Hey there.... replied by absoluteliquid @ Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:43:11 -0000

absoluteliquid — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:43:11 -0000

ah how time flies… =D

Happy chrismahannakwanzika to all! replied by kookookachoo @ Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:58:54 -0000

kookookachoo — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:58:54 -0000

I understand about the pics thing. The problem is that I don’t have those types of moderating powers here. All I can do is edit, delete and mass delete posts and forums, plus ban/kill users if they get too frisky, lol. I will go to those pages to confirm that they are kryptonite for my superpowers, but I’ve checked it out before, and they are.
Let’s move this convo to the daily thread http://godstilllovesus.org/forums/6/topics/1739

Happy chrismahannakwanzika to all! replied by LdsGal202 @ Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:16:25 -0000

LdsGal202 — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:16:25 -0000

Let’s do it! :D I would also like to propose we take off the picture contest stuff on the website, it’s finished & there’s really no point in having zombie pictures up I feel…

Hey there.... replied by kookookachoo @ Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:40:55 -0000

kookookachoo — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:40:55 -0000

I’m sorry to miss your return, AL. And it’s always good to hear from another voice in the wilderness as well pumaman!
Let’s see if I can get this old website to start notifying me of posts via my email. If not, I’m gonna contact the webmaster and see if we can get an upgrade! lol (as if the webmaster will reply, haven’t heard a peep from them since 2008!) one more time on the lol

Happy chrismahannakwanzika to all! replied by kookookachoo @ Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:34:24 -0000

kookookachoo — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:34:24 -0000

You’re right, Gal. I will email you soon to see if we can get it going again. Love you honey!

Happy chrismahannakwanzika to all! replied by LdsGal202 @ Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:48:14 -0000

LdsGal202 — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:48:14 -0000

This sites been abandoned foro years now with the exception of punman writinh recently. Ide love to see it come back to life!!!

Hey there.... replied by pumaman @ Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:05:07 -0000

pumaman — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:05:07 -0000

So whenever I mention my non-religious point of view my friend agrees with me or so it seems. But tonight after a nice thanksgiving meal she mentioned that she liked to watch a Christmas movie each day between thanksgiving and christmas. So out of her collection of VHS/DVDs I picked Polar Express which I had never seen. Good animation, but what a sappy story… made me gag. I guess I need to tell her how much I don’t believe in tinkerbell, and ask her what makes her so attached to this crap. Wish me luck, I’ll keep you posted.

Hey there.... replied by pumaman @ Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:28:58 -0000

pumaman — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:28:58 -0000

So I got a text from a friend last night asking me to pray for her, she was nervous about something she had to do the next day. She’s not an obviously religious person, so I was a little surprised. I wrote back and said, “Sorry, I don’t pray” which is true. I’m an atheist. Either she didn’t know that, or thought that some atheists prayed anyway. I did tell her she would do great the next day, explained why she’d do great, and she did. Now I’m wondering if she’ll bring up the whole prayer thing the next time I see her in person. Which will be tomorrow when she gets home. I’m staying at her house, moved in while she was gone. Long story.

Hey there.... replied by pumaman @ Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:22:31 -0000

pumaman — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:22:31 -0000

Yep, still there.

Hey there.... replied by pumaman @ Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:21:41 -0000

pumaman — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:21:41 -0000

Hi! I’ll bet I’ve been away longer. Wonder if my avatar is still in the system….

Hey there.... replied by absoluteliquid @ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:57:46 -0000

absoluteliquid — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:57:46 -0000

Been busy for quite some time… just stopping in to say “Hi”...

WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS! replied by kookookachoo @ Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:55:02 -0000

kookookachoo — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:55:02 -0000

Hello!

Welcome to the God Still Loves Us (GSLU) website! As a guest, you’re allowed to look all around and see what we’ve been doing here since we opened the site 18 months ago. But, don’t just look around, JOIN US! There’s no cost or obligation for membership. All you have to do is register with a valid email address, and you’re here! Minors are welcome, too!

For some far-reaching discussion of religion and many other subjects, GSLU is the place to be! We know you will enjoy yourself here!

