Originally posted by Devil1976:
But I feel that when GOD 1st open his doors... Open his arms to human kinds... What he was looking for is NOT an army of angels... KIND souls.... He's expecting SINNERS... People who makes MISTAKES... To be forgiven?![]()
No matter how much FAITH they claim to have for GOD... They still AFTERALL... LIVES... In a HUMAN WORLD...? [/color]![]()
you mean morality and religion are 2 separate issues?Religion and morality ARE two seperate issues.
you can be religious but inhumane and immoral?Yes. Adolf Hitler is an example of a religious man who perverted religion to promote his inhumane and immoral aims. Note that I'm just stating a fact. No offense intended.
Originally posted by shazam:
hmmm......so what is whole religious business about?....you mean morality and religion are 2 separate issues?...you can be religious but inhumane and immoral? it is not equal?......Christians seem to have inconsistent thoughts and excuses...when they feel like it..they are angels.......dont feel like it....got excuse........I sure your pastor have something to say about that.....hey if you christian then why are you here?...all my christian friends always frown when talk about sex,brothels,personal issues etc...they say as christians they dont indulge in all these.....they say God forbids immoral thoughts and actions or you going against Him,you are a bad follower of Him......Christians have no pre-marital sex,no alcohol,no cigarettes,no hanky panky etc....I am sure your pastor and fellow christian friends will have something to say about you being here.This forum is not suitable for aggressive and angelic religions.....definitely not suitable for angels like you...
You are silly if u judge all christians based on those few that u know. I dont wish to say anything else, except don't be so narrow-minded.Originally posted by shazam:Hey....sometimes i feel this religious thing is shitty....I mean for catholics,taoism,buddhism...they didnt go around behaving like they are the best in the world and urging conversion and persuading people to join etc..they were passive.....most of my christian friends are shitty,agressive and hypocritical.....they preach like mad,madly defensive about their religion,try to urge(trick) me to join church citing non-religious reasons like church can meet girls,make friends,have fun etc,look down on non-christians,dont make friends with you unless u join church or be christian,look down on people who party and chat loosely on sensitive topics,always behave damn moralistic.....they cant cite religious reasons to join church cause they know if they cite religious reasons,i will never go....they always behave like they are the best in the world,always behave like all other religions belong to the Devil and not human,only christianity are the good and orthodox religion...well..i think they are mad or their Church use cult methods to brainwash them...i understand some churches uses cult methods cause cult methods are effective in recruiting members,keeping members and maintaining obedience among members.....one fella even tell me he went mosque and argue with the head of the mosque and won..dunno true or not..i even heard the christian big shots in Spore wanna make sure 80% of Singaporeans are christians by year 2000 dunno what..so what if they reach the target....then make it 100%?...if cannot,fight to make sure? .....And on what basis you need to make Spore a christian nation..is christianity so without faults and so holy and good?
Thats call aggressiveness......anyway...the more the religion is aggressive and claim to be holy,the more hypocritical it is...cause its not consistent.....some members behave like God...some members behave like hooligans.....haha..I think all their preaching,behaviour and theories are a joke......big joke....
So you are saying that God made him (ur pastor)rich and not followers like you? God gave him richess and this was a miracle? To me it was a miracle indeed, a miracle that followers like u made him rich. God didn't make him rich, u did. Nobody is asking for your pastor to wear torn pants. What some people are saying is that there is indeed people who uses religion for the wrong reasons.Originally posted by summerain22:Ok, for the first part of the paragraph, i think it all boils down to jealousy. They see pastors driving huge cars, being rich, and they wanna be like them. How typical.
If u wanna be rich, work for it!! These people are just blessed by God, who said that He will provide all our needs. They just chose the smart way, and devoted their lives to serving God, and this is the result.
Children wanna be pastors? Where did u get that info?Anyhow, do u think if u wanna be one, u can just do it just like that? It's not that easy!! Do u have what it takes? Is that your calling? No one will wanna go to a church where it is obvious that God isn't with the pastor.
Sure, there may be some corrupt people, especially in Catholic churches (dont shoot me for this!) who spoil the whole name. This is not what it's supposed to be.
In my church, we are happy to see that out pastor is rich. I mean, it shows our God is not a stingy God!! If a guy on stage is preaching about how 'God will provide u with everything' and he is wearing torn pants with holes in them, would anyone believe him? No!! People have this idea that because God made him rich, he cant make them rich. As if there is a limited supply of miracles in heaven or something. Come on, have faith in God!! (This is mostly for believers).
And as I said before, there will certainly be people who make use of religion in the wrong way. Be it Christians, Buddhist, or whatever it is. Dont just single out one.
At the end of it, God gives everyone the right to choose, whether to believe or not. You will either suffer the consequence, or get saved by it.
Originally posted by cofri18:So you are saying that God made him (ur pastor)rich and not followers like you? God gave him richess and this was a miracle? To me it was a miracle indeed, a miracle that followers like u made him rich. God didn't make him rich, u did. Nobody is asking for your pastor to wear torn pants. What some people are saying is that there is indeed people who uses religion for the wrong reasons.
