Hoppy Easter!

[EasterBunny]

27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks , and gave it to them, saying , Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. 30 And when they had sung an hymn , they went out into the mount of Olives. 31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written , I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad . 32 But after I am risen again , I will go before you into Galilee. 33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended . 34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow , thou shalt deny me thrice. 35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. 36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy . 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little further , and fell on his face, and prayed , saying , O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will , but as thou wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep , and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray , that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 42 He went away again the second time, and prayed , saying , O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done . 43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy . 44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

[EasterBunny]

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished.

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

[mercurytheatre]

Thank you

My kindest regards Easter Bunny

[Aeryn]

Apr 6, 2012 8:41:11 GMT -5 EasterBunny said:

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished.

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

This is all hearsay. The Bible is a work of fiction, written by drunken old men.

There is no proof that Jesus ever existed.

[EasterBunny]

Apr 6, 2012 17:39:19 GMT -5 Aeryn said:

This is all hearsay. The Bible is a work of fiction, written by drunken old men.

There is no proof that Jesus ever existed.

You can say you don't believe in me and I won't object. You can say you don't believe in Santa Claus and he won't think anything of it.

But when you say you not only don't believe Jesus was who He said he was, but that He never existed, you're in serious trouble. As you know by now, I gave you something brown and it wasn't chocolate.

And here's some more of what you choose to call fiction.

1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Mag'dalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
5 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
7 and the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
9 For as yet they knew not the Scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
11 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
12 and seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabbo'ni; which is to say, Master.
17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
18 Mary Mag'dalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
20 And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
23 whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained.
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Did'ymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31 but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

[KyleEl]

I'm not getting in the middle of this.

We had communion yesterday. I don't think I've ever done that on Easter. They probably did it on Thursday night. And we had grape juice, or at least we were supposed to. I think Timmy will agree with me that it's not best for alcoholics to have wine, even though in churches that do they'll insist it's not going to cause a problem because of what it is.

Methodists don't think that way. We also believe it represents the body and blood, unlike Catholics who believe it becomes the body and blood. Though the pastor says to each one of us, "The blood of Christ, shed for you", and his assistant said, "The body of Christ, broken for you." Because of that difference, that part of the service begins with the pastor saying the table is open to all. Catholics will say it is only open to those who believe in the right way.

[EasterBunny]

Aeryn, Jesus will forgive you for that if you ask Him.

But you won't.

Enjoy eternity with your friends the demons.

[Kimba116]

Apr 9, 2012 10:31:46 GMT -5 EasterBunny said:

As you know my now, I gave you something brown and it wasn't chocolate.

Now that was just too funny.

Apr 9, 2012 14:43:28 GMT -5 KyleEl said:

I'm not getting in the middle of this.

We had communion yesterday. I don't think I've ever done that on Easter. They probably did it on Thursday night. And we had grape juice, or at least we were supposed to. I think Timmy will agree with me that it's not best for alcoholics to have wine, even though in churches that do they'll insist it's not going to cause a problem because of what it is.

Anytime i've ever gone, it's been grape juice. I'm not so worried about the recovering alcoholics but more so the children having it. Needless to say, i never did make it to church on Sunday. Oh well. There's always next year.

[mazeman]

This is an interesting discussion!

I believe in God more and more the older I get.

I believe in the church less and less.

But the church also brings those together who believe.

Pray for wisdom!

[baronyvesderoch]

me i believe in the supreme source
but is normal i m gnostic

[Aeryn]

[baronyvesderoch]

You ignore is whats gnosticism?

[Aeryn]

What?

[mazeman]

Apr 10, 2012 10:07:01 GMT -5 baronyvesderoch said:

You ignore is whats gnosticism?

Not sure what you're asking....

But, if you're asking what is an "agnostic", I think the easiest description is that being an agnostic is saying that the "truth" about God is something we can never know.

Not that God doesn't exist, but that we don't know.

