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JulieKale wrote:


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> I don't know whether it's real or not. I disagree with it on a moral level.
> I believe the bible describes a hateful, sadistic, evil god. Thus, I will
> not worship such a creature. I debate here as a form of recreation, perhaps
> you've heard of it?

Nope sorry that is a waste of time. there are other forms of exercise that are
more healthy than arguing.
And did you ever think that maybe you see Him as an evil and hateful GOD,
because you don't know Him personally? I know Him personally, and He proves to
me every day that He loves me.
He has never asked me to do anything but to trust Him with the decisions of my
life. I could say no if I wanted to. I am not a Christian because I have to be,
but because I found a loving GOD who proved Himself to me when I trusted Him.

If you saw the way I showed affection to some of the young men that I mentor,
you would think that I was a pedophile, because we are so close. But if you
were to talk to the children that know me, they can personally tell you that I
am not. And isn't it a coincidence that a few of them have been sexually
molested by family members, yet they feel 100% safe in my home at all times.
That is because they know me, and have a personal relationship with me. They
trust me.

Isn't it also amazing when they have to make important decisions in their life,
they come to me to ask what I think first. Or when they get into trouble, guess
who's phone is the first one to ring. Because they respect me, and know that no
matter what, I will love them and help them, with no conditions other than they
clean up their act, and I even help them to do that.

Not that I am trying to call myself GOD, but do you see a parallel here of what
I am trying to say?

My children know me personally, and they know not just the discipline side of
me, but also the caring and loving side of me. The ones that come here for the
first time are scared of me, because they don't totally know me yet. But after
they have been here a while, they tell the friend that brought them to my house
that they like coming here, and they start to like me, and then they trust me
to help them at their lowest times, and they know that I will always be there
for them, unless I am physically unable. But I earn their trust, and their
respect, not demand it.

Well GOD earned my trust, and my respect, He didn't demand it.
Jesus said, "Behold, I stand at the door of your heart and knock, and if you
let me in, then I will come in, and sup with you, and you with me." Until you
let Him in, He is just a stranger standing outside. But when you let Him in, He
reveals His true form to you, which is not just judgment, but unconditional
love.
Let me give you a very easy statement to help you to understand why GOD wants
you to change.
You are GOD's creation, but yet created in His perfect likeness. And when He
looks at you, He wants to be able to see His reflection. But when you are dirty
or marred from sin, it distorts that reflection, and then He can't see Himself.
So he puts you through the washing process so that the reflection again becomes
clean and perfect.
The next time you take a shower, as soon as you step out of the shower, step up
to the mirror and see what you see, and how well you can see your face. If your
bathroom is like mine, you have to wipe it off before you can use it.

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> As for having all the answers, I'm agnostic.
>

You should change that to antagonistic. (8^P)

GOD Bless
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