You forgot to add [citation needed] to your list. ;) Merry Christmas, btw.

MZ

If Christians really, truly believed in Hell, they would be desperately trying to convert everyone that they loved and cared about. I don’t think most moderates really believe in Hell for anyone except rapists and mass murderers. In fact, I don’t think most moderate Christians have ever sat down alone and read through the entire Bible. Not only does God come off as a self-absorbed, petty, insecure dick, he’s kind of a bumbling doofus as well. thestoryoffive has done an excellent job of demonstrating one of the most dangerous teachings of fundamental Christianity which is, “it’s not what you do that matters, it’s what you believe.” This message pops up in Islam a lot too. No matter how much good you do in this world, if you never accept our god as the real deal, you’re an infidel and you’ll suffer forever. You’re an aborigine on an island and no one ever told you about God or the Bible/Koran before you died? Too bad, off to Hell with you. Every Christian always assumes that babies and small children who die go to heaven. Why? They haven’t fully accepted God and Jesus into their hearts. Thy don’t even understand who God and Jesus are. Nothing about organized religion makes any sense except its popularity.

When I pray for people in and outside churches of all kinds, He heals many of them. I see all kinds of miracles all the time. It’s fun to watch legs grow out, there’s no ligic involved, still they grow during prayer. I never get used to it. Many people have uneven legs which causes back problems. Jesus can heal you!

How I first met God.

When I was 21 I wanted to know if there was more to life than 9-5. I read in the Bible that you need to get baptized when you come to believe, so I asked som Christians to baptize me on the beach.
After this I was so desperate to find out more, that I even went to a bible school, on a 4 week course for evangelists about to enter the ministry :-)
I had no plans “what so ever” to become an evangelist, because I wasn’t even (really) a Christian yet. I just thought, perhaps I could find out “something” more there.
I was only looking for the meaning of life, everything was pretty hazy.

Anyway, nothing much happened at the bible school. I had given God an “ultimatum” though (don’t know if you can do that, but I did).
I’d prayed and told Him, that if nothing happens while I’m here, I will go to sea and drink until I die.

I didn’t want to believe in some “theory” or “idea”.
I had not shared my life at the bible school. We were a large number of pupils, and I didn’t know anybody there.

On the last night some guys from the school asked me over, just so we could say goodbye… As I was about to leave, totally crushed and disillusioned, somebody said let’s pray before we go.
I figured I had drawn a blank again. I was very disappointed but said ok.

Anyway I sat down while the others prayed, and all of a sudden one of the girls started singing in an African language (she’d done it in school also and a missionary had recognized the language, he said that she sang fluently, she did NOT know the language though, because she had never been to Africa)…anyway, then she received the translation (from the Holy Spirit) in her own language, and it went something like this, “it is I the Lord and I am anointing you with My power”, I instantly “knew” somehow that it was “Yahweh”, and “ZAP” an enormous power hit my body.

The power frightened me for a tenth of a second, since it was “supernatural”. But I quickly noticed that it was positive. It was electrifying somehow and felt like the most wonderful thing I had ever experienced (up to that time).

I could not feel the chair that I was sitting in!!! I felt as if I was floating in the air on my back, like the Astronauts do at take off. The anointing (God’s power) just flowed through me continously.
Then suddenly, I felt as if I was sitting in the lap of God and He actually hugged me physically! I had never ever felt TRUE love before so I was “totally amazed”. Because of His hug, I can never ever doubt Him again, once you’re touched, doubt is impossible.

I don’t know how long I was under the Holy Spirits power, but when I opened my eyes the candles were out (to my big surprise) and the room was dark, except from a faint street light shining in through a window, as I closed my eyes again there was an intense light in my head!!! I could feel the love of God, and now, I decided to follow Him for the rest of my days, come what may.

The Holy Spirit confirmed the Holy Bible to me as being God’s Word, and that Jesus is the “only” way to God, and that the Creator is the God of the Holy Bible.

He also told me that religions are not of God. He never intended for us to have “different” denominations and churches. To God we are either followers of Christ or antichrist (against Christ).

Those who do not follow Jesus will end up in Hell with satan and all his fallen angels (evil spirits). After D-day they will all be thrown into the Lake of Fire (the second death). All others who are indifferent to God, will also be sent there, since nothing unclean will ever enter Heaven. Jesus makes us clean.

I have experienced the Holy Spirit’s power a lot since being saved. Often when I pray for people by the laying on of hands, they feel the power of the Holy Spirit coming out of my hand or both hands, as in enters their bodies and heals them in different ways (every week). Since June 2009, I “always” feel the Holy Spirits power physically as I pray. I also feel His anointing now and then during the day, even when I’m not praying. Every single day He touches me!

In other words we do “not” have to wait until we are “dead” to meet God. We know that we are saved as soon as we have accepted Jesus as our Savior through prayer, and asked for forgiveness for our sins, this is a promise. We are saved by faith, even if we feel nothing. Most people however, do feel agreat sense of supernatural relief, but that’s just because we are all different. Everything starts with a prayer, then God sets the ball in motion. Try this:

Heavenly Father, forgive me my sins. Jesus I believe that you are the only son of God, please save me, come into my heart, and take over my life. Amen.

Read the New Testament Matthew 5 for starters. Men did not write the Bible, it is not possible. Even Dr. Ivan Panin proved that, Google him. The Holy Spirit told the prophets to write what they did. Read the KJV, not the newer “Hot Roded” Bibles (changed slightly due to copyrights etc.).

Take care, Benjamin