[QUOTE="hagiiiiiiiiii"]Well just a few more questions, it is possible that there were more then 4 bibles that existed, however if this is true, then who came up with the idea of reducing it to 4, and how did they know that the current 4 are the correct ones?Tiefster

The story of Christianity is a very simple one, yet surprisingly eloquent and meaningful.

Basically, God created man in order to demonstrate his glory and love. He placed man in the Garden of Eden and instilled in him the nature of a warrior and of a fighter (you'll notice that Adam was created in the wild). It was Adam's joy to simply explore the world that God had created for him. Yet, he became lonely, so God created a suitable mate for him in Eve.

The two enjoyed something that you and I will never fully understand in this lifetime--full acceptance and love. Because Adam and Eve walked in the presence of God (who in essence is defined as love by John), they never experienced self-consciousness, doubt, fear, or any of the things that you and I feel. They only knew acceptance and joy; however, Satan entered the Garden and tempted them, and they chose to sin against God. Instantly, they opened the floodgates to worry, fear, rejection, loneliness, and self-consciousness (this is evident because they suddenly were conscious that they were naked and sewed fig leaves to cover themselves and then hid from God).

Because God had designed it so that He would not reside in the presence of sin, He removed them from the Garden and placed them in the wild, instructing them that they must now work for their food and that they would now unfortunately experience pain. Because they had sinned, it was impossible for them to repair the broken link between them and God. They could no longer enjoy the physical presence and full acceptance of God and His love.

All of this saddened God because He loved them deeply and desired to be with them because His creation was His joy and His glory. He had imprinted man with traits of His own and He longed to have fellowship with them like before.

God knew that man could not repair the damage on his own, so God (the only being capable of doing so) made Himself human in the form of Jesus and made Himself to be an example to mankind of a better way of living, one that provided everlasting satisfaction (similar to that which Adam and Eve enjoyed). Jesus was obedient to the point of death in that He died for the sins of every man, woman, and child that lived or will ever live in order that we might be able to reside with the One who created us in the first place.

In other words, our relationship with Jesus replaced the link between us and God and again made available the full spectrum of love that we were for so long departed from.

Even now, God is preparing for our homecoming (physically and spiritually) and stands with open arms and continuously looks with understanding eyes as we do our best to make our way towards home.

That is the unbelievable, strange story of Christianity. It is a love story between two great friends. One friend was separated from the other, so the other friend sacrificed His life so that they could both enjoy one another's fellowship in the end.

[QUOTE="PercivalCox"][QUOTE="Strider212"][QUOTE="1stCommando"][QUOTE="hagiiiiiiiiii"][QUOTE="1stCommando"]The punishment is eternity in hell. But if you ask for forgiveness sincerely and don't do it again you are ok because Jesus died for our sins, it was the ultimate sacrifice.hagiiiiiiiiii

To save humanity satan tried to trick petrus and Jesus got mad at the satan, i found this quote on the internet from one of the bibles, can someone explain to me the logic behind this? Didn't Jesus want to save the humans? Also how is it possible that the Satan wanted to save the humans? hagiiiiiiiiii

[QUOTE="hagiiiiiiiiii"][QUOTE="1stCommando"]The punishment is eternity in hell. But if you ask for forgiveness sincerely and don't do it again you are ok because Jesus died for our sins, it was the ultimate sacrifice.1stCommando

[QUOTE="1stCommando"]The punishment is eternity in hell. But if you ask for forgiveness sincerely and don't do it again you are ok because Jesus died for our sins, it was the ultimate sacrifice.hagiiiiiiiiii

If Jesus is god, then the bible is also the word of god, if so then there shouldn't be 4 versions but rather 1, however you guys say that it is not written by Jesus but by his followers. Hmm, i'm getting confused.hagiiiiiiiiii

Christianity is less about rules and punishment and more about a relationship and the disappointment of disappointing the One on the other end. If you believe that Christianity is simply follow this rule and you get the reward of living in heaven, then you've failed to understand the purpose of God sending Jesus Christ to die for the sins of mankind.

Just like you or I enjoy the company of a good friend, Jesus Christ is the exact same thing but on a much deeper level.

Jesus was sent to offer the gift of unconditional love--something designed to fill our deepest of needs: to be accepted and loved.

[QUOTE="Strider212"]

Nintendo knows better than to alienate their hardcore crowd. Nintendo's bread and butter is still its main franchises which I wouldn't necessarily consider "casual." If Nintendo were to choose a position to be in, I think that they would love to have all of their games have the "Halo identity." What I mean by this is that Halo is the medium between casual and hardcore. It's accessible and eye-catching enough to get casual gamers to buy it, but hardcore gamers enjoy it as well.

If Nintendo is smart, they will introduce their new consumers to something easy and then provide software that will move them to the next level, towards the games they really put a lot of artistic creativity into.

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