The Spirit of Deceit

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Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years ago
Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit,according to the tradition of men,according to the basic principles of the world,and not according to Christ.There has been alot of scientific talk about prove this and prove that,and they have no proof of anything.All that they are teaching has been given to them by the fallen angles!Attacking the church at every chance.Let no man cheat you of your reward,taking delight in false humility and worship of angles,intruding into those things which he has not seen,vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,and not holding fast to the head,from whom all the body,nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments,grows with the increase that is from GOD.If then you were raised with Christ,seek those things which are above,where Christ is,sitting at the right hand of GOD.Set your mind on things above,and not on the things on the earth.For you died,and your life is hidden with Christ in GOD.When Christ who is our life appears,then you also will appear with Him in glory.
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  marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this
  lol The church is it's own enemy, it attacks itself. Others just point it out on observation.
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  Brenda Durhamposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Amen David!
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  ANGLE-noun--Geometry. the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  sorry getitrite,dont know what your getting at
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Are you a writer? I was merely pointing out that you used the word angle where you obviously meant angel. Maybe a typo, I presume? You are a writer, aren't you?
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  no I am not writer
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  JeanMeriamposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Then why are you on hubpages? What you're doing is called spamming.
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  I never read anywhere that says I have to be a writer,on the lighter side of things I build the schools that our children go to !!!
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  brianzenposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Perhaps you would like to consider philosophy as a means to better understand ones self in relation to God, this requires contemplation and leads us to better understand the many roads that we travel through life or as you may have heard it "God sets us on the road to meet him" Try to learn from the writing, do not just assume it contradicts your own beliefs. That just makes others want less to do with your views, be the ambassador of your views, not the ambassador of judgement, judge not lest ye be judged, and by such judgements shall ye be judged?
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  SirDentposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Jesus' words to the pharisees; Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
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  starme77posted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Nice
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donotfearposted 14 years ago
How do you guys view the field of psychology/psychiatry from a Christian perspective? Do you consider it philosophy, of a sort? I work in the field of psychology/mental health, devotedly, and apply my beiefs through my work. As a Christian I find a greater strength to reach out with compassion to those suffering from mental illness. We don't want to exclude psychiatry as another form of treating illnesses. You guys are bold....good trait.
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Jesus is counselor why should'nt you be?
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  donotfearposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  Absolutely! Thank you! Occasionally, I find a group or individual who is a 'Christian' that has a high level of criticism for the field of psychiatry. To me, that is deceit. How many times I've heard the phrase 'If you'd just trust God he'd take care of it'. I want to smack these guys in the face! The reason being that it is demeaning and non-compassionate. The majority DO trust Him. I remember when I suffered from severe depression I was told many things that damaged me more; some members of my own church!
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  'You don't trust God'.
  'This is the result of your sin'.
  'You're reaping what you sowed'.
  'Don't feel that way...'
  'Are you reading your Bible daily?'
  This is the type thing that give Christians a bad reputation. But the good news is, there's folks like this in EVERY walk of life, not just Christianity. Non-compassion fuels deceit.
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  if the LORD gave you the gift of help,should you not help?
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Brenda Durhamposted 14 years ago
If you were asking me too,

I believe God works sometimes through the knowledge and skill and compassion of psychiatrists and psychologists and counselors just like He works through medical doctors/surgeons/other physicians.

Science and Faith don't always have to be separate; although actually I believe "science" will fail without a measure of Faith! Hope that makes sense...
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  cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  forgive the question but it is sincere. i just wonder why God only works "sometimes" but not in all cases. i mean, why is one person's life worth more than another's? why bother saving one person but allowing another to die?
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  Brenda Durhamposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  God is the Author of creation, whether it's things or humans, the giver and taker of Life itself. He can instantly heal someone, or He can work through the hands of doctors, etc.....
  I dunno why He chooses to do things the way He does! But it's always for some purpose. The Bible says we were created for His pleasure! In anything, His glory will be shown ultimately, whether it's judgement or mercy.
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  God said it.
  I believe it.
  That settles it!
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  A-MAN
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  Ignorance is dangerous!
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  lol
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  cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  hmm. that is interesting.
  
