I have to confess something to you. I find it somewhat gratifying when certain people turn into cackling lobotomized imbeciles when dealing with me. You’re a smart guy. I’ve known you a long time here and I’ve seen it. Even with some of the goofiness you come up with. Yet your IQ appears to magically dip into double digits whenever you post to me (almost). Not because I’m the most formidable debater ever to walk the face of God’s green earth. But because the Word of my Lord, who is faithful to all generations, is doing what He promised.
If you think I’m just trying to aggravate you when I talk about how I see a tearful glorious conversion in your future, you are dead wrong. You are EXACTLY the type of person God jist loves to magnify Himself through. And I’ll tel ya what. If He brings you home? You won’t be able to wait to tell people how wrong you were about EVERYTHING. It will be your great joy to celebrate Him by diminishing yourself. Yeah yeah yeah, I know how repugnant that sounds to you at the moment.
This last post/quote of yours to me is absolutely pointless in the context of this discussion given the person that you know I am. Hickory Dickory Dock would be just as relevant.
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
I have to confess something to you. I find it somewhat gratifying when certain people turn into cackling lobotomized imbeciles when dealing with me. You’re a smart guy. I’ve known you a long time here and I’ve seen it. Even with some of the goofiness you come up with. Yet your IQ appears to magically dip into double digits whenever you post to me (almost). Not because I’m the most formidable debater ever to walk the face of God’s green earth. But because the Word of my Lord, who is faithful to all generations, is doing what He promised.
If you think I’m just trying to aggravate you when I talk about how I see a tearful glorious conversion in your future, you are dead wrong. You are EXACTLY the type of person God jist loves to magnify Himself through. And I’ll tel ya what. If He brings you home? You won’t be able to wait to tell people how wrong you were about EVERYTHING. It will be your great joy to celebrate Him by diminishing yourself. Yeah yeah yeah, I know how repugnant that sounds to you at the moment.
This last post/quote of yours to me is absolutely pointless in the context of this discussion given the person that you know I am. Hickory Dickory Dock would be just as relevant. [/quote]
I’m not aggravated at all. I see how faith affects a human mind causing them to happily embrace contradictions (Like – my mind is too incompetent for me to think, so I’ll use my mind to decide to turn my life over to god…LOL) and it actually saddens me.
I used to be like you actually. I was devoutedly religious. Then it simply occured to me that it was all a scam, created by men.
Now back to Navy Football!!
[quote]Headhunter wrote:<<< I’m not aggravated at all. I see how faith affects a human mind causing them to happily embrace contradictions >>>[/quote]You’re gonna be plenty aggravated when you finally see the contradiction in yours. Not for long though.[quote]Headhunter wrote:<<< (Like – my mind is too incompetent for me to think, so I’ll use my mind to decide to turn my life over to god…LOL) and it actually saddens me. >>>[/quote]“Competence”, the way you are using that word, is NOT the point at all.[quote]Headhunter wrote:<<< I used to be like you actually. >>>[/quote]There is no such thing as used to be like me. Life in Christ is eternal. You cannot be unborn.[quote]Headhunter wrote:<<< I was devoutly religious. >>>[/quote]So were the pharisees[quote]Headhunter wrote:<<< Then it simply occurred to me that it was all a scam, created by men. >>>[/quote]You’re right. Religion is.[quote]Headhunter wrote:<<< Now back to Navy Football!! >>>[/quote]GOOOO BLUE N GOLD!!!
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
I used to be like you actually.
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[quote]Headhunter wrote:
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
I have to confess something to you. I find it somewhat gratifying when certain people turn into cackling lobotomized imbeciles when dealing with me. You’re a smart guy. I’ve known you a long time here and I’ve seen it. Even with some of the goofiness you come up with. Yet your IQ appears to magically dip into double digits whenever you post to me (almost). Not because I’m the most formidable debater ever to walk the face of God’s green earth. But because the Word of my Lord, who is faithful to all generations, is doing what He promised.
If you think I’m just trying to aggravate you when I talk about how I see a tearful glorious conversion in your future, you are dead wrong. You are EXACTLY the type of person God jist loves to magnify Himself through. And I’ll tel ya what. If He brings you home? You won’t be able to wait to tell people how wrong you were about EVERYTHING. It will be your great joy to celebrate Him by diminishing yourself. Yeah yeah yeah, I know how repugnant that sounds to you at the moment.
This last post/quote of yours to me is absolutely pointless in the context of this discussion given the person that you know I am. Hickory Dickory Dock would be just as relevant. [/quote]
I’m not aggravated at all. I see how faith affects a human mind causing them to happily embrace contradictions (Like – my mind is too incompetent for me to think, so I’ll use my mind to decide to turn my life over to god…LOL) and it actually saddens me.
I used to be like you actually. I was devoutedly religious. Then it simply occured to me that it was all a scam, created by men.
Now back to Navy Football!!
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You’re probably right, there’s no way to know whether or not a god is real. You can bet your ass he’d have a mean sense of humour though.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
And Tirib, no qualifiers needed for me. You’re one of the most pure-hearted people I’ve ever come across, and if you disagree with me, I know it’s for good reason.[/quote]
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[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
[quote]MattyG35 wrote:[quote]Chushin wrote:
I heard about a pro bodybuilder who killed some lady.
