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Most here attack or defend. Are there any that just seek God.

Greatest I am

Greatest I am

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ChristineES said:
Believe it or not, GIA, I can kind of understand where you are coming from (which is at best, a guess). You see suffering in the world- starvation, natural disasters, crime, intolerance, and so many more things. We all see these things- we have all questioned them at one time or another(I mean, who hasn't, I would like to know). It is a hard thing. It is heartbreaking.
The difference is that I and others don't blame God for it. We blame ourselves as humans. Unfortunately, finding God doesn't solve any problems. We, as humans, have to do the best we can. In the Bible, in the story of the poor man who died in front of a rich man's home got a reward. I believe that story to be totally symbolic. As flesh we suffer. Starvation is not caused by lack of food- you know that when you see all the wasted food in garbage cans. It is actually caused by men's selfishness. We are all guilty of this. God gave us the resources- it is up to US to use them. The same would be of anything else (outside of natural disasters which is caused by climate and such).

That is why each person must look at him or herself. It is up to each of us to make the world as kind as possible. Each community, each town or city, each country or province, and so on. There is only so much one person can do. But if each person did what they could, the world would be a much nicer place to live in.

*jumps from soapbox and apologizes for preaching.
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Thanks for this.

Heartbreaking, yes.
All we can do is find more broken hearts and then the whole become greater than the parts.

Regards
DL
 
Greatest I am

Greatest I am

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ChristineES said:
I think the reason we blame God for all the problems is that it is easier. If we blame God then we expect God to fix them. If we blame ourselves, then it would up to each of us to fix them. :) ;)
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God's works are said to all be perfect. From His point of view, what is there to fix.

Regards
DL
 
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StripperClown

Member
Greatest I am said:
Then go back to sleep and wait forever.

God is not interested in the lazy. Did He not say look and ye shall find?
No answer required. I would not want to disturb your slumber.

Regards
DL
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I have already done my fair share of looking. I have searched and searched; yelled and yelled for quite a long time. Who thought it would be that hard to get in contact with an omnipotent being? I looked, but ye did not find. Maybe it's not the Christian God that would be coming then. ;)
 
Greatest I am

Greatest I am

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StripperClown said:
I have already done my fair share of looking. I have searched and searched; yelled and yelled for quite a long time. Who thought it would be that hard to get in contact with an omnipotent being? I looked, but ye did not find. Maybe it's not the Christian God that would be coming then. ;)
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Coming.

Why would you think He was coming? We are not a tourist trap.

He is the site to see, not us.

Regards
DL
 
Greatest I am

Greatest I am

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StripperClown said:
Manhood? I'm 21, and have already gone through puberty. I have already reached what everyone would call manhood. ^_^ Besides, I could've been a female for all you know :p
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Women tend to not give up so easily. Cheep shot, what can I say. My way to motivate.

I was 36 before I had figured out enough to challenge God to show. He did but it was to me to be prepared. There is both pain and pleasure involved. God likes those who persevere and prepare young one. Do you really expect to know what some 80 year old do not comprehend.

Regards
DL
 
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StripperClown

Member
Greatest I am said:
Women tend to not give up so easily. Cheep shot, what can I say. My way to motivate.

I was 36 before I had figured out enough to challenge God to show. He did but it was to me to be prepared. There is both pain and pleasure involved. God likes those who persevere and prepare young one. Do you really expect to know what some 80 year old do not comprehend.

Regards
DL
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Joan of Arc was a teenager when God showed up to her, so yeah, it would be nice for that supreme being to show up =D
 
ChristineES

ChristineES

Tiggerism
Premium Member
Greatest I am said:
God's works are said to all be perfect. From His point of view, what is there to fix.

Regards
DL
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That's easy. Men chose to want free will and God gave it to us. If God ran the world, it would be perfect. :) (That includes natural disasters, they wouldn't stop, but we could be absent from where they are taking place).
 
Greatest I am

Greatest I am

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StripperClown said:
You did say that if I looked that he would be found. Well, I've looked, and he wasn't found. And being an all powerful being, he shouldn't be that hard to find.
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If you can see His traks then it is easy. you have yet to see these.

Look about. When you start to see perfection in evolution, then you are getting closer.

Read the Bible. My KJ helped quite a bit in thinking. Do not believe what it says literally and remember that both Christ and the Antichrist speak from it's pages.
Wisdom is knowing who is speaking.

Regards
DL
 
Greatest I am

Greatest I am

Well-Known Member
StripperClown said:
Joan of Arc was a teenager when God showed up to her, so yeah, it would be nice for that supreme being to show up =D
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Have you walked in her shoes?

You may walk funny in high heals.

Hint # 2

Read Genesis to the fall.

When the fall is a glorious leap, there is wisdom grasshopper.

Regards
DL
 
Greatest I am

Greatest I am

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ChristineES said:
That's easy. Men chose to want free will and God gave it to us. If God ran the world, it would be perfect. :) (That includes natural disasters, they wouldn't stop, but we could be absent from where they are taking place).
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It is not God's fault that men cannot or will not build how and where they should.

Regards
DL
 
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StripperClown

Member
Greatest I am said:
If you can see His traks then it is easy. you have yet to see these.

Look about. When you start to see perfection in evolution, then you are getting closer.

Read the Bible. My KJ helped quite a bit in thinking. Do not believe what it says literally and remember that both Christ and the Antichrist speak from it's pages.
Wisdom is knowing who is speaking.

Regards
DL
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Not that easy when everyone has their own idea of what these tracks are. :p

I have read it a few times, but didn't get much out of it, lawl
 
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StripperClown

Member
Greatest I am said:
Have you walked in her shoes?

You may walk funny in high heals.

Hint # 2

Read Genesis to the fall.

When the fall is a glorious leap, there is wisdom grasshopper.

Regards
DL
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If God came to me out of nowhere and told me I had to lead an army to victory, then yeah. He could've picked someone who was already a soldier. :p
 
Runewolf1973

Runewolf1973

Materialism/Animism
Greatest I am said:
No. God does not sign anything. Men do.

Do you see beauty in a starving child?

Regards
DL
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I can see beauty in a starving child. All things can hold beauty. But I also see the imbalance that was created to result in that child's starving. There is always a flip side to the coin. As humans we need to strive to keep that coin (life and the earth) spinning in balance. Otherwise that balance will be lost and all of humanity could perish just the same.
 
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