I have to leave for work right now but I just wanted to breifly touch on a few things before I go.
First, Proverbs did you consider that these people that lived their life before coming to the church were miserable because of the bad decisions they made? You cited one woman who was a prostitute as a way to counter what livvers was saying. Doesn't it make sense that she wasn't happy because she was a prostitute. Living her life for "God" made her happy because it gave her the strength to quit her previously detrimental life style. But if she had done this through self help or therapy and the result was the same, what does that have to do with god?
Livvers is happy with her life despite not living by the bible because she's made good decisons. This is possible without devoting your life to "God".
Secondly, why is it that when this thread takes on some semblance of intelligent discussion that people are saying "get back on topic, start posting one liners". The proom could do without that.
First, Proverbs did you consider that these people that lived their life before coming to the church were miserable because of the bad decisions they made? You cited one woman who was a prostitute as a way to counter what livvers was saying. Doesn't it make sense that she wasn't happy because she was a prostitute. Living her life for "God" made her happy because it gave her the strength to quit her previously detrimental life style. But if she had done this through self help or therapy and the result was the same, what does that have to do with god?
Livvers is happy with her life despite not living by the bible because she's made good decisons. This is possible without devoting your life to "God".
Secondly, why is it that when this thread takes on some semblance of intelligent discussion that people are saying "get back on topic, start posting one liners". The proom could do without that.