Christian answering questions too!

[Jenny A]

Hello and thank you all for having me in the forum.  I am new here and registered because I felt the urge to undertake a part in the great commission. I have not failed to notice the application of Christianity from churches and organized religion is hypocritical, atrocious at times, and is rarely in line with the intent of the Bible and its Author.

That is a really odd statement on so many levels I hardly know where to begin.

First of all, the Bible has many authors. Even if you take the traditional attributions (and most serious scholars don't) of Moses, various prophets, disciples, and Paul, it's a long list. Just who do you think the author is?

What method do you use to determine the authors' intent?

Why did you pick an atheists forum to discuss the meaning of a books, most atheists find irrelivant?

It is with great consequence that people are influenced by the misguided and twisted forms Christ's message often comes in. I hope to do better. I am offering to answer, to the best of my ability, any question, on any topic that I feel remotely qualified to respond to. Please refrain from cheap baiting attempts often used to trap someone into a play on words or the like and I will do the same.

I hope you don't mind my asking why you think you have greater knowledge of what the Bible means than other Christians, or jews for matter.

If you have questions I will offer my thoughts. I won't attempt to restrict the areas of conversation too much but I do ask that we remain respectful towards one another. I would also ask that all questions regarding the Christian bible pertain to the KJV.[/size][/color]I will answer as promptly as 6 children, 2 careers, and a part time job will allow.

Why the KJV? Seriously, it's not a particularly good translation. But I am curious, what is it about the KJV that you find superior?

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[Huggy Bear]

You guys always trot this one out despite the fact that it's been explained to you multiple times.

Which has more authority, the law or a pardon?

Well that question doesn't make sense, pardoning is an element of a legal system.

Not necessarily, for there to be law, there must be a penalty for breaking it, otherwise it isn't law.

A pardon releases you from the penalty of the law.

So yes, the law is still in effect, but you have been granted a pardon, but a pardon is no good unless you accept it; you have the right to refuse it after all.

[ApeNotKillApe]

Well that question doesn't make sense, pardoning is an element of a legal system.

Not necessarily, for there to be law, there must be a penalty for breaking it, otherwise it isn't law.

A pardon releases you from the penalty of the law.

So yes, the law is still in effect, but you have been granted a pardon, but a pardon is no good unless you accept it; you have the right to refuse it after all.

And so the law still applies, doesn't it. Which was my point to begin with.

[Huggy Bear]

Which has more authority, the law or a pardon?

You can always spin that the way you want. What have we done that needs pardon? The things I did wrong in my life need pardon from... Myself. I know I did wrong. I can only try to not do again. If the law makes me pay, so be it. Alot of time to spend reading.

According to God's law, "the soul that sinneth, it shall die".

Sin = unbelief

You claim to be an atheist.

Do the math.

[GUBU]

Truth is, I'm not sure about this one. Could be a Poe or a sock. Something doesn't quite smell right with that persona.

Hmmm.

Well if he sees my post, steals my idea and decides to become a  lobster lover and so he changes his name to LOBSTER_LOVER and gives himself this avatar:



Then I think we can safely say something's up...

And not even just because LOBSTER_LOVER is an anagram of VERBOSE_TROLL

I believe the only possible response to this is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WszFinmtEt0

[KevinM1]

Good thing god doesn't exist, then.

[Huggy Bear]

Not necessarily, for there to be law, there must be a penalty for breaking it, otherwise it isn't law.

A pardon releases you from the penalty of the law.

So yes, the law is still in effect, but you have been granted a pardon, but a pardon is no good unless you accept it; you have the right to refuse it after all.

And so the law still applies, doesn't it. Which was my point to begin with.

Not to those in Christ. They cannot sin, therefore they cannot be accused under the law.

Law only applies to criminals, the penalty for theft for instance doesn't apply to you if you haven't stolen anything.

[Whateverist]

How do you discern what is or is not a misguided Christian practice?

Is the practice based in scripture.

And how do you discern whether being scripture based is relevant to anything?

[ApeNotKillApe]

And so the law still applies, doesn't it. Which was my point to begin with.

Not to those in Christ. They cannot sin, therefore they cannot be accused under the law.

Law only applies to criminals, the penalty for theft for instance doesn't apply to you if you haven't stolen anything.

So the law applies to those who don't recognize it, and has no relevance to those who do.

Much sense making.

[Edwardo Piet]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand the "too!" part of the thread title?