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Hi folks.
I am currently trying to figure out how I might not have to die. I've recently become very ill with a series of autoimmune diseases and I probably will be disabled for the rest of my life. In the past two years; I've lost all my dreams, all my friends, and many of the abilities I felt made me who I was. Even my very closest and most beloved friends left me behind.
According to atheists, Darwinists, or humanists, there no reason for me to be alive. I have a future of pain to look forward to, I am merely a worthless drain on my parents and on society at large. Eugenicists would call me a 'worthless eater'. My premature death would be clean out the gene pool just a little bit more.
I was understandably suicidal. I, the young, zealous biology student was dying. All that I knew and all that I was couldn't help me. My 'youth' obviously does me no good, and what I know of science condemns me.
Finally, my doctors told me, 'we don't know what to do, don't bother coming back'.
BUT, and yes there is a 'but' here- I discovered something. Something that doctors couldn't tell me and that science cannot explain. There is a reason why everything that we hold dear to us will be suddenly stripped away, why our every heartbeat is the drumbeat to our own funeral march, and why our lives will forever be at the mercy of the cold hand of death.
The Bible tells us that we have violated an eternal law, that we have sinned against the God of the universe by breaking His Holy commandments. We are told, 'the soul that sins, it shall die' (Ezekiel 18:4) and 'it is appointed for men once to die, but after this the judgment' (Hebrews 9:27)
We have all sinned against God. We're all liars, we all do hateful things to one another, we're all disgusting sinners in the sight of God. It is sin that rots our bodies, is our sins that causes the evil in this world. Do you really disagree? Do you really think you're a good person?
And we deserve hell for what we've done because our sin is not just against our fellow man, but it was against our Creator.
But because our Creator didn't want to lose us forever, 2,000 years ago God came down to earth as a man and gave up His sinless life for ours. We broke the law of God and we deserve to be punished, but Jesus paid our fine in His life's blood. This fact means God can legally dismiss your case. He can commute your death sentence and let you live, because of the suffering death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
When I realized this, everything changed. I don't find my worth in worldly things, I live only to serve my Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, because He saved me from an infinitely worse fate than even THIS pain. By dying for me, a sinner, the selfish and disgusting FILTH that I am, God has done more for me than I can ever imagine. And out of gratitude I want to obey Him, to live only for Him; even when it's hard, and even when I would rather be dead.
'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.'
What you MUST do is repent (turn from all sin) and trust in Jesus alone. If you do that, God will grant you the gift of everlasting life.
So, don't put it off. Repent and trust in Jesus today, now. I would like to be a reminder of your own death, you may not HAVE tomorrow.
I am absolutely sure of the Gospel of Christ. More sure of this than of anything else I've ever known. I KNOW this God. I KNOW He is trustworthy. You can argue about this and that, but your arguments don't trump my experience.
This isn't about 'religion'. I don't get any 'kudos' for this. This is about life and death. OUR life and death. JESUS' life and death.
If you do not accept the Gift of Salvation, you will suffer hell. Because my sins are forgiven, I am free from the bonds of death and the pain of sin. And even though my body is dying, I have never felt so alive. I've never had such life in me. This is bigger than me, this is bigger than pain. Maybe someday I won't be able to hold my pencil because of the pain. I don't care, this is bigger than the pain.
Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?' John 11:25-26
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If God grants me energy and inspiration, I want to use my artistic talents to honor Him. Despite how small the gift is, it is the most I can give. I am currently trying to develop an evangelical graphic novel that will give a clear Gospel message. I am so excited! I hope someday soon I will be able to finish it. Although it might be a while yet, I am still developing my art and I need experience. Any critique on my art is much appreciated!
If you want to discuss God with me, please do so. Although I am not online very often, I will try to respond to your questions.
I am currently trying to figure out how I might not have to die. I've recently become very ill with a series of autoimmune diseases and I probably will be disabled for the rest of my life. In the past two years; I've lost all my dreams, all my friends, and many of the abilities I felt made me who I was. Even my very closest and most beloved friends left me behind.
