this is all very confusing. why is it that you think our all loving god would torture someone for such petty reasons?
Clearly you did not sincerely read AND study the bible. Your only questioning it without
understanding who GOD is. How do we understand who GOD is? First,
study the bible without assuming your knowledge is all there is to know. Otherwise, your only 'wandering' in a book.
ladylovesJesus-
you keep quoting to bible, but i've heard that there are many many bible passages that promote slavery and many other abuses. i don't understand which of god's commands i am supposed to follow and which ones i am supposed to just ignore. i know it's illegal, but am i supposed to own slaves as god has commanded. i don't understand.
Cody2-
god has not called me yet, so does that mean it's not my time to be saved yet? when will it be time? how will i know? what if i keep praying for the rest of my life but i die before anything happens?
i love va beach, but the rest of virginia [edit].
GOD has not called you, only if you have not opened your heart to welcome Jesus in it. If you do, then you'll know GOD has entirely waited for you, not vice versa. Its your choice, not His force.
Also, consider watching your language on my site. This is a family friendly site. Respect that.
if we ignore the slavery part of the bible, why don't we ignore the homosexuality part as well?
i still don't know what to do in case i die before god calls me.
Who said anything about ignoring the bible or any portion? Not GOD, not in the bible. This only goes to show you that you really do not seem sincere at all to learn about GOD and accept Jesus. You only seem to want to come up with questions insincerely. In that case, you will be a 'wanderer' for the rest of your life. Does that please you? You seem to have no problem mentioning this and that in the bible, so therefore you read it and did not care to accept it as GOD's infallible Word, or perhaps you just guessed something was wrong with what you've read without studying the answers first.
wow, automated response? why do i keep getting reminders the read the rules?
What a kind attitude. It was not an automated response, it was a nice sincere response from a moderator welcoming you to the forums. Do you talk the same way to the people you love or love you?
Do you truly seek Jesus?
What about all the truth, evidence of the Holy Bible itself?
Examples:
http://www.talkjesus.com/evidence-prophecy-facts/
How about this?
http://www.talkjesus.com/evidence-prophecy-facts/9737-dead-sea-scrolls.html
Can you dispute this?
http://www.talkjesus.com/evidence-prophecy-facts/7726-messianic-prophecies-list.html
What about miracles, healings today that many Christians have witnessed? Can you deny their
own witness of these miracles to their face? Surely not.
If I were you, I'd start studying the Word instead of just reading it. Did you know C.S. Lewis
was also an atheist before he became born again? He's a well known author and Christian teacher
who has passed on to the Lord a few decades back.
More fun:
http://www.talkjesus.com/new-members/1556-centre-bible-very-powerful.html?highlight=atheist
http://www.talkjesus.com/scriptural-answers/7943-creation-vs-evolution.html?highlight=atheist