I'll take Jesus

[delldude]

You know Bear.....thats about the way I see it.Most religions have some distinct similarities if you look into them.That being

said,then your Budda or Tunkashila or Christ or Yahweh or whatever.....maybe its the same Diety.

 

[700IAM]

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700IAM,

Where (IMHO) you keep discrediting yourself, and your chosen belief system, is EVERYTIME you use the word....."READ" ...........(as you did above) !!!

Reading is only a means to the truth, a truth you refuse to even look upon. Call me what you like, it doesn’t matter in the least. I take zero offence. My only feelings for you and the other unbelievers on here is sorrow and sadness.

You are one of the many lost therefore I don't expect you to understand and if fact to hate the ones who present truth.

You and most others are in a snare surrounded by mirrors showing a false but very convincing reflection of reality, trouble is it's the enemy’s reality and soon will be your reality as well because you believe the enmity and not the word, which is God himself. Heaven forbid you READ and save your one and only soul. The Holy Spirit is far from you and why you are what you are, lost and confused.

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

You know Bear.....thats about the way I see it.Most religions have some distinct similarities if you look into them.That being

said,then your Budda or Tunkashila or Christ or Yahweh or whatever.....maybe its the same Diety.

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Dell, my cyber friend,.........of all the good natured.."back and forth" between us,...... I will tell you that (IMHO), your above post, and "this" reply, will rank a STRONG #1 of all time, between us.

(Meaning) that you "Hit the nail SQUARELY on the head", with a resounding THUD !!!!

For 57 years of my life, I struggled with religion, because of "certain segments of it", that to my own God given Intelligence, just did'nt "Add up".

Now, at age 62, (like a favorite Ol' pair of COMFORTABLE shoes"), I'm EXTREMELY comfortable with my own Spirituality, because how I feel, is the same as your post above.

Thanx.
(Not thanx, because I'm happy that you AGREE with me, but THANX for your continued contributions to the "Water Cooler", which has taken on a FULL life of it's own ! Equal "kudo's" go out to the rest of the regulars on this thread !

'BEARS'

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

Reading is only a means to the truth, a truth you refuse to even look upon. Call me what you like, it doesn’t matter in the least. I take zero offence. My only feelings for you and the other unbelievers on here is sorrow and sadness.

You are one of the many lost therefore I don't expect you to understand and if fact to hate the ones who present truth.

You and most others are in a snare surrounded by mirrors showing a false but very convincing reflection of reality, trouble is it's the enemy’s reality and soon will be your reality as well because you believe the enmity and not the word, which is God himself. Heaven forbid you READ and save your one and only soul. The Holy Spirit is far from you and why you are what you are, lost and confused.

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700IAM,

Permit me(if you will) to make an observation, that will "eventually" lead to you experiencing the SHOCK of your LIFE. !!

(Here goes);

I observe/predict that you are a "good living man", who has chosen to traverse the JESUS road.

Like all of us, you will "make the journey"/Die.

At the "Gates, on the other side"/heaven/paradise, you will be directed "Upward", having prevailed in the quest to avoid a "going down" trip in the elevator.

As you exit the elevator you will emerge into a huge room, where "YOU are in for the SHOCK of your LIFE", because within the room, you will see people you knew on Earth, who Did NOT travel the Jesus road.

With HUGE Emotions ranging from DISBELIEF, (some) Anger, and massive Confusion, you will look around, and spot JESUS, sitting and coversing with Other Prophets. You'll politely say to Jesus, "LORD I'm bewildered, confused, because I DON'T UNDERSTAND why that man over there(pointing to(say) a former co-worker, WAS NOT A BELIEVER, YET HE's HERE" !!!!!!!!!!!!

Jesus will calm you, and tell you 2 things.

First he'll say, "You Chose to journeyed(successfully) the road that I suggested to you" !

And secondly, Jesus will say to you,.."that others here, journeyed different paths that ALSO led to here".

Further Jesus will say, "700,.....CREATOR/God has had to enlist myself, and my other fellow Prophets, to ULTIMATELY get all of you to this Happy Day. CREATOR/God ..Created SUCH an Enormous Diverse world, that it became NECESSARY to do it this way. Everyone who is here, has lived the best way that a human could, asked forgiveness to CREATOR/God because of the things that he/she COULD have done better, and are finally here because of everything that I have explained to you"

"You see 700, we are ALL Gods children" . "You see 700, there are /was only 1 ultimate choice that you had to make, while on your days on Earth.........GOOD or EVIL, and you my son chose GOOD.
I suggest to you now........Be no longer confused,and go among your fellow men/women here, and be happy" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!