RE: What are the Characteristics of a NT Christian?
April 6, 2017 at 4:06 pm
(This post was last modified: April 6, 2017 at 4:09 pm by SteveII.)
(April 6, 2017 at 2:55 pm)Crunchy Wrote:(April 5, 2017 at 9:04 pm)SteveII Wrote: LOL, of course you are a Bible scholar--you went to Catholic school--until you were 19! I don't feel like debating someone of your stature so I am going to give you a link that explains my position good enough. http://www.ukapologetics.net/Jesusandthelaw.html
Nice appeal to authority but it won't work. For your information, there is much disagreement from actual biblical scholars so once again all your left with is your own cherry picked interpretation of which scholar you choose to believe.
Bart Ehrman is a well respected biblical scholar and thinks much of the new testament was forged. Since he is a biblical scholar, I'm sure you'll agree with him right? Right?
http://www.bartdehrman.com/forged-writin...me-of-god/
So, the truth remains the same: The mental redaction you engage in does not mean that we can all safely ignore the murderous parts and murderous past of Christianity.
You don't know what appeal to authority is.
Regarding what you think is a good argument, answer these 5 questions and then we can discuss:
1. What is Matthew chapter 5 (the whole chapter) known as and what is it's significance to the listener raised in Judaism?
2. What is the meaning of "fulfill" in verses 17 and 18? Please use the Greek and be specific.
3. What does the word "commandments" mean in verse 19? Again, use the Greek and be specific.
4. What is the context of the attack in verse 20--immediately following these verses?
5. What in up with the list of expanded "laws" that culminate in verse 48? What is the significance of this new teaching?
BTW, your site, where you cut and pasted from in your other post is not going to answer these questions.
Bart Ehrman is a NT skeptic with an important-to-note bias--he does not believe in God. Am is supposed to type out a list of scholars who disagree with him? That would be an appeal to authority.
You have shown no truth to remain--just tired out arguments that you don't know even know much about--despite your Catholic school education--until you were 19!
(April 6, 2017 at 2:52 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote:SteveII Wrote:Regarding your last sentence, do you have any examples of that?
Acceptance of divorce has done a 180 among the majority of American Christians in my lifetime.
Do you think that has changed anything about what it means to be a Christian for the past 2000 years?
