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In the religion section of JU, there has been some rather lively discussions concerning leading “unGodly” lives and obeying the Ten Commandments of Almighty God. I want to thank THINK ALOUD for posting the following comment: “No one, not you not me not even Prophets and Messengers CAN validate any one of being Godly or not. God did not delegate that job to anyone and HE reserves that for HIMSELF ONLY....... hope you get my point. Regardless of anyone's actions or ideas, being Godly or not is not

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KFC POSTS: Yes, they are still coming. They appreciate the truth. They want whatever the truth is. Not everyone wants their ears tickled. It can be hard, yes but we need to speak the truth. Very well said, KFC. Pilate asked Jesus, "What is truth?" and Truth was standing in front of him. Are Christian couples who "shack up" living unGodly lives? The answer is yes. Yes, it can be hard, nevertheless, we are obliged to speak the truth. <

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KFC POSTS: A man and woman coming together in marriage is a wonderful and sacred thing to God. .......He instituted marriage right from the beginning, one man for one woman. LITTLE WHIP POSTS: Oh really? Just how many wives was it that David had? And how many did Solomon keep? And, if the stories are to be believed, God seemed to have no problem with either case. But perhaps you'll tell me that the one man-one woman thing only applies to the NT dispensation? That God chose to let

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Hello Everyone, We, Catholics, are about to enter the Sacred Triduum, that spiritually intense period when we commemorate the Passion and Death of Our Lord and Savior. The "Triduum" is Latin for three days and these are the three holiest days of the year. through the centuries, Christians have set these days apart as a time of extraordinary prayer, fasting and intense expectation. Lent ends today, on Holy Thursday evening. Holy Thursday commemorates the day with the Mass

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Now, let me ask, what is the point of this discussion? Are you and the other Christians on this list attempting to proselytise? It would sem your effort is more toward shoring up and proving something rather than discussing how what you already possess informs your own life. Sodaiho, I can only speak for myself. The point for me is that dialogue and discussion as long as it is civil is a useful way of learning about one another and their viewpoints. Tha

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There is nothing to explain. You are correct, it is a question of faith. I have mine. You have yours. Both perfect in every way. SODAIHO,KFC---if I might chime in. I agree with you up until the point where you say "Both (faiths) are perfect in every way." Without getting into defining what we each mean 'faith', this smacks of indifferentism which says one religion is as good as another and that cannot possibly be true. There is no doubt that pe

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SODAIHO POSTS: The rabbis did not agree with you and the early church as regards Jesus' messianic claims. There is no evidence of a resurrection other than the self-referential sort listed in your scripture which is not bible to me and other non-Christians. SODAIHO--- I can quite understand that you do not accept the Resurrection of Christ. There is a supernatural significance in the Resurrection to appreciate which one needs the gift of faith fr

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SODAIHO POSTS: Christians often seem to make it sound as though Jesus liberated Jews from the survitude of honoring God by following God's commandments. How strange is that? God's commandments are just what they are and they will not change, cannot be "fulfilled," transformed or morphed into something they are not. Sodaiho, I too have heard fellow CHristians say that the Ten Commandments are no longer necessary and found that strange. It's ignorance

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LULAPILGRIM POSTS: Jesus was publicly humiliated, hated, spat upon, scourged, crowned with thorns and crucified because of who He IS and what He said. He was believed by some and rejected by many. Not me, but the Holy Catholic Church (whose Deposit of Faith rests on Sacred oral Tradition and Sacred Scripture) teaches that those who reject Him will be rejected by His Father on the last day which will be the end of time as we know it and the beginning of eternity. Ha

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SODAIHO POSTS: Everything, including God, is change. Its all process, constantly unfolding. Your view is so narrow that the light barely enters. This is the problem with text based religion. Yet the light is there. I trust it; I trust the universe. I trust you will open your heart and your mind one day. Zen Buddhists holdthat our lineage comes from direct "mind -to - mind" transmission of the truth. The transmission is ou

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Show me the place where God is not and I will show you True Emptiness. This True Emptiness is the very foundation of all things. This is a rather strange statement. I don't quite know what to make of it and when said in another way, it seems you are saying that where God is not is the very foundation of all things...and put this way seems totally erroneous. Just as it is impossible to say what Enlightenment is,

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(Citizen)KFC Kickin For ChristApril 2, 2007 15:05:41Reply #22 While I agree with you Lula in trying to keep a day for your whole family to worship God (I did the same) we have to be careful of setting up legalism that Christ himself did not impose. There is nothing in the NT on keeping the Sabbath. The Sabbath was given to the Jews and is part of the OT Law. Catholic teaching on the reasons for, the meaning of and instruction given by the

