NO...WE DON'T EVER SEPARATE GOD AND HIS WORD.

BUT GOD NEVER MEANT FOR MAN TO TURN GOD AND HIS WORD...

INTO JUST ANOTHER RELIGION.

You're not getting it though, it still IS a religion, because you base your whole life on certain regulations and beliefs.

JOSIE...IS,...ALWAYS.....RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

ok wait I can do this, let me try again

JOSIE .. IS ...ALWAYS....RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

No we don't. We don't do anything. We have our beliefs, just as you and everyone else has their beliefs. We don't attain these beliefs because we have chosen to be a Christian. We are a Christian because we have chosen the beliefs that apply to being as such.

A Christian is one who believes Jesus to be the only way to our father who art in heaven. They believe that first, before they are a "Christian". People of other beliefs or no beliefs at all then give this person the title Christian because of the beliefs they hold.

No we don't. We don't do anything. We have our beliefs, just as you and everyone else has their beliefs. We don't attain these beliefs because we have chosen to be a Christian. We are a Christian because we have chosen the beliefs that apply to being as such.

A Christian is one who believes Jesus to be the only way to our father who art in heaven. They believe that first, before they are a "Christian". People of other beliefs or no beliefs at all then give this person the title Christian because of the beliefs they hold.

my god is better than your god...

This is why, someone always must be right.. Often its not enough to just love God, but it seems we need to push our beliefs on others, sometimes we try and erradicate other beliefs and sometimes we just plain old put them down and rub dirt in their faces as we are so sure that we are right..

Until everyone can just happily let others see what is right or wrong for themselves, and just show love, then it will never ever end..

I always thought that God wanted us to plant the seed, somehow I missed the part where we had to plant in and then stomp it into the ground until it was dead..

If God can use a donkey then surely he can show us how to make some sense. Hmmm but some peole are more stubborn then most donkeys I know..

This is why, someone always must be right.. Often its not enough to just love God, but it seems we need to push our beliefs on others, sometimes we try and erradicate other beliefs and sometimes we just plain old put them down and rub dirt in their faces as we are so sure that we are right..

By the time I was about 12 I began having these little arguments with my Dad. Here is an example: We would be watching or listening to the news and I might say, "that's so rediculous why don't they ....?"

Then my dad would say, "you don't understand, they don't do .... because ...."

Then I would say, "I do understand" and then I'd repeat what he said ONLY I would say it using different words.

He'd say "NO, listen to me, it's ...."

"Yes, and I agreed but you have to look at..."

"NO, I said... and that's not what you said"

There would never be agreement and eventually I had to stop or risk being disrespectful and that would not have been allowed.

This went on for several years before my mother, in a totally exasperated tone, said to me one day "WHY DO YOU DO THAT?" You see, no one in my family bickered and no one in my family argued openly, so to my mother, I was being a rebel.

I actually had to think for a minute becuase arguing had become a habit and I had forgotten why I was being so stubborn. When I remembered I said:

"because, one of these days he's going to look at me and realize that we are saying the same thing, and that's all I want is HIS recognition and understanding of MY WORDS.

I was in my thirties before that happened, but from that day to this, (a long time) we both speak our view and if the other agrees, we simply shake our head to signify so and if we don't agree we hear the other one out and then shake our head to signify our disagreement.

Knowing that you are really being heard, really being understood, makes a lot of difference to a conversation and to a relationship.

We can always agree on one thing, to respect each other - unfortunately, that is were we find our greatest disagreement.

Respect for others has always been one of my father's greatest values but it took him over 30 years to learn what he had tried so hard to teach me - respect. When he learned to respect how I communicate and my views, there was no need to contine to disagree.

Cowboy wrote:

A Christian is one who believes Jesus to be the only way to our father who art in heaven. They believe that first, before they are a "Christian". People of other beliefs or no beliefs at all then give this person the title Christian because of the beliefs they hold.

By the time I was about 12 I began having these little arguments with my Dad. Here is an example: We would be watching or listening to the news and I might say, "that's so rediculous why don't they ....?"

Then my dad would say, "you don't understand, they don't do .... because ...."

Then I would say, "I do understand" and then I'd repeat what he said ONLY I would say it using different words.

He'd say "NO, listen to me, it's ...."

"Yes, and I agreed but you have to look at..."

"NO, I said... and that's not what you said"

There would never be agreement and eventually I had to stop or risk being disrespectful and that would not have been allowed.

This went on for several years before my mother, in a totally exasperated tone, said to me one day "WHY DO YOU DO THAT?" You see, no one in my family bickered and no one in my family argued openly, so to my mother, I was being a rebel.

I actually had to think for a minute becuase arguing had become a habit and I had forgotten why I was being so stubborn. When I remembered I said:

"because, one of these days he's going to look at me and realize that we are saying the same thing, and that's all I want is HIS recognition and understanding of MY WORDS.

I was in my thirties before that happened, but from that day to this, (a long time) we both speak our view and if the other agrees, we simply shake our head to signify so and if we don't agree we hear the other one out and then shake our head to signify our disagreement.

Knowing that you are really being heard, really being understood, makes a lot of difference to a conversation and to a relationship.

We can always agree on one thing, to respect each other - unfortunately, that is were we find our greatest disagreement.

Respect for others has always been one of my father's greatest values but it took him over 30 years to learn what he had tried so hard to teach me - respect. When he learned to respect how I communicate and my views, there was no need to contine to disagree.

BUT - that being said, I really do like a vibrant discussion in which persuasion is the goal in an ethical form of communication.

Knowing that you are really being heard, really being understood, makes a lot of difference to a conversation and to a relationship.

We can always agree on one thing, to respect each other - unfortunately, that is were we find our greatest disagreement.

Respect for others has always been one of my father's greatest values but it took him over 30 years to learn what he had tried so hard to teach me - respect. When he learned to respect how I communicate and my views, there was no need to contine to disagree.

A good theory will describe a large range of phenomena on the basis of a few simple postulates and will make definite predictions that can be tested. If the predictions agree with the observations, the theory survives that test, though it can never be proved to be correct."


Note to self I do think I said theories are ot in themselves proof. and you quote agreed thank you

I can see that once again the issue becomes one of whose interpretation is corrrect. The one post I saw that was saying like I am let us agree to disagree was excellent

Glad you think so :).

my god is better than your god...