So what if we not a Christian?

[ClayL]

Morli:

Q: What's the difference between a JAP and Jello?

A: Jello wiggles when you eat it!

CL

[Anonymous]

Christians are not the only only ones with the power to forgive but they are commanded to do so

The Bible says that if we do not forgive He cannot forgive us.

Unforgiveness even for horrible acts can be an open door for the enemy to grow bitterness, shame, rejection and many other schemes to control the person.

Jesus came with a purpose to ransom you for your Heavenly Father if you accept his gift he will stand for you before God as your Savior...like a bridge to make a way. No one can stand on their own before a holy God. The Word says our righteousness is like filthy rags and All have fallen short. Sin is sin to him - big or little. Yet when we ask for forgiveness ourselves and and truly sorry (to man and God) the Word says he forgets our sin and places it as far as the east is from the west.

I've read about Mel Gibson's new movie "The Passion about the last 12 hours of the life of Christ- it is said to be very factual but no one will take it on to distribute it in the US yet look at the previews of all the satanic and weird spiritual sadistic movies and scary movies- I see none of them but am even haunted by their ads - yet some thrive on them -WHY?

When you belong to Christ you will see the world through his eyes and have a great distaste for all evil with a holy anger.

This is beautiful and yet very dark world and a study on Bible Prophecy and reading the front pages of today's papers are very interesting.

Keep searching for the truth and ask God to reveal himself to you ...you may have an awesome supernatural experience that is nothing like you've ever known...sorry if this sounds like preaching but I've not known this for very many years and since have been the most exciting and peaceful of my life.

[Anonymous]

It's True,

As a Christian, I am commanded to forgive. I have no problem with that. When I think of Mel, I think of the quote:

 Luke 23:34 ""Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.""

Well, the way I see it is that Mel knows Damned well what he was doing then as much as what he knows what he is doing today, so he should be forgiven based on his self-serving arrogance and stupidity. I forgive him for being selfish and greedy and careless about his fellow man.

HOWEVER, that doesn't mean for ONE minute that while I breath I will do my part to make him face what he has done to us, and legacy is leaves being for God knows how many young people trapped in those horrible places today. I was not created by MY God to be his money-making guinea pig commodity. I will die one day and have to account for everything on this earth I have done. I believe if I do nothing to expose his evilness, it would be a disappointment shared between me and MY God.

I don't take any pleasure in this. I never once ASKED for this asshole to intrude into my life, but here he is. I know that my life would have been better if I never heard of Straight and the cultists that ran it, but this is the hand that life has dealt me. This shit is going to stop one and for all if I have anything to say about it. I prey a lot to MY God that I do his will and not my own as I go after this bastard and his stupid wife because they continue to BRAG to the world about what they did to us.

[Froderik]

C'mon y'all, read between the lines...I've been trying to steer this thread AWAY from another RELIGIOUS DEBATE. Zzzzzzz...Let's talk about something else, like the prevalence of *stereotypes* in our culture. C'mon...hit me with some annoying catch-phrases or slang that you can't stand & the types of people that say them and why you think that they do. There's a start. God! This topic is WIDE OPEN!!

[LeeBunnys]

"Born Again Christians are fruit loops" My ex husband is a Born Again, and well, he fits the bill!

Oh shit, thats still a religious topic!

Here's another one I like, "Any man over the age of 35 with abs like a 6 pack is gay"

[Anonymous]

On 2003-09-18 11:07:00, LeeBunnys wrote:
Here's another one I like, "Any man over the age of 35 with abs like a 6 pack is gay""

Well he's definitly not a good ole' boy!

CL

[LeeBunnys]

Does that mean the only six pack a "good ole boy" has is in the fridge?  hahahahha

[ClayL]

Nope, in the truck!

[TinaMC]

Heres one for you that not many americans would've heard b/c its irish. They say "It was good craic(crack) last night" or "it was a good bit of craic(crack)" or "the craic was good" or "whats the craic". The word is pronouced crack but it is an gaelic/irish word for fun or good time. I died laughing the first few times I'd heard it and had to explain what it meant in america. They have crack here unfortunately but I'm not sure if thats what they call it. They also call cell phones mobiles, gas they call petrol, Q-tips are earbuds, sweaters are jumpers, pants are underwear, pencil erasers are rubbers,  braids are plats, bangs(in hair) are fring, jello they call jelly, what we call jelly is jam, french fries are chips, potatoe chips are called crisps, sprite or 7up they call lemonaide, if they want a beer they say a pint(they look at you funny if you say give me a beer unless you say bottle) if you ask for a screw driver(drink) they haven't a clue, if you are in a line for something its called a queue, bathroom/restroom is toilet,lu or jax, a wrench is a spanner, the trunk of your car is a boot, the hood is a bonnet, shopping carts are trollys, diapers are nappys, babystrollers are prams, vacuum is hoover, if you have a tantrum they call it a wobbler, getting drunk is getting pissed or going on a piss, ass is arse, and the middle finger(fuck U) is rarely used they use the peace sign inverted and it means fuck off, oh the list could go on and on. I personally don't change my words, they have american tv(tellie here) they know what I'm saying I just hate it if someone tries to tell me I should say their word just because I live here.
Sorry if I've gone on a bit.
Tina

