Thanks,

Mack

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The Christian world isn't all candy coated wonderfulness, Jesus walked the earth with a group of society rift-rafts kicking demon ass and preaching the Word. I think man has just blocked out all the strong stuff and created a "happy happy" land for everyone to play in and have no problems. We need to get realistic.

There is a battle raging all around us, light verus darkness, God verus satan, Angels verus demons, all the time, it's going on right now in our houses, our schools, our church's, our towns / cities, our families. I'm seeing a uprising of acceptance and wide spread use of cults and satanism all around me. It's growing in children, the youth, and adults, no one can pick a pacific group of people, it grows in all of them. Satan uses everything he can to get people to turn away from God, everything is a tool, so we should also use everything as a tool against him. We can use the radio, music, TV, and the computer as ways to attack satan. He uses them against us, why should we sit back and say "oh well, another satan worshipping page against Christians is up" we should start cranking out web pages, make our mark on everything and impact society. We are already using these tools, but we need to be more hard hitting, strong, grab the person right out of there seats.

Evil is like a tree, you cannot kill the tree by cutting off it's braches, it will grow back the same way it was before, the seeds will come out and take flight, and more tree's will grow. Making our problem much worse. You need to attack the problem at it's root, uproot the tree, the tree dies, no more braches, no more seeds, no more problem(s). Plain and simple, we need to attack the roots. We need to attack Satan, make his feel how we feel when he attacks us. Of course we'll never kill Satan, but we can make him and his army hurt bad and get him to back off, keep our guard, with the power of God we CAN do this. Thats what we're doing. Alot of people don't like it because they are comfortable in the candy coated sugar laced happy happy land where nothing goes wrong and satan doesn't exist or is rarely talked about. I'm sick of it and I'm slamming my fist down, freedom of speech, freedom to express myself, freedom to advertise, I can't wait to see/hear satan and his demons burning in that lake of fire forever.

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Every Christian can and should be ready to cast out demons. However, most don't because Satan has convinced them it's not their calling or it's to dangerous or it's theologically inappropriate. The truth Satan wants hidden is that the necessary authority to demolish demonic strongholds is given to us by the Holy Spirit where we are born again in Christ.

Every time Jesus sent out his disciples, whether was by 2, the 12, or the 70 he said, "Cast out demons." It is the first sign He gave of his power and authority. Exorcism isn't an option, it's a requirement of the Gospel.

- Bob Larson (http://www.boblarson.org)

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[This message has been edited by Mack (edited February 20, 2001).]

I partly disagree with that 'Sig' and partly don't, I agree that there shouldn't be any swearing in it, that is forsure, based on,

Ex:20:7: Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Anyway other than that, maybe quoting important scripture at the end of your 'Sig' might be a better course of action.

Romans 14:14-16
"I know and am perfectly sure on the authority of the Lord Jesus that no food, in and of itself, is wrong to eat. But if someone believes it is wrong, then for that person it is wrong. And if another Christian is distressed by what you eat, you are not acting in love if you eat it. Don’t let your eating ruin someone for whom Christ died. Then you will not be condemned for doing something you know is all right."
(New Living Translation)

As to the issue of Jesus enjoying pouring out destruction on others, yes, I would like you to show me the exact verses that point that out.

†Caleb†

[This message has been edited by Mack (edited February 21, 2001).]

Now, what I'm saying here is that God doesn't look down on the Germans, or consider their 'nudity' issues a sin, because it isn't frowned upon by their community, it is part of who they are. Mack here is has a graphic word in his signature, well big deal my friend, big stinkin deal. Just because he has that in his signature, or maybe he even *oohs and ahhs* has said it, doesn't make him any less of a Christian you or me. Alright, he is using the word in its correct context. In the bible, the word 'damn' is used several times, and there is nothing wrong with it because it is used in the right situation. Mack used the word 'ass' in somewhat of the right context (hehehehe) and to promote a good cause.

Now even though some of you may look down upon it, it doesn't make it wrong. You aren't the deciding factor here, and neither am I. God is. And although I choose not to use graphic language, and I do not like it when others use it in excessiveness, I feel that the way it is used in Mack's sig is perfectly fine. It does not give Christians a bad name, and to many people it is an 'okay' word to use (unlike others [ie f*** and s***... 4 letter words]).

