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Most religious people would do almost anything for God if they truly believed He had told them to do so; they will often ignore laws (such as regulations on missions, restrictions of religious practice, etc) in order to fulfill God's will. This makes sense, because the word of God is far greater than any human institution: if God wants it done, don't hesitate, right?
But what if it isn't the voice of God?
On July 24, 1984, two Fundamentalist Mormon brothers murdered their sister in law and her 15 month old daughter, believing it was the will of God that they be removed. They would have also removed two other people, but due to a number of circumstances their deaths were thankfully prevented. Today, extremist Muslims are terrorizing the Western World in what they believe to be a holy war. Christians of the past murdered countless Muslims in the crusades and many of their own in the Inquisition. Most of these people genuinely believed that what they were doing was the will of God, while the rest of the world looked on and thought the opposite.
So, how can you tell if you're really listening to the voice of God?
Every one of the groups/people mentioned above were extremists or fundamentalists to a degree; they claim that average, "mediocre" religious people are just faking it and don't really know God. So how do we know? We should always listen to the voice of God, but how can we be sure that it isn't Satan, a demon, or even our own prejudices coming through? Any helpful scripture on the subject?
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:13 pm
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:32 pm
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:54 pm
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:09 pm
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an example i have is Hitler, he wanted to kill the Jews, i think one of the reasons was because they killed Jesus... but he was a Christian, he always went to his moms grave, he went to Church, also, people steryotype the German soldiers too much, i try adn tell people what the German soldiers really was doing... (since im German lol) the Germans was just trying to protecvt their country, or, "Fatherland" most of them were Christian, and Hitler tried banning out smoking and alot of stuff... it makes you think... confused
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:23 pm
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:05 pm
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:52 am
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:16 pm
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:03 pm
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See, that kind of stuff just baffles me. I don't think God, anyone's God, anyone's religion, want you killing people. I don't think God would ever will someone to kill someone else to remove them from the world.
The way I see it, your relationship with God is personal, so it shouldn't involve anyone else. Nor should you be involved in anyone elses relationship with God.
Yes, there are certain circumstances when you do things that some may consider "taking religion too far" but that's things like people interfereing with your relationship with God. Like forbidding people to meet to worship, or forcing them to worship something they don't believe.
I believe, above all else, God wants us to love people. When we love people, we are truely fulfilling what God wants us to do.
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:39 pm
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Lt.Psycho an example i have is Hitler, he wanted to kill the Jews, i think one of the reasons was because they killed Jesus... but he was a Christian, he always went to his moms grave, he went to Church, also, people steryotype the German soldiers too much, i try adn tell people what the German soldiers really was doing... (since im German lol) the Germans was just trying to protecvt their country, or, "Fatherland" most of them were Christian, and Hitler tried banning out smoking and alot of stuff... it makes you think... confused Just to clear up this misconception... Hitler was not Christian.
Hitler simply held respect for the sway that the Church held over people.
Joseph Goebbels The Führer is deeply religious, but deeply anti-Christian. He regards Christianity as a symptom of decay.
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:48 pm
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Lt.Psycho an example i have is Hitler, he wanted to kill the Jews, i think one of the reasons was because they killed Jesus... but he was a Christian, he always went to his moms grave, he went to Church, also, people steryotype the German soldiers too much, i try adn tell people what the German soldiers really was doing... (since im German lol) the Germans was just trying to protecvt their country, or, "Fatherland" most of them were Christian, and Hitler tried banning out smoking and alot of stuff... it makes you think... confused The jews didn't kill Jesus. They ordered him to be crucified and the Roman soldiers killed him.
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:30 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:29 am
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:25 am
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