From: gordons@netcom.com (Gordon Storga)
Subject: Re: What is Sex to God?
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 08:03:20 GMT
Organization: Stay Awake Software

<1992Jul23.143500.5434@news.acns.nwu.edu> daphne@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Amy Kruse) writes:
><thgm=3b.gordons@netcom.com> gordons@netcom.com (Gordon Storga) writes:
>><1992Jul21.184318.19611@news.acns.nwu.edu> daphne@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Amy Kruse) writes:
>>><1992Jul21.180424.6522@noao.edu> forgach@noao.edu (Suzanne Forgach) writes:
>>>>From article by gordons@coopsol.com (Gordon Storga):
>>
>>Geez, part of me hates to do this, but another part of me really kind of
>>enjoys it.  
>
>Try pray about it and interpreting exactly what the Devil was offering our
>Lord.  

*Your* lord, not mine.  And I know that prayer doesn't work.

>       One of Satan greatest tricks in this world is that he has confused the
>way we think about Sin and Satan himself.  He is not just found in Devil
>Worshipping.  Give Jesus a little credit.

Give him a little credit for what?

>>>Jesus knew exactly what power miracles had over people, after all he helped
>>>create them didn't he?  Anyway..In Luke's gospel, chapter four, Satan begins
>>
>>Actually it started in verse 3.
>>
>>>to tempt Jesus and he tempts him with the easy route to having Jesus declared
>>>Lord by everyone.  See the fifth verse.  Satan says he will give Jesus command
>>>over all of the nations of the earth if he would perform one miracle that
>>>would sweep them off their feet.  
>>
>>That was verse 8 that you sort of refer to.  Satan doesn't ask Jesus to
>>perform a miracle for the nations, he offers Jesus the dominion of the
>>world if Jesus will worship *him*.
>>
>>It would be nice if Christians occasionally *read* the bible.
> I had it open to the page and verse when I wrote this. How do you think that
>Satan would have whipped the people up into a frenzy?

What frenzy are you talking about?

>>>                                  This was not Jesus' mission, He could have
>>>had everyone on his side very easily, but he prefers for us to choose the way
>>>of God, not the ways of man and fancy miracles.
>>
>>Then why did Jesus perform fancy miracles?  Your god did warn people
>>against prophets that would come in his name and predict things.  He
>>referred to them as 'false prophets' I believe.
>
>What does a false prophet have to do miracles?

Jesus also prophesized.

[reference to recorded "miracles"]
>>What?  You don't even comment on Suzanne's heresy?  Heck, she accuses your
>>god of only being able to keep *some* of them out of the bible.
>>
>>>Thanks for letting me add....Amy 
>>
>>Nice try Amy.  Please try reading the bible before posting though, ok?
>*********Try using it not as a weapon.

But it is a weapon.  Jesus himself says he came as a sword, and not to
bring peace.  He promotes hate and jealousy.  The bible is a very hateful
weapon which has been used throughout recorded history to cause untold pain
and suffering upon "unbelievers" and heathens alike.

What makes you think it is not a weapon?


Gordon
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