Thank you for your attention!
kookookachoo
GSLU Moderator

What does GSLU mean to you? replied by LdsGal202 @ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:43:47 -0000

LdsGal202 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:43:47 -0000

that’s a good answer. I like that phrase “inspite of ourselves” :)))

WHY DOES GOD LOVE US? replied by BenjaminB @ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:25:32 -0000

BenjaminB — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:25:32 -0000

Response to original topic:

I think, first, his love is so perfect that we can barely understand what he has revealed to us. God loves unconditionally, which mankind cannot do in and of himself. God loves perfectly, which mankind’s love cannot come even close to or even compare.
Why God loves me, i may never understand at all, but I know that God created us perfect and He views us as his creation, broken by sin. God can never change and therefore his love for us cannot change in spite of mankind’s absolute sinfulness. What he created, he will not abandon.

What does GSLU mean to you? replied by BenjaminB @ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:17:58 -0000

BenjaminB — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:17:58 -0000

I think it means that God still loves us 100% in spite of ourselves.

WHY DOES GOD LOVE US? replied by LdsGal202 @ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:54:15 -0000

LdsGal202 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:54:15 -0000

So like I said I’ve been doing my HW. There’s still a lot of things I have to look in to concerning some stuff I found out & want to look into, so when I get the 411 on that I’ll make a thread or something. So Micheal the archangel=Adam=man made of the earth=Moses 3:7 “And I, the Lord God, formed man out of the dust of the ground…” Micheal=one who is like God. Don’t know exactly why Jesus & Adam are referred to as the same person sometimes? I’ll get back to you on that :)))

WHY DOES GOD LOVE US? replied by LdsGal202 @ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:14:58 -0000

LdsGal202 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:14:58 -0000

hahaha, thanks satol for the advice (sigh) one of the reasons I love this site, you guys are awesome :D

WHY DOES GOD LOVE US? replied by Satolkin @ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:36:15 -0000

Satolkin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:36:15 -0000

LdsGal202 wrote:
>well thanks, and yeah I’ll defenitely looking into that. I do know that micheal the archangel is Adam. Adam means the eath or man of the earth.

Well done, little Sister. Go with Adam as “man,”(made from earth, then look up what THAT means :)) then look up what “Michael” means. Incidentally, outside of Mormonism, Rosicrucianism, and a couple other disciplines of Christian esotericism, this equivalency of Adam and Michael is not known. Ponder it.
BTW, in older (LDS) Temple Ritual, Adam and Jesus are also the same guy. Worth thinking about.

And I agree w/ you, I’ve been raised mormon yes, but I’ve been doing my own research on other religions to ee what else is out there and also a study of my own,

Good for you. And, I’m not in any way demeaning Mormonism. I spent about 13 years traveling extensively in Utah, and I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for you crazy Zionists. You’re in a very cool tradition, with some very valuable teachings. Just don’t let the fundies (and yes, you have them too) color your way of thinking. Explore and research other religions, but try to see the similarities they have to your own, and be open- minded.

And since I won this battle 10 cool points to me!

CRAP. Allright, granted. The battle, perhaps, but not the war. :D

WHY DOES GOD LOVE US? replied by LdsGal202 @ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:03:31 -0000

LdsGal202 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:03:31 -0000

well thanks, and yeah I’ll defenitely looking into that. I do know that micheal the archangel is Adam. Adam means the eath or man of the earth. And I agree w/ you, I’ve been raised mormon yes, but I’ve been doing my own research on other religions to ee what else is out there and also a study of my own, I assure you my parents aren’t spoon feeding me when it comes to my faith, I learn things on my own by studying and doing my own personal research & asking questions :))) And since I won this battle 10 cool points to me!

WHY DOES GOD LOVE US? replied by kookookachoo @ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:14:14 -0000

kookookachoo — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:14:14 -0000

LdsGal202 wrote:
>>Bible refrence too! although it says this in the book of mormon as well, thanks Koo dalring.

ROFL! Gal, thank you so much, love you, too!

WHY DOES GOD LOVE US? replied by Satolkin @ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:13:33 -0000

Satolkin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:13:33 -0000

Deleted for redundancy.

