Jesus is God.

“Credit” is the absolute last word that comes to mind when it comes to that crackpot. Do you actually believe that the Last Judgement occurred in 1757?

The existence of hell = freedom. Freedom = happiness. Therefore, hell = happiness. Got it!

Interesting, sure. But still completely full of it.

Scientist turned bullgoose loony is more like it. What the hell did you do, purposefully seek out the craziest religionist you could find?

I was raised in it. :smiley:

I am so sorry for you.
Sincerely.

THE LORD CASTS NO ONE INTO HELL; THE SPIRIT CASTS HIMSELF DOWN.
An opinion has prevailed with some that God turns away His face from man, casts man away from Himself, and casts him into hell, and is angry with him on account of his evil; and some believe also that God punishes man and does evil to him. In this opinion they establish themselves by the sense of the letter of the Word, where such things are declared, not knowing that the spiritual sense of the Word, by which the sense of the letter is made clear, is wholly different; and consequently that the genuine doctrine of the church, which is from the spiritual sense of the Word, teaches otherwise, namely, that God never turns away His face from man, and never casts man away from Himself, that He casts no one into hell and is angry with no one. (Heaven and Hell #545, Emanuel Swedenborg)

Plus, what is freedom if lack of oppression? Heaven = oppression. Therefore heaven != freedom.

Do you believe that the Second Coming occurred back in the 1700’s?

He who wills and loves evil in the world wills and loves the same evil in the other life, but he no longer suffers himself to be withdrawn from it. If, therefore, a man is in evil he is tied to hell, and in respect to his spirit is actually there, and after death desires nothing so much as to be where his evil is; consequently it is man who casts himself into hell after death, and not the Lord. (Heaven and Hell #547, Emanuel Swedenborg)

So you’re limiting god’s omnipotence? He should be able to make any situation he wants.

How 'bout “Most” or “All” instead of “Much”.

I’m so sorry. I hope you’re a smart 13 year old, and soon you’ll begin to question this stuff.

Yes. Why not? It’s just as crazy as thinking it has yet to happen with God appearing in the sky.

If you can so easily dismiss the Old Testament, I can just as easily hand wave away the New Testament. Jesus is not god.

But I have a crazy 18th century scientist and his 30 plus volumes of theological works to back me up.

Something being just as crazy as something else is not a sound reason to believe in anything. Have you ever considered dropping the crazy belief angle entirely?

I believe his angle is superior to any other Christian angle. I don’t actually believe it’s crazy. I’m just playing along.

30 plus volumes of religionist mental masturbation is nothing anybody needs to read, let alone take pride in doing so.

Not appreciated by me. If you don’t have the guts to be sincere, I don’t have the time to waste talking to you. Do you care to try again?

Sure it is.

I don’t really want to be backed into a false corner.