I resigned from my job at the mall

[Blake]

i'm not good at quoting the bible. because i don't believe everything in that book is the definitive word of God.

but that's cool. cuz i don't believe in a book. i believe in a higher power.

i believe Jesus was one that knew the way.

That's cool.

Jesus stated in the book that you don't believe in that salvation is a gift.

If they give bread away at the store, but you are not in line, you think it's gonna get delivered? You reap what you sow.

Common sense says that's the case.

Christianity does not.

that is not for me to decide. i don't know. but i would think that one that has strayed from the path of good so dramatically, i.e. the hypothetical murderer on death row, would have a longer journey.

Common sense says that's the case.

Christianity does not.

here, i found this and it seems applicable.

Galatians 6:7
7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.

I found applicable verses for you too:

John 4:10
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

John 4:37-38

“For in this case the saying is true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ “I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.”

[bigzak25]

sure.

does that make someone less of a friend if the heart is in the right place, but the opinion is ignorant?

I don't think so. I think it just makes the friend ignorant.

i agree with you, and "if the heart is in the right place" being the key.

with regard to this thread,
i don't know if ploto's heart ever entered the equation.

she was simply giving her opinion on the sad state of affairs of the women that she knows in their 20s, and how it relates to Angel's decision to quit a mall job. she also stated she doesn't give a damn about Angel or her decisions, but from her point of view Angel's decisions gave substance to her argument.

we now see that wasn't exactly the case.

[Blake]

There is nothing wrong with God or His Message. The issue is that my faith is not perfect and so that is how doubt comes into play.

In my opinion, an omniscient God knows our limitations as humans.

If he cared enough to send a message, he would make it crystal clear as to what the message is and who it is coming from to leave zero room for doubt, especially for imperfect humans.

I don't think Moses in Genesis had any doubt as to the message coming from the burning bush.

I might agree with Jim Gaffigan that real life Moses may have been burning some bush of his own.

[Blake]

i agree with you, and "if the heart is in the right place" being the key.

with regard to this thread,
i don't know if ploto's heart ever entered the equation.

she was simply giving her opinion on the sad state of affairs of the women that she knows in their 20s, and how it relates to Angel's decision to quit a mall job. she also stated she doesn't give a damn about Angel or her decisions, but from her point of view Angel's decisions gave substance to her argument.

we now see that wasn't exactly the case.

I'm not sure what your point is any more.

[bigzak25]

That's cool.

Jesus stated in the book that you don't believe in that salvation is a gift.

okay, agreed again. a gift that is there for the taking.
but again, it's not a free pizza.

Common sense says that's the case.

Christianity does not.

well i'm just a commoner in search of a true path with no predispositions other than that i believe Jesus knew the way.

I found applicable verses for you too:

Originally Posted by Jesus


John 4:10
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

John 4:37-38

“For in this case the saying is true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ “I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.”

that's the beauty of these words of wisdom in my opinion.
they are open for the interpretation of the reader.

IF she knew the gift of God.
we can all decide what it means to truly KNOW the gift.

as for the second passage, my interpretation is that he is saying others have made the bread ready for you. you didn't make it, but it's there for you. want some? come and get it.

and by bread i mean enlightenment/salvation.

[bigzak25]

I'm not sure what your point is any more.

to discuss varying points of view. nothing more.

[CuckingFunt]

This thread delivers.

Manny posted this several pages ago and no one turned it into a punny pizza joke?

You've let me down, SpursTalk.

[Blake]

okay, agreed again. a gift that is there for the taking.
but again, it's not a free pizza.

according to you it's not.

according to Christians, it is a free gift.

well i'm just a commoner in search of a true path with no predispositions other than that i believe Jesus knew the way.

again, interesting that you believe in Jesus and he knew the way, but don't believe in the books that discussed how he knew the way.

that's the beauty of these words of wisdom in my opinion.
they are open for the interpretation of the reader.

that's what absolutely sucks about the Bible in my opinion. If it is truly God's word, then it really shouldn't be open for interpretation.

as for the second passage, my interpretation is that he is saying others have made the bread ready for you. you didn't make it, but it's there for you. want some? come and get it.

and by bread i mean enlightenment/salvation.

yes, the free gift is there for the taking, but ftr, enlightenment =/= salvation.

[bigzak25]

again, interesting that you believe in Jesus and he knew the way, but don't believe in the books that discussed how he knew the way.

that's what absolutely sucks about the Bible in my opinion. If it is truly God's word, then it really shouldn't be open for interpretation.

the book is from the hands of men. and it's translated. at least the one i study is. so one must be discerning. i didn't say that i don't believe in the wisdom of the teachings of Christ as written. i said that i do not blindly follow all the words of the bible as sacred. it's a big book.

that's what absolutely sucks about the Bible in my opinion. If it is truly God's word, then it really shouldn't be open for interpretation.

yes, the free gift is there for the taking, but ftr, enlightenment =/= salvation.

depends what kind of enlightenment you are speaking of. but i see your point. regarding interpretation, Jesus speaks many times about those that have ears, let them hear. many of his teachings are in parable form.

again, it's all based upon point of view of the reader.

“And He said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand” (Luke 8:10).