Janis, Jimi, Jerry, Timothy... Do you HAVE to get this close to the edge to get a really good view?
-- Anonymous

[Antigen]

In Florida, if you're under a certain age (say, 25 or so) you just don't go around talking about dope or dope heads. Dope isn't what it used to be, it's crack. So, for the first week my daughter was here, she was really worried about her old friend cause she thought he and all his friends were smoking crack.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
--Thomas Paine

[Froderik]

"WE MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO MAKE STEREOTYPES." Says who? The program? Our government? Ya know, all this 'niceness' and politically correct horseshit happened right around the time we had a president who told hungry inner city schoolchildren that their school lunches were nutritious because KETCHUP WAS A VEGETABLE!!

TinaMC:
Thanks for the run-down on Irish/British slang, colloqialisms, or whatever you want to call it. This is more interesting than debating whether or not we'll go to hell or heaven when we die. But I'd still like to hear more from people concerning "politically correct horseshit" and how first impressions and stereotypes are often correct.  :eek:

[ This Message was edited by: Froderik13 on 2003-09-19 08:19 ]

[Anonymous]

I have also spent time all over Ireland...it was good to see a purely fun post for a change...anyway how I missed hearing some of those "irishisms"  thanks!

[TinaMC]

I'm sick to death of people shoving God down our throats! Thats all I'm saying about that. No offence intended.
As for 'Good ole boys', I kinda think of them as the white men of the world who think they are better than everyone else and who won't let women(any color) and men(any color other than white)either move up the corporate latter, into their special clubs or just don't want people to better themselves, want to keep the people I mentioned above down.
As for names like African American, I just want to know, if they go by that then why am I not called Irish/German/American? I still call black people black and white people white and so on. I don't see the problem with this. I mean if you were born there(Africa) and now are in the US then by all means you s/b called that. But if you were born in America then you are up and formost American w/ whatever nationality as descendents.
I mean no offence to any Republicans on this website but why is it if you are having a discussion w/a Rep. they feel the need to make you see the light so to speak. As if I'm an idiot and can't see the truth clearly. I have met a few who think they will be able to convert me, with no luck I can tell you. I do believe in the death penalty by the way and am pro-choice.
Tina

If you believe that people cannot be trusted to govern themselves,
then can they be trusted to govern others?
 
--Thomas Jefferson

[Froderik]

I mean no offence to any Republicans on this website but why is it if you are having a discussion w/a Rep. they feel the need to make you see the light so to speak. As if I'm an idiot and can't see the truth clearly. I have met a few who think they will be able to convert me, with no luck I can tell you. I do believe in the death penalty by the way and am pro-choice.

Yeah, They like to try to convert you. Most of them aren't even aware of the dirty-dealings of the GOP. But I'll tell you, as far as I see, the Dems & Repubs are no more than two flaccid butt-cheeks on the same fat ass, if you'll pardon the analogy. No one will convince me otherwise. I'm a non-voter and not ashamed of that. If none of the above were a choice, I'd consider picking that. Or if I thought it were worth it, I'd vote Libertarian or Green...I too am pro-choice, and believe in the death penalty, and my right to dish it out in self-defense.  ::armed::

[Anonymous]

A proud non-voter?  Then maybe your opinion regarding the flacid ass of our system doesn't count at all except as time wasted posting.  I don't know just an opinion.  I just have a problem with people living here in the US and reaping the benefits (ie freedom of speech here on the board) but then being so "proud" of their indifference.  I understand all to well the corruption in our government, and the dislike for both parties but refusing to vote or take any part in the political process however minute isn't helping either.  I have lived in other countries and they also live with corruption (that is what power does to people) within the government, but they aren't allowed to complain very loudly.  Hell the women couldn't show their faces in public much less have an opinion.  So forgive my harsh response but I've lived the other side of the coin, and if you don't vote don't complain.  :smile:  :smile:  :smile: