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Originally Posted by Liminal Chris  That's the bibles teachings on the anti-christ? . |
No, that's just my understanding of the Bible prophecy.
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Originally Posted by Liminal Chris In 12 years of religion class, they generally stayed away from the Apocalypse and focused on more morality and such.. |
So do I. It's good to stick with studying the things we are responsible for and can change. But I think it's more of a warning so we will turn to God if we see this happening or as proof that the Bible is true when it does happen, that God did tell us it was all going to end. This was written over 2000 years ago before science knew the sun or the earth really is dying although common sense should tell you that. Doesn't mean we shouldn't enjoy the earth or take care of it. If we believe our own lives are going to end as well someday, is that pessimistic or realistic...or just a belief system we are trapped within?
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Originally Posted by Liminal Chris The inability of people to unite unless they are decieved by an anti-christ figure seems pretty negative as well. |
As far as people all coming together, irrespective of our religions, we humans will allow something as unimportant as a person's skin color to give us a good reason to disrespect each other. God teaches us tolerance and love for one another by allowing our differences, even religious differences, to exist. Coming together should not mean that we all have to believe the same thing, even if it's an idea like "There are many ways to God" or "There is only one way to God".
But the ant-christ spirit to homogonize societies or the world into the dominant and correct race or religion or system of non-beliefs is evil and means to interfere with our freedom to choose God. Hitler, the Soviet Union, the Inquistion, the church in England, China all tried to bring order by suppressing differences and free choice.
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Originally Posted by Liminal Chris The idea of original sin seems like a pretty negative view of human nature.. |
I will take my reply to the thread of understanding the tree of good and evil.