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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1190661:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzQzOTAzXzY4MkEwRjYw] [quote:Rising Son:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzQyNDkyXzdFOEI3MDg5] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1190661:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzQyMzY5XzZCOEVBMzRC] [quote:Rising Son:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzQyMDg0Xzg5RkE0QzIx] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1190661:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzIxNzQwX0JBOTg4QkZG] [quote:Rising Son:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzIwOTY4XzM0NTcyQjIw] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1190661:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzIwNTkyXzVBMDAyNzk1] [quote:Rising Son:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzE4MzI0X0Q2MEU3NUU2] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1190661:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzE4MDA0X0U2N0VBOTNE] [quote:Rising Son:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzE3NjU0X0M3RTczMTlD] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1190661:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzE3NDkyXzgxQjUwRkNC] [quote:Rising Son:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzE2ODc0XzQ3RjMxOTcx] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1190661:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MzA4MTk4XzJBODFERDg=] [quote:Rising Son:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0Mjk0NjMwXzdGNDk2NTg5] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1190661:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MjkzOTE0X0RDOTlCQzk2] [quote:Rising Son:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MjkyNzU3XzkzREU2MjQ3] [quote:Anonymous Coward 4132689:MV8yMDM5OTgyXzM0MjkyNDQyX0Y4RTkxOUQw] Nobody wants a sign? Christians? Surely confirmation of your belief is something you'd want!? Odd... [/quote] Our faith is our confirmation of belief. Jesus Christ will come again when it is time for Him to do so. Until then, we do our best to prepare ourselves for His arrival. We do not mock or question God's plan, we try our best to understand it and we wait patiently with love in our hearts. I do not want to assume anything about you, but simply based on what you wrote, you seem very spiteful or mocking in your "letter". If I am wrong about you and you are honestly seeking God with clear intentions, then I apologize for misunderstanding you. [/quote] Well I'm sorry but to make the statements you are making aren't you judging OP?... Go figure... BUT, if GOD created everything, he created humour and levity and sarcasm, he will understand how so many people just can't trust the preachers and followers enough to believe. Afterall they don't seem to be very good at following Jesus' precise teachings, do they? That may be why he said [color=blue]Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.[/color] AND [color=blue]Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.[/color] When put together, these verses may be a loud warning to believers who keep correcting people when they themselves are wrong! I don't see OP did anything wrong whatsoever! [/quote] If you would like to call me a hypocrite, that's fine. What you fail to understand is that I do not need your validation, and I live my life according to my beliefs. If you honestly think I was judging the OP, then why would I apologize for misunderstanding him? You have eyes and ears, but you neither see nor hear. That's what arrogant people like you never seem to figure out - God does not subscribe to the failed moral code you attempt to project on Him and those who love Him. You display your mockery, spite, and resentment for all to see, almost like you are proud of it. Worry not, your time for honoring yourself will soon be at an end. [/quote] OUCH! I must have hit a raw nerve...:lolsign: Shouldn't you have just turned the other cheek so I could slap you on the other one? Show me once where I mocked GOD... I correct falsifications! You failed your own belief system... Go to the top of the class! Please don't take out your frustrations on me... I didn't write the Bible... I'm not the one denegrating GOD with my faulty and flawed beliefs based on idiot man's teachings. I turn the other cheek! I'm not the one pretending to live by Jesus' standards and calling myself a Christian. And your final line Maximus in Gladiator couldn't have said it better "your time for honoring yourself will soon be at an end." Oh hang on that is what he did say. Shouldn't you have quoted Jesus and not a movie?...:1rof1: [/quote] Like I said, you see and hear nothing, other than your own skewed and broken view of the world. I love how instead of listening to what I said, you chose to mock me instead. You are fully engaged in attempting to point out how you are right and everyone else is wrong, without even trying to look in the mirror. I can see there is no point in trying to reason with you, we both know why you entered this thread. Just a word of advice - you can expect to be treated how you treat others, no matter what your beliefs are. [/quote] Sadly, you have obviously been hurt... Sorry about that. But if you actually could reflect on Jesus' teachings you will find that they nailed him to a cross when they just didn't understand his message. Well, that is what your prediction will do to me... Is that what you are hoping for? Of course that