> Hey...people believe that if they follow his teachings that everythign > will be hunky dory, and he is Responsible for Saving them...don't they?
No, not really. Jesus said that following him would be hard. Many people died because of it and are dying today as well. > > So someone is responsible for the good..but they're not responsible for > the bad? That's not was was being debated -- is God, Jesus, Muhammed or [insert your deity here] responsible for the bad things their followers do? I don't think so. > > I also said, quite clearly, that it is the whole religion thing. The > idea of a jealous, vengeful god...Satan, Jesus..etc. all seems to stem > from that. You wouldn't be the first -- this is one of the oldest arguments..... > > Heaven and Hell.Being 'Saved'. > > If WE are responsible for what we do, then why when something GOOD > happens don't we say thank XYA that DID the good thing. Why is it Thank > God?? > Then when something bad happens..couldn't that same god have prevented > it? Why then say..well..thats the way it is. It is the evil of man, or > the Lord Moves In Mysterious Ways? O_o? Because many of us believe that when we open ourselves up to God, then he will bless us with the knowledge, strength, etc to deal with our daily lives that without him, would be quite different. I have seen many people's lives totally changed for the better when they bring God back in. > > I think WE are responsible for most things. And WE can make this earth a > heaven, and WE choose to make it a sort of Purgatory for the majority of > people living on earth. And a Hell for the unfortunate others. > > God is responsible for the good..but not for the bad? Jesus is > responsible for all the good done in his name, but not for the evil that > men do because of interpretations of his words? That's a good way to put it. I look at it this way -- when Tim Berners Lee (or Al Gore) created the web, did he intend for people to use it for porn, nazi, or racist sites? Should we blame them for the crap we see on the web? (well, maybe Al Gore....) > > IF he were not there and we did not have the notion of punishment and > reward...what then? If there were NO religion and no belief in some > central higher figure that punishes or rewards us..would things be > different then? > Most likely, but I wouldn't want to be around for that. Tim P. ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
