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To: imardmd1

I don’t believe that G-d became man or that I need anyone other than G-d for my salvation.

Believe it or not,I used to be a Christian.

I can’t accept anything that goes against Torah,including Total Depravity,Original Sin or a permanent hell.

I’m not a child of Satan,either. In fact,Satan is not the individual you think he is. “Satan” means “prosecutor” and he does what G-d tells him. He has no powers or authority,only G-d’s “green light”. He does nothing without G-d’s OK.

Like I said,I’m glad I left Christianity. Being a child of Satan (evil) is preposterous and anti-Biblical. Being responsible for the sins of those in the past is absurd and anti-Biblical. Burning in an eternal hell-fire is anti-Biblical.

It seems to me that Christianity is built on fear.


67 posted on 01/30/2012 5:50:27 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Future Meteorologist.)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN
I don’t believe that G-d became man or that I need anyone other than G-d for my salvation.

It'll be interesting to see how this works out for ya.

Believe it or not,I used to be a Christian.

You either are or you weren't, seems like

I can’t accept anything that goes against Torah,including Total Depravity,Original Sin or a permanent hell.

Your current status is -- sinner? ah, --lily-white? How much nerve gas has to be in the punchbowl before it's unacceptable?

I’m not a child of Satan,either. In fact,Satan is not the individual you think he is. “Satan” means “prosecutor” and he does what G-d tells him. He has no powers or authority,only G-d’s “green light”. He does nothing without G-d’s OK.

Well, here's what Jesus said to the Jews which were contradicting him:

"Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not." (John 8:42-45)
What do you make of that? Were those Jews children of Satan the Adversary?

Like I said,I’m glad I left Christianity. Being a child of Satan (evil) is preposterous and anti-Biblical.

See the above -- oh, wait! That's why! You don't like how the New Testament reveals the hidden things of the Old Testament, the Tanach!

Being responsible for the sins of those in the past is absurd and anti-Biblical.

Of course! The God never said you would be! But you will suffer the effects of past sins and contemporary sins of others -- like -- death. And the Bible says you are responsible for your own -- the first of which receives a death sentence (Ezekiel 18:1-30). Always has, from the first human error.

Burning in an eternal hell-fire is anti-Biblical. Sure.

"For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains." (Deut. 32:22)
"And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."Rev, 20:15

It seems to me that Christianity is built on fear.

Example: "Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways." (Ps. 128:1) I think a lot of these are scattered throughout the Tanach. Let's see -- for "fear": 416 instances in OT, 114 in NT; for "love" 260 instances in OT, 214 in NT. Doesn't allow me to agree with you. What form of "Christianity" did you reject as fear-based?? (You don't need to respond. I think I'm done with this.)

68 posted on 01/30/2012 8:15:05 PM PST by imardmd1 (Ps. 107:2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the Enemy ...)
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