re: God Has A Plan For Your Life

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Yeah, kinda like Kane killed Abel? Was it reason or faith that Kane knew that rock would cave in his brothers head.

More about jealousy I would reason to believe.

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Yes, people have free will to do good or to do evil.

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Far as I can tell, christians were doomed from the beginning.

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Everyone has pressure to sin in this life. But if Christians, fight the good fight, finish the race and keep the faith, they will not be doomed in the end. And I believe that Christians when they follow Christian morality are a positive light to the world which helps the world in this life.

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It bothers me that, a million babies are killed every year in this country. I'm willing to bet that some of these murders are committed by "christian" people whom believe they are moral and if they repent of this "sin" they can continue on to "heaven". Just seems way to easy to me. It is far harder to do the right thing first time than it is to do the wrong thing and have to cover your arse.

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It is easy to call yourself a Christian. It is another to live the Christian life. If someone is repeatedly sinning, they are not truly repenting. And Christianity goes further than just saying you need to refrain from transgressing God's laws. In James 4:17, it says "If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for them."

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If "god" has put me on this plan, there's been some a-holes in the way. Some hurt me, some got hurt and some stepped back.

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Yep, just like the Parable of the Sower. Some folks don't get the message, others get the message but let their friends lead them astray and some hear the message and change their lives for the better.

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Uncle Tucker used to say "last ones in the church door, first ones at the beer store". Of course, he didn't think it was immoral to drink and neither do I. Heard tell even ole yeshua has been known to throw back some wine now and again.

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Drinking isn't a sin in and of itself but drunkenness is. I choose to avoid drinking because of the situations it can put you in that can lead to other sinning. 1 Peter 5:8 says "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour."

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If he were fact,there's a good chance we could have been friendly and not agree on a damn thing too.

At the end of the the day, I have no reason to believe in "god" or need faith to cope with difficult times.

The ability to Reason, has seen me through.

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Opinions vary.

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However, it is still a free country....for now and, every individuals situation differs. If the book and faith helps you, get after it.

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They are those who work to take such rights away from Christians. Christians in Europe and Canada have it worse than Americans in this department though. And there are Christians in other parts of the world that deal with serious persecution.

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Morality is NOT reserved for christians.

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If you don't believe in God, it becomes difficult to define what is moral as you are reduced to subjective morality standards. One could choose to live under the objective morality standards of Christianity while not believing in Christ and thus be a moral person as far as that goes. However, if God exists and you reject him, that act would be immoral. Plus, if you do not believe in an afterlife, it is going to influence what you believe to be good and bad.