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Dusk:
If you read the Bible, you may get the feeling that it doesn't want a lot of things to exist such as murders, the sexually immoral (this category isn't limited to homosexuality), those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars. Basically, it doesn't want any sin to exist. Note that if/when you do sin, it's not as if you are a lost cause beyond saving. Here's a few verses from 1 Corinthians.

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, emphasis mine.

Grr! Why can I not post before 3 other people do!

Dusk: So we go to Hell or He revokes our power to choose?
No, as Christians, we still have the power to choose, and we still are people.

Granted. It gets stuck in your throat and you die.
I wish I didn't have P.E.

And Duskie, I meant as a scenario. I was actually expecting someone to respond "Not everyone should do that. Then we'd all die out."

I know, I just think it is wrong to suppress the power of choice just because of one hypothetical scenario.

The power of choice? The law will always suppress your power of choice, less you do something incredibility wrong, like kill somebody.

I am disgusted that Christianity refuses to admit that the Bibles view of homosexuality have been kept the same since the Bible was written. Just because it was said that the Bible should not be changed, means nothing. Its horrible the way gays are treated in society, and Christianity has a share of the blame for this.

Okay. I'm a Christian, and I admit without any hesitation that the Bible's view on homosexuality hasn't changed since the Bible was written. That being said, the Bible doesn't say much more about homosexuality other than it's wrong. It says a lot of things are wrong. Homosexuality just ends up getting picked on for some sort of reason.

I buy a Death Star off of E-Bay. I blow up the planet, leaving only the bubble. I use the Death Star to cut a neat little hole in the side of your bubble, and send in the TIE fighters to blow you away. I then stay inside your bubble (with a hole in it) and set the Death Star to guard the bubble. My hill.

I guess I should have mentioned that. I think (correct me if I'm wrong or just totally crazy) that the term son of God was used to describe Jesus because his earthly body was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit (God).

Granted. It impacts your face at about 20 mph.
I wish for Green Bay to win the Super Bowl.

Well, the idea goes something like this. God created all things perfect/sinless originally. However, they still sinned. God couldn't let the sin go by, just like a just judge couldn't just let a bank robber free to do whatever they wanted without enforcing the law and still be called just (assuming the person is definitely a bank robber). The law condemns us. But, God still loves his creation. So, as stated in John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in should not perish but have eternal life.
Jesus was sent to save us by taking our punishment, and paying our debt. It would be like Person A who owed Person B some money and couldn't pay it back. Person B lets Person A go and just takes the loss of money. Not a very good scenario, sorry. Anyways, the punishment that was originally ours was put on Jesus. This is what the Bible has to say about it in 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Jesus takes our sins, and we get off. God no longer sees our sins.

I think I did a terrible job explaining, sorry. I hope I don't just confuse you more.

EDIT: Wow. No one else posted before I did.

I want the Packers to win, but I'm not so sure they will.

Well... one thing I know for sure about Christianity is God supposedly created everything in the universe, even the universe itself, then had a son named Jesus, who then died for our sins. Much more than that is pretty much a mystery to me, I might know more, I just can't remember, so, I might pop in during these conversations offering what knowledge I know, but it's probably just common knowledge.

You got the gist of it. Do you know why Jesus died for our sins?

I'm going to avoid brutality. Honestly, I don't expect you to be a theologian or anything, so I'm not looking for some excerpt from a textbook.

Granted. The giant marshmallow wants to crush some more mods. Craig makes you a mod. You get crushed.
I wish to have $10,000 dollars of non-stolen, non-fake, American dollars.

Just out of curiosity, and since this thread is the "What's your religion?" thread, I would like to know how much you or anyone else actually knows about Christianity. You could give me a summary of what you know about it if you don't mind.

Is that a challenge?

No, I just want to know how much you know.

Just out of curiosity, and since this thread is the "What's your religion?" thread, I would like to know how much you or anyone else actually knows about Christianity. You could give me a summary of what you know about it if you don't mind.

On the Sinister Design Forum, this is a good way to get yourself killed.
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