MLB- Why do you have the same signature as me?
Why would God send someone to hell over suicide?
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That is something that always troubled me. I'm sure you've seen televangelists play that angle up, the whole "all ya gotta do is accept Jesus" and then a nice little love gift at the end doesn't hurt.
J.
That's another thing entirely. Asking for money is something that humans do. You can't blame that on anything else. Just a human thing. It's got nothing to do with faith or anything like that.
I had that name years ago (for awhile I stopped using it and went by the name Babaganoosh), well before I got hooked on baseball. I got the name from liner notes in albums by the Alan Parsons Project. But the fact that it also has that other meaning, is an added benefit. 
Exactly. As Martin Luther puts it, a person with faith doesn't ask if good works are to be done, they just do them. And are constantly doing them.
I have my board options set to ignore signatures. So I never see them. I was not copying anyone. Do you want me to change it?
I don't really care I was just wondering if you first heard the quote from me but I guess not since you have signatures on ignore.
A little more on the subject of works.
Sometimes I think we stress ourselves out unnecessarily over the fear that we're "not doing enough," because I think sometimes we may not fully recognize all of our acts of faith. (Hm...I like that term--"act of faith." That might make a less confusing term to get across what I mean.) Some things seem small, or we don't really think about them before we do them and just act on what I'd call inspired instinct, or no one sees us do it, or maybe we just don't see the significance of what we're doing. Other people, however, may be able to see it more clearly than we can. Other acts of faith may be more visible and more conscious. And these can be good, too, as long as we aren't doing them for the sake of saying "EVERYBODY LOOK AT ME!!!" So, I think that if you have faith, that overflow into our conduct is a very natural thing and not something to have any fear about, as if just because you didn't go on this mission trip or do that particular thing that you're going to hell. Not at all...if your faith is genuine, the Holy Spirit will help you find its natural expression in your life and though it may sometimes be difficult, it'll feel right.
Sometimes I think we stress ourselves out unnecessarily over the fear that we're "not doing enough," because I think sometimes we may not fully recognize all of our acts of faith. (Hm...I like that term--"act of faith." That might make a less confusing term to get across what I mean.) Some things seem small, or we don't really think about them before we do them and just act on what I'd call inspired instinct, or no one sees us do it, or maybe we just don't see the significance of what we're doing. Other people, however, may be able to see it more clearly than we can. Other acts of faith may be more visible and more conscious. And these can be good, too, as long as we aren't doing them for the sake of saying "EVERYBODY LOOK AT ME!!!" So, I think that if you have faith, that overflow into our conduct is a very natural thing and not something to have any fear about, as if just because you didn't go on this mission trip or do that particular thing that you're going to hell. Not at all...if your faith is genuine, the Holy Spirit will help you find its natural expression in your life and though it may sometimes be difficult, it'll feel right.
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Well, my point there was just that it became more of a sales pitch to draw people in, and then the plate was passed around. That's why I pointed to televangelists specifically, as they are the most grievous offenders of that.
The whole "all ya gotta do" speech is still quite popular in many churches. It is simply not that easy. There are requirements once you consider yourself saved, things you must do, rules you must follow. It's like owning a club and giving someone a free drink if they decide to join. That's all well and good, but then they realize by signing up to join they also pledge themselves to the club's service at any time of the day, and that they will not break the rules, or else no longer be a member of that club.
J.
I hope you have a good day job, because being an internet evangelist is not your strong suit.
Nothing is entertain as a good theological squabble between Christians* about salvation.
*except for John, who is not a Christian anymore but still argue like one.
You are Babaganoosh?!?Mr. Laser Beam said:
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I hope you have a good day job, because being an internet evangelist is not your strong suit.
Nothing is entertain as a good theological squabble between Christians* about salvation.
*except for John, who is not a Christian anymore but still argue like one.
Hey, years of sermonizing doesn't just go away.
J.
And as I said earlier, there really aren't that many rules. Ten, at most.
(And those are basically common sense anyway: Don't kill. Don't steal. Don't run off with thy neighbor's wife. That type of thing.)You are Babaganoosh?!?Mr. Laser Beam said:
Yep. I thought everyone knew that.
I must have missed the memo. No biggies, I was just surprised.Yep. I thought everyone knew that.You are Babaganoosh?!?
I must have missed the memo. No biggies, I was just surprised.Yep. I thought everyone knew that.You are Babaganoosh?!?
Me too actually, that's what happens when you don't visit Misc enough
^ I didn't know people even *cared*, let alone actually knew, that I used to be Babaganoosh.
You may want to use something a bit stronger to wash away the bad taste. Like godless communist vodka or something.Hey, years of sermonizing doesn't just go away.*except for John, who is not a Christian anymore but still argue like one.
I remember it took me a little bit to figure it out!
You are Babaganoosh?!?Mr. Laser Beam said:
You mean all those times I've called him Mr. Laser Baba, Laserganoosh, Bababeam, and Mr. Blaser have been for nothing and went unnoticed?
Stop that! (Side note: If anyone reading this is confused as to why I changed the name back: People kept confusing me with TEH BABA. )
How can anyone confuse TEH BABA with someone else?
^ People would post messages where they'd talk about 'Baba' and I didn't know whether they were talking about him or me. So when I said "people" would confuse us, I meant me.
In my defense, when I first started using the name Babaganoosh, he was going by CaptAdama. I copied the name from MXC, not him.
In my defense, when I first started using the name Babaganoosh, he was going by CaptAdama. I copied the name from MXC, not him.
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(Side note: If anyone reading this is confused as to why I changed the name back: People kept confusing me with TEH BABA. )
Yeah, which is why some of us started using "Teh Baba" instead of Baba, but it was still pretty confusing, so I think this worked out for everyone involved.
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So why were you a Christian of you've never felt Christ enter your heart? I say it because it's a very real feeling that you either experience or you don't. I know that if I never felt it I would surely not believe, so i can see where a lot of people here are coming from.
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