Will God accept you if you renounce religion?
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Oxy, you posted a farewell thread (which isn't allowed anyway), only 2 weeks back.
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Oxy, you posted a farewell thread (which isn't allowed anyway), only 2 weeks back.
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It wasn't a farewell thread, i wanted my account deleted.
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And you came back to OcUK... with your existing account. Temptation was too much?
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No was so bored and ****** forums are dead :/
And you came back to OcUK... with your existing account. Temptation was too much?
It was only a childish way of getting people's attention because people didn't do something he thought they should have.
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hehe you don't know me at all...
I try to live my life well, be nice to people. Not because god or Jesus said to, but because it is the right thing to do. I don't believe in any deity any more.
That said, if I am wrong, and when I die I get to the pearly gates to be judged, I would hope that I would be judged on how I lived, not how I (didn't) worship. If my lack of worship *is* an issue, heaven wouldn't be all that great anyway, just full of people that are only nice for personal gain. You would be spending eternity surrounded by people you know full well are only nice because it gets them something.
That said, if I am wrong, and when I die I get to the pearly gates to be judged, I would hope that I would be judged on how I lived, not how I (didn't) worship. If my lack of worship *is* an issue, heaven wouldn't be all that great anyway, just full of people that are only nice for personal gain. You would be spending eternity surrounded by people you know full well are only nice because it gets them something.
What utter rubbish.
You thinks very single religious person is nice for personal tai. You don't think there could be any person like you, who also has a believe.
What an utterly stupid thought process you took to arrive at a crazy conclusion.
The Jehovah Witness' are not a Cult in the traditional sense of the word, they are a Restorationist Christian Denomination. However it can be argued that many restorationist denominations also fit many of the social criteria of a Cult, other denominations that would also be considered thus are the Christadelphian, Latter Day Saints and The Brethren.
They are generally rejected by mainstream Christianity, with most mainstream and liberal Christian Movements rejecting their interpretations as being Christian at all, particularly the Jehovah's Witnesses as they have altered the Bible without the required justification, either theologically or more importantly lingustically.
As for the OP, you do not need organised religion to hold a belief in God, and if we look at Christianity in particular, Jesus did not create a religion, but preached a ministry....one which it can be argued is opposed to organised religion insofar that religion seeks to bind its adherents to God in a common path, whereas Christ taught that it was up to the individual to find their own path to God. This is one of the basic ideas behind Evangelism (and I don't mean the conservative kind often seen in the US) and formed the basis of the anti-clerical movement amongst Christians. Essentially Religion is a social and cultural manifestation rather than a spiritual one, you do not have to belong to an organised Church to be a Christian for example.
They are generally rejected by mainstream Christianity, with most mainstream and liberal Christian Movements rejecting their interpretations as being Christian at all, particularly the Jehovah's Witnesses as they have altered the Bible without the required justification, either theologically or more importantly lingustically.
As for the OP, you do not need organised religion to hold a belief in God, and if we look at Christianity in particular, Jesus did not create a religion, but preached a ministry....one which it can be argued is opposed to organised religion insofar that religion seeks to bind its adherents to God in a common path, whereas Christ taught that it was up to the individual to find their own path to God. This is one of the basic ideas behind Evangelism (and I don't mean the conservative kind often seen in the US) and formed the basis of the anti-clerical movement amongst Christians. Essentially Religion is a social and cultural manifestation rather than a spiritual one, you do not have to belong to an organised Church to be a Christian for example.
Pretty much. They're the closest to a cult out of the recognized religions.
You only need to speak to ex-JWs to understand how much control they try and impose on to followers.
It's a pretty rubbish quote though.
It's possible say for the government to do lots of things, but they don't due to freedom. It can be said god is exactly the same. God interfering in that way would remove people's right to have free will. You're also totally ignoring the god vs satan war, at least In the Christian faith.