Questions about Christianity

[Zach]

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Judge not lest ye be judged

Most everyone that calls themselves a Christian doesn't follow what is written in the Bible. The Sermon on the Mount is pretty much Jesus' manifesto, but no one really follows what it says, myself included.

[Daddy]

Most everyone that calls themselves a Christian doesn't follow what is written in the Bible. The Sermon on the Mount is pretty much Jesus' manifesto, but no one really follows what it says, myself included.

You don't follow what Jesus says?

[Zach]

You don't follow what Jesus says?

I'll admit to you that I'm probably not saved, but I don't pretend that I am, either. I understand a lot of Christian theology, though, and I'm moving towards fully embracing Christ.

[Det in F♯ Major]

Uh, it's pretty much common knowledge...

. the history of christianity you learn in classes such as world history is primarily that of the roman catholic church. 

[Veal]

wow.

hoo boy.

[Slim]

I was going to reply to about a hundred stupid things I found in this thread, but then I decided that it wasn't worth it and would just be a waste of time.

Just thought I'd let you all know. ^___^

[Veal]

I was going to reply to about a hundred stupid things I found in this thread, but then I decided that it wasn't worth it and would just be a waste of time.

Just thought I'd let you all know. ^___^

hey me too we should be friends ^___^

[the shortest route to the sea]

I made cookies so that all the arguers can have refreshment while they argue

I am helpful and I forward discussion! 

[Slim]

hey me too we should be friends ^___^

i've been waiting a long time for you to say that

[rdl]

to be honest i'd like to see a debate between veal and jmv over religion. and me vs jmv on a day where i actually care enough to cite my sources and use my head.

perhaps such debates could be actually provocative and jmv could actually be beaten. i've never lost a full out religion debate.

[Slim]

to be honest i'd like to see a debate between veal and jmv over religion. and me vs jmv on a day where i actually care enough to cite my sources and use my head.

uh all he really does is post a flurry of glib one-liners. i usually get bored about halfway through his posts and just skip along to the next one, to be honest.

not to take away from your dream of felling the mighty warrior JMV THE IMPREGNABLE in battle or anything.

i've never lost a full out religion debate.

i've never lost a court case where i got to be both a litigant and the judge.

[rdl]

sometimes i dont know why i make certain posts

in fact, i usually dont know why i make the majority of my posts. but i guess it would still be interesting.

[PuuMastaFunk]

uh all he really does is post a flurry of glib one-liners. i usually get bored about halfway through his posts and just skip along to the next one, to be honest.

not to take away from your dream of felling the mighty warrior JMV THE IMPREGNABLE in battle or anything.
i've never lost a court case where i got to be both a litigant and the judge.

So, in other words, JMV really doesn't know anything? He just finds someway to tick people of?

Ah, that makes me feel better.

[YPrrrr]

No. You have to pay a priest to pray for you so you can repent for your sins. That's why they hold confessionals, so you can tell the priest what's bothering you, you pay him, and then he prays to God to tell him to wash you of your sins.

... no... not at all. Reconciliation is a free sacrament. Catholics do not have to pay priests in any manner or for any service.

Then there's the good deeds thing, because if you do good deeds, you're less likely to sin. Think about it. If I'm helping old ladies across the street, I'm not looking at porn, am I? (Wow, that was almost deep... )

According to you, looking at porn doesn't really matter because you have faith in God and Jesus anyway so why would viewing lewd material make you any less likely to get into heaven?

It's kinda what we do as Protestants, but we don't pay the pastor to pray for us. We pay him to teach, and we pray on our own. Yet (atleast for Baptists), we believe that good works don't amount to a dang thing unless you've accepted Jesus as your Savior. So, after that, good works build up your treasures in Heaven. Otherwise, they're just a one-way ticket to hell.

Again, that's just stupid. Actions should be more valuable than words. Do you believe in predestination too?

[Zach]

... no... not at all. Reconciliation is a free sacrament. Catholics do not have to pay priests in any manner or for any service.

Yeah, I was pretty sure that confession is not a monetary-driven service.