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[JudgeNot]

Well, like I said, I don't wish to believe in a 'God' that lays out a plan like the one you described and quoted. If that makes you fell comfortable then thats great...I wouldn't want to live MY life like that.

Well, anduril; It is not about being comfortable – it is about faith, about doing what is righteous, and about real (I mean REAL!) love.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

No “other god” did that, and no “other god” promises everlasting life*.  

The choice is yours.

* That would be everlasting life as yourself – not intended to be confused with the reincarnation crowd who believe they may “return” as something other than themselves – a cockroach for example…

[Shammu]

The Bible was written and recorded in a tiny corner of the Earth. Mean while, around the globe at the very same time were other thriving cultures with many different belief systems. The Christian belief system came from that small area I do not deny that. However, Christianity is not the only belief system that is correct.

Joh 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

If Christianity is the only way then Billions of other people are going to Hell...can't you see how rediculous this is? In another post I quoted the guessimate of 2 billion Christians world wide. That means there are 4 billion people left. This is one reason not to believe one direction, I refuse to live life with blinders on.

Mat 7:13  Go in through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are the ones entering in through it.
Mat 7:14  For narrow is the gate, and constricted is the way that leads away into life, and few are the ones finding it.

Exo 20:3  "You shall have no other gods before me."

There you have it: The Christian God acknowledging there ARE other gods. A jealous God? No, just a amount small people who are jealous and too proud which made their idea of God to be the correct way. Which is correct however, not for everyone.

Exo 20:5  you shall not bow to them, and you shall not serve them; for I am Jehovah your God, a jealous God[...]

Sorry but He gets the final say so, not man.

Grace and Peace!

Well, like I said, I don't wish to believe in a 'God' that lays out a plan like the one you described and quoted. If that makes you fell comfortable then thats great...I wouldn't want to live MY life like that.

Guess what.............. Your life is plaed, by God. You have a choice though. You can pick the "Lake of Fire," or "Eternal Salvation." The choice is up to you.
In the Lake of Fire you will live through eternal damnation.  

[nChrist]

JudgeNot,

WOW!!! BROTHER - You are back - WE MISSED YOU!

No “other god” did that, and no “other god” promises everlasting life*.  

The choice is yours.

AMEN BROTHER!! - I choose JESUS!

Love In Christ,
Tom

[Chesed]

DreamWeaver -

3.  Piltdown Man - The jawbone turned out to belong to a modern ape.

Piltdown Man was a hoax.  Here's a website about it which seems to coincide with the story I remember about Piltdown man: http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/piltdown.htm

I studied a little archaeology and anthropology in (secular) College. Though the class didn't really cover any material on the earlier "links in the chain,"  we started with studying the Homo Habilis. Supposedly more human than ape, first bipedal, somewhat upright walking (hunched over), the Homo Habilis was dated to live approx. 2 - 1.5 million years ago, in the upper region of the African continent. Then we studied the Homo Erectus, as you can tell by the name was the first to walk  completely upright - hence the name Erectus. I believe these were dated about 1.5 - 1 million years ago.

In this same class, we were shown a video of these footprints, 2 sets of them, preserved in sand or mud and I believe this also was in africa. The scientists on this video said these foot prints were made by bi pedal upright walking persons. They dated these footprints to be 3 million years old! That would be 0.5 million years before the Homo Habilus who only walked hunched over.

That's about the extent of my knowledge of the evolution chain. I really didn't want to study it much because I was more interested in cultural anthropology/archaeology which didn't deal with the australopithecines to the Homo Habilus. I don't think I could stay awake for that.

I was curious about the Neanderthal Man, because I remembered learning in my anthropology class that Neanderthal Man is the one they have the most fossil evidence for. So I asked the resident scientist of my congregation, who was formerly an atheist, about Neanderthal man and what he thought they were. He shared some information he said came from a dentist who studied the Neanderthal man and said they were humans who lived for a long time. We know from the Genesis account that many lived to be hundreds of years old. He said that the brow bone continues to grow as long as you live, which could explain why Neanderthals had the brow ridge. Other differences in Neanderthals from us in their skulls were areas of the skull and jaw that grew and calcified over time.  (Hey, that probably explains why my anthropology teacher looked like a neanderthal
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[ollie]

For heavens sake DW, DO NOT quote Genesis or I might have an anurism. Either that or get banned for... oh I can't... ok so the bible timeline from genesis puts the creation of man at roughly 6000 years ago the problem being that we have fossil records of humans well over 100,000 years old and then of course we have to ask in whos image was Neanderthal man created and how come that species of human is now extinct after surviving in Europe for over 250,000 years.

So please, for my sake DO NOT quote Genesis!

-SS

"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."
-Albert Einstein

"ok so the bible timeline from genesis puts the creation of man at roughly 6000 years ago....."


How do you arrive at such a conclusion? Genesis says six days for creation. On the seventh God rested. Where does it mention a time span from then to now? One must remember that God's ways are not man's

[Shammu]

For heavens sake DW, DO NOT quote Genesis or I might have an anurism. Either that or get banned for... oh I can't... ok so the bible timeline from genesis puts the creation of man at roughly 6000 years ago the problem being that we have fossil records of humans well over 100,000 years old and then of course we have to ask in whos image was Neanderthal man created and how come that species of human is now extinct after surviving in Europe for over 250,000 years.

So please, for my sake DO NOT quote Genesis!

-SS

"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."
-Albert Einstein

"ok so the bible timeline from genesis puts the creation of man at roughly 6000 years ago....."


How do you arrive at such a conclusion? Genesis says six days for creation. On the seventh God rested. Where does it mention a time span from then to now? One must remember that God's ways are not man's

AMEN ollie, God's ways are not man's ways.

[Symphony]

The police arrested two young people the other day.

One was drinking battery acid and the other was eating fireworks.


They charged one, and let the other one off.


   
     

[sincereheart]

*groans*

[Shammu]

The police arrested two young people the other day.

One was drinking battery acid and the other was eating fireworks.


They charged one, and let the other one off.


   
     

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

*groan*

[2nd Timothy]

LOL   I actually like that one!

Grace and Peace!

[nChrist]

   

Two Aggies were involved in a car accident, and both survived.

One was thrown completely off the roadway into a pasture. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident.

One was thrown through the windshield of the other vehicle. He was charged with breaking and entering.

     One groan deserves another one.

[Shammu]

 

Two Aggies were involved in a car accident, and both survived.

One was thrown completely off the roadway into a pasture. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident.

One was thrown through the windshield of the other vehicle. He was charged with breaking and entering.

     One groan deserves another one.

Your right...............

Groan!!

[nChrist]

 

Just remember:

A bird in hand is safer than one overhead.

[Shammu]

Just remember:

A bird in hand is safer than one overhead.

Groan!!

Just remember,

A bird in the oven is better, then the bird in the cage. Ya still gotta pluck the turkey.

[sincereheart]

 

Two Aggies were involved in a car accident, and both survived.

One was thrown completely off the roadway into a pasture. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident.

One was thrown through the windshield of the other vehicle. He was charged with breaking and entering.

     One groan deserves another one.

Ok, it's a groaner! But I liked it! I haven't heard any Aggie jokes since I left Louisiana! Kinda made me homesick!