Christians... and whoever else wants to come at me

Do you know how many branches of Christianity there are? Things have been altured, changed and even removed plenty of times. I was never introduced to the rapture nor do I believe in the rapture. Most of the things people point out as ridiculous don't even translate to other branches. Nonstop-Madness

I made it all the way to Rapture once.

Damn that was a good night.

I guess people also forgot about this .....

I don't believe that that is truexaos

Well, excuse me for using hyperbole in a thread about the death ofeverything.

:d

[QUOTE="xaos"]I don't believe that that is trueBaconbits2004

Well, excuse me for using hyperbole in a thread about the death ofeverything.

:d

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

I hear in the book of revelations, the four horsemen will rise up and wreak havok.

on horses....

with bows and arrows...

ShadowMoses900

It's symbolic, not literal.

All of the Bible is symbolic and not literal.

But saying so is pointless because people still believe it.

How do you know the rapture hasn't already occurred?Jandurin

wtf?

Necrifer

Lol

The title reminded me of this:

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

I hear in the book of revelations, the four horsemen will rise up and wreak havok.

on horses....

with bows and arrows...

Blue-Sky

It's symbolic, not literal.

All of the Bible is symbolic and not literal.

But saying so is pointless because people still believe it.

I tend to read the Bible (and pretty much all holy texts) as fables/parable - fantastical stories ment to convery moral teachings.

Because you're still here, Jand.

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

I hear in the book of revelations, the four horsemen will rise up and wreak havok.

on horses....

with bows and arrows...

Blue-Sky

It's symbolic, not literal.

All of the Bible is symbolic and not literal.

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

It's symbolic, not literal.

alexside1

All of the Bible is symbolic and not literal.

Certain sections? Which ones? The parts science directly disproves or the ones you don't agree with?

Only specific sects believe in the "rapture" so maybe limit your thread to them......though why anyone is so concerned about the beliefs of others to make threads about them.....I cannot fathom. I, for one, have no interest in your beliefs for instance.LJS9502_basic

How do you know you're not dying and this is just your life flashing before your eyes. :shock:

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Only specific sects believe in the "rapture" so maybe limit your thread to them......though why anyone is so concerned about the beliefs of others to make threads about them.....I cannot fathom. I, for one, have no interest in your beliefs for instance.Frame_Dragger

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"][QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

The rapture isn't anywhere in the bible,it was just made up by some churches and that's about it. Church doctrine does not equal Bible, kind of like the Catholics. Many of their views and teachings have NOTHING to do with the bible at all, like the pope being ableto talk to God or how the Catholic Church was started by Jesus.

Sorry but the pope is just a man and isn't in the bible, and Jesus didn't start any church. He was Jewish and went to synagouges, there was no church in his lifetime. None of that is in the bible, just like the rapture. I wish more people wouldactually read it and understand it...

ShadowMoses900

Have you read it? It dosen't say anywhere that billions of people will get wisped up to heaven, it's simply describing the final days before Jesus is supposed to come back to rid the world of evil and judge the sins of man and bring in a world of peace. It doesn't say anything about people magically teleporting to heaven.

[QUOTE="Frame_Dragger"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Only specific sects believe in the "rapture" so maybe limit your thread to them......though why anyone is so concerned about the beliefs of others to make threads about them.....I cannot fathom. I, for one, have no interest in your beliefs for instance.LJS9502_basic

Because the world serpent hasnt risen from the bottom of the sea yet nor has Fenrir broken his chains. For the love of god, jandurin, do your homework.

Oh Bonk! how I hate you...

What is this rapture? Is it candy? mrmusicman247

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Nibroc420"] No... The rapture is part of their religion. That's like saying "I'm a Jew, but i eat Pork" Either you listen to your religion, or you dont, Simply saying you're a part of X church that believes X things, but you only believe some of them doesn't make any sense. You might as well claim that only SOME christians follow the 10 commandments, and SOME others are allowed to call themselves christian while killing and stealing. If you dont follow the religion you're following, you're not following it, and you're not a part of it.Nibroc420

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Nibroc420"] No... The rapture is part of their religion. That's like saying "I'm a Jew, but i eat Pork" Either you listen to your religion, or you dont, Simply saying you're a part of X church that believes X things, but you only believe some of them doesn't make any sense. You might as well claim that only SOME christians follow the 10 commandments, and SOME others are allowed to call themselves christian while killing and stealing. If you dont follow the religion you're following, you're not following it, and you're not a part of it.Nibroc420

It is indeed, a fact, that not all faiths of Christianity believe in a rapture. They do believe in a resurrection however.

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]You are incorrect. Not all Christians denominations believe in the rapture....sonicare

[QUOTE="sonicare"][QUOTE="Nibroc420"] You're incorrect in your understanding of ORGANIZED religion. Or perhaps just religion in general. Picking and choosing the "right" bits of a religion, and only following those little bits, while claiming you're allowed to do things that your religious book tells you not too... Well, that's not religion. "LOLOL I'm a christian, but It's okay to gamble inside churches and murder innocents, Only half of Jesus's teachings apply to me, and I'm allowed to disobey the 10 commandments!" :roll: that's not religion, sorry LJS.Nibroc420

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="sonicare"] Dude, those little things you are whining about are the reason there are literally 5000 different sects of christianity. They dont all believe in the same things. Lutherans, protestantst, episcopalians, catholics, etc. all have different beliefs. Those books you refer to are open to tons of different interpretations and a lot of the "rules" of religion have not basis in the books, but rather by specific rules of each institution. LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="sonicare"][QUOTE="Nibroc420"] You're incorrect in your understanding of ORGANIZED religion. Or perhaps just religion in general. Picking and choosing the "right" bits of a religion, and only following those little bits, while claiming you're allowed to do things that your religious book tells you not too... Well, that's not religion. "LOLOL I'm a christian, but It's okay to gamble inside churches and murder innocents, Only half of Jesus's teachings apply to me, and I'm allowed to disobey the 10 commandments!" :roll: that's not religion, sorry LJS.Nibroc420