[baronyvesderoch]

the gnosticism


GNOSTICISM IS THE TEACHING based on Gnosis, the knowledge of transcendence arrived at by way of interior, intuitive means. Although Gnosticism thus rests on personal religious experience, it is a mistake to assume all such experience results in Gnostic recognitions. It is nearer the truth to say that Gnosticism expresses a specific religious experience, an experience that does not lend itself to the language of theology or philosophy, but which is instead closely affinitized to, and expresses itself through, the medium of myth. Indeed, one finds that most Gnostic scriptures take the forms of myths. The term “myth” should not here be taken to mean “stories that are not true”, but rather, that the truths embodied in these myths are of a different order from the dogmas of theology or the statements of philosophy.

In the following summary, we will attempt to encapsulate in prose what the Gnostic myths express in their distinctively poetic and imaginative language.
The Cosmos

All religious traditions acknowledge that the world is imperfect. Where they differ is in the explanations which they offer to account for this imperfection and in what they suggest might be done about it. Gnostics have their own -- perhaps quite startling -- view of these matters: they hold that the world is flawed because it was created in a flawed manner.

Like Buddhism, Gnosticism begins with the fundamental recognition that earthly life is filled with suffering. In order to nourish themselves, all forms of life consume each other, thereby visiting pain, fear, and death upon one another (even herbivorous animals live by destroying the life of plants). In addition, so-called natural catastrophes -- earthquakes, floods, fires, drought, volcanic eruptions -- bring further suffering and death in their wake. Human beings, with their complex physiology and psychology, are aware not only of these painful features of earthly existence. They also suffer from the frequent recognition that they are strangers living in a world that is flawed and absurd.

Many religions advocate that humans are to be blamed for the imperfections of the world. Supporting this view, they interpret the Genesis myth as declaring that transgressions committed by the first human pair brought about a “fall” of creation resulting in the present corrupt state of the world. Gnostics respond that this interpretation of the myth is false. The blame for the world’s failings lies not with humans, but with the creator. Since -- especially in the monotheistic religions -- the creator is God, this Gnostic position appears blasphemous, and is often viewed with dismay even by non-believers.

Ways of evading the recognition of the flawed creation and its flawed creator have been devised over and over, but none of these arguments have impressed Gnostics. The ancient Greeks, especially the Platonists, advised people to look to the harmony of the universe, so that by venerating its grandeur they might forget their immediate afflictions. But since this harmony still contains the cruel flaws, forlornness and alienation of existence, this advice is considered of little value by Gnostics. Nor is the Eastern idea of Karma regarded by Gnostics as an adequate explanation of creation’s imperfection and suffering. Karma at best can only explain how the chain of suffering and imperfection works. It does not inform us in the first place why such a sorrowful and malign system should exist.

Once the initial shock of the “unusual” or “blasphemous” nature of the Gnostic explanation for suffering and imperfection of the world wears off, one may begin to recognize that it is in fact the most sensible of all explanations. To appreciate it fully, however, a familiarity with the Gnostic conception of the Godhead is required, both in its original essence as the True God and in its debased manifestation as the false or creator God.

Deity

The Gnostic God concept is more subtle than that of most religions. In its way, it unites and reconciles the recognitions of Monotheism and Polytheism, as well as of Theism, Deism and Pantheism.

In the Gnostic view, there is a true, ultimate and transcendent God, who is beyond all created universes and who never created anything in the sense in which the word “create” is ordinarily understood. While this True God did not fashion or create anything, He (or, It) “emanated” or brought forth from within Himself the substance of all there is in all the worlds, visible and invisible. In a certain sense, it may therefore be true to say that all is God, for all consists of the substance of God. By the same token, it must also be recognized that many portions of the original divine essence have been projected so far from their source that they underwent unwholesome changes in the process. To worship the cosmos, or nature, or embodied creatures is thus tantamount to worshipping alienated and corrupt portions of the emanated divine essence.