According to atheists, Darwinists, or humanists, there no reason for me to be alive. I have a future of pain to look forward to, I am merely a worthless drain on my parents and on society at large. Eugenicists would call me a 'worthless eater'. My premature death would be clean out the gene pool just a little bit more.
I was understandably suicidal. I, the young, zealous biology student was dying. All that I knew and all that I was couldn't help me. My 'youth' obviously does me no good, and what I know of science condemns me.
Finally, my doctors told me, 'we don't know what to do, don't bother coming back'.
BUT, and yes there is a 'but' here- I discovered something. Something that doctors couldn't tell me and that science cannot explain. There is a reason why everything that we hold dear to us will be suddenly stripped away, why our every heartbeat is the drumbeat to our own funeral march, and why our lives will forever be at the mercy of the cold hand of death.
The Bible tells us that we have violated an eternal law, that we have sinned against the God of the universe by breaking His Holy commandments. We are told, 'the soul that sins, it shall die' (Ezekiel 18:4) and 'it is appointed for men once to die, but after this the judgment' (Hebrews 9:27)
We have all sinned against God. We're all liars, we all do hateful things to one another, we're all disgusting sinners in the sight of God. It is sin that rots our bodies, is our sins that causes the evil in this world. Do you really disagree? Do you really think you're a good person?
And we deserve hell for what we've done because our sin is not just against our fellow man, but it was against our Creator.
But because our Creator didn't want to lose us forever, 2,000 years ago God came down to earth as a man and gave up His sinless life for ours. We broke the law of God and we deserve to be punished, but Jesus paid our fine in His life's blood. This fact means God can legally dismiss your case. He can commute your death sentence and let you live, because of the suffering death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
When I realized this, everything changed. I don't find my worth in worldly things, I live only to serve my Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, because He saved me from an infinitely worse fate than even THIS pain. By dying for me, a sinner, the selfish and disgusting FILTH that I am, God has done more for me than I can ever imagine. And out of gratitude I want to obey Him, to live only for Him; even when it's hard, and even when I would rather be dead.
'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.'
What you MUST do is repent (turn from all sin) and trust in Jesus alone. If you do that, God will grant you the gift of everlasting life.
So, don't put it off. Repent and trust in Jesus today, now. I would like to be a reminder of your own death, you may not HAVE tomorrow.
I am absolutely sure of the Gospel of Christ. More sure of this than of anything else I've ever known. I KNOW this God. I KNOW He is trustworthy. You can argue about this and that, but your arguments don't trump my experience.
This isn't about 'religion'. I don't get any 'kudos' for this. This is about life and death. OUR life and death. JESUS' life and death.
If you do not accept the Gift of Salvation, you will suffer hell. Because my sins are forgiven, I am free from the bonds of death and the pain of sin. And even though my body is dying, I have never felt so alive. I've never had such life in me. This is bigger than me, this is bigger than pain. Maybe someday I won't be able to hold my pencil because of the pain. I don't care, this is bigger than the pain.
Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?' John 11:25-26
----
If God grants me energy and inspiration, I want to use my artistic talents to honor Him. Despite how small the gift is, it is the most I can give. I am currently trying to develop an evangelical graphic novel that will give a clear Gospel message. I am so excited! I hope someday soon I will be able to finish it. Although it might be a while yet, I am still developing my art and I need experience. Any critique on my art is much appreciated!
If you want to discuss God with me, please do so. Although I am not online very often, I will try to respond to your questions.
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Humans vs. animals
15 years ago
This is something I've been thinking about recently.
We humans do far more damage to our own kind than the animals do to theirs.
My first thought is that man has some sort of intrinsic morality that is above animals. After all, animals eat their own children sometimes. That's something a human would never do, right? But when you look at it, I would say humans are even worse- most of the time we don't have a physical need to kill our own children. Most people seem have abortions just because it doesn't fit their lifestyle.
