Why Jesus Isn't Coming - TBD2024-03-29T08:37:35Zhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topics/why-jesus-isn-t-coming?commentId=1991841%3AComment%3A1379114&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHas anyone seen Jesus on a sl…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-06-18:1991841:Comment:13806312012-06-18T01:30:57.126ZScott Freehttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/TrentJames
<p>Has anyone seen Jesus on a slice of toast or a Cheeto's piece? It would really help restore my faith. Thanks.</p>
<p>Has anyone seen Jesus on a slice of toast or a Cheeto's piece? It would really help restore my faith. Thanks.</p> jeezus got r duntag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-06-10:1991841:Comment:13796392012-06-10T17:58:18.095ZClod Hopperhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ClodHopper
<p>jeezus got r dun</p>
<p>jeezus got r dun</p> I tend to include the video w…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-06-10:1991841:Comment:13793422012-06-10T16:22:45.907ZMaricel Evascohttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MaricelEvasco
<p>I tend to include the video when I argue my point because it gives me a reference point to start from when I am arguing with people who cannot look beyond material reality. You don't know how many long winding arguments I've had with non believers or agnostics since I joined TBD 3 yrs ago. The bottom line is for some people taking a leap of faith into the unknown is easy while for others it is a Herculean feat.</p>
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<p>About people who die in the most horrible circumstances....life's…</p>
<p>I tend to include the video when I argue my point because it gives me a reference point to start from when I am arguing with people who cannot look beyond material reality. You don't know how many long winding arguments I've had with non believers or agnostics since I joined TBD 3 yrs ago. The bottom line is for some people taking a leap of faith into the unknown is easy while for others it is a Herculean feat.</p>
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<p>About people who die in the most horrible circumstances....life's path is littered with road kills. It is not by divine intervention nor a warped sense of divine justice that people, animals, plants, and other living organism become casualties of violence caused by nature or man. That's just the way the wind blows....no rhyme no reason until we give it one.</p>
<p><br/>The Holocaust was a collective act of evil both by the perpetrators and those who stood back and let it happen. There have been worse acts of brutality in history and with nuclear power at our disposal, the possibility of greater acts of inhumanity is quite feasible. It's our job to learn from history. If humanity self destructs, then it was meant to be. We've wrecked more havoc on nature than every other species in our blue planet combined. It is only our hubris that demand our species' immortality, but in looking at the wider picture, we are but specks of cosmic dust in an endless universe. Our perceived purpose existence lies solely in the appeasement of our ego, one that wants to leave its mark long after it has faded into dust.</p>
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<p>Here's food for thought:</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3736035555?profile=original"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3736035555?profile=original" width="486"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3736035516?profile=original"><img width="94" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3736035516?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="94"/></a></p> Nicely said. I forgot to ment…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-06-10:1991841:Comment:13791432012-06-10T12:38:40.620ZScott Freehttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/TrentJames
Nicely said. I forgot to mention I have a masters degree from a seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. I don't disagree with your point of view. The attempt to take a scientific slant via the video is really an attempt to offer some type of concrete evidence in a field that is beyond sciience. It cheapens the spiritual content of faith which is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. If someone needs proof, via a video or any other material reality, then faith would not be…
Nicely said. I forgot to mention I have a masters degree from a seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. I don't disagree with your point of view. The attempt to take a scientific slant via the video is really an attempt to offer some type of concrete evidence in a field that is beyond sciience. It cheapens the spiritual content of faith which is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. If someone needs proof, via a video or any other material reality, then faith would not be necessary. I never mentioned that I was not a believer. I'm also pointing out that I don't need material proof of the reality of my faith. The question from the outset really is the timeframe associated with his return given the pure, unadulterated, evil of mankind, the length of time it's been going on, and the quizzical nature of the lack of intervention on the part of Christ given the horrors we have witnessed for millennia now. It's clear that humanity will not be able to pull itself out from the inevitability of its own destruction. So again, why the wait? Incidentally, you may believe that Christ is all around, but the scriptures clearly state that upon his departure he stated he would send another comforter in his place. That entity is commonly referred to as the Holy Spirit. Probably not a scientific YouTube video available on that one. If you're into angels, then you get to take some comfort that they were sent to be given charge over you. Small comfort to those who died under the most horrible of circumstances. Like one of the options in the things to be said in one's profile..."It's complicated." Why does storms kill thousand…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-06-10:1991841:Comment:13791832012-06-10T04:44:49.298Zdarrollhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/darroll
