For god's sake it's just deluded zealot sophistry, which is the opposite of enlightenment. Stop treating it like it's anything else or that you expect anything else.

Yes.

And obviously so.

Not sure why you think my response to craig1120 is substantially different from what you just said. I agree craig1120's ramblings are the opposite of enlightenment.

The lost are lost among the many. The Christian is to only follow the teachings of the One.

Which one ?
Many others adept could take offense when u claim the only one .

I am happy to see that you are no longer an atheist/agnostic.

Do you now consider yourself a deist or a theist?

(Otherwise, leading a sentence with "For god's sake..." makes no sense.)

Leave it to a true believer to fake the reality of the language.

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/for+God%27s+sake

Do those others know exactly why they feel offense?
Do they feel hostility toward the Neo-platonists who spoke of the One?

The wise person who understands this welcomes despair. He welcomes false hope which will amplify despair. He welcomes unworthy meanings which false hope can partner with.

The wise person both kills unworthy meanings but also uses them in pursuit of sustained meaning.

For example, a wise person might aim at acquiring money even though he has already recognized the pursuit as an unworthy meaning and killed it. He then creatively uses visualization to get his hopes up upon achieving his goal. Once the goal is achieved and he feels the emptiness of despair, he will then capitalize on it by accessing willpower that previously had been inaccessible to him.

He now has access to more willpower to use toward the ultimate aim of sustained meaning.

Do they feel offend it ?
I don’t know , do U know the concept of apostasy being punish by death ?

Hum yes , i think some might find offense in your claim of knowing the only god that is valid …

I stand corrected, FellaGaga-52. Thank you for correcting me.

Another interesting link regarding the expression "For God's sake":

https://oneminuteenglish.org/en/for-gods-sake/


So, apparently it would be accurate for me to accuse you of having violated the Third Commandment by using that expression.

I would like to encourage you to repent from using the Lord's name in vain.

Not far off from being hostile vs caricatures of gods are u ….

I like to encourage folks to call out to God in earnest.

Turning water into wine is magic ... and the story is merely a magic claim. Walking on the surface of deep water is magic ... and the story is merely a magic claim. Calming the wind with a thought is magic ... and the story is merely a magic claim. Healing people by a touch of a garment is magic. Healing a paralyzed person is magic. Feeding the multitudes with a few loaves and fish is magic.

All this is magic from a primitive magic believing culture and people.

And saving the human race is magic ... with the story being merely a magic claim with as much veracity to it as David Copperfield levitating elephants. There is a reason you have to turn off rationality (as an esteemed poster on here recommends) and also turn off respect for the nature of reality to believe it. Only the story and legend of it is real ... just as with Copperfield's magic. Magical stories and myths elevated to metaphysical truth: quite a bit of trickery.

Which commandment and simple decency did god violate when he killed every child, baby and fetus on earth? You are responsible for calling such an act righteous love just because somebody made up such a doctrine thousands of years ago. Get your mind out of it.

+1
I wonder if they would be same believer and accept god if it would end up being just a higher advance alien civilization….

Now this is a rant:

If at some point you have something meaningful to add to the discussion, I will engage you. And the above ain't particularly meaningful.

I do have a question for you, though: Do you ever reflect on the fact that the most similar poster to you in this forum is craig1120? I find the disjointed ramblings of you and him rather similar.

U be a bearer of false witness, and the religion is based on magic and you know it. It's quite an inconvenient and incontrovertible truth to have it pointed out.

Jesus is M.A.G.I.C:

Man
And
God
In
Christ

Thanks for the acronym idea, Fella-Gaga52!

I appreciate you helping me with my ministry!

Please keep the good ideas coming!

Yes I believe that you have demonstrated that you aren't concerned with actualities when it comes to religion. Actualities are not an issue with religion, but they are with metaphysics. I'm not against you or the religion, I'm against disregarding the preceding sentiment.