spirit greatly in the end days, for us to do greater things than Jesus?
Having a Father who is Power, do you ask for crumbs. Lo, Jesus did nothing in his own name, but in the name of his Father! Jesus is our foundation for greatness.
The Almighty spits out the lukewarm... He commands perfection.
banjojack wrote:
My point being that much of what is purported to be Christianity has absolutely no basis in scripture, and is simply not found in the Bible, it is just a manmade invention, become dogma through repetition and ignorance. I'm sure the same is true of any other major religion, I'm not just picking on Christianity. Terrorists cherry pick their Islam, also.
It's not solely Christianity by which I'm upset; It's the idea of Progressives desire for all to accept what they believe, or else. They lie about religion just to remove it altogether. Religion has been wrongly blamed for wars, when it was people who were responsible. Jesus said he is the Son of God, which Jews said was blasphemy and k**led him for that, not because his followers wanted a new religion.
It is wrong for our Government, or any person, to alter religion. It was wrong when religion was taken out of public schools, based on the lie "separation of church and state". There is no such thing as separation between church and state.
Yet, Progressives had their way, and now they mismatch religions until nothing remains.
Christmas and Easter have nothing to do with Jesus, it is simply pagans infiltrating the Church. People are becoming aware, and thus want nothing to do with the mixture of religions (which is insulting to either religion). Unfortunately, most people are sheep with no shepherd, blindly allowing their religion to be defiled.
Even if I had or had no religion, it would be insulting to slap differing religions together.
Water and dirt are home to many bacteria, yet when put together to make mud, few bacteria survive...
sandra1938 wrote:
no please stick around.it's a bed of hissing right wingers but beating them over the head with the t***h and watching them come at you with their fangs dripping poison can be hilarious. but you are probably right. if we leave them to themselves they will eventually begin to attack each other.
There is no such thing as right-wing Republicans.
Left-wing: Dictatorship, C*******m, Socialism, Marxism, Democracy, Facism, Monarchy, etc.
Center: Republic
Right-wing: Anarchy
Left side = Governing body superior to the individual.
Center = Governing body shrinked and limited in power.
Right side = No governing body. All power (and responsibility) lie in the individual.
Gadaffi should have remained in power. He got out of the United Nations, he gave his people guns to fend off the Americans, and attempted to restore his nation's economy by getting off American currency. Yet, in America, he is wrongfully labeled as evil. Gadaffi... a brave man who was never appreciated.
Progressives refuse to alter world cultures... unless it goes against Progressive ideals. Then, not even religion is sacred.