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hi5china
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I opened my heart and invited Jesus Christ to come into my heart in the college
since a college professional gave much time to preach gospel to us.
it is true that everyone is a sinner, once you surrender yourself and resist the -old-selfbody
before jesus,you can live better as a new-born.
Now I have belief that everything is possilbe
if you look into god's word which will raise you up and get us unisted as one,one family in his kingdom
with his steadfast love and grace.
So, i was wondering where have some biblical study groups or/fellowships
hold us together to seek god's face and preach God's word |
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edbreejen
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underh20
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"It's not my purpose to convert people to atheism, but demonstrate that belief in God is irrational to the point of absurdity. If one believes in a god, it's his prerogative, but it can't be excused in the name of reason and moral necessity." G. Smith |
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hi5china
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Just give a try.
there is a room for your spiritual growth.
I don't wanna list examples here.
It is avaialbe for an open topic.
since "Riverside Talk" had published and introduced to the public |
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underh20
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July 30, 2008 - 10:13 PM |
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If you need a crutch, try coke. It's more rational. |
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hc
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hc
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bleucheese
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RIP George Carlin.
Now he knows.
"When it comes to bullshiit, big-time, major league bullshiit, you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims, religion. No contest. No contest. Religion. Religion easily has the greatest bullshiit story ever told. Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time!
But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshiit story. Holy Shiit!
But I want you to know something, this is sincere, I want you to know, when it comes to believing in God, I really tried. I really, really tried. I tried to believe that there is a God, who created each of us in His own image and likeness, loves us very much, and keeps a close eye on things. I really tried to believe that, but I gotta tell you, the longer you live, the more you look around, the more you realize, something is fuhkked up.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed. Results like these do not belong on the résumé of a Supreme Being. This is the kind of shiit you'd expect from an office temp with a bad attitude. And just between you and me, in any decently-run universe, this guy would've been out on his all-powerful ass a long time ago. And by the way, I say "this guy", because I firmly believe, looking at these results, that if there is a God, it has to be a man.
No woman could or would ever fuhk things up like this. So, if there is a God, I think most reasonable people might agree that he's at least incompetent, and maybe, just maybe, doesn't give a ****. Doesn't give a shiit, which I admire in a person, and which would explain a lot of these bad results.
So rather than be just another mindless religious robot, mindlessly and aimlessly and blindly believing that all of this is in the hands of some spooky incompetent father figure who doesn't give a shiit, I decided to look around for something else to worship. Something I could really count on.
And immediately, I thought of the sun. Happened like that. Overnight I became a sun-worshipper. Well, not overnight, you can't see the sun at night. But first thing the next morning, I became a sun-worshipper. Several reasons. First of all, I can see the sun, okay? Unlike some other gods I could mention, I can actually see the sun. I'm big on that. If I can see something, I don't know, it kind of helps the credibility along, you know? So everyday I can see the sun, as it gives me everything I need; heat, light, food, flowers in the park, reflections on the lake, an occasional skin cancer, but hey. At least there are no crucifixions, and we're not setting people on fire simply because they don't agree with us.
Sun worship is fairly simple. There's no mystery, no miracles, no pageantry, no one asks for money, there are no songs to learn, and we don't have a special building where we all gather once a week to compare clothing. And the best thing about the sun, it never tells me I'm unworthy. Doesn't tell me I'm a bad person who needs to be saved. Hasn't said an unkind word. Treats me fine. So, I worship the sun. But, I don't pray to the sun. Know why? I wouldn't presume on our friendship. It's not polite.
I've often thought people treat God rather rudely, don't you? Asking trillions and trillions of prayers every day. Asking and pleading and begging for favors. Do this, gimme that, I need a new car, I want a better job. And most of this praying takes place on Sunday His day off. It's not nice. And it's no way to treat a friend.
But people do pray, and they pray for a lot of different things, you know, your sister needs an operation on her crotch, your brother was arrested for defecating in a mall. But most of all, you'd really like to fuhk that hot little redhead down at the convenience store. You know, the one with the eyepatch and the clubfoot? Can you pray for that? I think you'd have to. And I say, fine. Pray for anything you want. Pray for anything, but what about the Divine Plan?
Remember that? The Divine Plan. Long time ago, God made a Divine Plan. Gave it a lot of thought, decided it was a good plan, put it into practice. And for billions and billions of years, the Divine Plan has been doing just fine. Now, you come along, and pray for something. Well suppose the thing you want isn't in God's Divine Plan? What do you want Him to do? Change His plan? Just for you? Doesn't it seem a little arrogant? It's a Divine Plan. What's the use of being God if every run-down shmuck with a two-dollar prayerbook can come along and fuhk up Your Plan?
