keys to the kingdom

[Meriweather]

Fine words indeed and much truth to them. Nevertheless ... anyone who rejects Jesus Christ as the Son of God and God in the flesh (foundational and at the core of all Christian doctrine) will NOT enter into the Kingdom of God. There's no getting around that. No amount of mental gymnastics can open a special pathway to God's Kingdom just because we wish it so.

Nobody can "act" like a Christian unless they "believe" like a Christian. Nobody will be awarded the benefits of Christianity without first adhering to the tenets of Christianity. Attempting to keep the 613 Laws of the Old Testament may be a lofty goal but nobody can do it perfectly and attempting to will NOT save a man's soul.

Jesus noted that those who speak against the Son of Man can be forgiven....blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is what cannot be forgiven. Another point to consider is how many years were the Apostles in close association with Jesus before they understood his divinity? Yet how many times do we see posts against the Jewish faith here, assuring them they will never see the Kingdom of God? They know little to nothing of Jesus and his teachings, but those who follow him are preaching condemnation/eternal punishment to those who do not. Think about it. Would you ever introduce a close friend in this manner: You must meet my very good friend and you must hang on his every word. If you don't, he will punch you in the face. I don't know about others, but I would take great pains to avoid meeting this friend.

Remember Jesus noting that sinners and prostitutes in his own day were entering the Kingdom of God ahead of those who were known to keep the law? I see the 613 laws you mention in the same way I see maintaining a home. Mopping, dusting, laundry, cooking, mowing the lawn, gardening, etc. may be part of creating a happy home environment, but none of this ushers anyone into the Kingdom of God. What does? Love. Love of God and Love of Neighbor. I cannot imagine standing before the Pearly Gates and arguing, "But you must let me in. I mowed my lawn every week!"

Finally, Jesus taught that the Kingdom of Heaven was like a man searching for treasure, and finding it, sells all he has to obtain the treasure. Then he said that the Kingdom of Heaven was also searching for pearls of great price--and would give all it had to obtain those pearls. We are searching for the kingdom--and the kingdom is searching for us.

 

[hobelim]

Finally, Jesus taught that the Kingdom of Heaven was like a man searching for treasure, and finding it, sells all he has to obtain the treasure. Then he said that the Kingdom of Heaven was also searching for pearls of great price--and would give all it had to obtain those pearls. We are searching for the kingdom--and the kingdom is searching for us.

Very revealing. Let me let you in on a little secret. If you are searching for the kingdom of God then you have not found it and you are not in it. If you are not in the kingdom of God then what are you peddling? Searching? I will tell you the future. Unless you repent for allowing Satan to enter your mind to perpetuate lies, defy the Law of God by worshipping a trinity, desecrate the Actual Body of Christ, his flesh, teaching from God, by claiming it is bread made by human hands that you worship on your knees, handed out and eaten like a cheap snack food and flushed down the toilet, you will never enter the kingdom of God.

That is, if scripture is true. "But the cowardly, unfaithful, murderers, sinners, sorcerers, idolaters, and all who only love and practice deceit will find themselves in the lake of fire."

 

[hobelim]

You don't believe in the devil. You don't believe in anything supernatural. This is yet another example of your sophistry.

"The devil" the Nachash, the talking serpent of old, is a metaphor for a very real toxic human archetype that is currently running amok worldwide like a plague of poisonous serpents where almost all die when bitten and become a 'we' like the one that calls itself MAGA.

So I have no choice to believe what I see. An orange devil recently usurped a place of authority that is not his, brazenly deceiving everyone every day, even you Jesus eaters, ripping people off, weaponizing the government to attack rivals and critics, denying civil rights, persecuting the demonized, openly disregarding the constitution and receiving support from spineless sycophants, by corruption bribery and leverage having evidence of each of their dirty deeds, to advance his demented delusional agenda to become a king. lol.

The devil is not invisible except to the blind and the dead like you.

 

[ding]

Very revealing. Let me let you in on a little secret. If you are searching for the kingdom of God then you have not found it and you are not in it. If you are not in the kingdom of God then what are you peddling? Searching? I will tell you the future. Unless you repent for allowing Satan to enter your mind to perpetuate lies, defy the Law of God by worshipping a trinity, desecrate the Actual Body of Christ, his flesh, teaching from God, by claiming it is bread made by human hands that you worship on your knees, handed out and eaten like a cheap snack food and flushed down the toilet, you will never enter the kingdom of God.

That is, if scripture is true. "But the cowardly, unfaithful, murderers, sinners, sorcerers, idolaters, and all who only love and practice deceit will find themselves in the lake of fire."

The many faces of hobelim.