I don’t trust bodybuilders anymore – at least not the card-carrying pros.[/quote]I don’t think that equates. The bodybuilder didn’t do that because of his position as a bodybuilder, the priest did this or was able to do this because of the position he’s in.[/quote]With all due respect to my friend Chushin who has always been very kind to me. I must agree. However, unless somebody shows that this position was provided to him by that church, so or knowing that he would do this, then the guilt is his alone. Even if the parish knew, that is bad, but it doesn’t indicate a policy or practice of the church as a whole. If the diocese knew? That is trouble and if it goes any higher than that REALLY big trouble. I doubt it.
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Yeah, guys. I realized the invalidity of my comment even as I wrote it.
I was just being absurd in the face of the OPs “Let’s vilify 'em” campaign.
And Tirib, no qualifiers needed for me. You’re one of the most pure-hearted people I’ve ever come across, and if you disagree with me, I know it’s for good reason.[/quote]
Hmmm…how does one know if anyone is ‘pure-hearted’, according to Trib’s definition? Our minds don’t work very well. Using something that ‘doesn’t work very well’ to then decide to turn one’s life over to god seems quite contradictory.
“I am stupid, too stupid to know what to do with all this money I inherited. So I will use my mind to decide to turn all my money over to this lawyer I met on the internet to manage it for me. He’s a lot smarter than me so I will trust him.”
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!
And then…
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!
If I were to take the time I could find 15 or 20 statements (at least) of mine just like this one to Elder Forlife on 05-11-2011 at 07:12 PM on this page: http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/world_news_war/why_i_deserve_to_be_shot_in_the_head?id=4510716&pageNo=5 A thread that SexMachine started =] I was looking for an old one to highlight the fact of how long I’ve been saying exactly this. [quote]Your mind is decaying in the death of sin. You are indeed an intelligent guy. This has nothing to do with intelligence. God has gifted you with a fine set of tools that you use to erect monuments to your own rebellion. He WILL glorify Himself in your person. I truly pray it is by your repentance.[/quote] I have never once berated the intelligence of even one person in these forums in these debates and never will. I seem to remember recognizing YOUR intelligence in the last 12 hours here. Once again. I DO NOT NEED YOU TO BE STUPID TO BE WRONG. In fact the more intelligent AND educated somebody is the more potential for spectacular and monumental error they posses. I see it all the time.
I thank Chushin and SexMachine for the kind words and declare with all emphasis that the credit is all God’s. You didn’t know me before.
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
How would you feel if you saw a photo like this with your child on a school website?
Catholic church (in fact all churches) was created to put some men between God and man.
False idols gonna false idol.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH![/quote]
Yes, and God chose a woman to separate himself and the world, in which he had to go through in order to get to the world. He also died as a thief and other scandalous things. Sorry to break your world view, but you are not the rule maker in life.
[quote]Brother Chris wrote:
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
How would you feel if you saw a photo like this with your child on a school website?
Catholic church (in fact all churches) was created to put some men between God and man.
False idols gonna false idol.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH![/quote]
Yes, and God chose a woman to separate himself and the world, in which he had to go through in order to get to the world. He also died as a thief and other scandalous things. Sorry to break your world view, but you are not the rule maker in life. [/quote]
â??Man is tormented by no greater anxiety than to find someone quickly to whom he can hand over that great gift of freedom with which the ill-fated creature is born.â??
â?? Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Grand Inquisitor
Hence the origins of all churches, all false idols…
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
If I were to take the time I could find 15 or 20 statements (at least) of mine just like this one to Elder Forlife on 05-11-2011 at 07:12 PM on this page: http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/world_news_war/why_i_deserve_to_be_shot_in_the_head?id=4510716&pageNo=5 A thread that SexMachine started =] I was looking for an old one to highlight the fact of how long I’ve been saying exactly this. [quote]Your mind is decaying in the death of sin. You are indeed an intelligent guy. This has nothing to do with intelligence. God has gifted you with a fine set of tools that you use to erect monuments to your own rebellion. He WILL glorify Himself in your person. I truly pray it is by your repentance.[/quote] I have never once berated the intelligence of even one person in these forums in these debates and never will. I seem to remember recognizing YOUR intelligence in the last 12 hours here. Once again. I DO NOT NEED YOU TO BE STUPID TO BE WRONG. In fact the more intelligent AND educated somebody is the more potential for spectacular and monumental error they posses. I see it all the time.
I thank Chushin and SexMachine for the kind words and declare with all emphasis that the credit is all God’s. You didn’t know me before. [/quote]
â??Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.â??
â?? Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Nahce boy but he doesn’t listen to a word ya say.”
-Foghorn Leghorn-
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
“Nahce boy but he doesn’t listen to a word ya say.”
-Foghorn Leghorn-
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But it was said by your fallible mind, so what am I to think?
Or is God channeling through you?
1st Peter 1:1-2… 4:11 NASB
[quote]1-Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen 2-according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure. <<<>>> 11-Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. >>>[/quote]
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
1st Peter 1:1-2… 4:11 NASB
[quote]1-Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen 2-according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure. <<<>>> 11-Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. >>>[/quite]
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That cinches it for me. I am communicating with a prophet. Cool!!!111
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
â??Man is tormented by no greater anxiety than to find someone quickly to whom he can hand over that great gift of freedom with which the ill-fated creature is born.â??
â?? Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Grand Inquisitor
Hence the origins of all churches, all false idols…[/quote]
There is only one Church, but what does this have to do with the fact that you don’t dictate how God does things?