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Hell

2009-11-06T21:35:50Z

Jesusisawhore: /* Eternal Punishment versus Annihiliationism */

{{quote | text={{Bible verse|Matthew|22|13|lang=WEB}} [[Matthew 22:13]])}}
{{Infobox_Contents |
topic_name = Hell |
subtopics = [[Heaven]]
* [[Purgatory]]
* [[Death]], [[Annihilationism]]
* [[Sin]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |
}}

Hell, in simplistic terms, is the opposite of [[heaven]]. It is an eternal separation from [[God]] occurring after death. Some Christians believe this is a place of eternal torment, whereas others believe that it is an end of existence.

===Biblical passages===

Hell is kewl. Satan is my homie. yeah. He was also Jesus' fuckbuddy. Did you know that? Jesus was gay. And Jewish. With Satan.

===Views===

====Eternal Punishment versus [[Annihiliationism]]====

WELCOME TO THE ABANDONED LAND
COME ON IN CHILD, TAKE MY HAND
HERE THERE'S NO WORK OR PLAY
ONLY ONE BILL TO PAY
THERE'S JUST FIVE WORDS TO SAY
AS YOU GO DOWN, DOWN, DOWN

YOU'RE GONNA BURN IN HELL
OH, BURN IN HELL

-Dee Snyder (Twisted Sister)

Listen to it bitches. Good night to you all.

====[[Exclusivism]] versus [[Inclusivism]]====

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==Quotes==

==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell Wikipedia - Hell]

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Hell

2009-11-06T21:32:41Z

Jesusisawhore: /* Biblical passages */

{{quote | text={{Bible verse|Matthew|22|13|lang=WEB}} [[Matthew 22:13]])}}
{{Infobox_Contents |
topic_name = Hell |
subtopics = [[Heaven]]
* [[Purgatory]]
* [[Death]], [[Annihilationism]]
* [[Sin]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |
}}

Hell, in simplistic terms, is the opposite of [[heaven]]. It is an eternal separation from [[God]] occurring after death. Some Christians believe this is a place of eternal torment, whereas others believe that it is an end of existence.

===Biblical passages===

Hell is kewl. Satan is my homie. yeah. He was also Jesus' fuckbuddy. Did you know that? Jesus was gay. And Jewish. With Satan.

===Views===

====Eternal Punishment versus [[Annihiliationism]]====

Many Christians believe hell to be a place of eternal punishment for those who have died without accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and receiving forgiveness of sins.

Some Christians believe in the existence of hell, but deny the idea of a continuous eternal conscious suffering. In this view, known as [[Annihilationism]], those who have died without accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and receiving forgiveness of sins cease to exist. This view is sometimes argued as inconsistent with Scripture, however, if the Biblical descriptions of hell are seen as imagery, then an annihilationist view can be argued as Biblical.

====[[Exclusivism]] versus [[Inclusivism]]====

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==Quotes==

==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell Wikipedia - Hell]

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God

2009-11-06T21:30:07Z

Jesusisawhore: /* Trinity */

{{quote | text={{Bible verse|Genesis|1|1|lang=WEB}} [[Genesis 1:1]]}}
{{Infobox_Contents |
topic_name = God |
subtopics = [[Character of God]] - [[God is the creator]], [[God is love]], [[God is holy]], [[God is forgiving]]
* [[Trinity]] - [[God the Father]], [[Jesus Christ]], [[Holy Spirit]]
* [[Names of God]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}
* {{ebd}}
* Sermon: [[Luke 15 - What is God like? (G.G.)]]
}}

God is the central being of all existence. He is eternal in that he has no beginning and no end. In the [[Genesis 1|first chapter of the first book]] of [[Bible]] an account is given of God creating the universe and the earth and creating people in his own image. The Bible also reveals that God is full of [[God is forgiving|mercy]] and [[God is love|love]] (for example [[1 John 4:8]]. Millions of people in the world trust in God as their master and Lord and also their saviour. He is a personal being, who is three in one - [[God the Father|Father]], [[Jesus Christ|Son]] and [[Holy Spirit]]. the Bible also reveals that God stands ready to come into any person's life when that person acknowledges him and repents of having not lived his way - this is when a person is [[born again]].

