RE: Typical theists versus typical atheists
July 3, 2017 at 4:29 pm
(This post was last modified: July 3, 2017 at 5:26 pm by SteveII.)
(July 3, 2017 at 3:55 pm)JackRussell Wrote: Yeah, because repressed people have never struck out in surprising ways just to piss off the authorities, and a lie that promises better life is never alluring.
Communism=bad check
Christianity=I am uneducated and this sounds better than my present situation. check
Educated to a level to address these claims rationally -- WAH WAH MAJOR FAIL
You are taking your bias and applying to an entire people group and telling us WHY they become Christians by the tens of millions. That is highly condescending and vacuous.
(July 3, 2017 at 4:11 pm)JackRussell Wrote:(July 3, 2017 at 2:17 pm)SteveII Wrote: There is such a detector. It's called the NT. If it isn't in there, it is not important in the definition of a Christian.
Well i know that's not true. Have spoken to NT Christians that have disagreed upon that. I have spoken to a NT Christian about my works as a decent monkey and he gave me a pass, sincerely. Another said, sorry but no free pass, despite doing good. Both backed with scripture.
It really isn't difficult to ascertain that one does not get a free pass on works alone. It is literally in just about every chapter of the NT.
(July 3, 2017 at 4:11 pm)JackRussell Wrote:(July 3, 2017 at 2:17 pm)SteveII Wrote: There is such a detector. It's called the NT. If it isn't in there, it is not important in the definition of a Christian.
Well i know that's not true. Have spoken to NT Christians that have disagreed upon that. I have spoken to a NT Christian about my works as a decent monkey and he gave me a pass, sincerely. Another said, sorry but no free pass, despite doing good. Both backed with scripture.
It does not follow (ever) that if you got two different answers to the same question then there are two different answers to the same question. It is decidedly unchristian (in a very big way) to think you can get salvation through works alone and is not a belief held by any knowledgeable person.