And here's something else, another problem you might have: Suppose your prayers aren't answered. What do you say? "Well, it's God's will." "Thy Will Be Done." Fine, but if it's God's will, and He's going to do what He wants to anyway, why the fuhk bother praying in the first place? Seems like a big waste of time to me! Couldn't you just skip the praying part and go right to His Will? It's all very confusing.
So to get around a lot of this, I decided to worship the sun. But, as I said, I don't pray to the sun. You know who I pray to? Joe Pesci. Two reasons: First of all, I think he's a good actor, okay? To me, that counts. Second, he looks like a guy who can get things done. Joe Pesci doesn't fuhk around. In fact, Joe Pesci came through on a couple of things that God was having trouble with.
For years I asked God to do something about my noisy neighbor with the barking dog, Joe Pesci straightened that cocksucker out with one visit. It's amazing what you can accomplish with a simple baseball bat.
So I've been praying to Joe for about a year now. And I noticed something. I noticed that all the prayers I used to offer to God, and all the prayers I now offer to Joe Pesci, are being answered at about the same 50% rate. Half the time I get what I want, half the time I don't. Same as God, 50-50. Same as the four-leaf clover and the horseshoe, the wishing well and the rabbit's foot, same as the Mojo Man, same as the Voodoo Lady who tells you your fortune by squeezing the goat's testicles, it's all the same: 50-50. So just pick your superstition, sit back, make a wish, and enjoy yourself.
And for those of you who look to The Bible for moral lessons and literary qualities, I might suggest a couple of other stories for you. You might want to look at the Three Little Pigs, that's a good one. Has a nice happy ending, I'm sure you'll like that. Then there's Little Red Riding Hood, although it does have that X-rated part where the Big Bad Wolf actually eats the grandmother. Which I didn't care for, by the way. And finally, I've always drawn a great deal of moral comfort from Humpty Dumpty. The part I like the best? "All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together again." That's because there is no Humpty Dumpty, and there is no God. None, not one, no God, never was.
In fact, I'm gonna put it this way. If there is a God, may he strike this audience dead! See? Nothing happened. Nothing happened? Everybody's okay? All right, tell you what, I'll raise the stakes a little bit. If there is a God, may he strike me dead. See? Nothing happened, oh, wait, I've got a little cramp in my leg. And my balls hurt. Plus, I'm blind. I'm blind, oh, now I'm okay again, must have been Joe Pesci, huh? God Bless Joe Pesci. Thank you all very much. Joe Bless You!" |
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texasgirl
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July 31, 2008 - 11:33 AM |
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He does say he's leaving, right?
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Ta for the George Carlin, I needed a laugh today.  |
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hi5china
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July 31, 2008 - 06:21 PM |
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That significant thing is that: you need to have the faith to work on it!
and it is great to test yourself against what jesus did when he was in flesh,
and seek truth and savlation from him......
If you are a bady in God' kingdom, you can try some soft thing to eat
rahter one touching the Hard one........You can start with bible with
gospel from john /mark/matthew/luke.
It is great to know Jesus Christ ,at least he is most influential man in the history
First of all, He, its Founder, is God, and therefore had all the knowledge and all the power requisite to establish a perfect religion.
Secondly, He promised His Apostles the abiding presence of the Spirit of Truth, who should teach them all truth.
Thirdly, He promised that the body enshrining this deposit should never be vitiated by error — "The gates of hell shall not prevail against it" (Matthew 16:18; cf. Ephesians 5:27).
Fourthly, the same truth is insinuated by St. Paul's words: "God, who at sundry times . . .last of all . . .hath spoken to us by His Son" (Hebrews 1:1), and by the expression, the fulness of time, used in Galatians 4:4, to indicate the epoch of the Incarnation.
Fifthly, by the character of the Christian revelation itself and the Christian ethical ideal which is the imitation of Christ, the Perfect Being. No possible development of mankind can be thought of which should not find all that it needs in Christ. |
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underh20
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July 31, 2008 - 09:59 PM |
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^ Crutch. Try leaning on something more useful. Try valium if you can't hack life. |
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I opened my heart and invited Jesus Christ to come into my heart in the college
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If I were you, I'd pray to Joe Pesci for your "college" to give you back your tuition money. |
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still_here
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Aug 01, 2008 - 03:57 PM |
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| If you need a crutch, try coke. It's more rational. |
****!!! how dare u compare COKE to whoever-the-hell-is-being-referred-to?
bleucheese, nice penmenship and thanks for the great laugh mate! is that really your work or you lifted it off of some unpublished bible or something? |
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puhlease
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I can't believe that in this day and age some dimwits still belief in all that Bible crap. |
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daimei
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This crappy stuff was written by a bunch of fruitcakes. If their followers have believed Bible, why wouldn't they have voted for Bush ???
Same reason, Stupidity ! |
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SnappySammy
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Thread locked by God..... |
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SnappySammy
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Ah God I think you missed locking this thread... |
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shanghaiceltic
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God is busy at the moment punishing sinners....please try later. |
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