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Or in other words, what happens when a battery's charge is used up? All the negative has flowed into the positive. The two sides have become one. So we can view the story as a great unification of everything. For God to be "all in all", all of God's creations must have achieved total...

In German myth, there was a god named Baldr, son of Odin, king of the gods. Baldr was incredibly beautiful, surrounded by a golden glow, and was beloved by all, nothing could hurt him, even the evil ice giants would stop fighting when they saw him. The deceiver Loki caused Baldr to die, and then...

The end is the same as the beginning. Everything started with God and everything will return to God. Revelation 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 1 Corinthians 15 28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be...

No, I mean you literally changed what I said and then responded to the changed version, I am guessing by accident while you were cropping my post. Anyways - the point is that Jesus pointed out who to be wary of: preachers who are quick to condemn and who are overly legalistic with God's word...

Free will doesn't mean a person behaves completely randomly, freewill means a person behaves rationally according to his own nature and knowledge or ignorance. If people behaved randomly, Jesus wouldn't have been able to predict Peter's denial or Judas' betrayal. Freewill is the freedom to...

Jesus' enemies accused him of being a drunk 34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And - if anyone has ever dealt with grapes before, they'll know you need to preserve them or they go bad. The...

I like the KJV a lot, but on inspection, YLT does look like it translates some of the more tricky bits more accurately.

When I was younger I had premarital relations. I never got a girl pregnant, but if I did, I wouldn't have cared if she got an abortion, I probably would have encouraged it. I also strongly felt that if I found one of my children would have a disability, I would abort it. Looking back I am...

You seem to have misquoted me

If you want to talk, we can talk, but if you just want to close your ears and condemn and insult then I wish you peace. You're free to believe as you choose.

Plato was able to figure everything out hundreds of years before Christ. Confucius was also able to get pretty far with just reason alone. Having someone who can change the nature of reality walking around and just outright telling you the answers helps a lot too.

Matthew 23 *A deceiver does not live as they preach but will overcomplicate faith in God with all sorts of doctrines and obligations that they impose on others *A deceiver makes a big show about being a holy man and seeks respect from others with elaborate robes and titles, but lacks humility...

Christ is the Logos of God, which is the outward expansion of God's consciousness.

Tell me which is a better man: A man who is kind and loving to all, who sacrifices from himself daily for those less fortunate, and does not judge or condemn others. But he might not see eye to eye with you on all scriptural interpretations. OR A man who is cruel and hateful, who does nothing...

Jesus told us how to spot a false preacher, a wolf in sheep's clothing: you will know them by their fruits. The scribes and pharisees would "devour the houses of widows" -- likely finding vulnerable elderly people who are concerned about the next life and then demanding expensive donations from...

On the other hand, the Bible did say that those who are called least on Earth will be called greatest in Heaven. Jesus also said that spiritual power is gained by fasting and prayer, and homeless people are basically always fasting whether they want to or not. John the Baptist lived in the...

Christianity has a history of scholarship 2 millenia old, much of which is based off of secular greek logic as well (with origins going back before Christ to Plato). For example, Origen of Alexandria wrote over 2000 texts in his life, which is all based on rational ideals AND supported by...

I recall a passage somewhere that said something to the spirit of: that God prefers a donation made with a glad heart rather than imposing a burden

Mark 12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

Me too. I spent some 10 odd years thinking I was doing God's work by bashing on those I perceived as God's enemies: gays, atheists, leftists, other religions, etc. I eventually realized - no, this isn't God's work, I need to stop this because it has nothing to do with God and it doesn't even...