===[[Character of God]]===

Fuckin fuck dis ho. God's a ho. Fo sho.

(front)

[[John 1:4]] describes this beautifully:
: ''{{Bible verse|John|1|4|lang=WEB}}''

God is also completely [[holy]] and without any evil. At the same time God is forgiving and merciful and full of love.

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===[[Trinity]]===
"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!" -God

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==Quotes==

Sri Aurobindo, in ''Thoughts and Aphorisms''
: A God who cannot smile could not have created this humorous universe.

Robertson Davies in ''Conversations''
: A man who recognizes no God is probably placing an inordinate value on himself.

Albert Einstein
: Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish

Benjamin Franklin
: God heals, and the doctor takes the fee.

[[C.S. Lewis]]
: God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.
: God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love.
: If God thinks this state of war in the universe a price worth paying for free will...then we may take it it is worth paying.

Galileo Galilei (1564 ~ 1642)
: I do not think it is necessary to believe that the same God who has given us our senses, reason, and intelligence wished us to abandon their use, giving us by some other means the information that we could gain through them.

Yiddish proverb,
: If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.

J.R.R. Tolkien
: If you do not believe in a personal God the question: `What is the purpose of life?' is unaskable and unanswerable.

Thomas Jefferson
: It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

Immanuel Kant
: Reason can never prove the existence of God.

Emily Dickinson
: They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.

Catherine Doherty
: With God, every moment is the moment of beginning again.

Unknown source
: You can live without God, but you better not die without him.

[[Romans 5]]:7-8
: {{Bible verse|Romans|5|7|lang=WEB}} {{Bible verse|Romans|5|8|lang=WEB}}

[[1 John 4:16]]
: God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

[[1 John 1:5]]
: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.

[[Exodus 3:14]] (King James Version)
: God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

[[Isaiah 45]]:5-7 (King James Version)
: I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

Spike Milligan
: And God said, 'Let there be light' and there was light, but the Electricity Board said he would have to wait until Thursday to be connected.

Woody Allen
: If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.
: How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?

==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God Wikipedia - God]
* [http://www.theopedia.com/God Theopedia - God]

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[[Category:Trinity]]

God

2009-11-06T21:28:49Z

Jesusisawhore: /* Character of God */

{{quote | text={{Bible verse|Genesis|1|1|lang=WEB}} [[Genesis 1:1]]}}
{{Infobox_Contents |
topic_name = God |
subtopics = [[Character of God]] - [[God is the creator]], [[God is love]], [[God is holy]], [[God is forgiving]]
* [[Trinity]] - [[God the Father]], [[Jesus Christ]], [[Holy Spirit]]
* [[Names of God]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}
* {{ebd}}
* Sermon: [[Luke 15 - What is God like? (G.G.)]]
}}

God is the central being of all existence. He is eternal in that he has no beginning and no end. In the [[Genesis 1|first chapter of the first book]] of [[Bible]] an account is given of God creating the universe and the earth and creating people in his own image. The Bible also reveals that God is full of [[God is forgiving|mercy]] and [[God is love|love]] (for example [[1 John 4:8]]. Millions of people in the world trust in God as their master and Lord and also their saviour. He is a personal being, who is three in one - [[God the Father|Father]], [[Jesus Christ|Son]] and [[Holy Spirit]]. the Bible also reveals that God stands ready to come into any person's life when that person acknowledges him and repents of having not lived his way - this is when a person is [[born again]].

===[[Character of God]]===

Fuckin fuck dis ho. God's a ho. Fo sho.

(front)

[[John 1:4]] describes this beautifully:
: ''{{Bible verse|John|1|4|lang=WEB}}''

God is also completely [[holy]] and without any evil. At the same time God is forgiving and merciful and full of love.

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===[[Trinity]]===

The Trinity is the Christian [[doctrine]] (or teaching) that describes the three-in-one (triune) nature of God. Although impossible to fully grasp, the Bible reveals that there is one and only one God, and also that the [[God the Father|Father]] is God, and yet [[Jesus]] the Son is God, and also the [[Holy Spirit]] is God. That is, there is one God who eternally exists in three distinct persons.

