Quote from: aitm on April 25, 2024, 06:45:35 PMIn my readings of the bable, albeit several years ago. I don't remember once where the devil, with all his machinations and evil doing, was responsible for a single death of a human. Certainly cannot say that about your almighty omniscience god. Makes one wonder who is really who.

The Devil wants to punish people eternally, despite the obviously pending monotony of that shit. So he just lets them kill themselves and profits without risk of capital.

In my readings of the bable, albeit several years ago. I don't remember once where the devil, with all his machinations and evil doing, was responsible for a single death of a human. Certainly cannot say that about your almighty omniscience god. Makes one wonder who is really who.

"In communicating with God, it is very useful to find a quiet time and space to look over the thoughts and feelings inside you." And then wonder why you're wasting your time on fairies and leprechauns.

Quote from: Blackleaf on April 23, 2024, 12:26:54 PMI specifically stopped believing BECAUSE God failed to respond to me. I was working hard to serve him. I was in multiple ministries, sacrificing time, money, and free labor. I chose my field of study in college based on how I thought I would best serve God with my "gifts." Yet I saw no results. No one was coming to Jesus because of me. My plan for college was derailed when I was denied enrollment in the therapy program, although they dragged me along by letting me take some therapy classes while enrolled in general psychology. My parents were forcing me to change churches constantly, despite my wishes as an adult, causing me (someone who was homeschooled from pre-K to 12th grade) to lose my entire non-familial social circle and have to start over. Multiple. Times. I was confused and frustrated, and I prayed to God for guidance. As always, I got nothing. I even made it clear that if I didn't hear back from him, I was going to leave and never come back, because I was done serving an absent father. I still got nothing but silence. Turns out when you call out to the void, that's all you find. If you think you hear anything else, you're not calling out to the void; you're yelling in a cave, and that's your own echo you're hearing.

Also, I'll repeat my three questions, in case you missed them:

1. Do you believe that God has all the omni qualities often attributed to them? Omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence?

2. Do you believe that believers go to Heaven and that unbelievers go to Hell?

3. Do you believe that God wants everyone to go to Heaven, or to know him?

In communicating with God, it is very useful to find a quiet time and space to look over the thoughts and feelings inside you. Inside your head, or soul, one can observe thoughts, feelings, and determine their origin (self, friends, family, etc.). When you encounter one that you don't know any human origin of, it could be from God, or the devil. Stuff from God generally brings peace, clarity, resolution, agrees with other things you know to be right. Things from the devil generally bring discord, darkness, contention, confusion, et al. Further examination can be profitable in order to address any doubts. Efforts bring about results. "Seek me diligently with all your heart and you will find me." This maxim requires that you give everything you can to open communication with God, and you will connect. When we ask God a question, we need to put all options on the table. That is, we need to be ready to accept the answer he gives, whatever it may be, trusting his wisdom. You told him that you're going to leave "ministering" unless he tells you otherwise. Perhaps he wanted you to leave a version of ministering where all the shots are called by your family, instead of by Him.

1. Yes, within conceivability.
2. Yes, accountability exists and God takes everything into account.
3. Definitely. He wants all his children to accept his offer.

Quote from: Dark Lightning on April 25, 2024, 12:57:01 PMI am SO glad that cicadas are not native to my area.

*sad southern noises*

In a hundred years, this place will be nought but mosquitoes, kudzu, and desert.

They drown out the car stereos that are trying to get the Selenite's attention. 

Yeah, me too! 🦗

I am SO glad that cicadas are not native to my area.