Posted by metric on March 23, 2009, at 17:42:37
In reply to Re: Depression as a brain homeostatic reset » linkadge, posted by bleauberry on March 21, 2009, at 20:12:39
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> > >I do believe however, for those that have faith >in the words of the Bible, that God allows >suffering in this lifetime as one of the only >means to get us to turn to Him.
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> > I once thought that way. But then I realized, whether or not I was with 'him' (whoever he was), I was still had pretty much the same level of mysery in my life. And, would I really want to be with somebody who is going to make me suffer if I don't choose him - thats the definition of an abusive relaitonship.
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> Well, this isn't the forum to discuss that. I didn't mean to take your thread off topic. But your comments have nothing to do with anything the Bible has to say. Those comments do not fit.
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> God does not "make" us suffer. That is Satan the devil doing that. Satan is the inventor of disease, pain, lies, and deceit. Thankfully, it is not that way forever. A time is coming. People who purposely turn away God on their own free will, well, would you welcome that person into your Kingdom?
>Those are the *only* ones I'd welcome into *my* kingdom. Why would I want someone who'd submit his will only to save his own *ss? It takes more courage to reject the comfort and simplicity of fairytales sold by false prophets than it does to affirm life based on empirical reality.
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