(June 2, 2016 at 4:26 pm)madog Wrote:(June 2, 2016 at 1:09 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: To me it just shows that they haven't really thought about it (whatever 'it' is) and really don't want to either. It's just a way for them to make themselves feel superior to believers. They pretend that atheism is the only rational approach then proceed to put their stupidity on display.
I think you are right we can't really think about (whatever 'it' is)? The interpretations are so vast, not only against all the different Christian denominations, but also against all the interpretations across the ages, which is 2000 years just for the New Testament![]()
Even if I decided to try and learn all the denominations, sub denominations and then all the personal beliefs intertwined, by the time I had got anywhere the interpretations would have changed again to pander to new more inquiring minds to try keep the fairy stories going.
It really doesn't matter what the fiction book you believe in states as the church's adapt begrudgingly anytime one of the falsies loses enough traction to threaten the collection box.
It seems God doesn't speak to the preachers but the bank manager.
Dog
Your objection is only valid if and only if you presuppose that there is only One true version of Christianity to be had.
When if Fact all Jesus Christ centered religions find themselves with a measure of merrit. Look at the NT and how it was written, compared to what the Jews had.. In the OT there was on set of rules one High preist one and only one way of doing things. If there was only supposed to be one form of Christianity then why didn't Christians Get a solid book of law like the Jews did? Why do each book of the NT speak to different social structures differently? Why are the Romans told something different than the Galatians or the Ephesians?
The answer is very simple. We Were never meant to be like the Jews religious structure, Paul describes us as different members of the same body. Meaning our different body part all look and have different functions, but unite and work together as one body. We have one (or two depending on how you look at it) rule binding us all together. Love our lord God with all that we are and our neighbor as our selves. In doing so we full fill All of the law. Now how we do that will vary from person to person as we are different. Hence the need for different Jesus Christ centered churches. After all why do you think we have books named after different churches/different regions, and the reason why they were told different things? Because Paul in romans was training "hands" and in Galatians Training legs, and Ephesian Training eyes. Again, same body, different parts.