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To: Kashish King who wrote (13676)	4/8/1998 6:18:00 AM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Rod, you didn't understand the question. I was asking if the sentence "love thy neighbor as thyself" was offensive. Plainly I guess it is, since you went on to talk of "ignorant and asinine cults". You talk of man "fabricating Gods", and then you go on to you say "Clearly something created this universe and I believe it is man's challenge to discover what our creator has laid out before us. I'm not really sure where you're coming from, other than you reject the God spoken of in the Bible, Jesus, and Christianity. You of course realize that your conclusion isn't at all new, unique, or particularly inspiring. But hey, whatever. Since this is the "Ask God" thread, I doubt you will find what you are looking for here, but you are certainly welcome to hang around. Evidently it makes you feel better to call someone else's religious beliefs "ignorant, asinine, ritualistic cults". You sound a little frustrated in your search.

To: Kashish King who wrote (13676)	4/8/1998 4:59:00 PM
From: Sidney Reilly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Rod, The word says that in order for a man to know God he must first believe that He exists. That is faith that is needed, a belief that God exists without any physical proof (if the universe is not proof enough). God has made it possible for men to have free will to know God or ignore God. If God had made His existence any more obvious than it is then men would be forced to serve God and maybe against their will out of fear. But God does not want that, he wants us to have choice and for those who want God they have to seek Him actively. He then reveals Himself to the seeker. Other wise He stays in the back ground out of sight because He does not want to coerce anyone to serve Him who does not want to. It's a gift of free will to decide our own destiny. But also God being infinitely more wise than us may recognize that we want God long before we know it and helps us along to the point where we realize that we want Him and that He does in fact exist. And not only that, but He created us and loves us and wants the best for us. God is Spirit and we are made in the likeness of God meaning we are also spirit as well as physical. God became physical in the form of Jesus Christ and is still in that form now sitting in heaven at the right hand of the Father. He died on the cross to pay the price needed for our redemption and was raised again from death to life and now offers life freely to all men who will receive it. Jesus conquered the adversary of man (death) and because of that victory we can also live through Jesus. Confess Jesus as your Lord and as your Saviour and Believe that Jesus was raised from the dead and you shall be saved. Have a good one, Bob

To: Kashish King who wrote (13676)	4/9/1998 9:16:00 PM
From: James Yegerlehner	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39621

Re: >> Clearly something created this universe << There can be no such thing as that which created the universe. The universe is everything that exists. If something isn't part of the universe, it doesn't exist. Asking what created the universe makes as much sense as asking what is north of the North Pole. This, BTW, is only the beginning of the contradictions entailed by the notion of an omnipotent omniscient being.