God’s Voice

British Library Add. MS 59874 Ethiopian Bible – Matthew’s Gospel (Ge’ez script) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Some Christians claim that they hear God‘s voice directly and that God tells them what to do specifically in every aspect of their life. This belief is dangerous because it leads them to believe that they are infallible and in essence they become their own God.  Soon they begin to tell other people how to live their life and it is usually apparent that they have ulterior motives.  Pentecostal TV evangelists usually fall into this category but average Christians can also be seduced by this attractive sin.

 

All human beings are fallible so don’t believe the excrement that is troweled out by these misguided Christians. The basic concepts of the Bible are easily understood by reading the New Testament. People should not give up their personal freedom just because a voice in another person’s head told them they should do a specific action. Religious manipulation of other people is disgusting and you should never let it happen to you. The principles of the Bible are the only totally reliable guide for your personal life. Voices in your head may be seductive but that doesn’t mean that God is speaking directly to you.

 

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Hatred in Religion

Religion that claims to follow the principles of Jesus in the Bible but instead promotes man made rigid dogma is personally repulsive to me.  I have encountered Christians that spew hatred at anyone they dislike and they use some misquoted minor passage in the Bible to justify their extreme venom.  These Christians are not fulfilling the great commission because they are driving people away from Christ by showing the hatred in their thoughts.

Political beliefs are a common way of expressing this type of religious hatred. I have friends that hate President Obama and other friends that hate President Bush. I suspect that actual violence would occur if they were trapped in a room together long enough. Provided no one was hurt, I might actually enjoy watching an encounter of that nature as long as I didn’t have to participate.  I guess some Christians were born stupid and they plan to die that way while they drive people away from Christ during their lifetime.

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Bible history seems accurate

glenn’s kindle: “Israel: Bible Assyrian seige account matches archaeological find – CSMonitor.com” http://feedly.com/k/18KAzWa

The above link shows the accuracy of a specific part of the Old Testament. It may surprise some of my son’s anti-biblical professors to find out that any part of the Old Testament can be verified.

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Is God fair and loving to all people ?

Life is short and cruel to many people around the world. The God I serve would not condemn a young child to an eternal hell because the child died without a missionary reaching him first with the knowledge of Jesus atoning death upon the cross.  God does not explain everything he does but he does say he loved us while we were yet sinners. God is capable of forgiving sin without human intervention and I have confidence that he will do what is right in every case.

Many of the problems created by religion are caused by religious leaders using fear and intimidation to make people conform to their wishes. It is too easy to use the Bible as an artificial threat to make people do what you want them to do.  This gives atheist’s plenty of ammunition because they hate the Bible and don’t want to admit that their own conscience is convicting them of sin in their lives. Sin is not an artificial problem imposed by archaic religious dogma.  Sin is what causes the very real problems in our world.  Everyone sins and we all know we do because our conscience convicts us.  Accepting Jesus is the only answer that will ever give a person a clear conscience.

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Hate Speech Crimes?

I Hate The Way They Scream … 2 men found with 332 illegal lobsters – Monroe County, Florida (Posted on Wednesday, 09.19.12) …item 2.. Talking Heads – Little Creatures (Full Album) … (Photo credit: marsmet526)

 

Making “Hate Speech” a crime is a good idea as long as I am the only person that gets to define it in a court of law. I feel that I am the perfect arbitrator for this job. ….. Defining hate speech is a slippery slope that allows the current people in power to stop free speech.  Many books, including the Bible, could be considered hate speech when certain passages are read publicly out of context. It is better to argue against a hate speech idea by giving the opposing viewpoint. Hate speech laws seem safe until someone with evil intentions gets the power to interperate them. The arguments of slavery abolitionists could easily have been viewed as hate speech by those in favor of slavery at the time. Making speech a crime is just to convenient for law enforcement with ulterior motives.

 

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