And besides, in _my_ opinion, I think he christian gaming community needs something new. I'm sorry folks, although you are working for a good cause, people over 14 years old aren't going to buy Goody-Good 'Get the Animals on Noahs Ark' games. If we want to spread the word through computer games, we are going to have to make something that appeals to our older audience. We have to have a hardcore shoot-em-up game that carries a powerful message. Maybe in the credits or something you could put in a prayer or something... ya know?

!!!AND!!! if anyone wants to get _REALLY_ technical, he didn't even use the word in his signature, he used "@$$", not 'ass.'

Anyways, thats what I think... hope I put some minds to rest on that issue.
-Spencer Quirk
~Warforge, MD.

But saying that a culture chooses their own morality implies that God looks down in favor of that culture's moral code is incorrect (being gentle here...). In effect this is changing the rules of the game because they don't suit your tastes (aka wants, lusts, etc...). Some rules/conditions are explicitly stated in God's Word. These include the sins enumerated in Revelation 21:8. It reminds me of the old American proverb: "God helps those who help themselves." There's really no basis for that proverb or for saying that God is a respecter of Culture. You've taken what little Scripture you've based your assumption on and bended it to justify Germany's current spiritual condition. I don't think that's what God did for Sodom and Gommorah. But on the other hand God did send Jonah to a people who "did not know their left hand from their right" (spiritual ignorance) to save them from destruction. But Germany is not ignorant of the Gospel or the laws of God, and that, therefore, is where I find your statement lacking basis from the Word.

You're right Christian gaming does need something new, but if we choose to pursue an ethical code thinly seperated from secular gaming's ethical code, we lose our opportunity to spread the Gospel, because there will be nothing different between the world's games and the ones we make. One of the most effective tools for spreading the Gospel that I've seen or heard of is a believer's daily life. If they are different (walk in the Spirit versus in the flesh) then people take notice, and the Holy Spirit does His work (convicting the world of sin, righteousness and judgement). If we are no different then the world there is no potential for the Holy Spirit to use our lives in spreading the Gospel. Biblical basis: "Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the body of Christ" (in more words or less) Ephesians 4:29.

Then there is this principal of walking in unity in such a way that you do not cause a brother or sister to stumble in their walk with God. We do this out of love for one another.

The Christian Way is a hard one, there is an easier way, but that way is called the Road to Destruction. These roads are made to be different. It is part of a Christian's call to make sure that the road they take is the higher one, despite the snags and hard places that there are to cross. Yet it is possible.

joeG

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joeG

†Caleb†

Jesus Loves Kicking Demon butt rump!

Jesus Loves Kicking Demon hinee!

Jesus Loves Kicking Demon toosh!

It doesn't have the bite to it, if you can find a better replacement word that just has the same or more (even better) bite or strengh to it then tell me and I'll replace it. I tested the ad among all our employee's, also people who send me e-mails about TGS, I also went on some random message boards and posted it on the anti-Christian threads and I got tons of responces (some good, some bad) asking about Christianity and why I'm so different from the rest, why I'm so agressive in my walk with Christ and hatred towards satan. Quote from one girl:

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Mack!! From what you said you believe exactly the way I do Jesus Rocks! I have been so scared to say that here for so long because I thought people would think that I was judging them for what they believe....i'm not...i just want EVERYONE to know what Jesus did for me!!!! He is EVERYTHING to me....thank you for reading this....please consider asking Jesus into your heart as Mack and I did...it doesn't make life a
breeze all the time, but Christ will give you the strength to get through the rough spots.

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So I basically stero-typed you guys to the people that spiritually squashed me, that was wrong. I was expecting you all to freak out running towards me with your pitchforks and torches screaming "burn him! burn him!"

Say No to Religion:

What? No religion? Isn't a belief in God mean a person is
religious? You mean there is something other than religion?

Frankly, yes.

God is not religious. Religion is something people made up.
Acting or looking a certain way. Doing or not doing certain
things and rituals.

History is full of bloody acts and wars in the name of religion.
From the Inquisition to Hitler, religion has always played a
part in misery and murder in the history of the world.

But hasn't Christianity been a big part of this misery?

Religions calling themselves Christians have, sure. Hitler used
religious rhetoric to cause the holocost to eliminate the Jewish
race. The Spanish Inquisition used religious rhetoric to
tourture and terrorize. There are countless examples of this,
yet throughout history there are those who continued to seek
real Truth. Some of those were killed because of it in the
name of religion.

