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  • Posted By: prmoyers @ 12/11/2007 10:53:43 AM

    Water blessed by a priest? They should bring in a Rabbi and make it Kosher as well. Water energized by banging a gong or Tibetan bowl? Buddhism is a heretical pluralistic relegion. Water made "Spiritual" with a picture of Christ or Mary? I have several images of Christ in my home but it doesn't make me spiritual. What makes me a Christian is my belief that Jesus Christ was born, lived, crucified and rose from the dead. His life was sinless which paid the price for our sins. Bottled water with divine qualities is an attempt to capitialize at the expense of the "Name above all Names". I believe in spreading the Gospel but they will not be lining their pockets with any of my money. This is blashphemy.

  • Posted By: prmoyers @ 12/11/2007 10:49:42 AM

    Water blessed by a priest? They should bring in a Rabbi and make it Kosher as well. Water energized by banging a gong or Tibetan bowl? Buddhism is a heretical pluralistic relegion. Water made "Spiritual" with a picture of Christ or Mary? I have several images of Christ in my home but it doesn't make me spiritual. What makes me a Christian is my belief that Jesus Christ was born, lived, crucified and rose from the dead. His life was sinless which paid the price for our sins. Bottled water with divine qualities is an attempt to capitialize at the expense of the "Name above all Names". I believe in spreading the Gospel but they will not be lining their pockets with any of my money. This is blashphemy.

  • Posted By: Philman @ 12/11/2007 10:31:07 AM

    I still believe its Gods choice...you cannot judge me for my beliefs based on what the bible or a church says..

    He will judge me...and I believe he will make the right choice and judge me by what I did with my ife and what I did to make a positive imact on others...not by faith or religion...but thats just the way Ive always thought...Do unto others as you would have them do unto you...would you want someone else to tell you where you are headed in the afterlife...would God want that...would Jesus... based on what your religious beliefs are and not on your true morales or values.

    Im not saying God doesnt exist...Im just saying I dont know yet...and like i said this is just my belief...but I believe over everything else...he will know what the right choice is...Im not sure a priest,book or church could convince me otherwise....but I am open to the ideas for sure.

  • Posted By: DaneJoe @ 12/11/2007 10:23:43 AM

    wonder if the Bush administration uses this for their water boarding.

  • Posted By: DaneJoe @ 12/11/2007 10:22:22 AM

    wonder if the Bush administration uses this for their water boarding.

  • Posted By: Now-u-know @ 12/11/2007 10:19:42 AM

    Philman, jjjmac - well put . I would hate to face Jesus on Judgment day and be the owner of this company - Repent and turn your life over to Jesus Christ! There is none Good!!!! No water in the world will cleanse you from the sins you have committed against God! Repent! You had better get your nose in the Holy Bible and figure out what will be waiting for you if you do not stop the marketing of this product....What did Jesus do out side of the Temple? Matthew 21: 12-13..What do you think Jesus would feel over you taking an image of what people associate him to look like and plaster it on a bottle of water for sale? REPENT!! Besides if you would even read your Bible, It tells us not to do this.....Exodus 20: 4...Better figure it out people. before it is to late.

  • Posted By: bridgitd1021 @ 12/11/2007 10:15:15 AM

    I think this is a GREAT product. I say whatever gets the people talking about God/Jesus is good. If people feel they are better people because they drink water, let them think that way. Just think of all the truely AMAZING conversations that will come out of this water bottle! It's great.
    It's not about $

  • Posted By: Ojai69 @ 12/11/2007 10:15:12 AM

    Just another scam to rip off the gullible. How about 'Mohammed' brand bottled water, with Mohammed's picture on it and sold in vending machines at mosques? Do they really think the Muslims would be ok with that? So why do they think Christians would be ok with this crass commercialism ridiculing their faith?

  • Posted By: cemmerich @ 12/11/2007 10:11:39 AM

    What the hell is wrong with us today? I don't go to church hardly ever, but even I find this offensive! I guess marketing has no bounaries and that's just sad!

