What Does Easter Mean To God?

[goodlife]

Is the celebration of Easter a God-​given command or a man-​made tradition? You can easily find answers to these questions by examining two sources of information​—history and the Bible.

[vulcan42]

Theland, what part of death do you not understand?

[andy-hughes]

goodlife - // If you say so, we have so many atheist become Christian. //

And a lot more Christians who become atheist!

[Theland]

Vulcan, I think I understand death, but if I am missing something, I am always ready to listen and learn, especially from such as yourself who has been so grievously bereaved.

[andy-hughes]

Theland - // Vulcan, I think I understand death, but if I am missing something, I am always ready to listen and learn, especially from such as yourself who has been so grievously bereaved. //

Why does Vulcan's 'grievous bereavement' give him more qualification to 'educate' you about death than anyone else?

Like all fervents, you are very choosy about who you listen to.

[Theland]

Andy, Vulcan asked the question with an implicit message that I tried to answer politely.

[Theland]

Andy, choosy? Who? Me? Nah!

[andy-hughes]

Theland - //
Andy, Vulcan asked the question with an implicit message that I tried to answer politely. //

That has absolutely nothing to do with your inviting him to your cerebral top table to offer his wisdom based on his own experience of bereavement.

I am curious as to why his experience is suddenly more valuable than anyone else's, which you clearly indicate it is.

[Theland]

No, he implied that I was missing something. So I invited him to tell me what.
I don't think I'm missing anything, but if Vulcan thinks I am, then I'll listen.
Is that a problem?

[nailit]

//What Does Easter Mean To God?//
Bu 99er all.
I have some sympathy here with goodlife.
Fable 'hand me downs' dont sit well with me.
But neither do religious cults like goodlife's JW sect whos'e adherants can't see the wood for the tree's.

Same madhouse, different room.

[naomi24]

Theland, //The victory over death is the victory over eternal separation from God, the victory over sin. //

Your imagination which means absolutely nothing.

I don't think Vulcan's personal tragedy should be brought into this ... unless he introduces it.

[Theland]

I responded to an implicit question in Vulcans post. Politely.

My imagination? I think you are fishing for an argument, and not a bit interested in God.

[andy-hughes]

Theland, why would anyone be interested in something that does not exist?

Are you interested in unicorns?

If not, why not, you have the same degree of proof of their existence.

[naomi24]

You're mistaken, Theland. I'm very interested in God.

[Theland]

Naomi, then search Him out, and you will find Him.

Andy, I have plenty of evidence, thank you.

[waterboatman]

Hanging about.

[naomi24]

Theland, //then search Him out, and you will find Him. //

I've done a rather more thorough job than you, Theland. Hence my rejection of him.

[goodlife]

What scene will Armageddon’s survivors view? What blindness will we avoid?
If we accept and follow the Bible as our practical guide now, after Armageddon we will look over the destruction wrought by the unleashed wrath of Jehovah God.

There will lie the corpses of those practical people, the hardheaded realists of this world, the smart ones who thought the Bible unscientific, the godless ones who thought the Bible contradictory, the religious philosophers who thought the Bible legendary, the narrow fanatics who made His Word ridiculous and void, and the masses of blind ones who followed these blind guides like the atheist and who deemed the Bible impractical for life in this old world.

[goodlife]

That all from me for the time being, I got better things to do .

[naomi24]

//That all from me for the time being, I got better things to do . //

Thank heavens for that. Have a nice day, Goodlife.

[mjwman]

Seeing as there is no god and there has been celebrations well before any religions, lets just agree its a time to celebrate the coming of spring and regrowth.