The Kingdom of Jesus

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_Doctor CamNC4Me
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Re: The Kingdom of Jesus

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Sounds like the Borg to me.

No thanks.

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Liz,

If every person obeyed Heavenly Father with exactness... Every living being... Billions upon billions of people...

This would be heaven?

No, this would be a giant computer with lots of robots.
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)

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Re: The Kingdom of Jesus

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zeezrom wrote:Liz,

If every person obeyed Heavenly Father with exactness... Every living being... Billions upon billions of people...

This would be heaven?

No, this would be a giant computer with lots of robots.

I disagree. I disagree for the very reason that we are NOT computers. We are NOT robots. Wouldn't you enjoy living in a world where you could basically take the good of what you have now, but eliminate the bad? Maybe I'm not explaining myself well. I would enjoy being able to enjoy my family and work, but not have to worry about murderers, thieves, wars, etc.
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Liz,

The problem is, we can't all agree on what is good and what is bad. I *certainly* don't want to see everything HF thinks is good come to pass.
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)

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Re: The Kingdom of Jesus

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liz3564 wrote:
zeezrom wrote:Liz,

If every person obeyed Heavenly Father with exactness... Every living being... Billions upon billions of people...

This would be heaven?

No, this would be a giant computer with lots of robots.

I disagree. I disagree for the very reason that we are NOT computers. We are NOT robots. Wouldn't you enjoy living in a world where you could basically take the good of what you have now, but eliminate the bad? Maybe I'm not explaining myself well. I would enjoy being able to enjoy my family and work, but not have to worry about murderers, thieves, wars, etc.


Liz, God designed the plan to include murderers, thieves, wars etc.
This is the world God created and you don't like it.
What makes you think you'll like the heaven He's created?
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Hoops wrote:Well, since people are born neither good nor evil, with a perfect administration of the world, which one would expect with Jesus as King, then it should be pretty easy for folks to behave themselves.

What's the problem?


No external law or rule or policy can ever stop a man from getting angry and offing the bloke who cut him off in traffic.

I suspect Jesus will be just as unsuccessful, short of exercising some type of free-will-removing power.

H.
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Re: The Kingdom of Jesus

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LDSToronto wrote:I suspect Jesus will be just as unsuccessful, short of exercising some type of free-will-removing power.

H.


Or outlawing automobiles.
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LDSToronto wrote:No external law or rule or policy can ever stop a man from getting angry and offing the bloke who cut him off in traffic.

I suspect Jesus will be just as unsuccessful, short of exercising some type of free-will-removing power.

H.


I think that's the problem: the notion that evil/sin can be eliminated (by binding Satan, for example) suggests that evil is something external to humans. It's not.
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consiglieri wrote:
LDSToronto wrote:I suspect Jesus will be just as unsuccessful, short of exercising some type of free-will-removing power.

H.


Or outlawing automobiles.


No hand-waving cracka is taking way my GTO in the CK!

H.
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Re: The Kingdom of Jesus

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LDSToronto wrote:
No external law or rule or policy can ever stop a man from getting angry and offing the bloke who cut him off in traffic.

I suspect Jesus will be just as unsuccessful, short of exercising some type of free-will-removing power.

H.

Now you're starting to get the born again experience.
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