  • Posted By: apostle13 @ 12/11/2007 10:11:21 AM

    all you so called christians...please stop hating...its a free world ...don't buy the water

  • Posted By: srennels @ 12/11/2007 10:10:53 AM

    What a joke!!!! "Honk and drive-thru" confessionals are on the horizon. After all, organized religion has to keep up wth the fast food and bottled water industry

  • Posted By: Theodore G. @ 12/11/2007 10:10:29 AM

    Blasphemy! Death to infidels!

  • Posted By: Theodore G. @ 12/11/2007 10:09:58 AM

    Blasphemy! Death to the infidels!

  • Posted By: Ojai69 @ 12/11/2007 10:09:23 AM

    How ridiculous. Just another money-making gimmick to rip off the gullible. How about 'Mohammed' brand drinking water, with Mohammed's picture on it, targeted to Muslims and sold in vending machines at mosques? Do they honestly think the Muslims would be ok with that? So why should Christians put up with this crass commercialism in the name of their God?

  • Posted By: cemmerich @ 12/11/2007 10:09:06 AM

    What the hell is wrong with us today? I don't go to church hardly ever but even i find the idea of this just wrong!

  • Posted By: TexasWriterChick @ 12/11/2007 10:07:55 AM

    If they really want to bless people, why not for every bottle sold they send one bottle to one of the billion people who have no reliable source of drinking water and start saving lives? THAT would be a God thing.

  • Posted By: srennels @ 12/11/2007 10:07:43 AM

    What a joke!!!!!!! Drive-thru confessions are on the horizon........after all, organized religion has to compete with the fast food and bottled water industry.

  • Posted By: vaceltgal @ 12/11/2007 10:03:27 AM

    Comment: I totally agree with SeJac. However, not only did Christ die on the cross for us but most importantly He has risen from the dead! This is what makes Him the living God. He is risen and will come again to reclaim this world! We will be with Him forever in eternity. Eternity is a long time. Amen!

  • Posted By: apostle13 @ 12/11/2007 10:03:19 AM

    god gave us freedom of choice....water will not cleanse your sins...only faith in the lord...at least there are holy pictures on the bottle...what is wrong with making a profit to help the poor and charities

  • Posted By: SeJac @ 12/11/2007 9:55:17 AM

    Philman, The problem is sin in our lives, every one of us. When Adam sinned he brought death into the world both physical in that we will all die and spiritual in that God condemns sin. The Bible says that there is no forgiveness of sin without the shedding of blood, hence the old mosiac system established by God and given to Israel by Moses. The Jews had to go the priest who shed the innocent blood of an animal to make atonement "i.e" forgiveness of their sins. When Jesus came "i.e God in the flesh" he was perfect he was sinless and he willingly gave up his life and became the sacrifice "i.e like the animals under the Mosaic system" to abolish the penalty of death. You see if one could get into Heaven simply by living a good life or being a good person then there would have been no need for sacrifices or Jesus??? death. That is why the word Religion is used wrong, Jesus is not a religion it is a personnel relationship with him. You, Me, Everyone on this planet owes a sin debt we cannot pay hence when we die we go before God and can't pay that sin penalty or debt, and because we can't God has no choice but to send us to hell a place prepared for the devil and his angels. But when one has accepted the price that Jesus paid he will die go before God and will have not sin debt penalty to pay because Jesus paid that pride and penalty at the Cross, he paid the debt none of us could paid, "BUT" you have to believe!!! that???s called faith!!! You have to accept in your heart that Jesus Died for you, That he paid the penalty for your sins, and Confess that you are a sinner and accept what he did on the cross for you. It is so simply that most people think "wait surely there is something that I have to do" there is nothing other then simply believing that Jesus was the Son of God and that he died for your sins. No Works, No Good Living, etc. Of course once you are saved then the outward expressions of your faith our, Good Living, etc, etc, the attributes of the Holy Spirit that now resides within you.

    • Posted By: vaceltgal @ 12/11/2007 10:01:57 AM

      I totally agree with SeJac. However, not only did Christ die on the cross for us but most importantly He has risen from the dead! This is what makes Him the living God. He is risen and will come again to reclaim this world! We will be with Him forever in eternity. Eternity is a long time. Amen!

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