Yes.

So...there doesn't exist sin?

Indeed he was being civil; as was I. I was asking a genuine question to clarify his point. The fact that you seem to interpret this as "hate" is perhaps telling.

He (or she?) said "This means that we are not perfect, like God, and have died spiritually."

The unnecessary comma insinuated that we are not perfect (nor is God). In retrospect, now that you point it out, the tone of his sentence can also read that we are not perfect (but God is). Hence the limitations of internet debate, where tones are ambiguous and entire points of argument misunderstood.

Unfortunately the evidence of hearsay and unspecific subjective interpretations of memories of events are very far from being adequate substantiation for anything, let alone something as grand as divine intervention. The "it happens, whether you believe it or not" is a classic cop-out by those of the faithful persuasion, because incidentally I can just say the same exact thing back to you and it would have just as much credibility (or lack thereof).

No, I understand your point of view perfectly. Perhaps you missed the whole "it's in the Bible" thing. I never said modern day Christians had to follow old law, just that it was in the Bible

Your point? It's irrelevant to the original point I made; the story of Jesus is one of blood sacrifice, and Christians are obsessed with it. I'm not surprised that Mel Gibson's The Passion was the best selling and most viewed Jesus film in the history of cinema.

You're quite right, although I don't particularly care to have you equate my level of reasoning with yours. You have my apologies for what they are worth. Ever think of actually trying to answer the questions in that video instead of making up excuses?

I was prompted to join this bruhaha by a post of yours further down the line even past the point where you were making excuses for baby murdering demons and were berating others for refusing to believe in your death cult.

Angry? Me? You and your magic buddy don't have that power over me I'm afraid. God is not too complex for me to grasp, a pretend sky daddy who is used by a bunch of bronze age shepherds as an excuse to kill their neighbors and take their lands is a relatively simple concept. What's hard to understand is how a person with a functioning brain could choose to worship it instead of working to fix what's wrong in the world.

So tell us again why you prefer to point and laugh at us heathens when you could be praying for our poor souls again? Your pretense at holiness fails miserably.

Tell you what Gracie...It's bad enough that Gary pretends that a question wasn't answered, when it was...But it's even worse when people like yourself come behind them and try to pass off the same lie as well...

Tirya DID answer his question...And like she said, the fact that neither of you like the answer is ya'lls problem, not hers...

So since you conviently IGNORED the fact that she answered and pointed to where she did answer TWICE...Here's her post that you IGNORED pointing to where she DID answer.

Sounds like a convenient excuse to avoid examining your God to see if he's worthy of your worship. So your God is all real and stuff and everyone else's is all fake...'kay, got that. But he doesn't bear close examination...don't look at the man behind the curtain folks...he's just there to sidetrack us from the real issue...

Please. Could you possibly address the argument...maybe if you were a little less hysterical...try breathing into a paper bag until you calm down and the delusions stop.
Mind sharing the chapter and verse where Jesus tells you to berate others who don't agree with you? You're a sanctimonious hypocrite. If you really believed what you're preaching you'd be praying for the conversion of all those poor pagans instead of failing miserably at attempts to prove your superiority.
I'm not angry at anyone, and certainly not at a bronze-age imaginary sky-daddy or his chosen zealots. In the off chance that you're actually right and some day I appear before the throne of judgment then I would much rather stand and face God's wrath than kneel and swallow.

Enjoy your time in heaven, I'd rather burn in hell for eternity than worship something that would create such a place.
It's poor internet etiquette to correct spelling when the meaning is plain. I guess you need whatever little wins you can get though. Certainly easier than turning the other cheek.

So, what do you believe?

What respect have you shown me? You mock me and my faith based on principles that I have no control over. You, not you personally, but others, say that the church is this and Christians are that, when the Bible specifically tells us not to put pour faith in anything other than God.

God is something you can not understand or even grasp, so you disregard Him for something easier to swallow. You can't handle that you are not the god of your own life, and that something else dictates the decisions in your life.

What rape of bigotry? The Bible says don't trust in man, church, or priests/pastors. It says to trust in God only.

I pray for you guys every day. My prayer is that you would have a blessed life that allows you to be content and healthy. I have no axe to grind with you. I certainly don't wish any harm on you. I would help you in any way you need it, and I don't even know what you look like. I don't want anything in return. I don't want any recognition, other than respect for me .

I go out and give my time and money to help the poor, widows, sick, elderly, diseased, homeless, retarded. I don't ask for anything in return. I am a humble mn, and wnat nothing in return. I try to explain my faith to you as I see, in accordance with the Bible. You don't want to hear it. I have not called you names or mocked your beliefs, but you do mine. So, I ask again. What do you believe?

God made everything perfect in the beginning. The Bible states that everything was good in the eyes of God. Man sinned by disobeying God and obeying Satan, in the form of a serpent. Adam and Eve fell from glory and entered into death. We are the seed of Adam and Eve and so have inherited the sin nature. Isn't it ironic that we much teach children not to steal or kill? You may call instinctual survival skills, but the Bible calls it sin. You may say that it is not normal behavior, but evil begets more evil. So what if a child steals a toy. Isn't rape stealing someone's right from not being sexually violated? Isn't murder stealing a life? This is the problem with our society, today. People don't want to stop others from doing evil, because it might infringe on their civil rights.

I did not imply God is not perfect. Don't twist my words. I meant that we are not perfect UNlike God who is. Better stated for your approval?

We choose our own destiny. God came down and died freely for us. We did nothing to earn His favor. I have done nothing to earn His favor. I don't deserve His favor. We can go to hell if we choose; it is all up to us.

I'm not speaking of some tent revival with flailing hands and screaching voices. I'm speaking of people being miraculously cured of terminal illness. The doctors didn't cast a spell or something weird. Someone was scheduled to die, but now they're cured. It does happen. Many people die in hospitals, each year, by catching a disease while in the hospital. I'm not advocating not going to hospitals; only stating facts.

The Bible does not state that we must kill anyone. Actually, the Bible states that we must:forgive all wrong doing to us, love our enemies, turn the other cheek, offer up everything to those in need, not be vengeful, etc. The list goes on, and on, and on, and on... Jesus also said that those who call themselves believers, but do not keep His commandments,are liars.

It was Christ Jesus who offered His own life. He did not unsuspectingly take the life of another.

Where is your evidence that atrocities peaked during Abrahamic traditions? What are Abrahamic traditions? If you speak of Jews conquering their land, then feel at ease; because Hitler evened the odds. Stalin evened the odds. The Romans evened the odds. The Muslims are still evening the odds. In the last one hundred years, atrocities in the name Atheism have skyrocketed to over 50, 000,000, not to mention abortion bring another 40,000,000. Not even the Assyrians, who invented many of the torture devices still being implemented today, would not kill their own children in the name of humanity.
The Jews have been kicked around, off and on, for 3,500 years. Christians have been persecuted since the beginning. It is only America, and a handful of 'white' nations, that don't brutally persecute Christians.