outlaw wrote:melanie wrote:And you think we are foolish for believing in the bible, yet you take what this bloke says as gospel??? You do realise don't you that the bible does not say that men have one less rib, it says God used one of Adams ribs to create Eve. Nowhere does it say that therefore men for centuries to come would also have one less you rib. You do realise also don't you that the 11th and 12th rib are not attached to the sternum or to cartridge and are floating. You are aware I hope that the ribs have amazing regenerating ability. But you have it all figured out I see cos you have watched some videos on YouTube.
http://ukdaily.net/science/we-can-regen ... f-damaged/
By the way I never said your foolish believing the bible, I said it's probably not the best place to look. Why this attitude towards me Melanie it would be nice if you demonstrated some of those Christian values instead of turning on people with a different view, Wanna talk about slavery again that was fun wasn't it.
Do not think for one second Outlaw that I will play your game or allow you to manipulate me. I may be a Christian but I am not a pushover or an idiot. Stop with this notion that Christians are supposed to be all rainbows and sunshine, who are nice all the time without a backbone, without the inclination or the right to be blunt and honest. I do not mince my words, I value honesty and integrity which is why I do not value your input. I will say it openly and without regret.
As for the slave issue there is a lot of things I could say of value that I could bring to light, but it wouldn't matter if we were talking about AFL vs NRL, I have no desire to discuss anything with a person who can not conduct themselves appropriately. I know you think that you have outwitted me with your awesome argument and continue thinking that because you will as your character dictates it.
Let me make something very clear to you, you are dishonest in your intentions and misrepresent yourself continuously, by manipulating people's responses to your questions. You act so hard done by, ' why are these Christians who are supposed to have such high values being so intolerant? I'm just asking simple questions, I just want to know Gods plan for salvation.'
"I'm an earnest seeker"
"I never said Jesus was BS"
"So I ask you to set me straight so I can understand"
You bait the line, throw it in, reel it in then back off the rod claiming, 'what, I'm just a confused boy asking questions' 'I just want to understand' what a load of rubbish. You know exactly what your doing, it is highly manipulative but transparent.
Let's have a look at what you have actually said;
"That's a God I choose to not want a bar of, it's a God not worthy of my praise, it's an evil God"
"Jealous, petty, unjust, egotistical, manic" obviously referring to God.
"Bloodthirsty maniac"
In relation to Jesus' sacrifice "illogical, irrational and sick"
Just remember where you are Outlaw. A Christian forum. You can pretend all you like that you are here to merely seek some answers but your words betray your intent. You wanna know where my Christian virtues lie, first and foremost, without compromise in my loyalty to my God, to defend His name and honour His purpose. If in doing so it offends you then so be it.
I will say again, I have many atheist friends and we speak about our beliefs from time to time, but they have never been so disrespectful and slanderous and thrown insults around like you have because my friends are of much higher character. My issue is not your beliefs. My issue is you.
What do you think would happen if I went to an atheist forum and started calling their beliefs crazy, a word you have used several times, totally absurd (again your quote), told them to "pull your head out of a fantasy world" (another outlaw quote)' how do you think I would be received? Pretty obvious huh. Now if I went there as an earnest truth seeker, who just wanted some answers, the language I used when engaging with them would take on an entirely different tone and guess what, It would be received very differently. This isn't rocket science, it's cause and effect. So stop pretending like your only here to seek some answers, it's BS.
But you have a wife who's Christian Right, and a father-in-law? So what you must be genuine? That's like saying I'm not a racist because I have a black friend, all the while spilling out racist sentiment. So do you tell your wife that her God is a bloodthirsty maniac, jealous, unjust and egotistical or better yet do you share this over the dinner table with your pastor father-in-law? Or do you just let out your pent up aggression, hate and anger for God on a Christian forum with people over the internet that you don't know from a bar of soap. Just because you are surrounded by christians in your daily life and you are unable to understand their beliefs and it obviously frustrates you, do not think your easy vent is to be this forum for you to spill out your frustration and anger. This is not a punching bag for fed up atheist. This is an online Christianity community. Questions about God are welcomed, concerns, issues with faith, trying to make sense of Gods purpose and anyone with questions, as long as it is done with some respect. Come to a Christian forum and call God evil and a bloodthirsty maniac then expect exactly what you have experienced. It has not gone unnoticed by me either that with so many active threads the only other two you have responded on apart from your original thread is this one and another by military, a great guy, but by his own admission, a person who has struggled with his faith, this thread and the other is testament to that, and they are the 2 you choose to bring your unrest and slanderous words against God. You are here to cause trouble. If I was a board moderator your ban would be permanent.