@ToombsKory@Mellybelly609@Catholic_bro God did not break His own law. All things have life because God gives them life. The power of life and death are in His hand and He can give and take life as He wills. He is a Just and Merciful God who hates sin and punishes sin. I am sorry that this seems difficult for you.
@Benedic26361457@Mellybelly609@Catholic_bro Your rational = killing someone is okay because they go to heaven. God also says, Thou shall not kill. He broke his own law. I just can't accept a person making a law then breaking it. Sorry. It's not justice.
@ToombsKory@Mellybelly609@Catholic_bro I believe that those children, both the Hebrew children killed by Pharoah and any Egyptian children who died by the plague are in heaven now. Not all first borns were children, anyone regardless of age who was firstborn was subject to the plague. Pharoah is definitely in hell.
@ooley_scott@iam__Jezreel I think this fear tactic must work on people who fear suffering. But if I accept suffering... Then it's not a big deal. What Jesus / Satan wants doesn't concern me. I live life, I die, I cease to exist. It's a system that works for me.
@ToombsKory@iam__Jezreel God’s offer is the only way you will ever have abundant life here on earth and eternal life when you die. Without God, you will be eternally tormented with the same punishment meant for Satan, and that’s exactly what Satan wants you to experience.
@Benedic26361457@iam__Jezreel I'm pretty sure you have to accept him before death. I have no intention to do so. My family is down in hell, too, so I'd rather be there with them given the choice. And perhaps we can break out and riot. The bible doesn't say I can't do that.
@ToombsKory@iam__Jezreel I hope that you don't go to hell.
When you die, Jesus will give you 3 opportunities to be forgiven for your sins if you will show the smallest amount of contrition.
@Benedic26361457@Mellybelly609@Catholic_bro But you admit the children did nothing to deserve it themselves? Punishing someone by killing someone else makes a lot of sense, come on man. Even you have to admit that's not justice.
@ToombsKory@Mellybelly609@Catholic_bro He did kill the firstborn of Egypt as a punishment to Egypt and He spared the Hebrews because of the blood of the passover lamb which prefigured Christ's sacrifice on the Cross (the lamb of God) and then brought them out of Egypt and performed miracles and gave the Law to Moses.
@ToombsKory@iam__Jezreel Yahweh created everything, so ALL power and authority belongs to Him! Come to Him thru Jesus and know true peace and joy and contentment!
@Benedic26361457@Mellybelly609@Catholic_bro That is murder under law. Even God's laws says, Thou shall Not Kill. Go broke his own commandment? Do as I say, but don't do as I do. That's not how a good role model works. Those children don't carry the sins od their parents either.
@ToombsKory@Mellybelly609@Catholic_bro Pharoah ordered the slaughter of Hebrew male children as soon as they were born.
God retaliated by killing the firstborn of the Egyptians.
@ToombsKory@Mellybelly609@Catholic_bro I actually want to understand where you are getting this idea about being morally depraved like a cult of murderers. I am specifically referring to Catholicism the religion which I believe in.
@Mellybelly609@Benedic26361457@Catholic_bro OK. God killed baby puppies in Noah's flood. He could have Thanos snapped the humans away, but instead he made animals suffer when they had done nothing wrong. That's pretty f up.
@ooley_scott@iam__Jezreel You only believe in one God, but other gods existed before your god was created by man. At least, if your choosing a god, you should choose one who has more history.
@ToombsKory@iam__Jezreel Absolutely not, especially since God was the Creator of the universe and nothing came into existence without Him. However, you’re missing the point here - you keep talking about other ‘gods’ but what are you even trying to gain from that??
@ooley_scott@iam__Jezreel You can't prove that, just like I can't prove or disprove your god. The only thing I can do is prove that their are gods older than your god.
@Mellybelly609@Benedic26361457@Catholic_bro You make an irreversible decision to serve either a god that doesn't exist at all, most likely, or who is morally depraved beyond question. God is like a cult of murderers.
@ToombsKory@iam__Jezreel Listen, Hell was prepared for the DEVIL and his demons!! Do you honestly want to eternally experience the very punishment that was designed for Satan himself: Eternal torturing Fire, complete darkness, never ending pain, and utter hopelessness??!
@Benedic26361457@Catholic_bro But only adults should do it. I'm not changing my mind. Beer, cigars, war, porn, sex changes, baptisms... Yep all should be 18 years old (I'm not American, so drinking age is 18 everywhere else in the world. That should be changed, too.)
@ToombsKory@Catholic_bro Baptism is a Sacrament : the actual person doing the Baptism is the Lord Jesus Christ. The Sacrament effects its own power by means of Jesus Christ. It brings about the forgiveness of sins, both original sin and actual sins, adoption as a child of God, membership with the Church.
@Benedic26361457@Catholic_bro I think its a decision that can only be made of free will and of a mature mind. If god exists, he won't deem your token gesture worth much. Also, committing to a life of your bs god should be taken with great care. 18 years old.
@ToombsKory@Catholic_bro Are you actually suggesting that people should not be free to raise their children in the Catholic Faith?
It sounds to me more that you are scared of baptism, which to the eye is just water.
@ChrisMartzWX I think reliable energy comes down to where you live. Wind energy and Hydro energy in some cases is much better. The issue with nuclear power is the off chance the factory has some issue, also it produces barrels full of radio active waste.
Just so we are clear, here are what the scientific facts are.
• Men cannot get pregnant.
• Transgenderism is a mental disorder.
• “Chemtrails” are not real.
• The Earth is NOT flat. It’s approximately a sphere—an oblate spheroid.
• Climate change is real, but it is not an existential crisis.
• Nuclear power is the most reliable and sustainable form of energy.
People hate when you believe in God, it boils their blood like no other. Probably because demons live within them, and they seethe knowing they’ll never get us.
@DrFrankTurek Some atheists.... I'm not convinced those atheists are correct. I think nothing exists. Maybe the pillow your lying on right now is a figment of no reality. You can't prove I'm wrong, either.
Even atheists admit the universe began to exist out of nothing. Since there’s evidence for the greatest miracle in the Bible (Genesis 1:1), then every other miracle is at least possible.