WHY DOES GOD LOVE US? replied by Satolkin @ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:48:20 -0000

Satolkin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:48:20 -0000

LdsGal202 wrote:
>Satol I love it when you give me a challenge! okay here it goes:

Thank G-d, LDSGal, you didn’t quote the verse talking about “Lucifer” being cast down, which is a major translation problem, and one most people rely on.
There may be hope for you. :D

BTW, technically, ya got me. Revelation does give it a mention. I tend to think of that particular book as somewhat outside the course of the rest of the Bible- it really is a book apart, and one of my favorites.
It’s really important to understand, though, that Revelation is commentary by a mystic, and way, WAY outside any kind of thought held by the basis of the Christian Faith, Judaism. Jews don’t see “the devil” in anywhere near the same way many Christians do, and it is their tradition that we are a splinter of, and actually, if studied carefully, very close to. Particularly Mormonism. There is absolutely no way that a Jewish/ Christian mystic (the guy we think of as John the Revelator/ Evangelist) would conceive Satan in the form we’re speaking of, particularly as an actual, fallen angel. We cheapen the allegorical mystery of our tradition when we do that.

St. John’s Apocalypse (Revelation), my has only been interpreted as an “end of the world” scenario, involving a pitched battle between the Christ and his evil counterpart, the AntiChrist, since the mid- 19th century. It is properly understood as a gnostic/ hermetic text, using very old imagery (pre- Bible) to explain the process of enlightenment through the “Christos,” or Divine within. You will not find that in standard, modern Bible interpretations. You will see the same imagery and story in many ancient Sacred Texts, and I’ll guarantee you, in my study of what Joseph Smith wrote, and esoteric Mormonism (yep- you guys have us pesky rascals too) big Joe was totally clued into this.

This Apocalypse, BTW, was not the only one written- several Biblical writers wrote versions, all contained in the Nag Hammadi Library, which I strongly encourage you to purchase and read.

Start thinking about this passage this way, and make the following assumptions (you don’t have to believe them, just go with me, as an experiment):

If allegory (and it is), who is Michael? It helps if you find out what that Hebrew name translates to in English. Who is Satan? Again, helps to know what that term means. Who fell? Adam, in a sense, fell, yes? What does the name “Adam” mean? What does “angel” mean, in Hebrew?

Study, darlin’. Spiritual development is far too important to merely accept what a church, members of that church (even, sadly, your parents), or clergy have forced you to parrot back. You MUST work this out, using your own brain. It’s key, and I hope I’ve told you this when you are still at a young enough age not to be stuck in a spiritual box. Don’t even accept what I tell you at face value. Analyze it. And seriously, look up the answers to the questions I asked you, then THINK about what this passage might mean.

WHY DOES GOD LOVE US? replied by LdsGal202 @ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:00:47 -0000

LdsGal202 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:00:47 -0000

Satol I love it when you give me a challenge! okay here it goes:

Rev.12:4,7-9

” 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

“7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. “

OH! NOW WHAT SON?! :)))
Bible refrence too! although it says this in the book of mormon as well, thanks Koo dalring.

Say anything else. replied by LdsGal202 @ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:50:33 -0000

LdsGal202 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:50:33 -0000

yeah, that’s why sometimes I hate this country and I want to leave and not live here, but then I think…all the countries in the world are either the same or worse, so I might as well just stick around and try to make a diffrence. I don’t watch TV at all. I spend most of my time on the computer doing research & just educating myself about random things going on in our planet. TV just has a lot of garbage to offer, even in the discovery channel, all the hell they ever show is shark week! lol. Anywhoo, national geographic channel has a lot to offer about history and the past, but everyonce in a while they put on really awesome shows which is where I learned about that Pahoti thing & I also saw an episode about the history of cocaine. Very informative. Radio music is all garbage. All the songs say the same thing only its a diffrent beat there playing. Which is why I prefer the rock genre. All the songs are about something diffrent, there more personal, and the beats are wicked sick as well :)))

Where is everyone??? replied by LdsGal202 @ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:39:58 -0000

LdsGal202 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:39:58 -0000

bahaha! :D

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