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No, I didn't know that. But it doesn't altogether surprise me. Fads and fashion tend to start at the top end of society (that's a conspicuous consumption thing), and then work their way down the class structure, until everyone has them, at which point the the powers that be forego them, to once...

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26 KJV Best wishes, 2RM.

Well, you might start by criticising the stress I place on the two scriptures I introduced into the discussion earlier. It's going to crop up as this conversation proceeds, so we might as well deal with it now. Best wishes, 2RM.

Ladies and gentlemen do not get tattooed. In the UK, I perceive it as a class issue. Best wishes, 2RM.

I've done plenty of research. I've just come to a different conclusion to you. We can't both be right on this, so I'm naturally interested in the line of reasoning that leads you to think what you do, so that we can decide which of us, if not completely accurate, is more accurate than the other...

So, if God thinks something to be good, would you agree that that is objectively good? Best wishes, 2RM.

I would agree with you about Psalm 23. It speaks to me about the rest I have found with God, having been an atheist, once. Best wishes, 2RM.

Being a poor second rate mind I need you to spell it out for me, and provide supporting evidence and/or reasoning. (Normally when people provide references they include details of the book, including author, name of book, publisher, location of publisher, chapter, page numbers etc. What you have...

Oh dear. I get the sense we are not going to find agreement on this matter. But let me ask you this, anyway. Do you think that what God considers to be 'good' to be subjective? Best wishes, 2RM.

I have stated my position; if you wish to modify it the onus is on you to provide an argument, not on me to guess the point you are trying to make. Best wishes, 2RM.

I'm sorry to hear about that. I hope and pray that, over the due course of time, things will improve for you. Best wishes, 2RM.

dupe.

Interesting you should think that. There seems to be a lot of hating going on in your weltanschauung. My own chosen scriptures on the topic would be 1 John 4:8 KJV: Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth...

I did not know that. Perhaps you can find a reference for me? But even if it is so, I have never thought Christianity to have a monopoly on wisdom. Best wishes, 2RM.

I'm sure you have plenty of good and worthy material to work with. If you want any advice, mine would be to go easy on yourself, and concentrate on those virtues you have, and the vices will become less and less relevant with the passage of time and the cultivation of good habits. Best wishes, 2RM.

I think one may quite justifiably hate the sin, provided one does not forget to love the sinner. Best wishes, 2RM.

Progress, maybe? The realisation that hatred is begat by fear, and that love is born of a healthy relationship seems so obvious that it is surprising that it took so long for humanity to figure it out. Best wishes, 2RM.

I like the King James Bible. Maybe it's not for the complete newbie to Chistendom, but I love the majesty of its poetry. Something to work up to, maybe? Best wishes, 2RM.

No, I haven't read the entire Bible, cover to cover. I am working through it gradually, at the rate of chapter by chapter, day by day. Then I have the book of Mormon to read, and the Qu'ran. Meanwhile, as a holding strategy, I simply remember Christ's commandments, that we should love God, and...

Thanks, buddy. Best wishes, 2RM.