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"] Those reforms occurred only after churches butchered the bible for their own benefit. Point being, if you're christian and don't follow the teachings of Christ, you're not christian. Twisting a God's words for your own benefit, or so you can feel slightly better about doing something you shouldn't (as said by your god) isn't exactly the best way to get into his good graces. God says X. People either listen to X, or dont, twisting what he says into something totally different is the same as not listening. If Jesus says there's going to be a rapture, and you believe he exists, yet say that there is no rapture, you're calling your own God a liar. Do you think he'd feel loved by that?Nibroc420

[QUOTE="sonicare"][QUOTE="Nibroc420"] Those reforms occurred only after churches butchered the bible for their own benefit. Point being, if you're christian and don't follow the teachings of Christ, you're not christian. Twisting a God's words for your own benefit, or so you can feel slightly better about doing something you shouldn't (as said by your god) isn't exactly the best way to get into his good graces. God says X. People either listen to X, or dont, twisting what he says into something totally different is the same as not listening. If Jesus says there's going to be a rapture, and you believe he exists, yet say that there is no rapture, you're calling your own God a liar. Do you think he'd feel loved by that?Nibroc420

[QUOTE="sonicare"][QUOTE="Nibroc420"] You're incorrect in your understanding of ORGANIZED religion. Or perhaps just religion in general. Picking and choosing the "right" bits of a religion, and only following those little bits, while claiming you're allowed to do things that your religious book tells you not too... Well, that's not religion. "LOLOL I'm a christian, but It's okay to gamble inside churches and murder innocents, Only half of Jesus's teachings apply to me, and I'm allowed to disobey the 10 commandments!" :roll: that's not religion, sorry LJS.Nibroc420

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Where did Jesus say a Rapture would occur?

LJS9502_basic

I swear, every time i post something you're like "Oh, Gravity? what's that? can you prove it? Oh, you're unable to support this theory of gravity? Guess you dont have any proof then :Roll:"

If you'd like to educate yourself on this topic, and come back once you have something of importance (preferably with a factual basis backing it) it would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Nibroc420"] Clearly you haven't read the bible. Do you always come to class without first reading the text we're discussing? Maybe you should come prepared next time, i cant teach everything to you as i go.Nibroc420

I swear, every time i post something you're like "Oh, Gravity? what's that? can you prove it? Oh, you're unable to support this theory of gravity? Guess you dont have any proof then :Roll:"

If you'd like to educate yourself on this topic, and come back once you have something of importance (preferably with a factual basis backing it) it would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Nibroc420"] Clearly you haven't read the bible. Do you always come to class without first reading the text we're discussing? Maybe you should come prepared next time, i cant teach everything to you as i go.Nibroc420

I swear, every time i post something you're like "Oh, Gravity? what's that? can you prove it? Oh, you're unable to support this theory of gravity? Guess you dont have any proof then :Roll:"

If you'd like to educate yourself on this topic, and come back once you have something of importance (preferably with a factual basis backing it) it would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]So you don't have any scripture quoting Jesus about the rapture. :lol:Nuck81

I swear, every time i post something you're like "Oh, Gravity? what's that? can you prove it? Oh, you're unable to support this theory of gravity? Guess you dont have any proof then :Roll:"

If you'd like to educate yourself on this topic, and come back once you have something of importance (preferably with a factual basis backing it) it would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Nibroc420"] Clearly you haven't read the bible. Do you always come to class without first reading the text we're discussing? Maybe you should come prepared next time, i cant teach everything to you as i go.Nibroc420

I swear, every time i post something you're like "Oh, Gravity? what's that? can you prove it? Oh, you're unable to support this theory of gravity? Guess you dont have any proof then :Roll:"

If you'd like to educate yourself on this topic, and come back once you have something of importance (preferably with a factual basis backing it) it would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[QUOTE="Nuck81"][QUOTE="Nibroc420"] LJS, people are not going to spoon-feed you information on every topic.

I swear, every time i post something you're like "Oh, Gravity? what's that? can you prove it? Oh, you're unable to support this theory of gravity? Guess you dont have any proof then :Roll:"

If you'd like to educate yourself on this topic, and come back once you have something of importance (preferably with a factual basis backing it) it would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Nibroc420

Does anybody else notice that people with "G" avatars post the stupidest,most asinine stuff ever. :lol: Clearly, you don't know what you're talking about since NOWHERE it mentions that. :lol:

And you're up....stop trying to dodge by expecting others to do your work for you.LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="Nuck81"][QUOTE="Nibroc420"] LJS, people are not going to spoon-feed you information on every topic.

I swear, every time i post something you're like "Oh, Gravity? what's that? can you prove it? Oh, you're unable to support this theory of gravity? Guess you dont have any proof then :Roll:"

If you'd like to educate yourself on this topic, and come back once you have something of importance (preferably with a factual basis backing it) it would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Nibroc420

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="Nuck81"] So basically you are saying you don't know, because you're wrong, and this your out?Nuck81

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] And you're up....stop trying to dodge by expecting others to do your work for you.Nibroc420

[QUOTE="alexside1"]

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

All of the Bible is symbolic and not literal.

Blue-Sky

Certain sections? Which ones? The parts science directly disproves or the ones you don't agree with?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] And you're up....stop trying to dodge by expecting others to do your work for you.Nibroc420