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Old 07-13-2015, 09:57 PM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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Are we not in Gods image? Are we a NEW nation with God? I say yes! Our ethnic background,our family tree ,our appearance , acknowledged propfile, our color, our culture are theoretically how we should see ourselves in Gods eye . He sees us as ONE in the same with status, education, articulation, beauty, skill level, personality ,social class and denomination as moot . We are equal beyond law, beyond mandates and justice. We are all united in Gods kingdom far more significant than mans well intend goals or classification within the earthly realm. God wants us in His house more than our earthly house.

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Old 07-14-2015, 03:20 AM
 
Location: Florida
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You stated the problem but didn't offer any How to's. Get us out of the blocks...

It's simple, but hard to do.
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Old 07-14-2015, 03:22 AM
 
Location: On the brink of WWIII
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Well, I would think the first step might be STOP telling everyone we have to THINK alike, that the KJV is the ONLY authorized bible, and recognizing there are many others who are not of the same fold...
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Old 07-14-2015, 03:48 AM
 
Location: USA
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We need to understand each other through their perceptive and stop making judgement based on ones experience. Start respecting their cultural. Need to retrospect things that caused the disharmony and eliminate it and introspect at individual level what he/she has done for the betterment of the society, If not start doing it and if the answer is yes then continues doing and ONE day we will be all ALIKE.
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Old 07-14-2015, 04:58 AM
 
Location: Chicago Area
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For now, we have to stop insisting that everyone that doesn't think like us is wrong and going to hell, etc.

Ultimately, there is only one right answer to every question and one single set of eternal truths. There are two problems with that list of course: Only God knows all of it and the list is infinitely long. I do think that God intends to eventually forge Christendom back into one single united religion. What we need to realize is that doing so is God's work and not a matter of debating imperfect human opinions. Whether it is through modern proxy mortal messengers (which is what God in His wisdom has typically done throughout the ages) or through a booming voice out of the sky, we all must be ready to shut up and listen when the time comes for it.

Till then, just love one another and get along as well as we can.
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Old 07-14-2015, 05:51 AM
 
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We need to not be human any more.
How do we stop a literalist from not being a literalist?
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Old 07-14-2015, 06:56 AM
 
Location: USA
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Eliminating religion would be a good start...
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Old 07-14-2015, 06:58 AM
 
Location: Florida
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I often see the problem as the intolerance by the "tolerant". Just observe the first few posts.

If we focus on relationships ... 1st Jesus and ourselves, loved ones and ourselves, others and ourselves we may just see the plank in our own eye, but it's easier to attack and defame.
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Old 07-14-2015, 02:38 PM
 
Location: On the brink of WWIII
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I often see the problem as the intolerance by the "tolerant". Just observe the first few posts.

If we focus on relationships ... 1st Jesus and ourselves, loved ones and ourselves, others and ourselves we may just see the plank in our own eye, but it's easier to attack and defame.
Hmmm..I see it more like intolerance by the intolerant towards everyone who belong to a different denomination or use a different bible translation.
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Old 07-14-2015, 07:40 PM
 
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Hmmm..I see it more like intolerance by the intolerant towards everyone who belong to a different denomination or use a different bible translation.
Then you blind by the plank
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