Originally posted by shazam:Hey....sometimes i feel this religious thing is shitty....I mean for catholics,taoism,buddhism...they didnt go around behaving like they are the best in the world and urging conversion and persuading people to join etc..they were passive.....most of my christian friends are shitty,agressive and hypocritical.....they preach like mad,madly defensive about their religion,try to urge(trick) me to join church citing non-religious reasons like church can meet girls,make friends,have fun etc,look down on non-christians,dont make friends with you unless u join church or be christian,look down on people who party and chat loosely on sensitive topics,always behave damn moralistic.....they cant cite religious reasons to join church cause they know if they cite religious reasons,i will never go....they always behave like they are the best in the world,always behave like all other religions belong to the Devil and not human,only christianity are the good and orthodox religion...well..i think they are mad or their Church use cult methods to brainwash them...i understand some churches uses cult methods cause cult methods are effective in recruiting members,keeping members and maintaining obedience among members.....one fella even tell me he went mosque and argue with the head of the mosque and won..dunno true or not..i even heard the christian big shots in Spore wanna make sure 80% of Singaporeans are christians by year 2000 dunno what..so what if they reach the target....then make it 100%?...if cannot,fight to make sure? .....And on what basis you need to make Spore a christian nation..is christianity so without faults and so holy and good?
Thats call aggressiveness......anyway...the more the religion is aggressive and claim to be holy,the more hypocritical it is...cause its not consistent.....some members behave like God...some members behave like hooligans.....haha..I think all their preaching,behaviour and theories are a joke......big joke....
Originally posted by shazam:hmmm......so what is whole religious business about?....you mean morality and religion are 2 separate issues?...you can be religious but inhumane and immoral? it is not equal?......Christians seem to have inconsistent thoughts and excuses...when they feel like it..they are angels.......dont feel like it....got excuse........I sure your pastor have something to say about that.....hey if you christian then why are you here?...all my christian friends always frown when talk about sex,brothels,personal issues etc...they say as christians they dont indulge in all these.....they say God forbids immoral thoughts and actions or you going against Him,you are a bad follower of Him......Christians have no pre-marital sex,no alcohol,no cigarettes,no hanky panky etc....I am sure your pastor and fellow christian friends will have something to say about you being here.This forum is not suitable for aggressive and angelic religions.....definitely not suitable for angels like you...[/quote]Why not? You're right, he is not looking for angels.. he's looking for sinners who need forgiveness, and that is the WHOLE world. You seem skeptical that these sinners should be forgiven, why?
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No matter how much FAITH they claim to have for GOD... They still AFTERALL... LIVES... In a HUMAN WORLD...?
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Yes.. but how long do we last in this world? The avergae life span is what.. 70, 80 yrs? When you compare that to eternity, it's nothing. What's the use if a man gains the whole world, and then loses his soul?
Originally posted by shazam:hey..its not my fault I met christians like that...if wanna blame...blame the church or christian system for misleading and exaggerating on the Teachings......they were the ones who started condemning other religions for belonging to the Devil and non-christians for not following the right path......they were the ones who say everything is provided by God...so no need to work,study or do anything..God provides everything....they were the ones who insist non-christians must join church and be christians or be condemn in Hell forever....they are a scary bunch all right but they exist everywhere in Spore and why do they exist? cause their 'Super Rich' pastors egg them on and teach them exaggerated stuff so they could be richer....I have attend church events before and I was really scared by some things the pastors said and the response of the congregation...these people got potential to cause conflicts in future in Spore with their extreme views...If they know you are here,they will also condemn you for behaving a bad follower of Him...of course I met other different Christians but most are hardcore.....why the inconsistencies?..well...that you have to ask why the christian religious system is not standardized..every pastor behaves like Indian Chiefs with their own agenda...so that why christians all over the spore behave differently..i am just relating what i had experience..its not my fault christians have so much inconsistencies and hypocrisies.....not my fault christians have blown up their religion to be so good and perfect and when they cant stay at the standard...their main excuse is that "we are only humans","got black sheep" etc.....
There u go, talking out of ur ar$e again. God will provide everything so there's no need to work or study ?!? dont talk abt something u know nuts abt, if that were the case there would be lazy christians everywhere!! The bible says that laziness is a sin!! Work hard, and if God is with u, u will prosper. You know how people work day and night to become rich. It was never meant to be that way. All it requires is a LITTLE bit of effort and complete and total faith in God.Originally posted by shazam:hey..its not my fault I met christians like that...if wanna blame...blame the church or christian system for misleading and exaggerating on the Teachings......they were the ones who started condemning other religions for belonging to the Devil and non-christians for not following the right path......they were the ones who say everything is provided by God...so no need to work,study or do anything..God provides everything....they were the ones who insist non-christians must join church and be christians or be condemn in Hell forever....they are a scary bunch all right but they exist everywhere in Spore and why do they exist? cause their 'Super Rich' pastors egg them on and teach them exaggerated stuff so they could be richer....I have attend church events before and I was really scared by some things the pastors said and the response of the congregation...these people got potential to cause conflicts in future in Spore with their extreme views...If they know you are here,they will also condemn you for behaving a bad follower of Him...of course I met other different Christians but most are hardcore.....why the inconsistencies?..well...that you have to ask why the christian religious system is not standardized..every pastor behaves like Indian Chiefs with their own agenda...so that why christians all over the spore behave differently..i am just relating what i had experience..its not my fault christians have so much inconsistencies and hypocrisies.....not my fault christians have blown up their religion to be so good and perfect and when they cant stay at the standard...their main excuse is that "we are only humans","got black sheep" etc.....
christians believe the only reason one doesn't love God is because that person hasn't known Him well enough. the kind of competition you mentioned is healthy as they should be zealous about bringing people to know God. but it is not common practice to 'steal' christians away from their churches. at least, it is frowned upon by othordox christians.Originally posted by Simpl3guy:Why is that christians always want us to believe in their God? Can't we choose to have our own beliefs? Somemore i know that churches compete with each other for christians. Does it matters which church u go to as long as u are all followers of God?
NO GAL COULD RESIST A LONG JOHNOriginally posted by Honeybunz:Nowadays, church gals all blind one ah?