Some animals hunt and kill, but again, only to live. Mankind will kill for much smaller and selfish reasons. Some have been killed just because they've insulted someone, some have been killed just to display power, and to this day even children will be sacrificed to appease pagan gods and goddesses.
But not only do humans slaughter other humans without reason, but humans are the only creatures alive that will cause pain for their own pleasure. You never see a lion getting some perverse thrill out of slowly cutting through the body of a pinned-down antelope, he chokes the thing and gets it over with. But man has committed all kinds of unspeakable atrocities to his fellow man, and he has even enjoyed it. You would be naive to think that torture does not go on today, a quick search on modern torture will revel to you that it is still a common practice.
But the thing that most stands out to me is that no animals has ever committed genocide against their fellow animal, not even another species of animal. But this we do to our own species! What happened at the holocaust was humans killing other humans BY THE MILLIONS because they were deemed to be worthless.
When you go on walks at night, you do not fear that a lion or a stray dog will hurt you. We do not go out and fear animals- we fear other MEN. Chelsea King was not raped and murdered by a bear, but by her fellow human.
And I am convinced that we all share in this human-wide evil. Obviously not all of us are Hitler, but we are all made out of the same stuff he was. Surely, the potential is there. Many of us will try to justify ourselves, but I'm convinced that all of us are in some way contaminated by evil.
If you take a standard of good it's clear that none of us add up. Like the Ten Commandments; you shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not lie, you shall not covet, etc.
Who among us has not lied to protect his pride or position? Who hasn't stolen something, as least as a child? Who hasn't been jealous over what his neighbor has? Jesus said that if you even look at another person with sexual desire, you've committed adultery in your heart. Have you ever had hateful or racist thoughts against someone? That's murder of the heart.
In civil law, a good judge must punish crime. If he turns a blind eye to injustice, then he is corrupt and he himself should be punished. If God is good and sees the crimes of man, surely He will have justice. This is the teaching of the Bible— that God will "by no means clear the guilty." He "will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether it is good or whether it is evil," "God is angry with the wicked every day."
But even worse than the crimes committed against our fellow man are the crimes committed against God. God's laws says in commandments 1, 2, and 3: You shall have no other gods before Me, You shall not make for yourself a graven image, You shall not take God's name in vain.
He gave us this world to live in, and all the good food we have eaten, and all our friends that we love. It is only right to honor Him!
But we never do! Not only do we not honor Him, but we have all sinned many times. And therefore we have stored up God's wrath, which will be revealed on Judgment Day. The proof that we have sinned will be our death, and after death we must face God in judgment. Think of it— if He has seen our every thought, word, and deed, and if He is going to bring all our sins out as evidence of our guilt on the Day of Judgment, we will all be found to be guilty. Our conscience has shown us right from wrong; we will be without excuse. God will give us justice, and Hell will be the place of our eternal punishment. "For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known."
It would be right if God sent everyone to Hell.
If you think I'm wrong, and that you're a good person, then you can just click "back" on your browser because you won't care about what I'm going to say next.
There is no reason to fear Hell, and there is a reason that people call God a loving God.
Our God made us, and He didn't want to lose us to evil. So 2,000 years ago, God came down to earth as a man and gave up His sinless life for ours. So that you wouldn't have to go to Hell, God sent his only Son, Jesus, to die on the cross -- suffering the punishment that justice demands. Then He rose from the grave, forever defeating death!
We broke the law of God and we deserve to be punished, but Jesus paid our fine in His life's blood. This fact means God can legally dismiss your case. He can commute your death sentence and let you live.
The Bible tells us, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)
If you will repent of your sins and put your trust in Jesus, God says he will forgive all your sins and grant you the gift of everlasting life.
We humans do far more damage to our own kind than the animals do to theirs.
My first thought is that man has some sort of intrinsic morality that is above animals. After all, animals eat their own children sometimes. That's something a human would never do, right? But when you look at it, I would say humans are even worse- most of the time we don't have a physical need to kill our own children. Most people seem have abortions just because it doesn't fit their lifestyle.
