FWD The Rope

[Marie]

The Rope

[vraiblonde]

Folks, there is NO flaming in the Religion forum. If the posts upset you so much, don't read them.

[tommyjones]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Folks, there is NO flaming in the Religion forum. If the posts upset you so much, don't read them.

did i miss the part where this got out of hand? it seemed like an even tempered debate last time i looked

[Gwydion]

Originally Posted by Marie

The Rope

I see what god did there. Interesting god allowed a person to die to test if he believed that either THE god was talking to him or he was just being delusional.

[tommyjones]

Originally Posted by Gwydion

I see what god did there. Interesting god allowed a person to die to test if he believed that either THE god was talking to him or he was just being delusional.

Isn't this about how this thread started out last time?

[Gwydion]

Originally Posted by tommyjones

Isn't this about how this thread started out last time?

I don't know, wasn't here. I'm not sparking any debate, rather want to understand. Have you ever screamed out in help for god?

If you have, and you heard a reply, would you follow its directions without putting any more thought into it?

The comment put forth on that website is a good one. If a voice spoke to you, saying it was god, and told you to go jump off St. Mary's Bridge....would you? If you answer no...then your holding onto your rope too tight, which is apparently a bad thing.

[PsyOps]

Originally Posted by Gwydion

I don't know, wasn't here. I'm not sparking any debate, rather want to understand. Have you ever screamed out in help for god?

If you have, and you heard a reply, would you follow its directions without putting any more thought into it?

The comment put forth on that website is a good one. If a voice spoke to you, saying it was god, and told you to go jump off St. Mary's Bridge....would you? If you answer no...then your holding onto your rope too tight, which is apparently a bad thing.

It's more about testing our own faith than God testing us. I mean you could view it as some cruel game that God plays. But it's about choices. When it comes to God, God wants us to chose to trust Him. Trusting Him, not in the literal senst that he will save us from falling or dying from cancer, etc... But save us from sinning. Making the wrong choices that destroy our lives.

[Gwydion]

Originally Posted by PsyOps

It's more about testing our own faith than God testing us. I mean you could view it as some cruel game that God plays. But it's about choices. When it comes to God, God wants us to chose to trust Him. Trusting Him, not in the literal senst that he will save us from falling or dying from cancer, etc... But save us from sinning. Making the wrong choices that destroy our lives.

Oh, so I shouldn't take the literal meaning of this text and should be open to the interpretation of it by other people, to allow them to use its power to form their own logical thoughts?

I think I understand now.

[PsyOps]

Originally Posted by Gwydion

Oh, so I shouldn't take the literal meaning of this text and should be open to the interpretation of it by other people, to allow them to use its power to form their own logical thoughts?

I think I understand now.

Isn't that what we already do as a people? Make our own interpretations of things? That is also a choice. In my estimation the one thing that is not open to interpretation is how one gets saved. The only way is through belief in Christ. Your interpretation as to how you lead your life and interpret the Bible after that will be your choices.

So taking some literal meaning of the Bible is still going to be a matter of interpretation. You will take it as you see it. The rest is up to God.

[Xaquin44]

Hey, I didn't flame anyone (ok, possibly god).