alot of ang mor now doesnt believe liao, even though they are brought up with the faith. alot of ang mor are turning into eastern religions like taoism, buddhism, even hinduism and confucianism, which is not a religion.
only Asians more into ANGMOH religion..................becoz of inferiority complex............
I have chatted with an Aussie. he told me he doesnt believe he is going to hell if he did not accept Christ even though he was brought up with the faith.
My cananda relatives dun go church too.
Free thinker and atheist.
simply cos tehy have chosen to ignore the fact that God is ''Father'' which symbolises a parent-child r/s...without that r/s, no amount of good works can get them to heaven...
aiyoh................those little kids in heaven better be careful...................
many many pedophile priests going up there mah.....................
to bring it back to topic...because God is a spirit being, likeness and in His image would refer to the spiritual likeness and not physical likeness...we look like our parents somehow cos we are humans and being physically born of physical parents, we will have some resemblance of them whether in physical features, genes or character traits...
man is created in likeness wif God means tat we possess some(not all) of His qualities...for eg, man has the ability to create, reproduce, love and are relational creatures...this is wad the bible means by being in God's likeness and image...if ppl choose to insist that it must be taken literally and seen in a physical sense then to each his own...
Originally posted by despondent:to bring it back to topic...because God is a spirit being, likeness and in His image would refer to the spiritual likeness and not physical likeness...we look like our parents somehow cos we are humans and being physically born of physical parents, we will have some resemblance of them whether in physical features, genes or character traits...
man is created in likeness wif God means tat we possess some(not all) of His qualities...for eg, man has the ability to create, reproduce, love and are relational creatures...this is wad the bible means by being in God's likeness and image...if ppl choose to insist that it must be taken literally and seen in a physical sense then to each his own...
Trinity is confusion.
Remember God is not the authour of Confusion.
if u are here for friendly discussion, i can share more abt trinity...but if u are here to slam christianity, then i rest my case...so u open for discussion?
one more thing, u went off topic...this thread is not abt trinity...
Originally posted by despondent:if u are here for friendly discussion, i can share more abt trinity...but if u are here to slam christianity, then i rest my case...so u open for discussion?
Does the trinity make sense?
God is one in the old testament.
Suddenly become 3 in 1.
No wonder most jews dun believe in Christianity.
no...read Genesis...God said, ''let us make man...'' if he was one, why did he say us???
also in Gen 1, the bible said tat the spirit of God was hovering above...wad is the spirit of God? isnt tat the Holy Spirit?
Originally posted by despondent:no...read Genesis...God said, ''let us make man...'' if he was one, why did he say us???
If he was 3 in 1 , It's pagan not oneness of God.
If trinity is such an important concept.
Why was it not mention in the bible?
teh word trinity is not in the bible but there verses tat support the idea of trinity...jesus said tat he and his father are one. its true tat the word trinity is man-made but tis is derived from several verses which tot tat God is 3-in-1...christianity nvr tot oneness of god in the sense tat God is one, jesus is one and holy spirit is one...
try to view the father, son and holy spirit as a family which sahre the acronym God...in a family, u have father and son, they are 2 individual beings, each wif their own charateristics but they are of the same family and carry the same surname...i am using an eg of the natural realm...
btw, u wanna bring tis offline? we are off topic alredi...
Hinduism also got trinity and its history was at least 5000 years.
I ALSO GOT TRINITY AT HOME...................
MY NESCAFE 3-IN-1 COFFEE.......................
Originally posted by despondent:to bring it back to topic...because God is a spirit being, likeness and in His image would refer to the spiritual likeness and not physical likeness...we look like our parents somehow cos we are humans and being physically born of physical parents, we will have some resemblance of them whether in physical features, genes or character traits...
man is created in likeness wif God means tat we possess some(not all) of His qualities...for eg, man has the ability to create, reproduce, love and are relational creatures...this is wad the bible means by being in God's likeness and image...if ppl choose to insist that it must be taken literally and seen in a physical sense then to each his own...
if god has wrath, anger, no wonder human race is so violent because we were created in his image. meaning if god is delusional, same goes for humans.
well, tat proves that teh trinity concept is not alien to the world...
u are not answering the issue...i was juz explaining the meaning of likeness and image in christianity...u dont have to tok abt wrath and anger...yes, we inherited god's wrath and anger but its the corrupted version since man fell....
in fact, wrath and anger only came abt AFTER man fell, not BEFORE...
ah, u are looking at it using bottom up approach...who existed 1st? man or God? wad existed 1st good or evil? wad is evil? is evil the opposite of good or the absence of good? is man delusional because God is delusional or is man delusional because after he fell, he changed from being a perfect being to an imperfect being?
aiyah...................you mean god no wrath and anger beforehand meh................???
if like that, means God needs Mankind for his ...................emotional development !!!
LOL.........................this kind of god.................LOL