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==Quotes==

Sri Aurobindo, in ''Thoughts and Aphorisms''
: A God who cannot smile could not have created this humorous universe.

Robertson Davies in ''Conversations''
: A man who recognizes no God is probably placing an inordinate value on himself.

Albert Einstein
: Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish

Benjamin Franklin
: God heals, and the doctor takes the fee.

[[C.S. Lewis]]
: God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.
: God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love.
: If God thinks this state of war in the universe a price worth paying for free will...then we may take it it is worth paying.

Galileo Galilei (1564 ~ 1642)
: I do not think it is necessary to believe that the same God who has given us our senses, reason, and intelligence wished us to abandon their use, giving us by some other means the information that we could gain through them.

Yiddish proverb,
: If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.

J.R.R. Tolkien
: If you do not believe in a personal God the question: `What is the purpose of life?' is unaskable and unanswerable.

Thomas Jefferson
: It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

Immanuel Kant
: Reason can never prove the existence of God.

Emily Dickinson
: They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.

Catherine Doherty
: With God, every moment is the moment of beginning again.

Unknown source
: You can live without God, but you better not die without him.

[[Romans 5]]:7-8
: {{Bible verse|Romans|5|7|lang=WEB}} {{Bible verse|Romans|5|8|lang=WEB}}

[[1 John 4:16]]
: God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

[[1 John 1:5]]
: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.

[[Exodus 3:14]] (King James Version)
: God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

[[Isaiah 45]]:5-7 (King James Version)
: I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

Spike Milligan
: And God said, 'Let there be light' and there was light, but the Electricity Board said he would have to wait until Thursday to be connected.

Woody Allen
: If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.
: How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?

==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God Wikipedia - God]
* [http://www.theopedia.com/God Theopedia - God]

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[[Category:Trinity]]

Suicide

2009-11-06T21:27:08Z

Jesusisawhore:

{{Infobox_Contents |
topic_name = Suicide |
subtopics = [[Depression]]
* [[Roman Catholicism: Suicide]]
* [[Euthanasia]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}
* [[If a Christian Commits Suicide, Is He Still Forgiven? (carm)‎]] |
}}
What you all need to commit. So go fuck yourselves and then give a pistol a blow job.

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==Quotes==

==Links==

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Old Testament

2009-11-06T21:22:37Z

Jesusisawhore: /* Books of the Old Testament */

{{quote | text={{Bible verse|Genesis|1|1|lang=WEB}} [[Genesis 1:1]]}}
{{Infobox_Contents |
topic_name = Old Testament
[[Image:Torah.jpg|thumb|center|The [[Torah]], part of the Old Testament.]] |
subtopics = Divisions - [[Books of the Law]], [[Historical Books of the Old Testament|Historical Books]], [[Poetical Books of the Old Testament|Poetical Books]], [[Prophetic Books of the Old Testament|Prophetic Books]]
* Languages - [[Biblical Hebrew]], [[Aramaic]]
* [[Ancient Israel and Judah]], [[Timeline of Biblical History]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}
* [[An Introduction to the Old Testament (G.G.)]] |
}}
{{ot}}

The Old Testament is the first major part of the [[Bible]], giving an account of God's interaction with the Jewish people through their history. To [[Christians]], the Old Testament is, throughout its pages, building up to the coming of [[Jesus]].

It consists of 39 books, that are often divided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books) and prophecy. Within these categories, it gives an account of creation, and then follows the story of God's interaction with the Jewish people, through their slavery in Egypt, conquest of the promised land, strengthening kingdom, and finally its division and the people's exile. An brief approximate timeline of the [[Old Testament]] is shown below:

{{Brief_ot_timeline}}

Although all of these books were written before the birth of [[Jesus Christ]], they still show a picture of the same [[God]] that the [[New Testament]] does - the Old Testament also reveals a [[God is love|loving God]] of [[forgiveness]] and [[grace]]. To [[Christians]], the Old Testament is, throughout its pages, building up to the coming of [[Jesus]].

To Jewish people, the Old Testament is known as the "Tannakh", which is an acronym for the Torah (Genesis to Deuteronomy), Nebiim (Books of the prophets) and Kethubim (or Writings).

