No, I wouldn't think that. It would be foolish to think so. That is say is that if I just follow the rules, then God will make me rich. I'm making the false assumption that God will reward my moralistic acts with material gain. There is no reward in being "good" other than what I make for myself. Even if I am somehow "blessed", it shouldn't give me reason to think I had anything to do with it.
"43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." Matthew 5:43-45
No, I wouldn't think that. It would be foolish to think so. That is say is that if I just follow the rules, then God will make me rich. I'm making the false assumption that God will reward my moralistic acts with material gain. There is no reward in being "good" other than what I make for myself. Even if I am somehow "blessed", it shouldn't give me reason to think I had anything to do with it.
Well isn't this the basis of Christianity? Doing good deeds in hopes of God rewarding you for it? It's pretty much the same as saying, "I'm gonna give this homeless guy 5 dollars. Maybe I'll get blessed for it."
Ironically, the idea that "there is no reward in being 'good' other than what I make for myself", is pretty much the same ideology that Katharine Hepburn, an atheist, held.
Well isn't this the basis of Christianity? Doing good deeds in hopes of God rewarding you for it? It's pretty much the same as saying, "I'm gonna give this homeless guy 5 dollars. Maybe I'll get blessed for it."
Ironically, the idea that "there is no reward in being 'good' other than what I make for myself", is pretty much the same ideology that Katharine Hepburn, an atheist, held.
The "reward I make for myself" is not a reward in respect to God. I can't earn God's Favor with my notion of goodness even if in all commonality it is morally good. Christianity is about Jesus and the "reward" he has earned and has given freely to those who believe so.
Its hard to believe in anything now of days cuz, cuz everybody that deserves blessings don't get em and the ppl who don't deserve em seems to get them and I'm not talkin just about money..
But what the fuck does that have with god or him fixing a situation, prayer is essentially the same fucking shit as meditation. I guess simple people need something to believe in, instead of controlling their own destiny.
But what the fuck does that have with god or him fixing a situation, prayer is essentially the same fucking shit as meditation. I guess simple people need something to believe in, instead of controlling their own destiny.
My mind is probably way more powerful then the majority of thos in here who say prayer doesn't work. I usually get exactly what I want to the point that it's scary. Not all the time but alot of the time. Yet and still, I've read the Quran, The Bible, The Analects of Confucious, Zen, and things that I've forgotten so maybe my vibe and the things I know are more in depth. Praying is a spiritual excercise, it's a focus and a meditation. Yet some of you don't believe you even have a soul or a spirit....so I don't understand why you would think prayer works for you?
Alot of you have read 0 spiritual texts yet criticize all of them, and listen to what preachers tell you. So again, why would praying work for you?
Alot of you believe God is Thor, some guy that looks like Triple H and does things for everybody as soon as they asks....thats pretty ridiculous.
You can't wake up and expect to have muscles and you only work out once in a blue moon, and for the rest of that time you eat garbage.
WHy do you barely believe in God and expect prayers to be answered.
It seems like most of you don't get your way in life and just walk around pissy about it.
Loo makes posts basically confessing how he gives up when things dont go his way, instead of researching prayer he goes to the next person (Christian) and he asks them why his life isnt working or to show him evidence lol....Like Christians have the answer
LOO you do Know not even Jesus was Christian right? I bet you don't cause I'm willing to bet you havent read the bible. SMH
But what the fuck does that have with god or him fixing a situation, prayer is essentially the same fucking shit as meditation. I guess simple people need something to
believe in, instead of controlling their own destiny.
Basically ur saying believe in yourself, I be trying to tell that to ppl all the time, and they always say some shit like god gon help me, and I be wantin to say u don't deserve help, but i I be don't wantin to get in the arugment about religion that much
Basically ur saying believe in yourself, I be trying to tell that to ppl all the time, and they always say some shit like god gon help me, and I be wantin to say u don't deserve help, but i I be don't wantin to get in the arugment about religion that much
