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by Gnostic Bishop
Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:32 pm
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?
Replies: 51
Views: 63753

Re: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?

True in reality but a lie to the myth.

What do you find hard about simple questions?
What are you running from?

Not that it matters it is just strange. It is like you are afraid to read the bible and count consequences. How drool.

Regards
DL
by Gnostic Bishop
Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:19 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: Why was Adam exempt from the transgression when the transgre
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Why was Adam exempt from the transgression when the transgre

Why was Adam exempt from the transgression when the transgression was disobedience? "Let the women learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, ...
by Gnostic Bishop
Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:18 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?
Replies: 51
Views: 63753

Re: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?

Completely irrelevant.

Get to the question.

God showed one consequence only before the so called sin.

But how many actual consequences did God immorally and arbitrarily apply?

Regards
DL
by Gnostic Bishop
Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:03 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?
Replies: 51
Views: 63753

Re: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?

Indeed he showed one.

But how many actual consequences did God immorally and arbitrarily apply?

Regards
DL
by Gnostic Bishop
Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:40 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?
Replies: 51
Views: 63753

Re: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?

[ No, not if you understand the nature of the consequences. Consequences can be natural. they do not have to be simply punitive. A fish may have the free will to live outside of the water but it find that it is most free if it understands it's nature and accepts the restriction of living in water. ...
by Gnostic Bishop
Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:25 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?
Replies: 51
Views: 63753

Re: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?

SteveSchlichter Do commands and negative consequences for choosing a certain way annul free will? Yes it does. Regards DL No, not if you understand the nature of the consequences. Consequences can be natural. they do not have to be simply punitive. A fish may have the free will to live outside of t...
by Gnostic Bishop
Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:04 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?
Replies: 51
Views: 63753

Re: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?

SteveSchlichter

Do commands and negative consequences for choosing a certain way annul free will?

Yes it does.

Regards
DL
by Gnostic Bishop
Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:02 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?
Replies: 51
Views: 63753

Re: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?

Clive wrote:
moral God
Do we have a new oxymoron? (Euthyphro?)
That is rather a choker eh.

Regards
DL
by Gnostic Bishop
Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:59 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?
Replies: 51
Views: 63753

Re: Would an omnipotent God need to create a hell?

Yes but we are not talking of those. We are talking of the more intelligent part of humanity. Now answer the question properly. Why would such people do damage to themselves without a reason? Regards DL People who are insane are not un-intelligent! I am not sure why you are assuming we are discussi...
by Gnostic Bishop
Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:34 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: Religious Satire
Replies: 26
Views: 37306

Re: Religious Satire

Woody Allen To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition. Loyal to a tyrant or is God something else to you? An atheist - Loyally opposed to God .... Does he run a democracy or a tyranny? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theocracy :) I am a Gnostic Christian. Not an atheist. Does your God ru...