  when i was little, we were really poor. and we went to church and everything. i was a really good kid. and i prayed a lot. even so, my life was garbage. anyway, i remember this one little blonde girl at catechism...she was really rich and really nasty. she always made fun of me and my shabby clothes. even as a very young child, i could see the hypocrisy of that. she went so far as to say that Heaven was for blonde and blue-eyed little girls and that Jesus wouldn't love me because i was poor and "brown". um, i was brown because i played in the sun. i am very fair, actually, when not tanned. she also said that she got dolls and whatever she wanted because she prayed. i prayed for food and warm clothes and for my parents to be happy and not screaming at each other or for my dad to not get drunk all the time.
  
  so i wondered why God would ignore my prayers but answer hers.
  
  i guess i will never get those questions answered in this lifetime.
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  I hope GOD worked some good in her,she sounded very nasty!But he must have worked with you ,you are here
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  cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  i am here because of my own wits, hard work and determination. p.s. out of the billions of people on Earth, i would never presume that God singled me out for anything when there are others in more dire straits than those i have suffered.
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  GoGrannyposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Don't sell your faith short Cosette. God wasn't answering the little brats prayers for 'things'...her parents had the money to indulge her...she probably went to her parents and told them she asked God for a new doll ...hint, hint. Same as wish lists for Santa. And when you think about it didn't you eventually get your prayers answered? Be thankful for whatever struggles you endured as a child, because 1) you survived 2) you are probably a better person because of what you have personally witnessed 3) You probably have learned to be more practical in your life.
  The blonde girl probably grew up to be selfish, and unhappy unless she could get everything she wanted.
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  Do Christians always have to put on their rose-colored glasses in order to look at the gross iniquities of their God?
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  SirDentposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Do you ever look at your own iniquities? Do you ever repent of them?
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  SirDentposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Just a few questions if it is OK.
  
  Are you poor now?
  
  Do you appreciate all that you have?
  
  Do you think that little rich girl appreciates anything today?
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  cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  haha nooo i am quite well to do, actually
  
  yes i appreciate all that i have, very much
  
  no i think that little rich girl is probably married to a drunk and living in some trailer park off the highway and she takes her grocery money and spends it on champagne nails every tuesday
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  SirDentposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Growing pains are sometimes tough to handle, but you will be better off when you have grown.
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  AdeleCosgroveBrayposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  If you admit to not knowing why your deity acts as he/she/it does, then how can you possibly know if his/her/its actions also have a purpose? You contradict yourself.
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  Brenda Durhamposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  I meant I don't know specifically His reasoning behind how each particular incident is handled.
  I do know His intention is to offer Salvation to every person and show them the way to that, give them a chance to accept Him. He did that and continues to do that through Jesus Christ.
  
  Many individual happenings in a person's life may impact any number of other persons; so I'm just saying that it's God who knows specifically how each incident should go, in order to further His plan to bring people to Him.
  
  Even a Christian doesn't know exactly why/when/where/how events play into their lives, until they see the results of the whole process. But we do believe the Word which says He makes all things work out for our good, the good of those who Love Him.
  
  Those are His purposes-----offering Salvation, working things out for our good, and for His glory.
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  Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  God 'allows' us ALL to die. It is just a question of when.
  
  People mistakenly think that death is evil and that God saves us from death...not true.
  
  God created us to die. We must all die. The near miss is simply one of the acts of seasoning that some of us go through, a stronger spice if you will. The pain of loss is a part of life and anyone who loves will experience it sooner or later. If someone survives some close encounter with death, that is not a sign that they are somehow better than someone else who didn't, it simply means it was not their time to die...yet. But their time will come, death is not optional.
  
