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I have been going to seminary for a while, and Heyward is very knowledgeable as well. We want to answer any and all of your questions concerning the tenets and beliefs of Christianity: Who Christ is, why suffering exists, who God is, what is the nature of God, why Jesus had to die, is the Bible accurate, what does the Bible say, etc.

We want you to be comfortable with talking about Christianity, we will not try to argue our assert our beliefs upon you, we will just state them. Anything you want to ask, we will answer without judgement. If we don't hold up to our promises here, I am sorry.
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KingJason001
May 15 2015, 08:26 PM
He lies, kills, steals, and destroys everything good.‏
God has killed more people than Satan, no?
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How do you perceive god to be? Why do you think he allows evil to occur to the beings he created? Do you agree with it disregarding the fact you follow him no matter what he does?
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May 15 2015, 08:32 PM
KingJason001
May 15 2015, 08:26 PM
He lies, kills, steals, and destroys everything good.‏
God has killed more people than Satan, no?
Yes.
God knows what he's doing.
The devil cannot comprehend God's work.
Neither can we.

God has reasons, Satan has none. He kills for no reason--he kills the righteous. God judges the wicked--if that be by death, then that be by death. For a righteous (or redeemed--not by his works, but by the work of Christ alone, so he is not righteous because of himself but because he has been cleaned, and granted righteousness on an accord of grace only) person, death is good. God allows death for the righteous because it is sweet release. God judges a wicked person with death as a punishment. God knows who will repent and who will reject God's GRACE. It is not evil for him to allow death for a righteous person or kill an evil and wicked individual--because he knows everything: the past, the present, and the future. Satan is called the killer, the murderer, because he has no plan he kills without intent and does not hesitate to kill anyone only because he is blood-thirsty.
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May 16 2015, 10:54 PM
How do you perceive god to be? Why do you think he allows evil to occur to the beings he created? Do you agree with it disregarding the fact you follow him no matter what he does?
I perceive God to be nothing but good, just, and righteous. He willingly laid down his life for the entire world that they may receive eternal life. Not only for the world, but for me. How could I not call the God that ransomed me, freed me from bondage, and loves me with all his heart, eternally and wholly good?

God allows evil to occur to the righteous because their testimonies give glory to God. It be an honor for me to be killed by ISIS for preaching the good news about Jesus--I mean that in the utmost truth and respect. To die is gain. To be martyred is for others to gain. When evil happens to God's people and they hold-fast to God and trust him, the world cannot help to marvel at them--or call them idiots and insane. Look at this story of Perpetua and a few other Christians who willingly were led to be slaughtered in the Roman Colosseum by bears, boars, bulls, and centurions.
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How can you not marvel at their dedication. Either that, or they were insane. It is either that they are extremely correct in what they believe--to the point they are willing to die for the truth, or that they are insane, and deranged. I prefer the latter.

As for why God allows bad things to happen to the wicked? Well, they're wicked. Also, I guess I can plug this song in again:


The last section of your question makes no sense. It presupposes that I would be an atheist--if I were an atheist I would, in all aspects, disagree with God. But I'm not an atheist, I'm a follower of Jesus--so I do just that, follow.
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i meant do you follow him because you agree with him or because you have to.
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May 17 2015, 01:38 AM
i meant do you follow him because you agree with him or because you have to.
I follow him because I agree with him. I am seeking for him to obtain glory from all people(s). I follow him because I trust he has a plan, and I wholeheartedly agree with his plan, because his plan is the plan that saved me.
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May 17 2015, 01:30 AM
Clarification on the beginning of the story about Perpetua.

Her father was pleading for her to renounce her faith so he wouldn't have a Christian as a daughter. At that moment she had been in prison for almost a year, and having had many visits with her father, he was growing weary and worried. He was pleading for her not to accept the martyrdom, all she had to do was lie about her salvation from Christ--she would not do it.
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May 17 2015, 01:44 AM
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May 17 2015, 01:38 AM
i meant do you follow him because you agree with him or because you have to.
I follow him because I agree with him. I am seeking for him to obtain glory from all people(s). I follow him because I trust he has a plan, and I wholeheartedly agree with his plan, because his plan is the plan that saved me.
Saved you from what?
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May 17 2015, 02:20 AM
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May 17 2015, 01:44 AM
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May 17 2015, 01:38 AM
i meant do you follow him because you agree with him or because you have to.
I follow him because I agree with him. I am seeking for him to obtain glory from all people(s). I follow him because I trust he has a plan, and I wholeheartedly agree with his plan, because his plan is the plan that saved me.
Saved you from what?
From the effects of sin. Death, from his just punishment for the rebellion I constantly supply. This is the mystery of God--though I sin, as I still do everyday, God counts me as a perfect man who has never sinned nor ever even knew what it would be like to sin.

Somehow, in someway, Jesus' blood was enough to provide for me a cover, to hide my shame, to hide my sin, and to allow God to grant a sinner His love and presence for eternity.

This is a huge thing! For God cannot be in the presence of sin, he can never--or else the sin would be abolished. He is so perfect, that anything not perfect would cease to exist in his dwelling place (which is heaven). It is a mystery a GREAT mystery as to how God, with Jesus' sacrifice, can now be in the presence of a sinner--even dwell in him, as the Holy Spirit dwells in me.

He saved me from my destruction, he saved me from death, and he saved me from the absolute just punishment, torture in hell, which I deserved and still deserve to this day. But I do not have to worry about whether or not I sin, because I have hope that when I come to be judged, Jesus will be my advocate.
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