This morning's news and Richt's peace about where he'd be going is an excellent reminder of his testimony. If today was your day, where would you be spending eternity?
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Thanks for sharing this. It is a great reminder that we all will have a judgement day.This morning's news and Richt's peace about where he'd be going is an excellent reminder of his testimony. If today was your day, where would you be spending eternity?
My wife and I had the pleasure of meeting coach Richt shortly after he became Georgia"s new coach and I will say that I thought he had the most inner peace within himself than any person I had ever met.This morning's news and Richt's peace about where he'd be going is an excellent reminder of his testimony. If today was your day, where would you be spending eternity?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_wager"If im wrong about God then I wasted my life. If you're wrong about God then you wasted your eternity."
"If im wrong about God then I wasted my life. If you're wrong about God then you wasted your eternity."
As someone who isn't religious, I've always opted to treat people with respect and dignity, try to see where they're coming from, etc. I don't do this because if I don't I fear what comes after death. I do it because it's always seemed like the obvious choice. I teach my kids to be respectful and kind, have empathy and enjoy the world (whether that's food, culture, natural wonders, etc.)
What if we just did good things because they're good and not because a guy promised us candy at the end?
I love Coach Richt and I wish he and his family the best, but I'm happy where I am.
Nowhere. Same as you.This morning's news and Richt's peace about where he'd be going is an excellent reminder of his testimony. If today was your day, where would you be spending eternity?
You nailed one of the major problems with Christian teaching and evangelism. Too many folks get focused on "streets of gold and mansions in heaven" as the reason they claim to be Christians. It's not what we get when we die, but who has died for us. The love from that realization compels us to follow Christ.
None of us are perfect and CMR would never claim to be but if anyone had a chance to get to know him, he strives to exemplify that love.
not to preach. But, your happiness is fleeting. None of us are good. We are corrupt and full of sin. it is only through the Grace of God that we are forgiving. Jesus paid our debts and all we have to do is accept his gift and live everyday becoming more like Jesus Christ and then spend eternity with him.What if we just did good things because they're good and not because a guy promised us candy at the end?
I love Coach Richt and I wish he and his family the best, but I'm happy where I am.
I respectfully disagree, accepting Christ is a life changing event, a spiritual birth. I cant think of any friends who think there is a jag, free buffet etc in heaven. There is also a difference in identifying as a christian and trying to follow Christ. I feel for those who haven't accepted God becuase Christian's in general are some of the worst people on earth. When religion gets in the way and you protest a funeral, or persecute a segment of the population..that's misfounded religion. Jesus brought neither religion or a church to his followers, just a message of love, and serving others. Man gets in the way and screws that up many times.
Except, a) few actually follow that path but all say they do; and b) you can be about love without believing in rehashed metaphysics, with the plus of keeping your dignity.I think we're saying essentially the same thing. The prosperity gospel folks may not teach free buffets but they definitely promise streets of gold and happiness on earth. The hellfire and brimstone teach Christianity is a way of escaping torture. It's not about either. Like you said, it is about love. And if we love, it will show through how we follow Christ and thus, how we serve others.
Mark is a good example of this.
Except, a) few actually follow that path but all say they do; and b) you can be about love without believing in rehashed metaphysics, with the plus of keeping your dignity.
Holy crap! In a lone paragraph you displayed a lack of understanding of equality in the eyes of the Law, evolutionary biology, and history. That's like the ignorance trifecta. Sorry, that's not something I can respect.The belief system that there is no God? With that belief system, all men are not created equal. We evolved. If we evolved, then we are not equal. Easy to see how Stalin justified the murder of millions.
And I admit that religion has been the cause of murder as well.
To write off arguments for Christianity as ridiculous is your choice. I could counter with the same. Are you willing to use logic in this decision though?
Both sides should be respected. Jean shorts should not be though. Go Dawgs!
Have you considered that it may be you who has a lack of understanding?Holy crap! In a lone paragraph you displayed a lack of understanding of equality in the eyes of the Law, evolutionary biology, and history. That's like the ignorance trifecta. Sorry, that's not something I can respect.
Yes. And then I rechecked my logic and my facts. You?Have you considered that it may be you who has a lack of understanding?
Your facts on what? Evolution? The fossil record disproves evolution. History? History as in Jesus fulfilling over 300 prophecies? Check out the odds on that.Yes. And then I rechecked my logic and my facts. You?
The signs are not so great for your eternity, imo. Science people who disbelieve God are the world's stupidest denizens, also imo. I hope you reconsider.ABTW, if your historical reference is the friggin' Bible, that's not a good sign either.
First of all, most 'science people' don't 'disbelieve God', they just need more to 'believe God' than the cultural need for fire insurance and a, sorry, childish desire for an all powerful, authoritarian father figure. It makes you feel better. Terrific. Run with that, just don't pretend its based on anything more than superstition.The signs are not so great for your eternity, imo. Science people who disbelieve God are the world's stupidest denizens, also imo. I hope you reconsider.
Mark Richt perhaps was a questionable coach at UGA, but the question he puts forth, "Where would you spend eternity if you died today?" is the most important question of all.
But that's just it, it's based on much more than superstition... but to each his own.First of all, most 'science people' don't 'disbelieve God', they just need more to 'believe God' than the cultural need for fire insurance and a, sorry, childish desire for an all powerful, authoritarian father figure. It makes you feel better. Terrific. Run with that, just don't pretend its based on anything more than superstition.
Amazing. Same pamphlet response every time. Its like a mantra from Vacation Bible School -'we're the ones being logical', 'we're the ones who know history and evolutionary biology, and paleontology, and quantum physics.....though those things are just diversions created by Satan, of course'. Its a cult but you've been raised in it, its your culture and no amount of education, no amount of life experience will shake that brainwashing. No, no Christians 'harmed' me, and no one from any of the other of the world's dominant superstitions did either. I just outgrew it.Fact. There is significant evidence of micro-evolution. Evidence for macro-evolution is virtually non-existent. The odds of macro-evolution occurring (odds of genetic mutations) are so out of this world that it's impossible.
Fact: Stalin disavowed the existence of God. He killed millions. When there is no God, right or wrong is purely objective. We can say what Stalin did was wrong. Stalin could claim it is right. Neither one of us is correct. If there is no moral law giver, there is no moral law. It's all up to the "masses".
The Gospels were written by eyewitnesses to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. There is enough evidence to verify this. You can disagree with their writings and accuracy, but saying they were fabricated is on the fringes. The writings of Paul (Saul) can be attributed to him as well through historical record as well. Why would he turn from a life of worldly prosperity to persecution for his faith. Why would 12 men stick to the same story and not break under persecution and death?
The fault of this discussion falls on your immature responses exemplified by resorting to profanity.
My guess is that you feel you have been so personally wrong by a Christian at some point that you are respond angrily towards rational arguments. If you have been wronged, that's bad. I hope you would consider rational explanations for the validity of Christianity.
Hard to reason with a California atheist, I suppose.But that's just it, it's based on much more than superstition... but to each his own.
No, its really, really not.But that's just it, it's based on much more than superstition... but to each his own.
Actually, its easy. But reason has no place in an ideology rooted in blind acceptance of cultural norms.Hard to reason with a California atheist, I suppose.