Well you're bout to blown out of the water lol. My parents aren't atheist, that is true. But they are not "religious". They believe in God, yes. But they are not religious, they don't go to church, they don't talk about God except casual conversation, ect. So, no you were way off on your analysis. Shouldn't be so quick to judge.

What I know of God, and my scripture knowledge has come from personal seeking of it. Personal study, asking people questions, searching through the internet, ect.

My relationship with God is totally a personal choice lol. Just a little more information of the family I come from to make sure you don't still think I may have been brain washed by someone else. Now this isn't ment as to demean them or make them less of a person or anything. Just some facts. Two of my brothers just got out of prison from the age of 17ish/18. They were tried as adults for their crime.

Again, my relation with God our father is ENTIRELY a personal choice, a use of my free will. Not influenced by external being other then Jesus himself. So you may go your own way with your biased thinking, your assumptions on others, your judgments you've made unjustifiably without knowing all the knowledge thereof.

Well you're bout to blown out of the water lol. My parents aren't atheist, that is true. But they are not "religious". They believe in God, yes. But they are not religious, they don't go to church, they don't talk about God except casual conversation, ect. So, no you were way off on your analysis. Shouldn't be so quick to judge.

What I know of God, and my scripture knowledge has come from personal seeking of it. Personal study, asking people questions, searching through the internet, ect.

My relationship with God is totally a personal choice lol. Just a little more information of the family I come from to make sure you don't still think I may have been brain washed by someone else. Now this isn't ment as to demean them or make them less of a person or anything. Just some facts. Two of my brothers just got out of prison from the age of 17ish/18. They were tried as adults for their crime.

Again, my relation with God our father is ENTIRELY a personal choice, a use of my free will. Not influenced by external being other then Jesus himself. So you may go your own way with your biased thinking, your assumptions on others, your judgments you've made unjustifiably without knowing all the knowledge thereof.

That is very good news Cowboy. Then you appear to be a person who thinks for himself and seeks answers.

If you keep that up, you will grow into a very good and intelligent man. It is certainly a better path than prison for sure.

Keep seeking, you will find your true path.

Everything is a choice. Everything.

But there are influences all around us. We chose what resonates with us. If it resonates with you that is where you belong.

Almost everything is a choice. You choose not when you pass away on Earth. Yes, you can choose to take your life, but I'm speaking of other then that. You choose not to remain healthy, ect ect. Life has very limited choices in the long run. You control almost nothing in your life in the long run.

- You choose to go to work, yes. But you do not choose to keep that job, that lays in the hands of your employer.
- If you are self employed, you again choose to do that job yes. But if no one wishes to pay for your services, it will no work out, thus you're "fired".

This list could go on for a looooong time. You don't truly "choose" a lot in your life.

Almost everything is a choice. You choose not when you pass away on Earth. Yes, you can choose to take your life, but I'm speaking of other then that. You choose not to remain healthy, ect ect. Life has very limited choices in the long run. You control almost nothing in your life in the long run.

- You choose to go to work, yes. But you do not choose to keep that job, that lays in the hands of your employer.
- If you are self employed, you again choose to do that job yes. But if no one wishes to pay for your services, it will no work out, thus you're "fired".

This list could go on for a looooong time. You don't truly "choose" a lot in your life.

The only thing you can choose for sure in the long run is your actions. Outside of that, it is influenced by other things/beings.

Here is a little known secret Cowboy. I know you don't agree but..

Everything is a choice.

Even when you die.
That decision is just hidden from your conscious mind.

I do chose to remain healthy every day.

People who smoke and eat junk food and don't take care of their health choose disease. People who obsess over illness and disease and think about it all the time... choose disease.

All of your successes and failures, your job choices, getting fired, etc. are all a result of decisions you made and thoughts and attitudes you hold.

Even when you die.
That decision is just hidden from your conscious mind.

I do chose to remain healthy every day.

People who smoke and eat junk food and don't take care of their health choose disease. People who obsess over illness and disease and think about it all the time... choose disease.

All of your successes and failures, your job choices, getting fired, etc. are all a result of decisions you made and thoughts and attitudes you hold.

Temper? Nothing was yelled, there was no caps, there was no exclamation marks. And how do you know I don't follow all the teachings of Jesus? You do not personally know me. You know of me, but you do not know me lol. But thanks for showing everyone you make assumptive conclusions on judging someone's person. Cause from what I said, it neither concludes I do or don't follow all of Jesus' teachings. And again, it is none of your business, that is between Jesus and I.

If you know how to use your conscious free will, you can choose your thoughts and your attitudes. You can also choose how you feel about things.

Influenced, yes, but you STILL CHOOSE.

Thoughts and attitude is an action. Those are things you literally do. Not a movement action, but nevertheless a choice MADE by you. So still, the only things you can actually choose in life is your own actions. Attitude is joined in with the thoughts. If someone has a "gangster" train of thoughts, their actions, behavior, and attitude will also be thereof the "gangster" mentality. But nevertheless, this is still an action. How you behave/act is an action chosen by you. So again, outside of your own actions, you don't truly choose what happens in your life in the long run.

it became my business when you posted to me that you follow all the teachings of Jesus which of course can only be a lie ....I simply called you on it and you had a conniption fit

if you are not willing or can't back up the things that you post in the forum ...then simply don't post them ...or don't post them to me

In the mental and spiritual sense I suppose you can call thoughts and attitude "an action" but it is not really considered an action in the physical world.

I prefer to think of action as what you do following intention. I can think about getting up and getting a glass of iced tea but it ain't gonna happen unless I actually do it. That is taking action.

Yes, but previously to actually doing it, you had to think of doing it. And while you were doing, you were subconsciously thinking of how to do it. Without a thought, there is no action. Without no action, there is no thought.

You almost have it right. Without thought there is no action.
But if action is physical, you can have many thoughts without action.

I've thought about bungee jumping, but Have not taken any action on it.

Thought is an action in that it is a choice. No in the long run you don't necessarily choose to think or not. But you do choose to think about what you think about. And with the choice, that then puts it in the action.