Why I’m no longer a Christian

[Sam]

Won't you cool it down some more God!. You stupid Spirit Damning nit wit!!!...

[Gut Stomper]

G_O_D wrote:

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Even harder to explain "The Heavens".

Not really. Heavens are up there. Earth is down here.

NEXT!

STOMP! STOMP!

[Black Thunder 42]

Gut Stomper wrote:

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Not really. Heavens are up there. Earth is down here.
NEXT!
STOMP! STOMP!

Up where?

[Gut Stomper]

Sam wrote:

Won't you cool it down some more God!. You stupid Spirit Damning nit wit!!!...

Global warming. Taking it's toll.

[Xcntrik InVidor]

G_O_D wrote:

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Even harder to explain "The Heavens".

Ayup

One needs something other than an Evangelical Christian education to understand the Bible.

A bubble suspended in the abyss is an easy concept to understand.

[Xcntrik InVidor]

Janitor Of The LORD wrote:

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Meaning of "host" in Gen. 2:1 and Kings 22:19 Strong's H6635 - tsaba'
1) that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host
a) army, host
1) host (of organized army)
2) host (of angels)
3) of sun, moon, and stars
4) of whole creation
b) war, warfare, service, go out to war
c) service
The word "angels" occurs 94 times in 92 verses in the KJV.
OT angel Strong's H4397 - mal'ak 1) messenger, representative
a) messenger
b) angel
c) the theophanic angel
and
Strong's H430 -'elohiym
1)(plural)
a) rulers, judges
b) divine ones
c) angels
d) gods
2)(plural intensive - singular meaning)
a) god, goddess
b) godlike one
c) works or special possessions of God
d) the (true) God
e) God
NT angel Strong's G32 - aggelos
1) a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from God

LOL *snort*

[Xcntrik InVidor]

Even when they read it they can't understand.

Janitor Of The LORD wrote:

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"Heavens" occurs 133 times in 127 verses in the KJV.
In the OT Strong's H8064 - shamayim
1) heaven, heavens, sky
a) visible heavens, sky
1) as abode of the stars
2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
b) Heaven (as the abode of God)
In the NT Strong's G3772 - ouranos
1) the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it
a) the universe, the world
b) the aerial heavens or sky, the region where the clouds and the tempests gather, and where thunder and lightning are produced
c) the sidereal or starry heavens
2) the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings

[Xcntrik InVidor]

Janitor Of The LORD wrote:

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Funny you mention darts....

On a more serious note, that is why each word of scripture is numbered for the translation. As you stated though, there are usually several or more meanings. Discernment is critical as is comparing scriptures using the same words and surrounding supporting verses.

LOL *snort*

[Gut Stomper]

Black Thunder 42 wrote:

<quoted text> Up where?

Up.

Already down to kindergarten level.

Can't really break it any more down for you.

[Xcntrik InVidor]

Gut Stomper wrote:

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Up.
Already down to kindergarten level.
Can't really break it any more down for you.

I would like to congratulate you for being the most prolific poster on this thread.

And thanks for showing folks that you have no idea what you're talking about.

You are a great help, Christian.

[arctic]

Sam wrote:

Won't you cool it down some more God!. You stupid Spirit Damning nit wit!!!...

What?
Say it again in English.

[G_O_D]

Janitor Of The LORD wrote:

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Funny you mention darts. I played a lot of cork-board darts at home as a kid. Then I played the electronic ones when they first came here, and it had been nearly thirty years since I played until I got interested again last month. Good choice.
On a more serious note, that is why each word of scripture is numbered for the translation. As you stated though, there are usually several or more meanings. Discernment is critical as is comparing scriptures using the same words and surrounding supporting verses.

Agreed.
I simply don't accept 1700 years of popes and princes interpretations as "God's Word".

[waaasssuuup]

Black Thunder 42 wrote:

<quoted text> Free from what?

let's see you get eternal life all by your lonesome:)

[New Age Spiritual Leader]

Xcntrik InVidor wrote:

Even when they read it they can't understand.
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At least the poster is looking up the meaning, maybe it will boost him to go further and finally research the belief they hold.

*shrugs*.....this one can only hope and have faith.

:o)

[Chess Jurist]

waaasssuuup wrote:

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yes, most all of my opposition do;)
what do you think of some of the stuff kait writes to me & other believers, like; "lick your daddy's sperm off the bathroom floor"?
have you ever pointed out those things or rather are you just another smarmy and self-righteous hypocrite?

I'm not the Topix police, fool.

waaasssuuup wrote:

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....do you like to be tickled?:)

Creepy Christian stalker.

[high beam]

Snevaeh legna wrote:

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Yes, and no... Your not telling the entire story... With Satan being behind this whole thing... There were attempts to replace God's word with Apocrypha. It failed, then Satan tried again and pulled it off with two (secret) Catholic men, Westcott and Hort. They put pressure on the others in the Vatican to accept Satan's Alexandrian manuscripts, from which they produced their new Bible. To shorten the story, in 1611 the surviving Puritans brought the entire 1611 edition of the Bible out 'without' the 'Apocrypha.' God's victory over the Jesuit conspiracy... God wins again!:)

Hi. So what you're saying is that the god that you worship waited till the year 1611 to finally set all things straight and to claim victory over all the satanic influence to his followers prior, is that correct?

[high beam]

Snevaeh legna wrote:

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Not entirely true... The King James Bible is the only English Bible whose text does not contain a copyright. Any number of organizations may freely make copies of it.
That may sound good, but it has resulted in many changes to the text of our Bible.
The Bible says of the devil in Genesis 3:1,“Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.” If he cannot get you to discard your King James Bible for any of the new versions, he will try to 'corrupt' the very text of your Bible, while keeping the name “King James” or “Authorized Version” on the cover.:)

What about the bible that Martin Luther had translated into German which was not based on the English KJV.
Was that bible corruptef and influenced by satan?

[waaasssuuup]

Chess Jurist wrote:

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I'm not the Topix police, fool.
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Creepy Christian stalker.

"I'm not the Topix police, fool"

maybe you're not the topix poe poe, but you sure seem to be the topix hypocrite;)

[high beam]

Snevaeh legna wrote:

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Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the 'host' of them.
I Kings 22:19
And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his Throne, and all the 'host' of heaven 'standing' by him, on his right hand and on his left.
Host meaning 'Angels'. Time frame between the 1-6th day...

Do angels have wings?

[waaasssuuup]

high beam wrote:

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Do angels have wings?

not sure, but i hear tell you have some 'high beams';)