  Life is all about seasoning, death means it is time for what ever is next.
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  cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  hello.
  
  i wasn't actually thinking about death. to me, death is part of the cycle of life.
  
  i was actually thinking more about suffering. and i'm not talking about suffering we can grow from. i am talking about pointless painful horrific suffering. you know, like the agony of famine or being completely paralyzed and blind but unable to tell anyone, or being a tiny child kidnaped and raped and murdered, that sort of thing.
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  Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Freewill of mankind. There are people in the world with more than enough money, power and intelligence to permanently end world hunger and the suffering that it creates. Those people choose not to. I believe that God, for good reason, allows humanity the freewill to do what we can or not. The good reason is if we didn't have freewill we would all be identical slaves to the will of a single entity. People cause hunger and people allow that hunger to continue. Some of us are powerless to stop it, we give our pennies and see that it doesn't stop the problem.
  
  Many of the terrible things that we blame God for are not caused by God they are caused by us, by our choices. I'm sure it breaks God's heart (so to speak) that we allow the suffering, and then blame it on God.
  
  Why people do terrible things to each other, like rape and torture... I think that boils down to a delusion of it isn't really wrong, or to the evilness inherent in humanity.
  
  For good to exist evil must also exist, for love to exist hate must exist ( i have a hub about this paradox).
  
  If the 10 richest people in the world wanted to end hunger, it would end. They choose not to end it, so it continues. Again that is a choice of humanity, not a choice of God.
  
  Maybe it boils down to misery loves company, people that are hurting inside want to hurt other people...???
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  Jeramiposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  That almost sumes ut up. This is the best that I have seen it explained here on forums. A Big AMEN.
  
  The only thing that I might add is that we are all given the ability to create our own version of heaven on earth.
  Unfortunately the rapest, pheodaphyls etc. also get to create their own version.
  If I were acused of any one of the before mentioned crimes and convicted I would want to be executed for the betterment of society. And I get to go home early. We as a race do not follow Gods laws and now find ourselves in the prediciment that we are in.
  I hope I explained that crrectly.
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  Brenda Durhamposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Say what?
  Please explain what you meant about the criminal convicted of rape, etc., getting to "go home early"......?
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  Jeramiposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  I think that you misunderstood.
  And I inadvertantly left out the word wrongly.
  If I were wrongly accused and convicted of any of those crimes I would gladly be executed for the betterment of society.And I would be going home (heaven) a little early. All offenders of these crimes should be executed.
  
  Good night goin back to sleep.
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  cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  oh boy
  
  i thought about this. because this is a never-ending debate topic, so discussing it is like shoveling sand into pails that have no bottoms.
  
  but...my last word on this, promise.... if God is leaving it all to Man and his free will to sort out, then prayers are sort of redundant, i think.
  
  it's funny though, i love Jesus and think God (the splendid, divine spiritual force in everything) is amazing, just not how he is depicted in the Bible, as a peevish, tantrummy PMS-suffering sort of being.
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  Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Prayers are not wishing on a star...which is the way your saying they are used... (I have a hub on prayers as well), in a nutshell...
  
  God set up reality, and established the rules. The 'LAWS' of God are not breakable by humanity. As an example Law 1 We must ALL die.(sooner or later, don't kill yourself or someone else).
  
  How we live together God leaves up to us to figure out.***
  
  The laws churches create and call the laws of God(the ten commandments for example) aren't laws of God they are the laws of the churches. They may be good laws don't get me wrong, but the Laws God created cannot be broken by humanity. We do not posses the ability...yet. {the laws of God are akin to the good parent that puts a toddler in a protective crib or a walker with boundaries established so the toddler CANNOT go where they might be hurt.}
  
  As we grow in wisdom and knowledge, and the ability to protect ourselves better the 'Laws' change... When humanity learns how to prolong our life-spans we will live longer. Perhaps even for hundreds of thousands of years. { As the toddler grows in understanding the barriers slowly come down until one day the toddler is allowed to go everywhere the parent can go.}
  
  The depiction of God in the Bible was/is a form of manipulation, you better listen and do what your told because if you don't...<insert threat here> Manipulation may have been necessary back then, today it is unacceptable.
  