But there is something more and more people are realizing.
And those in history who were killed for it realized it then - the
difference is that religion requires you to believe a certain
way. God requires you to receive. Believe in religion as
opposed to receiving Christ. That's the difference.

If you are seeking and really want to find the truth about life,
then you will find it. Religion seeks to make us comfortable,
ignorant and oblivious. When we are born physically in this
world, we all have an empty void that seeks to be filled. God
made a way for us to truely fill that void. That's what the term
Christian really means, to have Christ in us.

Wait a second! To be a Christian I would have to believe in
Jesus, right?

The bible actually says you must receive Christ into your heart.
It referes to that as being "born again" spiritually. An analogy
of being born physically. And as far as believing in Jesus, the
bible says that satan believes in Jesus, but that doesn't make
him a Christian - so why would just believing work for anyone
else?

Oh, the Bible, huh? There's a lot of books out there about God.
There's even lots of books interperating the bible. What's the
difference in that ? And besides, I've heard a lot of stuff about
how the bible says one thing in one place and the opposite in
another place.

Yes, there are lots of books out there and people who will tell
you what the bible says. One aspect of religion is people who
have a certain belief and then go to the bible to find scripture
that appears to support what they want to make it say. That is
when the bible appears to contradict itself. But it isn't the bible
doing the contradiction.

In 2nd Peter 1:20 it says, "Above all, you must understand that
no prophecy of the Scripture is of a person's interperatation."
You read it for yourself. It speaks to you. The bible is full of
stories about love, war, passion, hate, lies, pleasure and
everything that happens to people then and now. It also has
wisdom, knowlege, truth and the key to life here and beyond.

The bible also says we can have a personal relationship with
God. We don't go through a superior person or have to
perform certain rituals to achieve this relationship. Being good
doesn't work. We can never be completely perfect no matter
who we are. In fact, there is nothing we can do as far as acts
or rituals to have the Spirit live in us. We simply agree to
allow Christ to come into our hearts. When this happens, we
begin to really see and understand because our spiritual eyes
become open. Then the real fun begins!

It can't be that simple!

But it is that simple. Religion says it is not simple. Religion
tells you to be something you're not. But God wants us to be
what we really are and Christ empowers us to be just that.

I was raised in a religious atmosphere when I was a kid.
Religion never did anything for me and like most people, I
wandered around trying this and that but never finding real
happiness or satisfaction. I was seeking and finally began to
read the Bible for myself. I finally saw the difference between
religion and God's plan for me. I finally learned to say no to
religion and yes to God. Over time my life has become
wonderful because of it. My zits didn't suddenly go away and
there were still bad things that would happen sometimes. But
because I now had the Spirit of God living in me, I had a
source of knowlege and power that helped me to overcome
everything and see the best way to go.

Go get a copy of the Bible. There is a short book called Mark
that tells the whole story about who and what Jesus is and
what he did so we could receive the free gift of God's spirit. If
you can get a copy of an N.I.V. bible, that's best because it was
painstakingly translated into plain english from the most
original copies of the Bible.

Just honestly ask Jesus to come into your heart. Just like you
would talk to a friend. Do it right now. Say that you want Jesus
to come into your heart and be born again. Start reading the
bible with your newly openned spiritual eyes and it will speak
to you.

Ask God to help you meet other real people like yourself. Look
for others who read the bible. You will meet others like
yourself and it's great to make real friendships. It's amazing
how God helps us in life when all we do is receive his Spirit.
Most of all, keep saying no to religion and yes to God.

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[This message has been edited by Mack (edited February 24, 2001).]

†Caleb†

PS: What is that thing in the picture you put on your last post? Is that thing a heart where his head is supposed to be?

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Originally posted by Imsold4christ:
Whew! That was a long post! I just wanted to say Mack, that was awesome. I love your testimony. But my question still remains: Where in the Bible does it say that Jesus enjoys pouring wrath on demons? I know that it says he will pour wrath on them, lot's of it. And it is said numerous times in the Bible too. But never have I seen a verse that says God takes pleasure in pouring wrath on anyone, even demons. It'd be really helpful if you could point it out to me.

†Caleb†

PS: What is that thing in the picture you put on your last post? Is that thing a heart where his head is supposed to be?