won't happen because I know the Bible better than the believers. I can't justify the Mosaic atrocities as being GOD'S will so I actually defend GOD against such beliefs. I quote Jesus' precise words and they hurt people because they are proving people not to be practising what they preach. Don't get annoyed... LISTEN! But if you get annoyed... sorry. [/quote] I can tell by your lack of empathy that you are most likely not sorry, but don't worry - I have thicker skin than you have given me credit for. So you are a biblical scholar and know the scriptures better than anyone? If that is true, you do a worse job representing the scriptures than those you ridicule. Hypocrites aren't we all... [/quote] Show me where I have falsified or misrepresented scripture... This will be fun. Did your political team lose? You sound very bitter today! I'll turn the other cheek, try it it works. :peace: [/quote] I suppose since you seem to be incapable of self-reflection, you will either flatly deny what I say or choose to attack me to divert attention away from yourself. Please prove me wrong. You entered this thread, agreed with the very obvious mocking tone that the OP displayed, and then falsely accused me of judging him to try to prove (at least in your own head) that I do not practice what I preach. I pointed out how you falsely judged me, to which you proceeded to mock me as well. If that is properly representing the bible from a scholar such as yourself, you must be thinking of an entirely different book than I am. I would ask you, did you read the bible with the sole intention to try and ridicule Christians? If you did, then you did so for the wrong reasons. If you did, you did so out of spite, and you now use whatever excerpts you can find to justify and assist you in that endeavor. Again, please prove me wrong. [/quote] I reflect on myself all the time and I would love to approach the topic of the Bible and others in a much more reasonable way. But even Jesus himself had trouble keeping his cool when he was confronted with so many teachings that were wrong, because of indoctrination and falsehoods. I will get back to you with this reply... It is a long story and I want to be accurate. Sorry! [/quote] Ironic - how you cite where Jesus was angered by the disrespect shown to God, as justification for your approval of that same disrespect. You just equated what you did in this thread to "losing your cool" like Jesus did. I really cannot believe you just did that, and I was a fool to think I could reason with you. Just as I suspected, you are not sorry for what you said, because you just tried to justify it. Jesus never mocked anyone, and He was much more humble than you are. [/quote] Ironic that I was going to try and approach you with a little more respect and you put this comment in. Poof! There goes the respect... Stop whining! [/quote] If you look at how you have treated others in this thread and actually self-reflect instead of giving it lip service, you would see you never demonstrated any respect to begin with. Like I said before, you get what you give - so this really shouldn't be a surprise for you. If I were you, I would start treating people with more respect and showing more empathy, you will be pleased with how differently they respond to you when they see you actually do care about trying to understand them. [/quote] Did you see the "stop whining" comment? I put it there for a reason... :1rof1: You sound old enough to be my great great grandfather... :lolsign: But back to the topic at hand, I believe in your GOD now... Hail Caesar! :lolsign: [/quote] That's fine - I will no longer waste your time. I'm sure you have many other Christians and religious people on this site to mock and ridicule, so you better get to your important work. When you grow up and learn how to behave like an adult, please take another look at my suggestions. [/quote] OK I'll stop having fun with you... and I'll go and read a few things that you have posted. I apologise if I have upset you. :peace: [/quote]
Original Message
Dear Jesus
We on GLP hear so much about you all the time. In fact, we hear about you just about everywhere. Now, I don't want to ramble on here so I'm going to get straight to the point :-)
It appears that your earthly worshippers have this idea that you're coming back really, really soon. They quote the Bible and numerous other 'sources', some even claiming to hear directly from you.
Being a god and the Son of God you must surely be able to let us all know that this is indeed fact. If you can't, then I'm sorry to say you're not a god. There are so many of us who would in the blink of an eye worship and praise you if you were to just make yourself known other than through the works of men (You should be more than aware of what people really are).
Your 'word' has been hopelessly corrupted by now and even you must see this. Surely you cannot expect intelligent, rational people to take the Bible as your truth. It's a mish mosh of confusion and not even your most devoted followers seem able to make much sense of it.
So what I'm asking is...give us a sign.
Nothing over the top but just something. Maybe a cross on the moon or just blot out the Sun for a bit and say "I am the Lord your God, I am Jesus Christ" for all to hear.
Hiding away isn't do you any favours!
This way we'll all be for You without any doubt, so come on...we're waiting!
Ps. You MUST know that I have posted this because You know all things, so please don't ignore me :-)
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