some people msg me. i reply to the cool guys and the cute girls, all the interested girls im not into, i block.

now this may come off as mean, but would you rather i not waste your time by leading you on and being nice? i would rather a girl ignore my msgs than say im not interested. ill msg once, wait a while, then maybe msg one more time. if no response, i give up on trying to contact them and leave the ball in their court.

i've been thinking the same thing lately. you can barely influence people in real life, so why do i even debate online? i think i might just leave the religious forums and stick to dicussing faith-based things with other christians.

i think when they do click yes, that person shows up first.

then u obviously dont believe the bible. it IS all are nothing. jesus said "i am the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the father except through me." jesus taught that the bible was all we needed. this opinion of yours is only valid if you feel the bible is flawed and meant to control us. personally i feel if the bible is inherently wrong, there's no point in believing any of it other than to learn personal life lessons, which has no eternal reward or punishment.

you're just taking jesus and making him into what you want him to be.

yeah, us guys dont wanna TASTE it.

body sprays are cheap. i used to use axe and it didnt work at all. upgrade to something nicer. a real cologne. some women like the body sprays, but most recognize a good cologne and not only like the smell, but appreciate your stlyish taste.

i don't need any other philosophies or religions to tell me about jesus. the bible is enough.

and you're basing that totally on your personal opinion and no evidence whatsoever.

do some real study of the reliability of the original biblical manuscripts and then form an opinion. they are by far the most reliable documents in history.

read "the case for the real jesus" by lee strobel, a former firm atheist who is now a firm christian.

anne rice also recently became a christian.

both of these people sought out to do what so many others have done in the past, disprove christianity and the bible, failed, and became believers as they really studied it.

most people just don't like being told what to do.

the mutual match should only show me pics of girls who meet my search requirements. why would i wanna see anyone else?

should not be labeled "replies". should be labeled "posts" because it says "1" for the original post. that is technically not a reply.

guys, what cologne do you use and how much do u apply?

ladies, what perfume do you wear and how much do u apply?

and those of who don't wear any... i highly advise the ladies do, cuz when a good-smelling girls walks by, it really gets me going. guys, i could care less, cuz thats just more competition for me ;) haha.

I USE armani's acqua di gio. 2-3 sprays on the neck and wrists.

yes, happiness and contentment should be the ultimate state to be in. studies show that happiness only goes up with earnings until a person makes about $50k/year and then levels off after that.

too bad human nature and human pride get in the way of our own contentment as well as others.

the main reason people dont like christians is because we claim we are the only true faith and every other religion has it wrong in some form.

people dont like absolute truth, because that means they have a standard to live to, and man, in our pride, want to make our own rules.

i can't help that. so reason away all you want. no one's gonna change anyone's opinion here.

faith or lack thereof, is a matter of the heart. the heart will believe what it wants to believe and find support for it. u claim christians are the only ones who do that, but obviously everyone does it, including you. everyone is biased, and subjective to their own desires, no matter how objective we try to be. anyone can find anything to support their beliefs from a logical perspective IN THEIR MINDS.

some of your arguments TO ME don't make any sense. and mine don't make sense to you, so it's silly to debate it over and over.

John 1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

Word = Jesus

John 10:30 "I and the Father are one."

your arguments are plenty rational based on your opinions. but that's only if your opinions are true and accurate.

jesus knew he was god, but he still was completely human. he still had to deal with temptation and other human problems. people knowingly sin because we can not grasp all that is god. i think if we did, we would try a lot harder NOT to sin. and this is what jesus was and did. he dealt with sinful things, yet he was god, so he knew how important it was not to sin. and it's not his faith that paid for our sins. it was his death on the cross. just because he knew god, and was god, doesnt invalidate what he did for us.

it's kinda hard to explain, and it's really just my personal beliefs.

abra, i think u approach it from a logical standpoint, even if you don't believe it. we see it from different viewpoints and based on those different viewpoints we could both be right, but one of those viewpoints has to be right and the other wrong. we'll just have to wait til we die to find out which is right and wrong.

and i will consider anything, even if it contradicts what i believe, but i feel i can still be reasonable and open. i have heard all the arguments, and i have gained doubt from them about my beliefs, so i researched them from both sides, and every time it only strengthens what i believe. not because i believe what i want, but because after all the arguments, it still makes the most sense to me than any other explanation.

god bless :)

most things have improved. some things have gotten worse.

mormons also use this verse to support their view of multiple gods existing, and that they can become gods. i believe this is taken out of context. christ said this to the pharisees, making fun of them by being sarcastic. basically saying "oh, you're soooo cool. you're gods too." in a sarcastic way, implying they felt themselves that important. since the majority of the rest of the bible claims there's only one god, i'd be more inclined to go with that than 1 little verse that can easily be misinterpreted in a variety of ways.

and i think god can be as egotistical as he wants. we are not his equals, not by far. he's in charge. he's our boss. we exist because of him, so he deserves all the praise and worship we can give him in my opinion.

i don't think you could respect anyone who made the claim to be god if he wasn't, thus misleading people, nor could you call him decent and honorable. he may have taught a lot of great things, but then to inherently do the OPPOSITE of many things he taught, he would be a liar and a hypocrite.

i think CS Lewis' argument works. jesus either was who he said he is (god), or he THOUGHT he was who said he was (lunatic), or he lied about it (liar). what other option is there?

based on this argument i believe he was god.

a lunatic could not speak so eloquently and teach and do the kind of things jesus did.

a liar would not teach to do such virtuous things, nor would a liar die for something they knew to be a lie. heck, many bible believing christians might renounce christ if they had a gun to their head, and we believe it to be true. for someone to be in the same situation and die for something they knew was a lie, seems kinda unbelievable to me, moreso than anything i DO believe. there's no gain in dying so why would people believing what u taught after your death matter, especially if they were good things opposite of what a liar would do?

i think the character of christ and the things he said and did are enough proof. one should not say they respect christ's teachings and think we was a wise man, yet not believe he was god, because he said he was god.

now, this is all based on IF the bible and the things it said about what jesus said are true.

i like this discussion. as a CS Lewis fan (mere christianity being one of my favorite books) it's a good analysis of his argument. there are 3 options he gives. what are the other options you claim exist?

good topic abra :)

everyone falls short. that's what forgiveness and grace are for.

even if you don't keep the sabbath. if you are a believer and ask for forgiveness, god will absolve u of any sin, no matter how great.

this isn't an excuse to go out and sin like crazy, but it allows you not to live in shame constantly. u sin, feel bad about it, ask for forgiveness, and move on. the bottom line is that the sabbath these days is really up to a lot on interpretation and debate. i think as long as we worship god once a week, he's cool with it.