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Originally posted by Voice
I myself lean towards the views of Mahatma Ghandi.....Religion is a path with many roads, all intersecting at the same point. As long as we all end up in the same place, who cares how we got there?
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Following the Christian religion, I have to say that I believe the complete opposite of that statement. I base what I believe in on the living Word of God. The Bible says in John 14:6, "Jesus told them, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.'"
Therefore, I believe that no one can get into Heaven unless they have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
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Also, the pastor has a house on the property of the church, which is twice as big, and twice as nice as my parents house, and he even has his own POND in his back yard.
Both of my parents work at boeing, and both make over 30 dollars an hour....and a man of god is living more lavishly then they are.
It just doesn't seem right in my head. Because my parents work their ASSES off.....
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It is very possible that God has blessed that pastor and his family. Your parents may work their tails off, but in God's mind, being a minister for Him, and doing everything for Him is more important in the end.
I'm sure that your parents do work very hard, but its not that God just doesn't care about your family and only focuses on His followers. I'm not saying that God is punishing your family, or anything like that, but it could simply be that God has blessed those people for the work they have done to further His kingdom.
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[i]Originally posted by Dmitry M. (Lazer)
If, as i have heard from many religous people "God Knows All," well then that means god know the path i'll choose which means there is no possible way of me changing my path or my choice. And i do not believe in this.
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I believe that God does know all, but that doesn't prevent you from doing what you want. Sure, God knows what we are going to do, but its not like he's controlling us like puppets on a string. God gave us the freedom to choose what we want to do. Notice how many people are dieing from car bombs or shootings on the news every night? It's not God thats making the people do that, it's the person's own choice (which God gave them) to do that. Without the freedom of choice, we would be a bunch of robots, all being controlled, having no control over our own lives. I simply believe that that is the person's own choice to do something.