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the entire universe is God and thus, is comprised of Buddha-nature. So, to keep it holy means to keep myself, therefore the universe, holy. How? Cease doing evil, do good, and bring about good for all beings.[/quote] You seem to be confusing things and tending to comprise them all into one--Buddha-nature. With all due respect to you my brother as a child of God, this is false religion and you are mixing truth with error. The entire universe is

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have no problem with any part of this commandment except the last part i.e "and rested the seventh day". it really raises many questions. was He tired? what happens after the seventh day? He works again? all week or rests again in the seventh day of the next week like people supposed to do? I honestly believe that this last part was injected somehow by someone. a God who needs rest is a weak being, God is not that at all. He is the ALL-Mighty. yes, we are wea

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I know of many people who are 'forced' to work on Sunday or lose their job. If I as a Christian believe that it should be held Holy then how can I consciously expect of others what I believe to be contrary to God's Word? I hope you will understand when I say the way of the world sometimes traps Christians and when that happens we must do the best that we can with those situations and try our best to reconcile our lives to God and not to man. <b

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Laws don't float around without a lawgiver. If nature has laws, they have been imposed by a lawgiver. All legislation supposes a legislator, ie the Ten Commandments are God's legislation. God has definite rights which no man is justified in ignoring. Moreover, God definitely commands you to adore and serve Him. It is not enough to admit off hand that "there is God" or speak of God as though you believe He exists and then ignore His definite claims. Like it or not, b

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We should through our bodies honor God. Small sacrifice. Hello Sodaiho. I agree that we should honor God through our bodies and add that we should also honor God in all our thoughts, words and actions. We are made in the Image and Likeness of God and as such are a "total package" therefore, all of our parts must honor, contemplate and worship God that is our mind, body, heart, soul and strength.

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Thank you for writing this Question of the Day. I'm late getting in and have seen that it is opening good discussion. I haven't read the entire thread and so some this may be repetitious. These are good questions concerning the Third Commandment of Almighty God. Since this is a direct commandment of God, that tells us right there that we must honor it to its fullness. There is no getting around that we must obey the Commandments. Note the word “blessed” in v. 11. That means God ordain

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KUPERMAN POSTS: The Last Supper of Jesus is thought by many to have been a Seder meal. Even those that disagree place the events during the week of Passover. Thank you for writing about Passover and about the ceremonial Seder meal. Given that the Jewish religion as practiced today has virtually nothing in common with the religion of the Israelites of the OT, I'm interested to learn about the differences/similiarities between the Passover meals of the OT and on to Jesus' time as de

Reply to "I Thirst" in Religion JoeUser Forums

Thank your for writing this, I greatly enjoyed your commentary and the way you carried it over into application in our daily lives for each one of us has our own cross to bear in this life. KFC POSTS: We've seen previously during the explanation of the other four sayings that he had, at this point, endured about six hours of suffering and from noon until three did so in a supernatural darkness. He was feeling what he never felt before,

Reply to Hypocritical Buddhists! in Religion JoeUser Forums

We will have do disagree here. May we each find our own awakening and in it, be a light to the universe. Be well. And the same to you. Christ's peace be with you and with all. I think this may be a good place to end the discussion because persuing our differences would be "hijacking" Gideon's blog and I don't want to do that unless he gives us the green light.

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The Buddha on the other hand, seperated himself from Hinduism, dropped away his class membership, family membership and, indeed, his membership in the human race. He became an solitary seeker, travelling with a small group of other such seekers. He thoroughly rejected his "birth religion" and found his own way. This Way is now refered to as Buddhism, but I must hasten to add that it is a mistake to think of it as an "ism" at all and if you do, you will never see it cle

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Yet to suggest that Buddhism (a western convention) is an offshoot of Hinduism as Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism is a serious misunderstanding and comes from seeing with a western frame of reference Greetings Sodaiho. Thank you for your comments and input throughout this discussion. No doubt, it's been a good learning curve for all. I would like to assure you that Christianity is NOT an offshoot of Judaism. Christianity is the perfect f

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You don’t even believe this as long as you deny that Jesus meant what He said literally when He said 3 times, “I am the Bread of life....if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh....he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life...for my flesh is food indeed...he who eats my flesh..abides in me, and I in him....so he who eats me will live because of me.” St.John 6:49-58. <b

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And when he looked down at the cross upon his mother he was literally taking care of her and separating from her as he was about to die. Remember death always brings separation. We agree with this interpretation that Jesus was literally taking care of His Mother by entrusting her to St.John's care. Again, Catholics see it as this interpretation as well as Jesus by giving His Mother to St.John, in extension, He was giving her as our spiritual mother to th