Actually, I believe the so called 2nd coming has already happened, but I believe that his presence is totally different then what other Christians believe. And as for if I end up being wrong, I'm realistic, since we as humans, continue to study & learn, & sometimes what we believe, can be off. To err is human.
May I ask when it happened, according to your belief?
1914, were not the only religion that has found what we believe to be significant(& figured out something was going down that year, just weren't sure exactly what....until it happened). I'm terrible at math, so I'd have a hard time showing you how the year 1914 is added up in the scriptures. And, like I said, our view of what people call the 2nd coming is different. Alot of people believe that Jesus would litterally be riding on a cloud to earth, but that's being too literal, we believe it's a heavenly presence, & that he is with those serving him, to put it simply, but also that Satan was cast out of heaven that year, & not allowed to return. Basically, he's now trapped on earth. Before, he could go basically wherever he pleased in the universe, but, not after 1914. It's funny, my father in law has this theory, where, when you leave earth, you are no longer surrounded by Satan's presence, so you feel at peace. In otherwords, when astronaughts go up in space, & feel at peace, he thinks it's because Satan's influence can't reach there
It's an interesting theory.......& maybe it's true, but, it's kind of funny to me.
Oh, & your right, most Christians don't adhere to the laws in the Bible. For instance, it says don't fornicate, yet, most Christians do it anyways. But things like not eating pig is different, since that was under the old Mosaic Law, that none of us are bound by. The 10 commandments, were under the Mosaic Law, but after Christ was sacrificed, we were no longer bound by the 10 Commandments specifically, however, most of the laws still apply, post Mosaic Law. Like thou shall not murder, honor thy parents, etc. But things like honor the Sabbath, no longer apply to our lives. Also, pig's were considered unlcean at the time, because it was probably difficult to cook or clean right, before consumption. Maybe even because they were hard to bleed? I don't know much about cooking so, not sure, but I know with blood, God considers it sacred.
Something I was thinking about, is why do people of one religion/belief date or marry people of a different religion/belief? As I get older, it just doesn't make sense to date outside of people that share your beliefs on life. When were kids, that's different, since most of us, didn't care as much about what we believed, but as we get older, whatever our stance is on life & how it got here, & why we're here, becomes our life. Rather then, it being a part of our life, along with hobbies, & such. Ofcoarse we still our have hobbies, but, I feel that what we believe in general about life, is the most important thing in our lives. So, why would a Protestant date an Atheist? A Muslim & a Mormon? A Jew & a Buhddist? Even within Christendom or Islam, why would someone of one part of those religions, date someone of another? Like, why would a Baptist date a Pentacostal? What's the point? Sure, there views are similar, but, they're not the same, & to me, that would be frusterating.
It makes sense to me now that I'm older, why were not supposed to date outside of our religion. Because it just doesn't make sense. One thing I can guess, is that these people maybe are just lustful, like we were when we were kids, & were so overjoyed that a girl liked us, despite what her religion was(I can speak, as I dated a drug addict, who didn't care about life, other then getting high & drunk & laid, thanks to her lousy parents, I was just so overjoyed that a girl found me attractive, & wanted actually asked ME out, a rarity, to be sure!). The only other thing I can think of, is maybe when people of different beliefs get together, that maybe one, or both, don't really entirely believe, what they say they believe or at all.
2 good examples of how I think it should be, would be my wife & I, & Nod & his wife. My wife & I have the same beliefs, it's a no brainer, there's no split in how we feel about life. Same goes for Nod & his wife, they believe in the same beliefs. It just makes sense for it to be that way.
