tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512372733175324896.post3214714450157698201..comments2024-02-03T14:19:24.813-07:00Comments on Arizona Jones: Did The Death And Resurrection Of Jesus Really Happen?AZ Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186956010362059534noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512372733175324896.post-90289346582744237612011-05-19T15:43:45.492-07:002011-05-19T15:43:45.492-07:00Great testimony Steve! Yes it seems like restrict...Great testimony Steve! Yes it seems like restriction, but is a stop sign restriction? You have free will to go through and not stop but follow the signs and you are free of problems.AZ Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186956010362059534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512372733175324896.post-79017845431647821202011-05-19T11:06:10.508-07:002011-05-19T11:06:10.508-07:00some of the greatest things about believing that j...some of the greatest things about believing that jesus is my savior is that first and for most the unconditional love that the lord shows, the overflowing abundance of joy, knowing that all problems and concerns you don't have to deal with alone, for sickness and disease there is a way of life, such as when i was diagnosed with a curvature in my back so sever that i was in a back brace for 2 years and doctors gave no choice but surgery with not very good outcomes but the lord had a better plan, plan of life and freedom, i had nowhere to go no one on this earth that could get me out of the situation i was in, a had no more fight, no more pride, and no more selfish desires, it was time to fight for my life. I dropped to my knees and confessed the lord as my savior, gave my problems to god, started to walk in faith small steps at a time and my back began to straighten up. The doctors were speechless and that for the first time when it sunk in that the scripture more than a conqueror through christ jesus really meant. from a non believer its hard to understand how there can be freedom in a teaching on how to live life but when tired of living life for yourself and your own wants and give your life to the lord there are these change's that begin to happen, it seems from a world perspective that you as a christian are giving up your life for a belief but what isn't seen is actually the amount of freedom and ability to live a loving, joy full life and knowing nothing will come your way that you can't handle. Thank you lord for all you have done, your awsome!!!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543851388636337618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512372733175324896.post-63264790727101027672011-01-24T08:01:05.788-07:002011-01-24T08:01:05.788-07:00Anonymous. If I'm wrong and your right then I...Anonymous. If I'm wrong and your right then I will have lost nothing. If I'm right and you are wrong then you will have lost everything. <br /> I could go on refuting your claims but you will not hear or see. It is foolishness to you as the bible said it would be. You don't want to see it so you won't be able to. <br /> Statments of it being a "book of fables" "believing in the slaughter of innocents" "infereority of women" "ignorence of science" shows a lack of biblical knowledge and understanding. Because none of that is true if you truely look deeply into the subjects with honesty. I guess I will have to write a whole piece on each of these but I don't have the time right now. Oh and "extreme contradictions of the Bible". Where are these? Avoiding God does not make violence go away it just gives you less ways to deal with it. Oh and thats funny that you say that God does not reveal himself in and absolutely unqueationable way when millions of people will say he has to them. And I will say He hs to Me.AZ Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186956010362059534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512372733175324896.post-84389839545872013792011-01-23T14:30:40.818-07:002011-01-23T14:30:40.818-07:00I'll choose to live a life without God,
myth o...I'll choose to live a life without God,<br />myth or magic & the violence and extreme<br />contradictions of the Bible. A life where <br />devout non-Christians go straight to Hell.<br />Where the most awful crimes against humanity<br />are forgiven on a deathbed conversion, no<br />matter how sincere. I'll live a life where<br />God could reveal himself in the present,<br />in an absoulutely unquestionable way, and<br />never does. In our life there are no miracles<br />for amputees. Never. The Bible, while only a <br />book of fables, gives believers the sanctimonius<br />ability to say: "You other people. What you're doing is wrong..." Literal belief in the Bible means believing in the slaughter of innocents, the justness of slavery, the inferiority of women, and a complete ignorance of science. Its a book written by primitive man. God exists only in the mind of man.<br />This is not a bad thing, but its amazing how often its been turned into a stick to beat people with. If I eventually meet God in a day of reckoning, I'll have no problem making a case for my life. If belief is more important than actions though, I guess the result will be an eternity in hell as dictated by a loving God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512372733175324896.post-63758455478236182152011-01-21T13:23:52.331-07:002011-01-21T13:23:52.331-07:00My friend. I must say that the bible claims that ...My friend. I must say that the bible claims that Jesus will be the one who decides and not me or you. As for the character of Jesus. He said about the men who were nailing Him to a cross, "forgive them Lord they know not what they do". Sounds like the judgment will be tempered with forgiveness to those who don't know. It's having full knowledge of who Jesus is and then chosing to turn your back on Him that will be hard to explain away. But thats just my opinion. If you are reading this stuff then you know. So what are you going to choose?AZ Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186956010362059534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512372733175324896.post-26948676143987817042011-01-21T11:16:50.053-07:002011-01-21T11:16:50.053-07:00That would be like saying if anyone who proclaims ...That would be like saying if anyone who proclaims an eastern religion makes a mistake the whole eastern philosophy is mistaken<br />-----------------------------<br />What if the mistake is not believing<br />in Jesus? Is it a mistaken philosophy,<br />given that no Jews end-up in heaven?