1. The gospels are a roman conspiracy.
2. The gospels are just metaphors.
3. Disciples had dreams that Jesus had his reward in heaven so they decided to be persecuted, imprisoned and put to death for it.
4. Nothing supernatural exists but I'll write posts that make them think I believe there is.

Sophistry.

 

[ding]

"The devil" the Nachash, the talking serpent of old, is a metaphor for a very real toxic human archetype that is currently running amok worldwide like a plague of poisonous serpents where almost all die when bitten and becomes a 'we' like the one that calls itself MAGA.

So I have no choice to believe what I see. An orange devil recently usurped a place of authority that is not his, brazenly deceiving everyone every day, even you Jesus eaters, ripping people off, weaponizing the government to attack rivals and critics, denying civil rights, persecuting the demonized, openly disregarding the constitution and receiving support from spineless sycophants, by corruption bribery and leverage having evidence of each of their dirty deeds, to advance his demented delusional agenda to become a king. lol.

The devil is not invisible except to the blind and the dead like you.

Thank you for admitting you don't believe in anything supernatural including God, Satan, heaven and hell.

 

[hobelim]

The many faces of hobelim.

1. The gospels are a roman conspiracy.
2. The gospels are just metaphors.
3. Disciples had dreams that Jesus had his reward in heaven so they decided to be persecuted, imprisoned and put to death for it.
4. Nothing supernatural exists but I'll write posts that make them think I believe there is.

Sophistry.

OK. So you may never become a deep thinker or an actor. You suck at it. Not to worry!

You can always tap dance for nickels!

 

[ding]

OK. So you may never become a deep thinker or an actor. You suck at it. Not to worry!

You can always tap dance for nickels!

That's rich coming from a sophist.

 

[hobelim]

Thank you for admitting you don't believe in anything supernatural including God, Satan, heaven and hell.

Satan is not supernatural, God is a living being, heaven and hell are real states of mind.

I will tell you something. Try to hear.

When you were a tender and supple young lad being indoctrinated into Catholicism at the age of reason you were taught to memorize the ten commandments under threats of real and imaginary punishment, the first being to not bow down and worship a craven image, the work of human hands, and warned that to defy these Laws is a sin under penalty of death, a curse, and descent into hell. True?

Then you were taught that Jesus was God in human form and crucified as a perfect human sacrifice so believers can sin with impunity for life and suffer no consequences for their words and deeds. Then you were taught that Satan is an invisible disembodied entity that gets into peoples head and attacks their faith. So when any doubt or rational question about the crap they crammed down your throat that arises WITHIN YOUR OWN MIND it appears to be a satanic attack on your faith which effectively turns your mind against itself putting you into a state of cognitive dissonance, a state of consciousness that resembles a very deep sleep, making you easy prey for every foul and loathsome beast and bird out there.

Then you were told that "as a Catholic" a priest will take a piece of bread made by human hands and it will become for "us" the Body of Christ, like sheep being led to the slaughter.

So you died, descended into hell, the realm of the dead, where you have been decomposing ever since.

Thats why you believe that satan is supernatural. Its as real as your own thoughts in your own head attacking your ridiculous faith every single time you cry yourself to sleep at night.

 

[SaxonJackson]

Jesus noted that those who speak against the Son of Man can be forgiven....blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is what cannot be forgiven. Another point to consider is how many years were the Apostles in close association with Jesus before they understood his divinity? Yet how many times do we see posts against the Jewish faith here, assuring them they will never see the Kingdom of God? They know little to nothing of Jesus and his teachings, but those who follow him are preaching condemnation/eternal punishment to those who do not. Think about it. Would you ever introduce a close friend in this manner: You must meet my very good friend and you must hang on his every word. If you don't, he will punch you in the face. I don't know about others, but I would take great pains to avoid meeting this friend.

Remember Jesus noting that sinners and prostitutes in his own day were entering the Kingdom of God ahead of those who were known to keep the law? I see the 613 laws you mention in the same way I see maintaining a home. Mopping, dusting, laundry, cooking, mowing the lawn, gardening, etc. may be part of creating a happy home environment, but none of this ushers anyone into the Kingdom of God. What does? Love. Love of God and Love of Neighbor. I cannot imagine standing before the Pearly Gates and arguing, "But you must let me in. I mowed my lawn every week!"

Finally, Jesus taught that the Kingdom of Heaven was like a man searching for treasure, and finding it, sells all he has to obtain the treasure. Then he said that the Kingdom of Heaven was also searching for pearls of great price--and would give all it had to obtain those pearls. We are searching for the kingdom--and the kingdom is searching for us.

We can all be forgiven of our sins if we repent. If a person who denies Jesus Christ today repents of that sin and asks for forgiveness then they shall be forgiven. But they are not forgiven if they do not repent. If they die in an unrepentant state then they will flail in the lake of fire.

