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Posted: 04-23-08 15:43pm
Oh, my greatness!
I just realized that I gave this whole
sermon without answering your question.
Lol.
Dijon, God has created you with a
perfectly normal body, which means that
you will go through all these ‘hormonal
phases’. If you didn’t, it would mean
that something went wrong somewhere and
that your body is not developing the way
that it should be. The human body is
extremely complex, and therefore I firmly
believe that only a very powerful Entity
could have created it. Don’t be ashamed
of how it functions and the physical needs
that ultimately comes part and parcel. You
are obviously healthy, so thank God that
you are developing normally, rather than
only focusing on the ‘sin’ that comes
with it.
I’m a little worried about your outlook
on your religion as it seems that you
focus quite a lot on ‘Hell and
Damnation’. You quoted a couple of
verses to prove your point about
masturbation being a sin, but I can quote
just about the whole Bible on how much God
loves you. He sent his Son to be tortured
to death for all our sins. And when Jesus
died, he had three days in hell to look
forward to. That, my boy, is LOVE.
And if God loves you that much, he will
not punish you for having a healthy
developing body.
When I was your age I felt so discouraged
because I felt that Satan was waiting
around every corner waiting for me to sin
so I could join him in hell. At the same
time I felt like God was sitting right
next to him waiting for me to sin so he
could punish and condemn me. So basically
the only chance I had to get to heaven was
to die in my sleep during one of those
very boring sermons my mother used to drag
me to.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
God can’t wait to bless me because, yes,
you guessed it: He loves me.
Hope this helps a bit.
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Beline
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Posted: 04-23-08 15:46pm
Thank you for the 'thumbs up', MeBlond.
It's obvious that we are on the same team
here. XX
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Posted: 04-23-08 16:40pm
Beline...here is one from me 2......
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Posted: 04-24-08 01:45am
Thank you, Homey.
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Hi Beline Posted: 04-25-08 22:48pm
Didn't get back to you today.
Homer is my great buddy as is Mson.
Belief is what comes to you through faith.
It is not like going to the corner for a
Starbucks. It is a gift. It may come
sooner or later, but there is nobody left
behind. It is like waking up and there
the special blessing is just for you. To
accept it or not.
Believe me, I too was terrorized into
becoming baptised through fear when these
travelling sideshow/revival tent people
came through our town. My brother and I
were so frightend by that pastor, we went
running up to the front because he said
the end of the world could come that night
and if we were baptised we would burn in
hell forever.
How is that different from any religious
fear implanted into people today in our
own time? My brother and I are still
believers. I am Roman Catholic, my
brother Bobby is a member of the First
Christian Church. I love my brother. He
is very dear to me.
As are all of you.
Bobbie
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lele25
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Posted: 04-26-08 21:51pm
Awe Homer.... love your posts! Good to see
ya babe!
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homerx
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Posted: 04-27-08 11:47am
lele25...thanks....your sweet... !!
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apanbort
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Posted: 04-27-08 13:42pm
haha... USA is such a christian extremist
country lol
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homerx
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Posted: 04-28-08 09:57am
not all of us
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Posted: 04-28-08 10:28am
It's getting there, apanbort. The zealots
are very loud these days, egged on by a
President who claims to do the will of
God.
The revelation
comes after Mr Bush launched an
impassioned attack yesterday in Washington
on Islamic militants, likening their
ideology to that of Communism, and
accusing them of seeking to "enslave whole
nations" and set up a radical Islamic
empire "that spans from Spain to
Indonesia". In the programmeElusive Peace:
Israel and the Arabs, which starts on
Monday, the former Palestinian foreign
minister Nabil Shaath says Mr Bush told
him and Mahmoud Abbas, former prime
minister and now Palestinian President:
"I'm driven with a mission from God. God
would tell me, 'George, go and fight those
terrorists in Afghanistan.' And I did, and
then God would tell me, 'George go and end
the tyranny in Iraq,' and I
did."
Delusional.
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Posted: 04-28-08 12:40pm
Birch
wrote:
It's getting there,
apanbort. The zealots are very loud these
days, egged on by a President who claims
to do the will of God.