<p>Why does storms kill thousands of people on the earth under Gods watch? This is earth and not paradise.</p>
<p>Why did six million Jews get killed in the second world war? This was good versus evil.</p>
<p>Why does storms kill thousands of people on the earth under Gods watch? This is earth and not paradise.</p>
<p>Why did six million Jews get killed in the second world war? This was good versus evil.</p> For us humans, perception=our…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-06-10:1991841:Comment:13791352012-06-10T04:33:31.069ZMaricel Evascohttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MaricelEvasco
<p>For us humans, perception=our reality.</p>
<p>The ends of our 5 human senses may not be there is to experience.</p>
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<p>This video should clarify it further for you.</p>
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<p>Also, if people are still standing at the station waiting for the Jesus train to arrive,</p>
<p>perhaps they are at the wrong station. Every act of forgiveness, grace, charity, and</p>
<p>expression of love are manifestations of the Jesus Spirit. I am not waiting for HIM.</p>
<p>He…</p>
<p>For us humans, perception=our reality.</p>
<p>The ends of our 5 human senses may not be there is to experience.</p>
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<p>This video should clarify it further for you.</p>
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<p>Also, if people are still standing at the station waiting for the Jesus train to arrive,</p>
<p>perhaps they are at the wrong station. Every act of forgiveness, grace, charity, and</p>
<p>expression of love are manifestations of the Jesus Spirit. I am not waiting for HIM.</p>
<p>He is here within me and around me. He is the faces of my students who society</p>
<p>deem as unworthy by virtue of their tough environment, actions, handicaps, and</p>
<p>questionable lifestyles. I am not a Christian waiting for a Savior to arrive in a cloud</p>
<p>or to work for my entrance into heaven. My Savior has arrived and the opportunities</p>
<p>He has provided me to touch lives and make a difference in the world validate my</p>
<p>existence. If there was no existence beyond the physical body, that would be fine</p>
<p>with me. My life was well lived. Yet, I do know through experience that something</p>
<p>of us survives death. The spiritual into physical manifestations are something I've</p>
<p>experienced since childhood. My childhood was a happy one.</p>
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<p>Religion is a call to action. Jesus Christ did not create the religion Christianity.</p>
<p>We did. it is our choice weather to follow His footsteps or others in expressing our</p>
<p>religion. My religion is Christianity because it is a faith based on love and forgiveness</p>
<p>even though a vast majority of Christians may express it differently. That is their</p>
<p>business. My religion shapes my thinking and values, but it does not define who I am,</p>
<p>a unique being able to make choices that shape my destiny and influence lives in a</p>
<p>positive way. I am also an agent of Christ because I choose to answer His calling.</p>
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<p></p> Alan More's rather simplistic…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-06-10:1991841:Comment:13791782012-06-10T00:00:48.015ZScott Freehttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/TrentJames
Alan More's rather simplistic views reminds me of the Greek philosopher who stated that if an arrow were coming towards you it would never hit you because in order to reach you it would first have to travel half the distance to reach you. Mathematically, there are an infinite number of half points, meaning the arrow would never reach its destination. But the plain facts are that a well placed shot will take you out, mathematics notwithstanding. The perception will be one of pain. Real pain.…
Alan More's rather simplistic views reminds me of the Greek philosopher who stated that if an arrow were coming towards you it would never hit you because in order to reach you it would first have to travel half the distance to reach you. Mathematically, there are an infinite number of half points, meaning the arrow would never reach its destination. But the plain facts are that a well placed shot will take you out, mathematics notwithstanding. The perception will be one of pain. Real pain. You'll feel the consciousness of it. Trust me. That's not perception. That's reality.<br/>
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Most who followed him thought he'd return during their lifetimes when he offed in a cloud. That was apparently naive. Add to that the approximately 230,000 people who died in the tsunami of 2004, many of them children. If you want to blame all of this on the evil of mankind, I'm not here to debate that. It's obvious. What is less obvious is that after 2000 years, we're still standing at the station for a train that isn't coming, at least based on the idea that God is fed up enough to actually step in and finally do something about it. Unlikely, given the opportunities. He risks irrelevance by the end of this century as other religions fill the void, one in which Christ will be little more than a teacher of things we all pretty much already knew. What we didn't know was that he would extend his stay in the cosmos and wait for far more horrible things. Personally, there's been enough evil to warrant some action. Praise the Lord and pass the…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-06-09:1991841:Comment:13791752012-06-09T17:47:03.005Zdarrollhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/darroll
<p>Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition works.</p>
<p>Sometimes you have to fight……………… back.</p>
<p>Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition works.</p>
<p>Sometimes you have to fight……………… back.</p> @ teebs.......tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-06-09:1991841:Comment:13792552012-06-09T16:23:38.999ZBob Stepphttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/BobStepp
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