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  • #31
    i dont know you very well, but please read theses scriptures and find the o heavenly Joy!

    Luke 15

    The Parable of the Lost Sheep
    Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

    Then Jesus told them this parable: "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.' I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

    The Parable of the Lost Coin
    "Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

    The Parable of the Lost Son
    Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them.

    "Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

    "When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.' So he got up and went to his father.
    "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

    "The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.[b]'

    "But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate.

    "Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 'Your brother has come,' he replied, 'and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.'

    The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, 'Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!'

    My son,' the father said, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' "
    bleh

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    • #32
      Originally posted by Thorn
      I was talking with them more...... they say that they have a solution so that I woudn't have to go to hell... they have this church and they want me to go to it, they say that they can force the demons and the sin out of me...... they did say though that its not for weak willed people, cause they will beat the devil out of me... but I'm all out of options at this point...... I don't really want to go to hell......

      If god forgives me for what I have done I will be back.... cause this method is one that will test my faith, and rescue me from sin... if I am weak willed and full of sin then I will fail, and fire and brimstone awaits me.

      I'll keep you updated, when I come back. It is a bit of a drive but they offered me transportation so I'll be leaving in a few days... I'm not supposed to tell anyone exactly where I'm going so that I show them good faith and don't break their trust.... they say they've saved many people in my situation before.

      Wish me luck.
      Omg, you poor brainwashed idiot. I'm sorry to say, but I cant understand how someone can be stupid enough to beleive that shlt. Medieval times are over...

      You sheep.

      Spec.
      -Never argue with an idiot; He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.

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      • #33
        It isn't a matter of stupidity, but of being in a precarious emotional state and thus vulnerable to predatory loonies. Serious manic depression is just one step removed from pure raving insanity. You fight to keep yourself from going bonkers, you feel so bad, and it's only made worse if you realize you have no reason for feeling that way. So you reach around for something to justify the way you feel. Anything's better than nothing at all. At least, mine was like that.
        1011 1100
        Pyrebound--a free online serial fantasy novel

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        • #34
          Ok, I understand your point, but depression does not deprive you of all logic.

          Spec.
          -Never argue with an idiot; He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.

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          • #35
            It takes its best shot at it, and Thorn is worse than I was if he isn't responding to meds. There's nothing quite like lying on your bed in the middle of the day with the lights out and the shades down over the windows, crying like a child and wishing you knew why. Or sitting down at the edge of the room during a party, simultaneously laughing hysterically and feeling horrible.

            I didn't give in to it, but mostly to spite the world that I felt sure was against me for some reason. Pure self-love and arrogance kept me intact, odd as it seems, but with a great deal of help from my faith. Thorn seems to have only had contact with a toxic, perverted form of religion, unfortunately, and like I said he seems to have it worse than I did. Plus he's gay, which complicates things immensely.

            It's not that you're totally illogical in such a state, but that you've come to care about nothing but not feeling the way you do any longer. Being logical means nothing next to having some peace of mind, so anything that promises peace of mind, or to impose some strong, defined order on your chaotic life, gets greeted with open arms. People can't live without hope.
            1011 1100
            Pyrebound--a free online serial fantasy novel

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            • #36
              Originally posted by Spec
              You sheep.
              Baaaa!
              "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
              "Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
              2004 Presidential Candidate
              2008 Presidential Candidate (for what its worth)

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              • #37
                Originally posted by Lorizael
                You cannot let others decide the nature of your being, Thorn. That is for you and you alone to do.
                A lot of Republicans are not racist, but a lot of racists are Republican.

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by Thorn
                  I was talking with them more......

                  It is a bit of a drive but they offered me transportation ... I'm not supposed to tell anyone exactly where I'm going so that I show them good faith and don't break their trust.... they say they've saved many people in my situation before.


                  One word: C. U. L. T.

                  Please Thorn, stay away from these people.
                  I don't know what I am - Pekka

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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by Spec
                    Ok, I understand your point, but depression does not deprive you of all logic.
                    It's not about being logical.

                    Most people don't seem to realise it, but mental illness can be painful. OK, not 'painful' in the same sense as a physical injury. Maybe a little bit like a migraine, but not really. Suffice to say, sometimes it feels like your head is going to explode. And it friggin hurts.

                    Add to that the fact that getting out of bed to see a doctor seems like an insurmountable task. If you've ever been oxygen-deprived at really high altitude - it's a bit like that.

                    Then someone shows up and offers to take you away from all that, and,.... they provide the transport!! Now. Who you gonna call??


                    BTW Thorn, I'm not saying this describes your particular circumstances. Just trying to fill in the picture a bit for anyone who does not have direct experience of it.
                    I don't know what I am - Pekka

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                    • #40
                      Originally posted by Thorn
                      I was talking with them more...... they say that they have a solution so that I woudn't have to go to hell... they have this church and they want me to go to it, they say that they can force the demons and the sin out of me...... they did say though that its not for weak willed people, cause they will beat the devil out of me... but I'm all out of options at this point...... I don't really want to go to hell......

                      If god forgives me for what I have done I will be back.... cause this method is one that will test my faith, and rescue me from sin... if I am weak willed and full of sin then I will fail, and fire and brimstone awaits me.

                      I'll keep you updated, when I come back. It is a bit of a drive but they offered me transportation so I'll be leaving in a few days... I'm not supposed to tell anyone exactly where I'm going so that I show them good faith and don't break their trust.... they say they've saved many people in my situation before.

                      Wish me luck.
                      Why the hell are you listening to their crap? You need to see a therapist and build some real self-esteem before it's too late.
                      I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
                      - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

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                      • #41
                        When you die, you die and that's it.
                        Oh, really? How d´ya know?

                        And I recommend the christian dudes.

                        Cultists
                        Ef þú getur lesið þetta þá kanntu kannski íslensku. Það getur verið að þú sért að vera sniðugur eins og viss herramaður sem ég nafngreini ekki. Eða að þú sért Færeyingur eða Nojari.

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