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I'm still trying to get my PC Study Bible to work, I might just download the demo and look up some stuff for you. I basically made an assumption, the Bible speaks so much about rejecting/hating satan, almost like you should have a passion (since it's mentioned so many times) to hate him and his ways. Passion of hating satan = love of hating satan = different things you can do to make satans exsistance that much more painful/annoying on him.

I was orignally going to make another plain Hardcore Christian gaming sig because Krylar said my last one flashed too much. Then just before I uploaded it I looked up and saw one of the many spiritual warfare books I own and the idea (to me) was so great that it felt like it hit me like a ton of stone. I never finished something so fast before. If I thought it was bad then I would have either felt something wrong or I would have never posted it on the net. Thats the way God works with me, either I feel it's bad or I just don't do it, I get different feelings when it's satan trying to influce me, when he does it, it feels like an annoying constant pressure not to do something which I know would do good. When I created and posted the sig I felt good, it was like an open slam against satan following me around and it made a clear message, God is a God of Love, but he is also a warrior (now I know it says that in the Bible, I'm going to find that verse) who doesn't play around when it comes to kicking serious satan/demon butt. If you we're a father, and some evil person tried to manuplate your kids into doing something wrong (like doing drugs or killing people), and he wouldn't leave them alone and he would constantly harrass them for days, weeks, months, years, wouldn't you be happy to take a baseball bat up against his head and make him pay? I sure would, I'm not compairing myself to God and saying "Because I would do this God would do it to" but also remember that we're all made in His image, and He really dealt out the punishing in both the Old and New testments towards not only satan and demons, but to the people that worked with them (warlocks, etc.). I'm even considering doing T-shirts with different slogans/symbols on them for myself. A great webpage to check out is:

http://hem.passagen.se/evamari2/war/
The War Against Satan webpage/webring

Also: the image is of a person playing the instrument but also headbanging to the music he is playing. The person has long hair and a red light is on them so I guess you could see a heart in there.

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The best online Bible search engine I've ever seen is at crosswalk.com. It has 20 different english translations of the Bible, including the New Living Translation, which by the way, happens to be the best (IMHO). They also have Bibles in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish! There are commentaries, concordances, Bible dictionaries and more! And it's all online and completely free! I highly reccomend using it. Just click on "Bible Study Tools" when you get to http://crosswalk.com

Yes, you heard me, I said the NLT is the best. I used the NIV for years until I got the New Living Translation. I like it a lot better. It's more understandable, and more accurate. Go check it out!

†Caleb†

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Originally posted by Imsold4christ:
Ohhhh, ok, now I see it. It took me a minute to figure that picture out. Cool. What are those cuts that guy has on his chest?

The best online Bible search engine I've ever seen is at crosswalk.com. It has 20 different english translations of the Bible, including the New Living Translation, which by the way, happens to be the best (IMHO). They also have Bibles in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish! There are commentaries, concordances, Bible dictionaries and more! And it's all online and completely free! I highly reccomend using it. Just click on "Bible Study Tools" when you get to http://crosswalk.com

Yes, you heard me, I said the NLT is the best. I used the NIV for years until I got the New Living Translation. I like it a lot better. It's more understandable, and more accurate. Go check it out!

†Caleb†

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I've owned the NLT for a while, my girlfriend got me hooked on it, then my pastor started using it, it's a good Bible and you can understand alot of stuff in it. Not to poke to much fun at KJV and NKJV but:

Begger: *thinks to himself: if thee just touch-ith his cloak-ith thee will be healed-ith from-ith this sickness-ith

*begger touches Jesus*

Jesus: Hmmmmm? *turns around* Why-ith you touch-ith me-ith man-ith (well knowing why)

Begger: Thee think-ith that-ith if thee just-ith touch-ith your cloak-ith that-ith Thee be-ith healed-ith

Jesus: Thou's faith has healed thee

Begger: Woop-ith! Jesus kick-ith butt-ith!

The guy is wearing a shirt and tank-top thats partly messed up.

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†Caleb†

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Originally posted by Imsold4christ:
Why is his clothing the color of his skin?

†Caleb†

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1) Animated gif's default have 256 colours and you can adjust the quality from low to high

2) Red light on person

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[This message has been edited by Mack (edited February 26, 2001).]

I know you all are good n stuff.. but dang.. lay off the cafine

†Caleb†