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Christianity a scam?
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RE: Christianity a scam?
(December 16, 2017 at 1:48 am)Haipule Wrote:
(December 15, 2017 at 9:39 pm)Dnte Wrote: Don't worry Steve II, I've felt the hostility of these people. I have only a few days on here and one of them already said they wanted to report me for saying a joke and another one implied I was an asshole! Me? What's got into them anyway? You and the few christians on here are one of the few people that are not bitter, belligerent or stuck up. I imagined that some atheists were like this but not to that extreme. It kinda makes me miss christianforums where things and people are... very different. Now instead of getting "god bless you" I get "you must tell people whenever you're being sarcastic because if you don't you're an asshole." They think I'm a troll! I don't know if I'll last long in a place like this. How do you do it? Undecided
Can you believe it! I was banned from christainforums in less then 2 months and that, after being banned for a month having gotten 3 strikes! They said I was a "lewd, blaspheming heretic". I don't go for the Nicene Creed which is there central theme.

Regarding your OP, the word translated as "miracle", in the Greek, means: display of power. It has to do with something preternatural and not "supernatural". Notice Jesus used some spit and dirt to help a blind man see: not pure "magic". He helped another blind man to see and the church wonders why He had to do two "Miracles". Well, one display of His deity was to reconnect the optic nerve, the other to correct the refractive error caused from never before using his eyes.

Water into wine: Einstein's energy transference--duh! Appearing in a room: string theory changing vibration--hello!

If you care to think of it, there is no so called "miracle" that cannot be explained through physics whether yet understood or not. Remember, physics is plastic and is constantly molded. Same with theology! I think that eventually we'll all have an "ah hah" moment!
All of the biblical miracles were written to support the idea expressed in Exodus 34:10 (TLB) =  "The Lord replied, “All right, this is the contract I am going to make with you. I will do miracles such as have never been done before anywhere in all the earth, and all the people of Israel shall see the power of the Lord—the terrible power I will display through you."
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Christianity a scam? - by Dnte - December 12, 2017 at 12:11 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by brewer - December 12, 2017 at 12:20 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by vulcanlogician - December 12, 2017 at 12:24 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Dnte - December 12, 2017 at 12:22 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Minimalist - December 12, 2017 at 1:44 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Godscreated - December 12, 2017 at 1:50 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by possibletarian - December 12, 2017 at 4:34 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Aoi Magi - December 12, 2017 at 4:55 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Mister Agenda - December 12, 2017 at 10:44 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Godscreated - December 13, 2017 at 1:49 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Mister Agenda - December 13, 2017 at 11:37 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Godscreated - December 14, 2017 at 12:35 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Mister Agenda - December 14, 2017 at 10:47 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Bow Before Zeus - December 12, 2017 at 5:09 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by possibletarian - December 12, 2017 at 5:42 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Bow Before Zeus - December 12, 2017 at 6:01 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Brian37 - December 12, 2017 at 8:42 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Drich - December 12, 2017 at 10:40 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Minimalist - December 12, 2017 at 12:45 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Fake Messiah - December 13, 2017 at 12:59 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by chimp3 - December 13, 2017 at 1:08 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Minimalist - December 13, 2017 at 1:10 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Catholic_Lady - December 13, 2017 at 11:22 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by brewer - December 13, 2017 at 3:24 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by SteveII - December 13, 2017 at 4:16 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Catholic_Lady - December 13, 2017 at 5:50 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by brewer - December 13, 2017 at 8:20 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Catholic_Lady - December 13, 2017 at 8:27 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Wyrd of Gawd - December 13, 2017 at 10:55 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Ravenshire - December 13, 2017 at 11:02 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Catholic_Lady - December 13, 2017 at 11:11 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Succubus - December 13, 2017 at 11:32 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by vorlon13 - December 14, 2017 at 8:32 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Ravenshire - December 14, 2017 at 12:54 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Godscreated - December 14, 2017 at 2:36 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Fake Messiah - December 14, 2017 at 2:39 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Godscreated - December 14, 2017 at 2:52 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Fake Messiah - December 14, 2017 at 3:36 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Ravenshire - December 14, 2017 at 10:51 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Godscreated - December 15, 2017 at 3:15 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Ravenshire - December 13, 2017 at 4:06 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Succubus - December 13, 2017 at 10:45 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by NuclearEnergy - December 13, 2017 at 1:23 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Minimalist - December 13, 2017 at 1:37 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Catholic_Lady - December 13, 2017 at 2:12 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by downbeatplumb - December 15, 2017 at 11:56 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by John V - December 13, 2017 at 4:23 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Angrboda - December 13, 2017 at 4:52 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by John V - December 13, 2017 at 5:08 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Mister Agenda - December 13, 2017 at 6:11 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Minimalist - December 13, 2017 at 9:37 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Minimalist - December 13, 2017 at 11:56 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by possibletarian - December 14, 2017 at 12:17 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Catholic_Lady - December 14, 2017 at 11:04 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by JackRussell - December 14, 2017 at 2:12 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Dnte - December 15, 2017 at 1:05 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by John V - December 15, 2017 at 8:50 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by vorlon13 - December 15, 2017 at 8:53 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by SteveII - December 15, 2017 at 9:36 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Catholic_Lady - December 15, 2017 at 10:57 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by brewer - December 15, 2017 at 2:08 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Succubus - December 15, 2017 at 1:43 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Dnte - December 15, 2017 at 2:02 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Dnte - December 15, 2017 at 11:58 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by SteveII - December 15, 2017 at 12:27 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Succubus - December 15, 2017 at 4:17 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by SteveII - December 15, 2017 at 12:49 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Mister Agenda - December 15, 2017 at 12:43 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Whateverist - December 15, 2017 at 1:05 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Minimalist - December 15, 2017 at 1:08 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Dnte - December 15, 2017 at 1:33 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by SteveII - December 15, 2017 at 2:26 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by brewer - December 15, 2017 at 3:57 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Minimalist - December 15, 2017 at 2:38 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by SteveII - December 15, 2017 at 2:51 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Ravenshire - December 15, 2017 at 3:35 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by SteveII - December 15, 2017 at 3:59 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by brewer - December 15, 2017 at 5:45 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by SteveII - December 16, 2017 at 10:55 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by brewer - December 16, 2017 at 11:12 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - December 16, 2017 at 12:20 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Abaddon_ire - December 17, 2017 at 10:16 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Minimalist - December 15, 2017 at 3:46 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Dnte - December 15, 2017 at 9:39 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Haipule - December 16, 2017 at 1:48 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Wyrd of Gawd - December 16, 2017 at 6:46 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Haipule - December 16, 2017 at 9:48 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Wyrd of Gawd - December 16, 2017 at 11:44 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by vorlon13 - December 15, 2017 at 4:38 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Neo-Scholastic - December 15, 2017 at 4:42 pm
RE: Christianity a scam? - by vorlon13 - December 16, 2017 at 1:04 am
RE: Christianity a scam? - by Succubus - December 16, 2017 at 6:59 pm

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