===Books of the Old Testament===

All bullshit. All of it. God's a douche, and he hates you. Satan 4ever bitches.

====Torah - [[Books of the Law]]====

The Torah consists of the first five books of the Bible. The first book, [[Genesis]], tells about the creation of the universe and God choosing a person ([[Abraham]]) to be the father of his people. The next four books (Exodus to Deuteronomy) describe God saving his people from slavery in Egypt and giving them the law by which they were to live, including the [[Ten Commandments]].

====[[Historical Books of the Old Testament]] and [[Poetical Books of the Old Testament]]====

Writings range from the historical such as [[Book of Joshua|Joshua]], the Samuels, Chronicles, or Kings to poetry such as [[Song of Solomon]], or [[Psalms]] and wisdom such as [[Book of Job|Job]], [[Ecclesiastes]], and [[Proverbs]]. They describe the nature of God such as [[Psalm 23]], the wisdom of God and man's reaction such as in [[Job]], or the History of Israel and God's involvement such as establishing [[King David]] and his legacy which led to [[Jesus Christ]] his most famous descendant of all.

====[[Prophetic Books of the Old Testament]]====

The Prophets take up a large body of space. They range from the [[Book of Isaiah]] and the [[Book of Jeremiah]] who are classified as the major prophets to [[Book of Hosea|Hosea]], [[Book of Joel|Joel]], and [[Book of Jonah|Jonah]] who are minor prophets. Prophets were divinely appointed spokesman for God. The [[Hebrew]] word for prophet 'nabi' means spokesman. They preached about the corruption of Israel, God's judgement and His future restoration. One vital cornerstone that has bearing for us would be the coming of the [[Messiah]]. This is mentioned in [[Isaiah 53]] in the major prophets and last chapters of Zechariah in the minor.

===Old Testament History===

The Old Testament tells the story of [[God]] interacting with his people. It is history. It records stories about real people with real experiences and real emotions, living in a real society. However, it is not exhaustive - it doesn't record all that happened.

In the book [[How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth]], it was suggested that there are 3 levels to Old Testament history
# God's overall plan for his creation
# Israel's role in that plan
# Individual people within that plan

A brief timeline is below
* [[Genesis]] 1-11 - Undated - Creation, Fall, Flood, Babel
* [[Genesis]] 12-50 - Around 2000 BC - The [[Patriarchs]]
* [[Exodus]] - Around 1400 BC - From [[Ancient Egypt]] to the [[Promised Land]]
* [[Book of Joshua|Joshua]] and [[Book of Judges|Judges]] - Around 1400 BC to 1050 BC - Settling in the [[Promised Land]]
* [[1 Samuel]], [[2 Samuel]] and [[1 Chronicles]] - 1100 BC to [[971 BC]] - Beginning of the Monarchy
* [[1 Kings]], [[2 Kings]] and [[2 Chronicles]] - [[971 BC]] to [[539 BC]] - The Divided Kingdom and the Exile
* [[Book of Ezra|Ezra]] and [[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]] - [[539 BC]] to [[410 BC]] - The return from the Exile

===Old Testament Themes and Theology===

The Old Testament sets the stage for what happens in the [[New Testament]]. Its overall theme is about God reaching out his hand of love and mercy to his people. Some of the key themes in it include
* [[Yahweh]]
* [[Israel]]
* [[Promised Land]]
* [[Covenant]]
* [[Sin]]
* [[Salvation]]
* [[Hope]]

===Old Testament Geography===
[[Image:Satellite image of Israel in January 2003.jpg|thumb|A satellite image of Israel.]]

An understanding of the geography of the region brings he stories of the Old Testament to life. There are 4 geographical north-south regions of Israel, in order of west to east:
* Flat and fertile plains along the coast
* Valleys and hills
* The Jordan Rift Valley
* Highland regions (now in modern day Jordan)

====Old Testament Maps====

<gallery>
Image:Maps-near-east-abrahams-journey.gif|Abraham's journey from [[Ur]] to the promised land
Image:Davids-kingdom.jpg|The kingdom of Israel, around the time of [[King David]], showing surrounding empires
Image:Maps-divided-kingdom.gif|The divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah
</gallery>

===Literature from the ancient Near East===

Apart from the [[Old Testament]], there is other literature from that time and region. Some of this literature includes creation stories and myths (such as the [[Enuma Elish]]), records from royal courts, conventants and laws, and poetry and wisdom literature from other ancient civilizations. These can be useful to help give more context (both in terms of type of literature and also in dating) to the Old Testament.

