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(Date Posted:06/12/2008 01:35:51)

Well....no wonder you are pissed off and feel ripped off!

According to

This passage is John 14:12-14. The context is Jesus speaking to the apostle Philip:

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it."



so....what?


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RE:Feeling ripped off by 'jesus'? because you take the bible version of christian life seriously?
(Date Posted:07/29/2008 07:58:53)

 Is there a question there?
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RE:Feeling ripped off by 'jesus'? because you take the bible version of christian life seriously?
(Date Posted:08/07/2008 20:09:44)

the question is posed by the verse.

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In exchange for obedience, Christianity promises salvation in an afterlife; but in order to elicit obedience through this promise, Christianity must convince people that they need salvation, that there is something to be saved from. Christianity has nothing to offer a happy person living in a natural, intelligible universe. If Christianity is to gain a motivational foothold, it must declare war on earthly pleasure and happiness, and this, historically, has been its precise course of action. In the eyes of Christianity, woman(man) is sinful and helpless in the face of God, and is potential fuel for the flames of hell. Just as Christianity must destroy reason before it can introduce faith, so it must destroy happiness before it can introduce salvation.

-- George H Smith, Atheism: The Case Against God
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RE:Feeling ripped off by 'jesus'? because you take the bible version of christian life seriously?
(Date Posted:08/08/2008 05:03:36)

It's too vague though!

It could mean any of these...

What shall he do?/ what is he going to do about it
What does that mean?/ I don't understand.
So what - I don't care.

As the poster is saying he's feeling ripped off, I guess he thinks his requests aren't answered. Is that how you read it?
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