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Jason, Thanks for the chat, but I have to go. My major beef with the Cath. church is its organization. Its central figure is the Pope (a man) and not Christ. Well, there you go then. Sounds like your problem is not with the theology of the church, but with it's structure. I suggest you get baptised as a Catholic pretty quick smart, just in case they are right! I think you are missing my point, so let me clarify: Live your life for God and do everything you can to please him and you will be saved. If I wanted a god, I'd pick one like that too! Good for you! However, you *do* realise you are essentially "rolling your own" version of christianity, don't you? Personally, my version will have more supermodel angels, and lots of Heavy Metal elevator music in the lifts in all the tall buildings in heaven...but that's just me. I would suggest that if you truely want to know the path to salvation, you should consider all options as I have (I was once a sceptic of "religion" but never of God's existence). Likewise. I take it then that you have considered deisim, Islam, Tribalism and Buddhism (to name a widely dispersed few) before selecting from one of the 30,000 different variations of christianity? But hey, I'm happy to be judged on my actions in this world - just a bit pissed that you want to drop me in the fiery pits (yes, CG, I know - they may not be all that fiery!!) just because I want to vote Democrate to your Republican. Later. ----------------------------- "I leave no turn un-stoned." - John Simmons, Nov 6 2001 -----------------------------
Mike Burston wrote: I suggest you get baptised as a Catholic pretty quick smart, just in case they are right! :laugh::laugh: I don't think so. Mike Burston wrote: If I wanted a god, I'd pick one like that too! Good for you! However, you *do* realise you are essentially "rolling your own" version of christianity, don't you? You completely ignored the sentences afterward. Living your life for God means that you will know the truth. Otherwise you are shielding yourself from it. Mike Burston wrote: Likewise. I take it then that you have considered deisim, Islam, Tribalism and Buddhism (to name a widely dispersed few) before selecting from one of the 30,000 different variations of christianity? But hey, I'm happy to be judged on my actions in this world - just a bit pissed that you want to drop me in the fiery pits (yes, CG, I know - they may not be all that fiery!!) just because I want to vote Democrate to your Republican. I have not considered all religions but I do know the differences in most of the major religions and was once sceptical of all religions. I now choose to believe in Jesus Christ because there is no other way to the Father except through him. That doesn't necessarily mean you have to know about him to go to heaven but that all men will be judged by God through him. Children do not know him, but everyone is born with the knowledge of good and evil and I believe they will be judged by that. I don't want to drop you in the fiery pits. CG and I are trying to explain our beliefs to you so that you might understand christianity better before you say its a load of crap. If we could also persuade to the faith by explaining ourselves thats even better but its not the main goal (at least for me). If you want to waste your vote on a democrat, thats your own mistake. :laugh:
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