[Blake]

the book is from the hands of men. and it's translated. at least the one i study is. so one must be discerning. i didn't say that i don't believe in the wisdom of the teachings of Christ as written. i said that i do not blindly follow all the words of the bible as sacred. it's a big book.

Interesting.

Luke 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

Do you believe everything Jesus said, or do you think he just had some good lessons.

“And He said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand” (Luke 8:10).

that verse was written by a man

[bigzak25]

Interesting.

Luke 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

Do you believe everything Jesus said, or do you think he just had some good lessons.

i believe that the words that Jesus spoke were 100% true. that is my faith.

but i don't believe i'm at a level where i can fully understand his teachings,
nor be 100% accurate with my discernments of their presentation.

that sure is something wonderful to strive for though, imo.

that verse was written by a man

true.

[z0sa]

This thread is a great reminder of why posting personal information where billions can access it is just not smart.

[Bukefal]

I dont want to join your discussion and all. But what I dont get is, why the are you two throwing your personal/private life and matters out in the open on a freakin forum? And afterwards wondering why people say some things you dont like and being shocked of peoples responses and them not knowing how you are. It's a matter which means much to you and to others.

Strange thread. I don't understand most of the posts in here.

I can't believe this thread has gone 13 pages.

Yeah, 13 pages for nothing! And it's a private matter

I cant understand why you are exposing such personal matters like this on the internet. And then wondering why people say some things you dont like and then get emotional because of it. I mean come on, it's a forum!! And of all the forums, it's spurstalk! Don't find it strange when members on here dont give a , and dont find it strange when members on here say some things you dont like. You could have known that. That's why I dont get, that you share this with everyone.

Many wouldnt even share these personal matter with their friends, except best friends, or with most of their relatives. Let alone with some strangers on a forum, who you know will react differently.

[xXx]

Yeah, 13 pages for nothing! And it's a private matter

I cant understand why you are exposing such personal matters like this on the internet. And then wondering why people say some things you dont like and then get emotional because of it. I mean come on, it's a forum!! And of all the forums, it's spurstalk! Don't find it strange when members on here dont give a , and dont find it strange when members on here say some things you dont like. You could have known that. That's why I dont get, that you share this with everyone.

Many wouldnt even share these personal matter with their friends, except best friends, or with most of their relatives. Let alone with some strangers on a forum, who you know will react differently.

it seems angel didn't give a crap about anyone's judgmental reaction except for ploto's of whom she expected different.

i am glad that you like to keep private matters private. but it's not a case of the herps, it's just quitting a ing mall job for christ's sakes.

welcome to spurstalk. you keep it boring, we'll do the rest.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I guess it was smart of Andrea Yates to kill her 5 kids since Jesus told her to.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Yeah well, God also told Ron and Dan Lafferty to disembowel a mother and her baby child with a 13 inch bowie knife.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_t...Heaven#Murders

So forgive me for being skeptical when en led weirdo zealots proclaim/brag they're having an ongoing and tangible conversation with God (and by extension, that everyone else, isn't).

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

This thread and someone of the nutjob bible thumping things said have made me lose just a little more faith in mankind.

[Nbadan]

I'd be pissed if God told me to drop out of school to manage an Express Lube.

Pissed.

No offense, but that's some funny .....

[dirk4mvp]

bra

bra

Brah has a 'h' in it tbh. Act accordingly.

[Greg Oden]

It really is pretty simple:

Boy meet girl.
Girl wants to get married even though boy is in college.
Boy takes semester off to make wife happy since they just got married.
Buy quits college to work more.
Wife quits job.

Given that Angel is the one who "guided" Bo to his faith, he listens to her and believes what she tells him to do. Something tells me it is not so much the voice of God as it the voice of a wife getting what she wants.

It is easy to find ways to support whatever it is that you want. You can find Scripture; you can find writings; you can fnd movies; or anything else to tell you that you should do whatever it is that you want to do.

You can even assure yourself that quitting your job was the right thing because you made a meatloaf.

holy mother of trailblazer's big men. I haven't seen this big of a one man army bukkake since the prime days of pussyface tbh.


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[Ignignokt]

dang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Angel got sploaded!

but, I think Cuck and Pluta might be a little judgemental here.


If Bo dropped out of UTSA to manage and Express Lube, then that's just a lateral move.

[mouse]

we are very lucky to live in a country where we get to choose our paths based upon what we value most.

I valued that foil you took from me, and by the way since you know a little about the bible what part of the Bible did Jesus say go to a friends house and take his last 30 dollars?

[mavs>spurs2]

If you guys don't kiss and makeup I'm going to kick both of your asses and steal all your trolls, especially Fat TBH

[mouse]

What's there to make up? According to BigSnack we was never friends, I have been in many arguments with family and friends but i never at any time went to their house and mugged the out of them when they needed help the most. I know criminals on the street that would have at least left me 5 dollars and half a joint as they rob me blind.

What Bigzax did was not only inhuman it showed everyone who knows what he did his true character. That is the bigger loss in all of this. To me me my reputation is worth more than 60.00 dollars.

[dirk4mvp]

hey mouse, I think I saw you riding your bike to a store the other day ago. I think tuesday. Was that you tbh?