 

[ding]

Satan is not supernatural, God is a living being, heaven and hell are real states of mind.

I will tell you something. Try to hear.

When you were a tender and supple young lad being indoctrinated into Catholicism at the age of reason you were taught to memorize the ten commandments under threats of real and imaginary punishment, the first being to not bow down and worship a craven image, the work of human hands, and warned that to defy these Laws is a sin under penalty of death, a curse, and descent into hell. True?

Then you were taught that Jesus was God in human form and was crucified as a perfect human sacrifice so believers can sin with impunity for life and suffer no consequences for their words and deeds. Then you were taught that Satan is an invisible disembodied entity that gets into peoples head and attacks their faith. So when any doubt or rational question about the crap they crammed down your throat that arises WITHIN YOUR OWN MIND it appears to be a satanic attack on your faith which effectively turns your mind against itself putting you into a state of consciousness that resembles a very deep sleep, cognitive dissonance, making you easy prey for every foul and loathsome beast and bird in the jungle.

Then you were told that "as a Catholic" a priest will take a piece of bread made by human hands and it will become for "us" the Body of Christ, like sheep being led to the slaughter.

So you died, descended into Gehenna, the realm of the dead, where you have been decomposing ever since.

Thats why you believe that satan is supernatural. Its as real as your own thoughts in your own head attacking your ridiculous faith every single time you cry yourself to sleep at night.

So nothing supernatural. Got it. God can't do anything.

 

[hobelim]

We can all be forgiven of our sins if we repent. If a person who denies Jesus Christ today repents of that sin and asks for forgiveness then they shall be forgiven. But they are not forgiven if they do not repent. If they die in an unrepentant state then they will flail in the lake of fire.

Let me tell you a secret.

The only people warning others about "going to hell" are the oblivious dimwits already in it.

 

[ding]

God is a living being

Tell me more about this living being that can't do anything.

 

[ding]

Let me tell you a secret.

The only people warning others about "going to hell" are the oblivious dimwits already in it.

That would be you.

 

[hobelim]

So nothing supernatural. Got it. God can't do anything.

Nonsense.

God has abandoned to to your folly, condemned, under a curse so powerful that you remain OBLIVIOUS to the fact that your sin, and the disturbing consequences for sin that you are suffering from, are as obvious as a giant white boulder in the middle of a plowed field.

You understand neither scripture nor the power of God but you won't stop running your mouth pretending that you do.

You are a very stupid man.

 

[ding]

Nonsense. He has abandoned to to your folly, condemned by God under a curse so powerful that you remain OBLIVIOUS to the fact that your sin, and the consequences for sin that you are suffering from, are as obvious as a giant white boulder in the middle of a plowed field.

Why would God condemn what he created? Why would God curse his creation? And why don't you believe anything is possible with God?

 

[hobelim]

Why would God condemn what he created? Why would God curse his creation?

Ahem.

You are not a creation of God. You were created by satan to reflect the image and likeness of a jackass., a weasel, a worm, swine that do not ruminate, a creepy thing that creeps, a rat, parasite, or brown nosed dork. You are a changeling depending on the situation.

And why don't you believe anything is possible with God?

Simple. It is not possible for one eternal unchanging God to become what he is not. Human.

 

[ding]

Ahem. You are not a creation of God. You were created by satan to reflect the image and likeness of a jackass.


Simple. It is not possible for one eternal unchanging God to become what he is not. Human.

More sophistry. You don't believe in Satan. You don't believe in anything supernatural which is why you don't believe that with God anything is possible.

 

[ding]

You were created by satan to reflect the image and likeness of a jackass., a weasel, a worm, swine that do not ruminate, a creepy thing that creeps, a rat, parasite, or brown nosed dork. You are a changeling depending on the situation.

Why so angry? God brings me peace. You're at war.

 

[hobelim]

More sophistry. You don't believe in Satan. You don't believe in anything supernatural which is why you don't believe that with God anything is possible.

My Dear Sweet Poppet,

You seem to be having a terminal mental malfunction. You keep repeating the same thing over and over, a major sign of mental decline, intellectual disintegration. Personally I don't think anyone in their right mind should lie in the name of God based on blind faith, unless they really don't believe or have made evil an informed deliberate choice. Either way, enjoy!

Affectionately yours,

Secular Jesus.

 

[ding]

My Dear Sweet Poppet,

You seem to be having a terminal mental malfunction. You keep repeating the same thing over and over, a major sign of mental decline, intellectual disintegration. Personally I don't think anyone in their right mind should lie in the name of God based on blind faith, unless they don't believe or have made evil an informed deliberate choice. Either way, enjoy!

Affectionately yours,

Secular Jesus.

With God anything is possible. Even being born into this world to suffer death. Even turning bread and wine into body and blood and making it look and taste like bread and wine.