Define "Evil"...

Irrelevant to the current discussion.

Ya think? I think it's relevant. After all that is where you get some of your teachings from isn't it? Isn't that kind of like the pot calling the kettle black?

You've never read Ann Coulter.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9785289/site/newsweek/

No. Nothing I have written in this thread pertains to Satanism, nor have my comments herein pertained in any way to Satanism. I'm really sick of you bible bashers trying to wedge that into every conversation I participate in. It's getting really old.

Weird link, Rex.

For anyone else, I would consider a jump from Ann Coulter to Anne Rice to be totally illogical. But for you it's progress!

I never have read any of her books (I haven't even seen that damn movie, yet) but it's still a bit of a surprise, I must say.

From Dracula to Jesus!!!

I like this part:

I agree with Steve. Evil is evil with or without god. God doesn't matter.

Hey dok, I'm sorry. I was just asking a question based on what you said about the bible.



I'm not trying to single you out, but you also follow teachings from a book written through mans hands do you not? However, it wasn't a necessary comment at the time. I'm trying really hard here to curb this urge I get to hop in and make snide comments sometimes. My apologies.

Neither the Satanic bible, nor it's author, make any claims of divine inspiration.

That is why your comparison is not relevant.

I find Hephzibah's question very relevant. Dok, were you being slightly cynical?

If Satan had written a book revealing his true nature no one would worship him.

The Bible reveals satan's true nature.

Example the book of Job,

I heard it once said that the Book of Job reveals the goodness of God and the badness of the devil.

Satan will never commit himself to a written revelation.

2Ti 2:26
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

Don't forget about me, Rex!!

I was not much of a Bible reader as a youngster. But I had a healthy respect/love for Jesus. I had been raised in the Luthern church but the dated terminology and stoic liturgy was not something that could penetrate my understanding Sunday after Sunday.

I had some troubling traumatic deaths in my family at about age 13. From that point on I slowly developed an unconscious hatred for God.

This hatred nearly led to my own demise.

But some very loving Christians came to me at about age 18 and did not take no for an answer and they befriended me and cleared away the misconceptions that I had, they revealed the TRUTH that death was NOT "God's will"... They loved me even though I felt completely unworthy. For this reason I love you all unconditionally.

Suddenly a veil was lifted from my life and I began the journey back to the true God. It was not reasonings and theology that saved my life. It was the literal written word that I read and it contradicted the errant ideas that I had formulated about God.

In leaving my own theology and adopting the truth of the Bible I nearly immediately saw years of pain and alienation lift and suddenly my life was new again.

This was because of what the word of God said. These teaching from the Bible directly contradicted the deductive reasoning I had derived from the worldy experiences. These words became pure healing to my soul and they have only become more meaningful over the years as I have seen others find the same joy and hope in them that I found many years ago.

In adopting this new way I was literally saved from my own defeat.

I am sure I would not be here typing this to you had God not reached out and through believers pulled me from my own self created dogma.

Before the Bible I was wandering aimlessly. My mind was all over the place. I had left God out of blame, so the sky was the limit. My lack of faith was taking it's toll on me heavily and I did not even know what was wrong with me.

But these loving Christians knew exactly what my life was missing and they unselfishly took the time and sacrifice to teach me from the Bible and eventually my hardened heart began to soften and regain the tenderness that I had long forgotten.

Then God spoke audibly to me...

I did not realize at first that God had spoken to me.

It was like having two people talking to you at once and you have to replay the memory in your head to recall. But I was alone in my room.

The still small voice of God,

I can still remember the tone and timbre of his voice.

"BE A MINISTER..." God said.

I interpret this as administer the same healing to others that was rendered toward me.

Peace with God

Thank you, Rex.

You are welcome,

The glory belongs to God,

God is the star of the show.

Rex,

You seem to be in a "talkative" mood, lately, so maybe you won't mind if I question you a little more.
I can't stop wondering about what you said, here:


"Then God spoke audibly to me...

I did not realize at first that God had spoken to me.

It was like having two people talking to you at once and you have to replay the memory in your head to recall. But I was alone in my room.

The still small voice of God,

I can still remember the tone and timbre of his voice.

"BE A MINISTER..." God said.

I interpret this as administer the same healing to others that was rendered toward me."


Did you actually hear a voice? That is what you wrote, but then you also stated that you had to "replay the memory in your head to recall" and that you then interpreted the meaning. So I am left a bit confused.

That is the only voice I have ever heard in my whole lifetime. It was surely unique...
It was REAL voice...

Re 14:2
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

WOW, I love the world and I cannot do wrong.

I love Bush....

The SPIRIT is there Galactica

Rex says it all

I know the end...