==Quotes==

==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Testament Wikipedia - Old Testament]

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[[Category:Books of the Old Testament]]

Creation science, intelligent design and evolution

2009-11-06T21:17:58Z

Jesusisawhore:

{{quote | text={{Bible verse|Genesis|1|1|lang=WEB}} [[Genesis 1:1]]}}
{{Infobox_Contents |
topic_name = Creation Science, Intelligent Design and Evolution |
subtopics = [[Creation Science]] - [[Young Earth Creationism]], [[Old Earth Creationism]], [[Intelligent Design]]
* [[Evolution]] - [[Theistic Evolution]], [[Multi-Region Hypothesis]], [[Out Of Africa Hypothesis]]
* [[Natural theology]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}
* [[Creation science and evolution (G.G.)]]
* [[Bible Study: Out-Of-Africa Hypothesis (G.G.)]]
* Sermon: [[Genesis 1 - Purpose (G.G.)]]
}}

Christians may disagree to the exact way in which God created the universe, but regardless of views, Christians all recognize one God, who created everything. Some Christians believe in the literal 6-day creation account of Genesis and mark the universe as 6,000 years old. Others believe the account, but say the time-frames are not known. And some believe that the stories of Genesis should not be taken literally, but instead are symbols or representations of why the world is the way it is.

===[[Creation Science]]===

Creation science is the theory that attempts to offer scientific evidence compatible with creation literally according to Genesis. This includes both the belief that the earth is only about 6,000 years old ([[Young Earth Creationism]]) and billions of years old ([[Old Earth Creationism]]). Although there are some out-spoken Christians with science-backgrounds who subscribe to these views, the vast majority of the world's scientists do not.

===[[Intelligent Design]]===
Something that Christianity lacks.

===[[Evolution]]===
What happened.

Idiots.

====[[Theistic Evolution]]====

In recent decades the theory of evolution, in particular, the teaching that humans can trace their origins back through earlier pre-human primates through evolution, has caused great debate among Christian circles. Many Christians have seen this as incompatible with Scripture, whereas others have conceded that, given the general scientific consensus, it is possible that our understanding of how best to interpret Genesis needs re-evaluation. Christian theology that considers the early chapters of Genesis symbolic and suspect that God brought about humanity through the process of evolution is sometimes referred to as "theistic evolution".

====[[Out Of Africa Hypothesis]] versus [[Multi-Region Hypothesis]]====

Interestingly, more recent scientific developments in understanding through genetic analysis have led to the theory that all humans living today can trace their ancestry back to a single woman (the Mitochondrial Eve theory) and a single man (the Y Chromosome Adam theory) who came from Africa (the Out-Of-Africa Hypothesis). Although this doesn't line up with the Genesis account on a number of levels, it is closer to the Genesis than the previous scientific Multi-Region Hypothesis of humans independently evolving in different continents.

==Quotes==

==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_science Wikipedia - Creation science]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_design Wikipedia - Intelligent design]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution Wikipedia - Evolution]
* [http://creationwiki.org/Creation_science CreationWiki - Creation science]
* [http://creationwiki.org/Intelligent_design CreationWiki - Intelligent design]
* [http://creationwiki.org/Evolution CreationWiki - Evolution]

===Young-earth creationism===
*[http://www.answersingenesis.org Answers in Genesis]
*[http://creationontheweb.com/ Creation Ministries International]
*[http://www.icr.org/ Institute for Creation Research]

===Old-earth creationism===
*[http://www.reasons.org/ Reasons to Believe]

===Progressive creationism===
*[http://www.godandscience.org/youngearth/progressive.html Progressive Creation: An Overview] GodAndScience.org

===Theistic evolution===
*[http://www.theistic-evolution.com/ Theistic Evolution]

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