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That saying "Everything happens for a reason"....
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"I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."
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Originally posted by Ken View PostI can't claim to be an expert on what "Christianity proclaims", but chancellor's original response seems to address that, no?
It seems that God has a pretty sweet deal. All of the glory and none of the blame. I reckon that his ability to get that sweetheart deal from his followers is what makes him God!"I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."
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Originally posted by Mithrandir View PostAddress it? I guess. Provide a definitive answer to my query? Maybe
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Originally posted by Mithrandir View PostAddress it? I guess. Provide a definitive answer to my query? Maybe
It seems that God has a pretty sweet deal. All of the glory and none of the blame. I reckon that his ability to get that sweetheart deal from his followers is what makes him God!I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...
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Originally posted by heyelander View Postyou want a definitive answer on the nature of God?“There’s no normal life, Wyatt, it’s just life. Get on with it.” – Doc Holliday
"It doesn't matter what you think" - The Rock
"I borked the entry." - Some dude on the Internet
Have I told you about otters being the only marine animal that can lift rocks?
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Originally posted by heyelander View Postyou want a definitive answer on the nature of God?"I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."
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Originally posted by Mithrandir View PostNo. I want a definitive answer why his followers give him glory for good things but dont blame him for bad things.I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...
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Originally posted by heyelander View Postlets say, someone buys you all the things you need to make a great thanksgiving meal. You do the work, and cook it all up. Turkey tastes great, you thank the person for providing the turkey. Mash potatoes taste great, you thank the person for the potatoes. You don't cook your stuffing long enough, and everyone gets botulism and dies. That's not the dude that bought the stuffing's fault.
botulism, I've stopped doing the nullnor challenge as I am out of expired canned goods. 2 weeks ago I wasted a package of rigatoni on a can of expired spaghetti sauce that was still in my RV I bought that travelled from Colorado to Massachusetts. it's the cold weather. for example if you leave beefaroni in your car overnight in freezing weather it goes bad. pea soup too.
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talking about food is like watching an episode of Seinfeld. they are always eating. the same with Two and a Half Men. the spreads they have on the table. Two and a Half men eat a lot of Chinese food. ..it's like people that are hungry in third world countries probably have cable or satellite, so they are watching the show too. no-one realizes, while they enjoy watching, it makes them want boneless spareribs.
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Originally posted by Mithrandir View PostNo. I want a definitive answer why his followers give him glory for good things but dont blame him for bad things.
Those of us who walk in faith do so confidently that the burdens of life - or, all the bad things you're referencing - are insignificant compared to the resurrection to come. Moreover, to blame God for things attributable to chance, free will, or the corruption of our earthly vessels doesn't seem sensible to me.
And I'm only commenting on the Christian point of view, and a non-Calvinist one at that.I'm just here for the baseball.
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Originally posted by heyelander View Postlets say, someone buys you all the things you need to make a great thanksgiving meal. You do the work, and cook it all up. Turkey tastes great, you thank the person for providing the turkey. Mash potatoes taste great, you thank the person for the potatoes. You don't cook your stuffing long enough, and everyone gets botulism and dies. That's not the dude that bought the stuffing's fault.
One of my friends who's a pastor will be doing a series on free will. I'll pass this his way. I think he'll love it, knowing how he does his sermons.I'm just here for the baseball.
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Originally posted by heyelander View Postlets say, someone buys you all the things you need to make a great thanksgiving meal. You do the work, and cook it all up. Turkey tastes great, you thank the person for providing the turkey. Mash potatoes taste great, you thank the person for the potatoes. You don't cook your stuffing long enough, and everyone gets botulism and dies. That's not the dude that bought the stuffing's fault.
If a baby is born and the family gives thanks to God for the precious gift of a child. 2 days later they find out the child has some rare form of cancer and dies in the next week. Do they blame God for a child born with a disease that killed the child after only one week?"I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."
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