The basic Gnostic myth has many variations, but all of these refer to Aeons, intermediate deific beings who exist between the ultimate, True God and ourselves. They, together with the True God, comprise the realm of Fullness (Pleroma) wherein the potency of divinity operates fully. The Fullness stands in contrast to our existential state, which in comparison may be called emptiness.

One of the aeonial beings who bears the name Sophia (“Wisdom”) is of great importance to the Gnostic world view. In the course of her journeyings, Sophia came to emanate from her own being a flawed consciousness, a being who became the creator of the material and psychic cosmos, all of which he created in the image of his own flaw. This being, unaware of his origins, imagined himself to be the ultimate and absolute God. Since he took the already existing divine essence and fashioned it into various forms, he is also called the Demiurgos or “half-maker” There is an authentic half, a true deific component within creation, but it is not recognized by the half-maker and by his cosmic minions, the Archons or “rulers”.

[Aeryn]

That's too fucking long to read.

[mazeman]

Apr 10, 2012 10:29:36 GMT -5 Aeryn said:

That's too fucking long to read.

[baronyvesderoch]

Excuse me but i understand the words happy but not hoppy is whats?

[KyleEl]

Apr 11, 2012 11:06:22 GMT -5 baronyvesderoch said:

Excuse me but i understand the words happy but not hoppy is whats?

If English is not your first language, puns don't translate. I'm not sure how to explain puns. Anyway, it's a bunny reference.

They were having a similar debate on "Mike and Molly" the other night. Some of the characters believed, and some didn't, and one couldn't remember if the story of Jonah had the cricket. Or was that Pinocchio?

[mazeman]

Apr 11, 2012 11:06:22 GMT -5 baronyvesderoch said:

Excuse me but i understand the words happy but not hoppy is whats?

Hi Barony!

Rabbits "hop" when they move, so the poster called his thread "HOPPY Easter" to combine the idea of the American Easter Rabbit and "Happy Easter"

[baronyvesderoch]

sorry but puns is not a french words and thank for the anagrame and the signification of the word hoppy i understand now hop for jump i imagine is correct?

[mazeman]

Apr 11, 2012 13:21:06 GMT -5 baronyvesderoch said:

sorry but puns is not a french words and thank for the anagrame and the signification of the word hoppy i understand now hop for jump i imagine is correct?

Oui!

[baronyvesderoch]

i love me i "m genial the Sherlock Holmes of the deduction is me lol i wante a doctor Watson now héhéhéhéhé

[Lostcause]

Apr 6, 2012 17:39:19 GMT -5 Aeryn said:

Apr 6, 2012 8:41:11 GMT -5 EasterBunny said:

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished.

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

This is all hearsay. The Bible is a work of fiction, written by drunken old men.

There is no proof that Jesus ever existed.

I find saying Jesus was an arab brings much funnier responses these days, but still not bad

[EnergizerBunny]

I can't believe that this site has all these non-believers. I believe in the bunny and I believe in Him.

[Aeryn]

I was wrong...there is a Jesus.

Snapped this picture of him at a party.

[Kimba116]

That guys looks plastered.

Apr 13, 2012 10:11:46 GMT -5 EnergizerBunny said:

I can't believe that this site has all these non-believers. I believe in the bunny and I believe in Him.

As well you should.

[Tinker]

Apr 13, 2012 13:32:42 GMT -5 Aeryn said:

I was wrong...there is a Jesus.
Snapped this picture of him at a party.

Ok, I am freaking out! That looks so much like a guy I knew in college, that I have to know where it's from!!! Even the house looks like a place we used to party! I MUST know!

[Kimba116]

Don't leave Tinker hanging.

Oh, and my niece will be so thrilled the next time i see her... There was a decent sized (stuffed) bunny left over from our Easter sales that didn't have a tag so i bought it at half price.
As soon as i get a pic of it, i'll post it here.

[Aeryn]

Shut it, you kiss ass.

When is your mom going to post here?