What are you? (quote, artist, Hang)

ashatteredhope · 06-02-2005, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by phoenixflames

Well, you are only partly correct. He told them to go to the world as a witness, which is alot different from preaching (which is what is done for the people who are already saved). If you get on here and start "preaching" you are just going to turn people off, rather than drawing them in. I hope this doesn't sound like I'm trying to talk down to you, because I'm not.

your not, i dont take things that serious. but i would say you are wrong, Jesus said himself, "Go therefore and make diciples of peoples of all the inhabited earth, for a witness to all the nations." That intails preaching. J.C. is our exampler and what did he do while he was here. He preached. so if i have the opportunity to do it here, then so be it. but if not then i will be going against my bible trained mind.

phoenixflames · 06-02-2005, 10:06 AM

^ Well, maybe we just have a different word for the same thing. Preaching is the meat, witnessing is the milk (I'm sure you know what I'm saying). You can't feed them the meat before they have their milk.

dirt mcgirt · 06-02-2005, 10:41 AM

yo son, whos gonna give shouts out ta big baby jesus?

adidasss · 06-02-2005, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ashatteredhope

but there in lies your problem (okay bad way of putting it, but it is true) Jesus himself gave his followers a commandment to preach. it is our duty and privledge to do so as he did when he walked the earth.

i don't think that preaching is a necessity for being a good Christian...

ArtistInTheAmbulance · 06-02-2005, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

i don't think that preaching is a necessity for being a good Christian...

Completely agree... Course you dont have to preach, I know I dont. I hardly ever even feel the need to tell people what I believe in... Not that there's any shame in it, but I just have no reason to randomly say "Im a methodist"...

Anyways, rambling now... Ill hush.

adidasss · 06-02-2005, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtistInTheAmbulance

Completely agree... Course you dont have to preach, I know I dont. I hardly ever even feel the need to tell people what I believe in... Not that there's any shame in it, but I just have no reason to randomly say "Im a methodist"...

Anyways, rambling now... Ill hush.

this denomination stuff confuses me, i don't really know what differentiates one protestant denomination from another, or for that matter what differentiates the Catholics from the protestants and orthodox...i think the Mormons or the Jehovah's witnesses believe that only a certain number of people can get into heaven, like a specific number, which is quite ridiculous in my opinion...

blackTshirt · 06-03-2005, 02:19 AM

man, i read the title ("what are you?") and it surprises me that no one's made fun of that shit yet..
anyways, i'm an orthodox and the thing is that by growing up i keep forgetting to think about God and that gets me awfully depressed.... but i wanna believe He's up there, cause He'd be like the only one that really knows me and i never have to explain anything to Him.... that's what keeps my faith alive (even though i have my doubts)

adidasss · 06-03-2005, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by blackTshirt

that's what keeps my faith alive (even though i have my doubts)

everyone has doubts, me too...but i refuse to believe there's nothing mystical about this world and the universe, that there's no reason for existence and the fact that only human beings from all the species on this planet have consciousness...why does dying for example feel good ( by that i mean the fact that people who have had near death experiences describe it as a feeling of pure joy and happiness), why not just die without it...there has to be a reason for everything...and that's how i come to the conclusion that there is a higher power...

06-03-2005, 04:06 AM

thats kinda what ive come to believe but i dont believe any of that junk about god and jesus (not meaning to be offensive) and sinning and stuff.....

dog · 06-03-2005, 04:39 AM

ive been baptised, but dont believe in anything. i think that when we die, we rot in the ground, and that nothing happens to us, no heaven, no sprits, nada. i believe they'res no gods, nothing.

06-02-2005, 10:06 AM	#42 (permalink)
phoenixflames Something That You're Not Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cold And All Alone Posts: 475	^ Well, maybe we just have a different word for the same thing. Preaching is the meat, witnessing is the milk (I'm sure you know what I'm saying). You can't feed them the meat before they have their milk. __________________ ----------- I'm the lead singer and bass player for the band The Ascent (And Decline) Of Terrion. Yay for me... We're from Ohio. Yay for us... www.theascentofterrion.com Be our friend on MySpace

06-03-2005, 02:19 AM	#47 (permalink)
blackTshirt The Randomness Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: romania.. shut up Posts: 854	man, i read the title ("what are you?") and it surprises me that no one's made fun of that shit yet.. anyways, i'm an orthodox and the thing is that by growing up i keep forgetting to think about God and that gets me awfully depressed.... but i wanna believe He's up there, cause He'd be like the only one that really knows me and i never have to explain anything to Him.... that's what keeps my faith alive (even though i have my doubts) __________________ My rims never spin, to the contrary You'll find that they're quite stationary.

06-03-2005, 04:39 AM	#50 (permalink)
dog this bird has flown Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: paris,texas Posts: 860	ive been baptised, but dont believe in anything. i think that when we die, we rot in the ground, and that nothing happens to us, no heaven, no sprits, nada. i believe they'res no gods, nothing. __________________ formerly ledzeppelinrulz. http://theraffinkids.bandcamp.com/ music^

06-02-2005, 10:41 AM	#43 (permalink)
dirt mcgirt lift ya skirt Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: brooklyn zoo, what? Posts: 194	yo son, whos gonna give shouts out ta big baby jesus?

06-03-2005, 04:06 AM	#49 (permalink)
pastor of muppets Guest Posts: n/a	thats kinda what ive come to believe but i dont believe any of that junk about god and jesus (not meaning to be offensive) and sinning and stuff.....