The revelation
comes after Mr Bush launched an
impassioned attack yesterday in Washington
on Islamic militants, likening their
ideology to that of Communism, and
accusing them of seeking to "enslave whole
nations" and set up a radical Islamic
empire "that spans from Spain to
Indonesia". In the programmeElusive Peace:
Israel and the Arabs, which starts on
Monday, the former Palestinian foreign
minister Nabil Shaath says Mr Bush told
him and Mahmoud Abbas, former prime
minister and now Palestinian President:
"I'm driven with a mission from God. God
would tell me, 'George, go and fight those
terrorists in Afghanistan.' And I did, and
then God would tell me, 'George go and end
the tyranny in Iraq,' and I
did."
Delusional.
Right On....true true true....God and Bush
go together like onions and candy...they
just don't blend well...
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Posted: 04-29-08 15:13pm
Birch, I have a great deal of respect for
you, and you know it, but I’m going to
ask you not to generalize. I’ve been the
victim of prejudice for a very long time
now. I’m a white South African, and I
love to travel. As soon as people hear
that I’m from South Africa, they
automatically assume that I’m a racist.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
True, I don’t agree with a lot of bills
that have been passed by government, but
that does not make me a racist. From what
I’ve gathered most Americans do not
agree on a lot of issues with Mr. Bush
either.
Same goes for my religion. As soon as
people hear that I’m a Christian, it’s
as if they expect me to start thumping a
Bible. Not all Christians are, well,
weird. Though it unfortunately seems that
the majority uses their religion as an
excuse to assassinate, rape etc. Please
keep in mind that we are not all like
that, but I completely understand that
this is the image carried out be a couple
of nuts.
Ps. I firmly believe that George does
actually hear a couple of voices in his
head every now and then. Lol.
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Posted: 04-29-08 15:24pm
Beline
wrote:
Birch, I have a great deal
of respect for you, and you know it, but
I’m going to ask you not to generalize.
I’ve been the victim of prejudice for a
very long time now. I’m a white South
African, and I love to travel. As soon as
people hear that I’m from South Africa,
they automatically assume that I’m a
racist. Nothing could be further from the
truth. True, I don’t agree with a lot of
bills that have been passed by government,
but that does not make me a racist. From
what I’ve gathered most Americans do not
agree on a lot of issues with Mr. Bush
either.
Same goes for my religion. As soon as
people hear that I’m a Christian, it’s
as if they expect me to start thumping a
Bible. Not all Christians are, well,
weird. Though it unfortunately seems that
the majority uses their religion as an
excuse to assassinate, rape etc. Please
keep in mind that we are not all like
that, but I completely understand that
this is the image carried out be a couple
of nuts.
Ps. I firmly believe that George does
actually hear a couple of voices in his
head every now and then.
Lol.
I appreciate your comments, Beline, but
want to point out my exact words so you
understand I was not generalizing:
Birch
wrote:
The zealots are very loud
these days, egged on by a President who
claims to do the will of God.
The zealots are the individuals I take
issue with. And I think a man in office,
a secular office, claiming he does the
will of God by instigating war is a
zealot.
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Beline
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Posted: 04-29-08 15:31pm
Can’t agree more. Sorry about the
misunderstanding. I really need to brush
up on my English…
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homerx
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Posted: 04-29-08 16:03pm
Beline
wrote:
Can’t agree more. Sorry
about the misunderstanding. I really need
to brush up on my
English…
cute...really, I love it.
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Beline
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Posted: 04-29-08 23:53pm
Aww. And I love you, Homey! Everybody
does.
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homerx
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Posted: 04-30-08 13:35pm
thank you...
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Beline
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Posted: 04-30-08 14:11pm
Oh, and welcome Apanbort. Only just
noticed you are new here. By the way,
I‘m a South African religious fanatic.
lol
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homerx
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Posted: 04-30-08 14:27pm
Beline...you R SO bad...LOL....I wish we
lived close enough so that I could come
visit you...you seem super cool! Your
smart and funny and deep and just well
rounded...!!! Keep on keeping on!!
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Beline
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Posted: 04-30-08 15:01pm
O.o You shouldn’t have said that. I’m
a second generation rich kid. I can afford
airfare. And I have the stomach that can
handle airline food.
!!
thank you...