Still searching for a RELIGION that's based on fear! I've come to a conclusion that alot (not all) of people atheist, agnostic and others ditched the Christan faith because its rooted in fear. With Halloween coming up, bunch of Churches are screaming about Hell and devil (which is completely made up) to scare folks to go to church. We're being told about sin,and which sin is bad now only to move the masses I a direction of which the leaders what to go. Fear of not giving enough so a bigger Church can be built.
Just can't follow a RELIGION built on Fear.

I think you should investigate something Eastern, spirituality, the true core of every religion.

Try these links:

The Forty rules of Love is a story about the Life of Shames of Tabriz:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDEQFjADahUKEwir_rPMl-rIAhVHxGMKHUtCAtg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkitabdostpk.blogspot.com%2F2015%2F04%2Fthe-forty-rules-of-love-by-elif-shafak.html&usg=AFQjCNFDRZxHraJyXH8R3WarbOAu6ff9NA&sig2=4VPu4quQjKfn-dHKhFehqQ

Will do. Thanks.


https://medium.com/sant-mat-radhasoami-books/sant-mat-library-free-e-books-online-recommended-reading-table-of-contents-an-introduction-780e67a3665c

http://www.ruhanisatsangusa.org/elixir.htm

http://www.santmat-thetruth.de/home.html


Everything is no copyright and free.

There is also a marvelous book by Julian Johnson- The Path of the Masters. Free online.

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." --Proverbs 9:10

God's love for us is so great that He is very deeply offended when we do not love Him back. And rightly so---what ungrateful snits we are not to love the good and beneficial God we have. God gives most people about 70 to 80 years on this planet, and during that time He expects us to develop a loving relationship with Him. If we do not, He rightly sends us to Hell forever, but even then He still loves us. The fires of Hell are merely the flames of His love for the souls there, but since those souls do not love Him back they experience those flames as painful.

Sail Dancer, when you have resort to personal insults, it means you have run out of logical arguments.

Didn't you know that?

Calling someone brain dead...that's not a personal insult?

Still searching for a RELIGION that's based on fear! I've come to a conclusion that alot (not all) of people atheist, agnostic and others ditched the Christan faith because its rooted in fear. With Halloween coming up, bunch of Churches are screaming about Hell and devil (which is completely made up) to scare folks to go to church. We're being told about sin,and which sin is bad now only to move the masses I a direction of which the leaders what to go. Fear of not giving enough so a bigger Church can be built.
Just can't follow a RELIGION built on Fear.

What I said in that post sounded so good that I think I'll repeat it: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." --Proverbs 9:10

Again, why live in Fear. Why should you Fear the Lord? Should you Fear the Police? Govt? With that thought shouldn't you carry a gun to church? That's crazy.

Do you REALLY think you're smarter than God here, FJO? If you take "call no man father" literally why not this verse?

GOD: I'm smart enough to create the sun, moon, and stars, but I'm not smart enough to inspire the psalms. Good thing I have FJO as my re-write man.

I fear God and I love God. I don't find that to be a contradiction. God is a God of love but He is also a God of justice.

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." --Proverbs 9:10

God's love for us is so great that He is very deeply offended when we do not love Him back. And rightly so---what ungrateful snits we are not to love the good and beneficial God we have. God gives most people about 70 to 80 years on this planet, and during that time He expects us to develop a loving relationship with Him. If we do not, He rightly sends us to Hell forever, but even then He still loves us. The fires of Hell are merely the flames of His love for the souls there, but since those souls do not love Him back they experience those flames as painful.

2 Timothy 1:7New King James Version (NKJV)

7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Yes, but you reserve the right to use hellfire, brimstone, guilt, and zombie like indoctrinated judgment to get others to submit?? Lolololololol

You posted the passage, now how about living it???

What a maroon, you must've made a wrong turn at Albuquerque

I say boy.......... boy did you hear me????? In my best foghorn leghorn, God/ Goddess voice

The verse is directed toward those who are His children and living in obedience...an encouragement to those who are seeking a Savior and to those who are His children. In terms of discerning between right and wrong and per biblical instruction, telling those who are living in sin or making sinful decisions to stop. This type of judgement is biblical and Christians are obligated to do so.

Always exclusivity, and loopholes for the blind, but obedient sheep, you are such a hypocrite.

He's another whack job, like Lud, Ruff.

Calling someone brain dead...that's not a personal insult?

You really do not understand scripture. God and His Word are the standard not an individual's doctrine whether mine or someone else's.

I believe Jesus died on the cross. This is sad but it is not morose or deptessing---it shows His love for us, and love is not morose or depressing.

I believe Jesus died on the cross. This is sad but it is not morose or deptessing---it shows His love for us, and love is not morose or depressing.