  IMHO
  
  ***{EDIT} The way we choose to live will 'flavor' our soul. Our bad life choices and the sins we commit are to me best described as a flavor that is disliked by God, or perhaps a smell would be a better way of saying this. So our choices will 'flavor' or 'scent' our souls and we will take that smell or flavoring with us into what is next. If it is a terrible taste or smell others and God will not want to be around us, and that to me would be a terrible fate.
  
  again, in my humble opinion.
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  earnestshubposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  ... and the only source of a belief in it.
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  (Q)posted 14 years agoin reply to this
  So, then your god NEVER provides for people and NEVER intercedes with divine intervention and NEVER does anything at all, we do everything, whether good or bad, yes?
  
  But, believers are all identical slaves to the will of a single entity.
  
  Again, your god does not provide for you or anyone else, yes?
  
  If your god does in fact intervene and provide for people, then we are forced to conclude he does not provide for everyone, yes?
  
  Not true, good can easily exist without evil. There is no paradox other than that which you create.
  
  If those 10 people are believers of gods, what should we think of them as humanitarians?
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  Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Mikel G Roberts wrote:
  I believe that God, for good reason, allows humanity the freewill to do what we can or not.
  
  Q wrote: So, then your god NEVER provides for people and NEVER intercedes with divine intervention and NEVER does anything at all, we do everything, whether good or bad, yes?
  
  Mikel's response: God did all God needed to do long ago. God has provided enough for all of humanity, the fact that some humans horde stuff and keep it from those that need it is the choice of humans, not God. Magic is what you want to see as proof of God, magic is not going to be demonstrated even though God could, God says no.
  
  Mikel wrote: The good reason is if we didn't have freewill we would all be identical slaves to the will of a single entity.
  
  Q wrote: But, believers are all identical slaves to the will of a single entity.
  
  Mikel's response: Nope.
  
  Mikel wrote: People cause hunger and people allow that hunger to continue. Some of us are powerless to stop it, we give our pennies and see that it doesn't stop the problem.
  
  Q wrote: Again, your god does not provide for you or anyone else, yes?
  
  Mikel's response: AGAIN, God provided the entirety of creation. Everything on Earth was given to us by God. Humanity refuses to share all that God has provided.
  
  Mikel wrote: Many of the terrible things that we blame God for are not caused by God they are caused by us, by our choices. I'm sure it breaks God's heart (so to speak) that we allow the suffering, and then blame it on God.
  
  Q wrote: If your god does in fact intervene and provide for people, then we are forced to conclude he does not provide for everyone, yes?
  
  Mikel's response: Nope... God gave it all to us, some of us are hording what God has given to us all.
  
  Mikel wrote:For good to exist evil must also exist, for love to exist hate must exist ( i have a hub about this paradox).
  
  Q wrote: Not true, good can easily exist without evil. There is no paradox other than that which you create.
  
  Mikel's response: I have written a hub {The great Paradox...} on this point because the explanation is too long for the forum. In a nutshell... Since part of God is evil, God is everything, part of everything is also evil and the ability to do/be evil. (Everything minus anything at all is no longer everything it is something else.)
  
  Mikel wrote: If the 10 richest people in the world wanted to end hunger, it would end. They choose not to end it, so it continues. Again that is a choice of humanity, not a choice of God.
  
  Q wrote: If those 10 people are believers of gods, what should we think of them as humanitarians?
  
  Mikel's response: Whether they are believers of God or not is irrelevant. Their actions are selfish and unjust. With great power comes great responsibility.
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  (Q)posted 14 years agoin reply to this
  And, you know this for a fact? You know what god thinks?
  
  Yup.
  
  So, god has absolutely nothing to do with feeding anyone, yes?
  
  So, you are confirming that god does NOT provide for anyone today? Everyone who claims he provides for them today are lying?
  
  Your reasoning is based on gods existing and the fact that god is evil. If gods don't exist, evil need not exist. Hence, it is your god that is providing the evil in the world because he is evil.
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  SirDentposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  Man was created to live forever in fellowship with God. Of course God will not force anyone to fellowship with Him and has given us freedom to choose. Adam, (being the first man) chose death. Because Adam chose death, death will come to all, but death is not the end. It is only the end to this life.
  
