Spiritual Warfare Fight Thread...

This thread is going to be unique and controversial. I first want to say to any respondants that I am going to "fight" any replies that you have that do not agree with the concept of the Christian Trinitarian Monotheistic concept of God. My replies will be in the form of a public prayer and rebuke to any words posted that disagree with this perception. Since it is my post, you all are free to ignore me entirely here, in which case I bless you! If you respond to the post in a challenging manner, I will "War" against the perceived spirits behind what you say...yet please understand that I am in no way cursing any person...I am fighting the spirits behind your words.
SO POST IF YOU DARE< BUT KNOW THAT GOD IS SOVEREIGN, and He lives!

Dear Lord--You know and understand Crashfrog much better than I do. You love him and you know how he thinks and why. Please show him your love and acceptance. AMEN

Lord, I lift up DBlevins to you. I pray that you bless the knowledge that is gained in college and that your Spirit covers and guides him/her. Lord, you know and understand Mr. Jack better than I do. You know his heart and his keen mind. Show him who you are. I only expect him to know you some day, and I pray that you keep me humble also. He says and I know that you respect that,Lord. May your will be done. Show Coragyps your eternal nature. Convict me if I have offended you or hurt anyone by praying publically. Lord, I know that private prayers are usually more effective!
I just want to show them our relationship! Please have mercy on all of us! AMEN

I pray for Dan, thanking you for his sense of humor. Lord, I pray that you guide Dan into a respectful relationship with you, that his gifts can be used for your glory and in fullfillment of Dans purpose in life. AMEN

I will say that I perhaps should of prayed in secret for everyone, but I did this thread to see what type of a response that I would get. In general, most people in this chatroom are open to discuss differences...except for the hardcore atheists...who do not even realize that they are victims of a spirtual war that they claim the christians madness has started. I will agree on one right that the atheists have. They have a right to not be bothered, and when they demand that I "prove" my God, all I can say is that deep down, they never really wanted to know.
Yes, we have freedom from religion, and yes we are free to believe what we want to believe, but IF God exists, we are ultimately NOT free from His judgement no matter what we say or do. He calls the shots. How dare we judge Him?[This message has been edited by Phatboy, 03-03-2004]

This blast from the past was hilarious! As I engage in introspection and character development, I ask myself how different I am now...ten years later! Am I still the same person I was then?

You told us you wanted to be left alone and for us not to fry your friends.Theodoric seems to think that we believe you to be the enemy.Keep in mind, however, that we believe that humanity either has one flow(Holy Spirit) or the other flow(all other spirits) within them and that there is no neutrality possible. Jesus said that no man can serve two masters. People may argue today that man has to serve no one.Others may argue that we either serve God(collectively) or that enlightened folks are in a sort of humanistic communion---a body with no head. Many Christians believe that there is a body of believers with Christ as the head and another body with no head. One was, is and will come. The other was, is not and yet is for those whose names are not written in the Book of life. Edited by Phat, : loved ringo too much to vilify him. Edited by Phat, : clarification

I will agree.

I think that in context, Jesus was talking of two masters that never agree. Its the metaphor of dark and light. Flesh and Spirit. Conscience versus Ego.

double postEdited by Phat, : No reason given.

I see the church(at large) as a body...with the head being Christ.I see my union,local 7, and the international union has a body with no head. They elect figureheads who get paid a lot, but the decision making capacity resides with the members of the body and not the heads.

The church did not exist first and then simply make up a figurehead. The character of Jesus Christ with the help of the Holy Spirit(the character of GOD along with Jesus) inspired a man named Paul(no ghostwriter need apply)to build the church. I would argue that were the church never genuine it never would have held together.AbE: I also see one true church. Anyone can hang a shingle and "build" a church. There hypothetically could be a bowling club that calls themselves a bowling club yet know nothing about bowling, I suppose. The true church knows (Or believes) their figurehead. He arguably existed before they did and He inspires them...they inspire each other because of Him. I would argue...in conclusion...that Jesus is an acting head. I do not see Him as a figurehead. Edited by Phat, : No reason given.

Think about it, though. The Jewish religion was formed in a culture through a long amount of time. The Christian religion, in contrast, was formed virtually instantly after the death(burial and resurrection) of its leader. Had the leader been just another "failed Messiah" the movement logically should have died off.Thats my basic argument.

Maybe you have a point. Is it really that hard for people to accept Jesus, though?Even if we only accepted the dogmatic concept of a man which has not been proven to exist.A man who is the character representation of God.Thus...it boils down to accepting God or nah.Critics may argue as to what good it will do.And to be fair, I should also consider accepting that He does not exist, in order that we (you and I) have common ground.I resolve in 2015 to try and understand atheism better. In addition, I resolve to be more patient in our forum discussions---even if what is said goes aginst my beliefs.

I told everyone that one of my New Years Resolutions was to understand world views that disagreed with my own. So far, you three have started to challenge me in several areas. So you are telling me that Christianity was statistically insignificant until Constantine had his vision? Duly noted. So to Jews, Jesus has no meaning? Tangle states that Jesus has no meaning to him,also.And by the way, Theodoric...I have Richard Carriers book on my list. I will at least read it.