The Christians Thread

[UnseenWombat]

Hello all, this thread is for the Christians on 8WR to get together and chat. I don't know if this thread will have a lot of responses or none at all, but hey, here it is.

Up for discussion is, anything you want. How about, what denomination are you/what church do you go to, and why do you love it? I'm American Baptist myself. I went to a Greek Orthodox christening a few months ago and it was really different. But I guess such a traditional service makes you feel more in touch with the Church's long long history, which is cool.

Anyone who'd like to talk about Christianity in general, including non-Christians, are welcome here. I'm not the greatest at apologetics but I can answer basic questions if you like. (I'll just get this one out of the way right off the bat since it always comes up.)

Spoiler

Can God create a rock so heavy he can't lift it?

"His Omnipotence means power to do all that is intrinsically possible, not to do the intrinsically impossible. You may attribute miracles to him, but not nonsense. This is no limit to his power. If you choose to say 'God can give a creature free will and at the same time withhold free will from it,' you have not succeeded in saying anything about God: meaningless combinations of words do not suddenly acquire meaning simply because we prefix to them the two other words 'God can.'... It is no more possible for God than for the weakest of his creatures to carry out both of two mutually exclusive alternatives; not because his power meets an obstacle, but because nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God."

;)

Finally, I know starting a thread with a religious theme and asking people to not turn it into a flamewar is like throwing out birdseed and asking the birds to not eat it, but I'd like to make an appeal to everyone to refrain from trolling and/or fighting, as that's completely contrary to the spirit of this thread.

 

[The Landslide]

I don't know how long this will last, but I hope it does. I'm an ex-agnostic turned Christian after a long period, I think it's a good thing.

 

[Hot Rod Dave]

I was brought up morman (dont laugh). Had a falling out when I was like 12 and hadnt gone to church since. Up till a couple months ago. Im still trying to wrap my head around this whole thing. Cause Im at a point in my life where I could really use some guidance of some kind.

I dunno tho. Morman-ism (if thats a real word) just seems odd to me still. People look at you differently there it seems. Like if youre poor, your nothing but a hinderence to them. But if you got lots of money....ooohhhh its totally different.

Ive been thinking about going to some other church. But is the grass really greener?

Thoughts?

to avoid flaming. Should we put it in the "members only" forum?

 

[Lasercakes]

I am an atheist. I don't believe God exists, but a lot of atheists stop right there. I refuse to acknowledge another being in terms of a "higher power."

Anyway, I'm not here to preach atheism or to critique your holy scriptures or anything like that, but that is who I am and where I come from ideologically. I have a few questions I want to ask. I don't expect to come to an understanding after having them answered, but I'm just trying to open up a discussion and move on from there.


- Why reach out to other Christians?
- What do you think of atheists?
- Do you make ethical decisions with the guidance of your religion or your own personal beliefs of right and wrong or is there even a distinction between the two?
- What do you think about death?
- What do you think about free will?

 

[Tenchi8]

This sounds pretty cool. ^^ Sure I'll share a bit of my faith. I'm a born again Christian from a non denomination church. God has introduced me to a life of adventures. And it has never been a dull moment. As a huge fan of Soul Calibur, I have written a fanfic, of my OC implimenting my faith and some personal experience here and there, to exploit and share the struggles of good and evil through the soul swords. I plan to post my fanfic sometime in the near future.

For now I did post a fanfic film. It's a prequel adaptation to the fanfic literature. I hope to do a sequel to the first film. It's already posted here. It's called "Interactive Warrior."

I have been writing a novel based on my life experience and have hoped to publish it. With so much going on in my life, my ordeals may help and even inspire others who may have gone through a similar experience.

My relationship with Jesus have been the best thing that has ever happened for me. Maybe I'll share a bit of my testimony here one day. ^^