<br />Sounds like the biggest possible mistake.<br />Sad to think that Jewish children<br />who died very young<br />(in the past 2000 years) are not<br />in heaven. If not in heaven, you<br />might expect they are in hell.<br />Too bad they couldn't have been saved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512372733175324896.post-47940440158578932822011-01-19T17:11:49.271-07:002011-01-19T17:11:49.271-07:00Good question! You see Jesus wept for the Jewish ...Good question! You see Jesus wept for the Jewish people on the day he entered Jerusalem on a donkey. He saw that they would not recieve Him. He said in Luke 19:42 "But now they are hidden from your eyes" He is talking of the prophecy of Isaiah 6 being fullfilled that says "Hearing you will hear and not understand, and seeing you will see and not percieve." The religious spirit keeps them blind to who Jesus is. So they don't see the risk, because they are blind to it. In the Tribulation the veil will be lifted from their eyes and they will realize that Jesus is who they have been waiting for. Some Jews today are coming to Christ in this end time (Mesianic Jews). It is a sign that the end is close at hand.AZ Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186956010362059534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512372733175324896.post-48844548696650873712011-01-19T15:06:16.204-07:002011-01-19T15:06:16.204-07:00It is up to you to accept and receive the gift or ...It is up to you to accept and receive the gift or refuse and risk that you may not have eternal life with the one who created you.<br />-----------------------------<br />In that case, Jewish people must be taking an<br />incredible risk by not converting to Christianity.<br />Their expectation is eternal life with the same<br />God as Christians. Is remaining Jewish, and living<br />a holy life, a foolish thing for Jews to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512372733175324896.post-65430899815492522412011-01-07T09:57:44.908-07:002011-01-07T09:57:44.908-07:00One more thing Heeren. I do't feel my Lord Je...One more thing Heeren. I do't feel my Lord Jesus teaches that enviromental groups are wrong or a"great enemy". Sure some Christian groups and people are flawed. We all are prone to make mistakes, unless we are Devine. Just because a follower is flwaed does not make Jesus flawed. That would be like saying if anyone who proclaims an eastern religion makes a mistake the whole eastern philosophy is mistaken. Thats just poor reasoning isn't it.AZ Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186956010362059534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512372733175324896.post-72476177488436719082011-01-07T09:50:45.434-07:002011-01-07T09:50:45.434-07:00Heeren. Thanks again for coming to my blog and ex...Heeren. Thanks again for coming to my blog and expressing your view. The eastern view of we are all one just is different than the Bible idea of a seperate creation and creator. I just don't feel I made myself. And I am more humble than to assume I have any part in being devine. The thought of a devine rapist or child molestor is quite strange. The Claim that Jesus is the ONLY begoten Son is HIS claim not mine. I have just come to believe Him. Please show me the "reliable" accounts of Yogis rising from the dead. Also show me the Yogi ability to make the blind see, lame walk, raise others from the dead, tell the future, and fullfill 300 prophecys of the saviors coming, and predict His own death and resurection and proclaim the purpose of it and predict His coming again. Also show me the yogi who was born to a vigin. Heeren show me a Yogi that if I pray to him my wife who was barren will have a child as happened to me. Show me a yogi that i can pray to and my father in laws cancer goes away as has happened to me. Show me a yogi when I prayed for a new way to support my family gives me a new career path in a day. Heeren. God loves you and created you for a purpose. He wants you to know Him and fullfill that purpose. Jesus taught that we are to be ONE with God through comunion with Him, But not that we are a part of God. Heeren your complexity speaks of a creator and you are not Him. Heeren, I ask you have you read the Bible? Do you see how it all tells one unified story though written by 40 different people? Do you see the amazing prophetic nature that is beyond what men could do in their own ability (more than 1/3 is prophetic)? Well Heeren, may God Bless you and show himself to you in a profound way as He has to me.AZ Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186956010362059534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512372733175324896.post-35787173049786918432011-01-07T08:58:26.762-07:002011-01-07T08:58:26.762-07:00Thx for all your gr8 music: Zawinul, Garcia all th...Thx for all your gr8 music: Zawinul, Garcia all the truly majestic ones. <br /><br />Just wonder why the 'fact' that Jesus rose from the dead in any way 'proves' he was God's ONLY SON? There are many reliable accounts of yogi's having done the same.<br /><br />I guess for many people like myself it's this claim of Jesus being the ONLY that makes us turn the back on (established) Christianity. And makes so many Christians fanatic and closed.<br /><br />The Eastern view that we are basically all One and therefore all part of the Divine, yeah in fact we all are the Divine - 'Tat Twam Asi' (You are that) - seems so more constructive. Opening up for deep respect for every living organism in the cosmos! (Where as influential 'Christian' groups consider enviromentalism a great enemy).heerenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928840280435984467noreply@blogger.com