Eastern Orthodox believe life (and the afterlife too) is all about drawing close to God, they call it theosis. Heaven and hell are just how close or distant to God When Jesus went down to hell he set ALL the people freeChurch isnt spoken its 'sung' without instruments and daily tooTithing= Charity giving to the poor and needy as ableFasting…[Read more]

Amen to that BD and CA

CA from all of my searching, the closest iv found to where id like to go is the eastern orthodox church, but they use images and icons in worship which is a pity, or id be there.

Hi Douglas!To Cato and CA, how are we to know? And how are we to know what God feels when each one of us suffer??? Hmmm???

Thanks t8

HiI Believe this,  ONE God the Father, AND one Son the word/Jesus, AND one Holy Spirit all different but all the one source, as light comes from a torch, it is not seperate from the torch but proceeds from it, but then again it is not THE torch, but comes from it. Or like the light which proceeds from the sun. The light isnt the sun itself but…[Read more]

Ignatius being 3rd Bishop of Antioch, a sudent of the Apostle John, he wrote these letters on his way to Rome where he was  martyred, in 108ad. I know theres plenty more early writtings saying the same things, but Ignatius is just what I happen to be reading today,———————————-Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians Chapter 9…[Read more]

Thanks CA thats exactly what iv been reading lately! My journey continues I have more study to do

Thankyou for your encouragment CA, I personally dont like to discount anything, and I am searching, I find going back to the early church writtings to be a safe thing especially these days!Regarding Rome,”…he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way” 2 Thess. 2:3-7Rome was the restrainer according to the early church. Keeping…[Read more]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGx-xU6TnU8&feature=relatedAnd her other songs there too

Quote (CatholicApologist @ Sep. 15 2009,14:44)Mystery Babylon the Great, the Mother of HarlotsNow, what does Revelation say about the Great Whore? Look at the following verses:    “How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.”    “For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and bur…[Read more]

Quote (Everlasting father Jesus @ Sep. 17 2009,08:25)If you don't believe Jesus was Saved by God then that is up to you but I believe that Jesus was saved by God. why do you want to be saved but insist that Jesus couldn't have been saved?Yes EFJ, Jesus WAS SAVED as you say! Because God rose him from the grave! And I believe that the reason Jesus…[Read more]

Quote (Everlasting father Jesus @ Sep. 17 2009,09:01)Quote (Nick Hassan @ Sep. 17 2009,08:41)Hi EF, So please prove every scripture about his death wrong and then we can move on with you to new pastures?The Koran says that they thought they did kill the Christ so the scriptures of the NT would not be “wrong” they would be mistaken.Jesus told his…[Read more]

EFJ I understand that many are on a journey to search for the truth, which can be so hard to find in such a world of confusion, with so many beliefs , Previously, the flood came and took everyone away, well its almost like today we have another type of flood taking us all away, a flood of deceptions and confusion everywhere we look, I am also on a…[Read more]

Quote (thethinker @ Sep. 14 2009,11:44)Nick,If you look on the “No one believes in the trinity” thread you will see that bodhitharta has led efj to doubt that Jesus was crucified. This is why I could never be an anti-trinitarian. You should thank the Lord for protecting you from denying our Lord was crucified.thinkerWhat?  EFJ!As time goes on,…[Read more]

Loving the Lord and loving your neighbour

Quote (amille @ Sep. 09 2009,14:18)karmarie: I'm not even going to begin to read all of what you wrote. It makes no sense. Are you a Christian? Do you follow Christ? Do you live by Gods Word, example and teachings? Or are you here just to criticize those who don't believe the same as you. I am a Christian and I do follow Christs teachings and I do…[Read more]

Hi amileSo have you been to hell  to be able to state what it will be like? Jesus went down to hell to give them the good news that they hadnt heard. (I think thats how it went). There are many symbolic things in the bible, and many meanings to things, anyone could find anything in it to defend their cause. Jesus likewise used the scriptures of…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ Sep. 07 2009,13:55)I will tell you another part of the story.When I started this journey to Canada it was as if God was literally “with” me talking to me and guiding me a long the way so much so that when I arrived in Canada, although I had never been there before God guided me directly to this beautiful park called Queen…[Read more]

The waiting is probably the description of hell. Waiting in either our own peace or our own torment and guilt.