  God also made a way for those who want to live with Him. Jesus is that way.
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JeanMeriamposted 14 years ago
A few questions because your post made no sense. Probably because most of it was copied from Paul who was actually using his own ideas a few thousand years ago.

What does worshipping angels have to do with people of other faiths or no faiths questioning your own?

As I recall from biblical scripture people are to test everything told to them, so why would you try to stifle this?

Paul said that all will be known by their fruits. If the fruits of the church have been war, rape, murder, child molesting, genocide, land theft, individuals using Jesus to do as they will and so forth, then what does the church have to do with Jesus?

It is interesting that the followers of a God who says "Let us reason" are so adamantly against reason. Speaks volumes.
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Jesus said many would come in his name and decieve many
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  How do I know you're not trying to deceive me, in His name?
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  you should read it and find it your self just as jean has stated
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  I think you're trying to trick me!
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  no I think you are to smart for that ,and that is not what I am about!
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  Then why can't you stop this illogical nonsense? If you really believe I'm smart, why do you think you can so easily deceive me? Or is it that you don't really live in reality?
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  you got it wrong,I think nothing about you
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  Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  More B.S.!
  
  Like I said before David- You need to learn to "walk that walk", instead of "talking the talk".
  
  You apparently read the "bible" as though it's literal. Which is absolutely foolish because humanity knows it's not to be taken literal.
  
  The "bibles" of the World are Historical accounts of information and Mythology, all rolled into one.
  
  One must understand this to get the true answers one wants from the "bibles" of the World. Separating out what is mythology and was is actual history is one that's usually left up to scholars and higher educated elite religious leaders.
  
  Unfortunately, this is the problem. Religion, Christ, "GOD" and Creation were made up by the Educated Elite of the past.
  
  If you're not willing to do the work required to get to the truth, then don't go around spouting off you know the truth of the matter, when that sort of statement would be considered a lie in many circles.
  
  The Spirit of deceit? Deceit is a human action, it comes from one lacking Integrity.
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  what do you know about me or my walk?nothing,You are more judgmental then anyone in here!And the only mythology here is what comes off of your finger tips and that educated elite I am god brain of yours.And no historical accounts of the Bible has been proven wrong!And you can believe anything you want about GOD or Christ or creation,I dont care.AND the way you treat people around here I dout you know anything about Integrity!!!
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  JeanMeriamposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Yes he did. But you didn't answer the questions. And you didn't answer anyone else's questions either.
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  cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  ...and 'round and 'round we go. i guess God enjoys bein' all mysterious and whatnot
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  the fallen angles came to earth and taught all sorts of evil to humans,and it spread through out the earth and made men forget GOD!then came the flood
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  That's a lie, and you are the real deceiver. You have nothing but your book of nonsense to "prove" your outlandish position.
  You don't even live in reality. Show me one of these fallen "ANGLES"
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  show me an atom !!!
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  How does that comment help your position? It's no wonder you need Jesus. You have no real argument, hence: GOD said it
  I believe it
  That settles it!
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  how does it help yours ?
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  Insanity is not to be taken as reality! This bible was obviously written by people who were mentally unbalanced. You have nothing but a bunch of warnings from an insecure PERSON, trying to convince us that there is a creator of the universe, who must be worshipped or else. Get real!
  
  Yes, you have been deceived!!! Shame.
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  Daniel Carterposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  OH! It was the FALLEN ANGELS' fault, not ours! I see!!
  So God punished man instead of the fallen angels. It's their fault, yet he punished man.
  
  That makes no sense at all.
  
  It's hogwash. We decide our own fate because we are free to choose for ourselves. If we become evil, it's not because of some fake fallen angel. It's because we refused to take responsibility for ourselves and our egos and we succumbed to our own stupidity. The resulting consequences are the natural results of our stupidity, not the result if a hateful, punishing God.
  
  What you believe in is magic, not God. There are magic beings all around your life, and therefore, you don't have be responsible for your own actions. You can blame it on anything you want. Your magic says that God hates me and loves you because you are justified in being hateful and deceitful using his name.
  
