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RE: Why are other civilizations ignored in the Bible?
February 27, 2014 at 6:19 pm
Nope. Just got a few twenty things to clear up first....
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RE: Why are other civilizations ignored in the Bible?
February 27, 2014 at 6:27 pm
(February 27, 2014 at 6:18 pm)discipulus Wrote: Excellent. Now as for the debate topic, do you want to discuss some of the things you had in mind so we can come to an agreement. Just let me know what you had in mind and we can talk about it and hopefully come to an agreement.
You can feel free to make suggestions. Perhaps we could find a topic somewhere in the reasons you have for being a Christian?
How about this? Let me ask you a question: what would you say is the most compelling reason you have for believing in Christianity?
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RE: Why are other civilizations ignored in the Bible?
February 27, 2014 at 6:35 pm
Quote:My experience is you can spend hours riding the "scholars say..." merry-go-round talking about the details of Tacitus.
That is quite true, D-P.
It also does not change the fact that no one in in antiquity ever referred to the Tacitus passage in Annales nor did they know anything about "Nero" persecuting xtians.
I keep asking myself why that is so and I keep coming up with one answer:
The passage is a forgery.
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RE: Why are other civilizations ignored in the Bible?
February 27, 2014 at 7:11 pm
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(February 27, 2014 at 6:27 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: (February 27, 2014 at 6:18 pm)discipulus Wrote: Excellent. Now as for the debate topic, do you want to discuss some of the things you had in mind so we can come to an agreement. Just let me know what you had in mind and we can talk about it and hopefully come to an agreement.
You can feel free to make suggestions. Perhaps we could find a topic somewhere in the reasons you have for being a Christian?
How about this? Let me ask you a question: what would you say is the most compelling reason you have for believing in Christianity?
I would say the most compelling reason I have for believing Christianity is the witness or testimony of the Holy Spirit within me. He began testifying to me of the truths of Christianity beginning with my conversion experience which occurred in 2006. Since then, the testimony of the Spirit of God within me has been affirming and reaffirming the truth of the Word of God. This witness within me, this mighty working of God within my soul has been manifested in innumerable ways. Most evidently in the change of heart that I have been experiencing. This evidence, this perceptible and visible change in my thinking, my conduct, my desires, my perception of reality, etc. I am able to trace all of these things back to my conversion experience. The scripture uses various terms when speaking of this experience. In some places it is referred to as a "quickening". In other places it is referred to as "regeneration". In other places it is referred to as being "born again".
To be concise, the most compelling reason I have is the fact that in 2006, God brought me into a relationship with Himself.
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RE: Why are other civilizations ignored in the Bible?
February 27, 2014 at 7:20 pm
(February 27, 2014 at 7:11 pm)discipulus Wrote: To be concise, the most compelling reason I have is the fact that in 2006, God brought me into a relationship with Himself.
Like Jimmy Saville?
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RE: Why are other civilizations ignored in the Bible?
February 27, 2014 at 7:30 pm
(February 27, 2014 at 7:20 pm)Mr. Moncrieff Wrote: (February 27, 2014 at 7:11 pm)discipulus Wrote: To be concise, the most compelling reason I have is the fact that in 2006, God brought me into a relationship with Himself.
Like Jimmy Saville?
Not familiar with him. I am sorry.
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RE: Why are other civilizations ignored in the Bible?
February 27, 2014 at 7:30 pm
(February 27, 2014 at 7:11 pm)discipulus Wrote: I would say the most compelling reason I have for believing Christianity is the witness or testimony of the Holy Spirit within me. ...
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Uh huh.
Anything else?
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RE: Why are other civilizations ignored in the Bible?
February 27, 2014 at 7:32 pm
(February 27, 2014 at 7:30 pm)discipulus Wrote: (February 27, 2014 at 7:20 pm)Mr. Moncrieff Wrote: Like Jimmy Saville?
Not familiar with him. I am sorry.
So am I.
So am I...
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RE: Why are other civilizations ignored in the Bible?
February 27, 2014 at 7:40 pm
(February 27, 2014 at 7:30 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: (February 27, 2014 at 7:11 pm)discipulus Wrote: I would say the most compelling reason I have for believing Christianity is the witness or testimony of the Holy Spirit within me. ...
Uh huh.
Anything else?
I do not quite understand why you posted that image of Tommy Lee Jones.
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RE: Why are other civilizations ignored in the Bible?
February 27, 2014 at 7:42 pm
(February 27, 2014 at 7:40 pm)discipulus Wrote: (February 27, 2014 at 7:30 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Uh huh.
Anything else?
I do not quite understand why you posted that image of Tommy Lee Jones.
There are many things you don't understand.
Evidently, logic is one.
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