Some animals hunt and kill, but again, only to live. Mankind will kill for much smaller and selfish reasons. Some have been killed just because they've insulted someone, some have been killed just to display power, and to this day even children will be sacrificed to appease pagan gods and goddesses.
But not only do humans slaughter other humans without reason, but humans are the only creatures alive that will cause pain for their own pleasure. You never see a lion getting some perverse thrill out of slowly cutting through the body of a pinned-down antelope, he chokes the thing and gets it over with. But man has committed all kinds of unspeakable atrocities to his fellow man, and he has even enjoyed it. You would be naive to think that torture does not go on today, a quick search on modern torture will revel to you that it is still a common practice.
But the thing that most stands out to me is that no animals has ever committed genocide against their fellow animal, not even another species of animal. But this we do to our own species! What happened at the holocaust was humans killing other humans BY THE MILLIONS because they were deemed to be worthless.
When you go on walks at night, you do not fear that a lion or a stray dog will hurt you. We do not go out and fear animals- we fear other MEN. Chelsea King was not raped and murdered by a bear, but by her fellow human.
And I am convinced that we all share in this human-wide evil. Obviously not all of us are Hitler, but we are all made out of the same stuff he was. Surely, the potential is there. Many of us will try to justify ourselves, but I'm convinced that all of us are in some way contaminated by evil.
If you take a standard of good it's clear that none of us add up. Like the Ten Commandments; you shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not lie, you shall not covet, etc.
Who among us has not lied to protect his pride or position? Who hasn't stolen something, as least as a child? Who hasn't been jealous over what his neighbor has? Jesus said that if you even look at another person with sexual desire, you've committed adultery in your heart. Have you ever had hateful or racist thoughts against someone? That's murder of the heart.
In civil law, a good judge must punish crime. If he turns a blind eye to injustice, then he is corrupt and he himself should be punished. If God is good and sees the crimes of man, surely He will have justice. This is the teaching of the Bible— that God will "by no means clear the guilty." He "will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether it is good or whether it is evil," "God is angry with the wicked every day."
But even worse than the crimes committed against our fellow man are the crimes committed against God. God's laws says in commandments 1, 2, and 3: You shall have no other gods before Me, You shall not make for yourself a graven image, You shall not take God's name in vain.
He gave us this world to live in, and all the good food we have eaten, and all our friends that we love. It is only right to honor Him!
But we never do! Not only do we not honor Him, but we have all sinned many times. And therefore we have stored up God's wrath, which will be revealed on Judgment Day. The proof that we have sinned will be our death, and after death we must face God in judgment. Think of it— if He has seen our every thought, word, and deed, and if He is going to bring all our sins out as evidence of our guilt on the Day of Judgment, we will all be found to be guilty. Our conscience has shown us right from wrong; we will be without excuse. God will give us justice, and Hell will be the place of our eternal punishment. "For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known."
It would be right if God sent everyone to Hell.
If you think I'm wrong, and that you're a good person, then you can just click "back" on your browser because you won't care about what I'm going to say next.
There is no reason to fear Hell, and there is a reason that people call God a loving God.
Our God made us, and He didn't want to lose us to evil. So 2,000 years ago, God came down to earth as a man and gave up His sinless life for ours. So that you wouldn't have to go to Hell, God sent his only Son, Jesus, to die on the cross -- suffering the punishment that justice demands. Then He rose from the grave, forever defeating death!
We broke the law of God and we deserve to be punished, but Jesus paid our fine in His life's blood. This fact means God can legally dismiss your case. He can commute your death sentence and let you live.
The Bible tells us, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)
If you will repent of your sins and put your trust in Jesus, God says he will forgive all your sins and grant you the gift of everlasting life.
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They\'ve had no time to sin...
And before the \'original sin\' speech, can you honestly condemn an unborn child of something it never did?
And I must say, that is quite a heck of speech in your profile.
Very awesome gallery as well!
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