(1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion
You have the Bible.
I have more than that. Putting faith in words alone is pointless.
I have already explained this.
And this.
Perhaps you should be more specific in your questions, then.
But as there is NO relgion that has been objectively proven, then people are going to have different ideas of Divinity, and they cannot be called wrong because there is no proof of it. My beliefs may be wrong to you, but if one is looking at it from an unbiased sense there is no proof that my beliefs are any more wrong or right than yours. And vice versa.
Note the word in bold. Catholicism claims to have to truth, but in reality, it cannot lay claim to teaching the only truth because there is no proof of that.
shrugs If that’s the way you feel, why bother being religious at all? Since that statement applies to Catholicism just as much as it does to any other religion.
As I believe I may have stated previously, I believe that person will be reincarnated into a situation where they will need to learn certain lessons.
Maybe never until after death. But through meditation, dreams, prayers, etc. it can be possible.
They will be reincarnated into a situation appropriate for any lessons they may need to learn.
After death, in the Summerland.
Again, in the afterlife.
If they are choosing to be reincarnated, then when they choose. If it is to learn a lesson, when that lesson is learned.
Life is sacred, and is important to learn how to treat others and yourself. I believe that the Summerland is a paradise without hate, jealousy, prejudice, etc. As death is just part of the cycle of life, I feel it is important to learn how to treat others during life.
I already addressed these questions in previous posts.
Ok, personal example: I lied to my boyfriend about something. When he found out, we argued over the phone, my mother picked up, formed a negative opinion about him. I still wanted to see him, they began making it harder, problems begin to grow, finally reaches it’s peak w/ argument w/ my parents, my dad slaps me, I stay with my bf & his mother, DSS eventually makes me go home, things don’t get any better, I get kicked out, go back w/ my bf & mom, then w/ a friend, and now I have an apartment w/ my bf and no longer talk to my parents. Awww. Wasn’t that a pleasant story?
The end is death, and what does it matter how Christians act as long as they believe in Jesus and “repent”? They’ll all end up in heaven anyway.
God
Which God? There are many Gods. How do you know this is the True God. For there are many Gods BUT only one true God. Whats the proof? Where is the evidence. Please dont tell me you have Faith. Even the devils believe in God. Do you believe there is a DEVIL?
Orthodox are Catholics. QUOTE]
Orthodox are not in union with Rome so are not, therefore, Catholic.
In Christ,
Nancy
Hi SPOKENWORD!
Hi Led!
Hi Led!
Hi James!
But prophets are inspired whereas popes are infallible, no?
True freedom is not being able to do whatever you want. It’s being able to do what’s fitting and right. If you’ve never experienced true freedom, which it doesn’t sound that you have, you can have no idea how wonderful true freedom is!
Hi Nancy. So simple,all you need is godly wisdom and understanding. Lets see now where do we get it. Lets go to Proverbs chapter two.Lets read it. What do you think?Hi SPOKENWORD!
How, specifically, would scripture be sufficiant in meeting these needs?
****Someone deciding which Christian church teaches truth
****Somone deciding how to interpret the scriptures correctly when other Christians are telling her she’s wrong.
*****Someone making a decision about abortion
*****Someone making a decision about contraception.
*****Someone making a decision about in vitro fertilzation
****Someone making a decision about taking a loved one off of life-support
In Christ,
Nancy
God Bless.
Amen, Sister Nancy! I nearly plunged headlong off the couch when I (as an atheist) heard Bishop Sheen on TV explain that true freedom is to be what we were created to be. A pendulum, he said, is free to move according to the design of its maker only when it is suspended from a fixed point as to move to and fro by the action of gravity and acquired momentum. We are free to function according to our creator’s design only when we are fixed on Him. Anything else is bondage.True freedom is not being able to do whatever you want. It’s being able to do what’s fitting and right. If you’ve never experienced true freedom, which it doesn’t sound that you have, you can have no idea how wonderful true freedom is!
Those of us who, at one time, had the freedom you describe above but now know true freedom would never go back to what we now understand to be bondage to sin. True freedom is absolutely awesome! We’ve never been happier, more content or peaceful!
In Christ,
Nancy
Hmmmm. Only a select few like you are able to tap into this Godly wisdom and understanding. If every Christian had it, or could get it by reading Proverbs chapter two, we’d all come up with the same answers to the same questions. But different Christians come up with different answers to the Q’s Nancy proposed – and many more!Hi Nancy. So simple,all you need is godly wisdom and understanding. Lets see now where do we get it. Lets go to Proverbs chapter two.Lets read it. What do you think?
Yes Jay,You are one of the select few. Many are called but few are chosen.Every Christian can have it they truely seek His face.
God Bless.
There is only one creator - just many different interpretations.
Where is the evidence that your God is real? The Bible?
Words written by man, that is all that is. And you still have not told me what “proof” you are looking for.Are you saying I don’t? Because I do. Even the devils believe in God.
Honestly, why do you still keep asking the same questions. I have already said MANY times, I do not believe in Satan.
Do you believe in evil?There is only one creator - just many different interpretations. Where is the evidence that your God is real? The Bible?
Yes, people are given free will and some choose to use it to commit evil deeds. I don’t need some supernatural boogeyman to blame evil on. People are responsible for the evil in this world.
Where do these evil thoughts come from?