  That's an old story about Merlin and his magic, not about any God. I don't like living in the middle ages. I'm shocked there are so many who still want to.
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  Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  People LOVE Magic!
  
  mundane things are so... ordinary...magic is more fun.
  
  {EDIT} I believe in magic, I think when humanity is capable of using magic and not destroying ourselves, we will have that ability as well. But for now, like the toddler that cannot go into the other room, we must content ourselves with the things that God is allowing us to have and explore.
  
  Learn, evolve, grow, and become wise enough to handle the great power and the great responsibility that comes with it.
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  (Q)posted 14 years agoin reply to this
  You've hit the nail on the head. People love magic and really, really want it to exist.
  
  Is it more fun to pretend that the physical laws of the universe can be turned on and turned off at ones whim? Sure, why not.
  
  Is it delusional to believe this as our reality? Of course.
  
  But, people do, don't they, Mikel?
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  Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  For something to be delusional it has to be proven impossible. There is no proof that magic can/does-not exist somewhere, nor that it won't be possible for humans to control and use magic eventually. The facts for now say we don't have the ability, that does not mean that one day we won't, nor does that mean that right now some other entity might have the ability.
  
  I for one believe that God does have magic power and that God for our own protection has blocked our ability to touch or use magic. Like the good parent that prevents their toddler from getting to the kitchen stove.
  
  In fact I believe that our entire reality, our human existence, is akin to a toddler in a crib, protected from that which we could not survive in our present state of evolution. Perhaps what comes next is where the magic lives...
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  (Q)posted 14 years agoin reply to this
  No, it doesn't, you are wrong. The burden of proof is on the claimant.
  
  There is no evidence of magic, hence you are delusional to make that claim without a shred of supporting evidence.
  
  The facts demonstrate magic doesn't exist.
  
  That's why you're delusional.
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  Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Thanks for playing...
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  Great reply!!!
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  I did not say the angels caused it,I said they brought evil with them,all men make there own decisions.To cast the blame on someone else or something would be sin !!! And I love how so many likes to twist what others have to say !!! You stick with magic I will stick with GOD !!!
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  Jeramiposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  Almost 2000 years ago Jesus said that many will come in his name and decieve if it were possible even the elect.
  Taking into account the posability of a minor error in translation this sounds like many of the very elect could be led astray, and most all others would be decieved.
  
  I ask??, if not by using interpretation of the word of God, then how could this be?
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  no stifle,just reasureing fellow christians!
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Brenda Durhamposted 14 years ago
Trust me, you wouldn't wanna see one!

Those angels have an "angle", and it has that angle of deceit...
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  getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  
  Maybe you're one. How am I suppose to know? You could be one of the fallen angels trying to deceive me. OMG!
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  Brenda Durhamposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  haha
  
  Well, a Christian usually will be able to recognize the difference between deceitful spirits and the messengers of God. Even though some are falsely accused of being the other one....
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  A -MEN
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  well I have to go for now,I turned 51 today and family is coming over,had a great time today thanks to all
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  Brenda Durhamposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  OH wow! I'm 51. At first it feels weird to be over half-a-century old, but in the long run I feel totally Blessed to even make it this far, do you?
  
  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
  Hope you have a great and fun day!
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  dont you mean angle!!!lol
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  very funny you have a good sence of humor
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marinealways24posted 14 years ago
God is an assumption.
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  Jeramiposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  as is everything that we think.
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  marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this
  lol So all assumptions are real to you?
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  Jeramiposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  If I said anything that certainly would not have been it.
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earnestshubposted 14 years ago
Yes! It's time to show more of gods love!

No child of an incestuous union may be admitted into the community of the Lord, nor any descendent of his even to the tenth generation. (Deuteronomy 23:3 NAB)

10 generations eh?

That should wipe out all of the religious!
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  Madame Xposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  hee hee - so, uh, who DID Cain and Abel marry anyway . . . ?
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  there sisters !!!
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  Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this
  the chromo's lot better back then,you do know they get worst through generation's
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