Those Theists

[Drich]

Hello Everyone,

I'm new here, and, as you can see from my profile I am a theist.

welcome!

  I believe in One God, that created the entire world himself, with out the use of evolution or a "big bang". However, I am not so fundamentalist that I believe that it took a literal 6 days.  Evidence shows that the earth has been around for more than 6,000 years...and the Bible doesn't explicitly state what a "day" consists of.  

what if i could show you how to reconcile a literal 6 day creation with 100 billion year evolution? how both can happen without changing anything WRITTEN in the bible.

The real point I'm trying to make is this: I am a theist, but I disagree with SO many other theists, in areas such as The Trinity,  When the "rapture" will occur, and how long the earth has really been around.  I can agree with most all theists on the following points: 

trinity is a simple concept. The word God is a title and not a name. there is only one God, but is manifest in 3 deities. as in God the Father God the Son God the Holy Spirit. There are examples of all three versions of God in the bible.

1. That there is a God

God of the bible

That's it...

I'm not big on religion either. the bible is my compass.

Here's why: After you differentiate between Theists and Atheists, then you have Polytheistic and Monotheistic, then down(Following Monotheistic path)  to Islam, Christianity, Judaism, etc.... The down the Christianity path to Protestant versus Catholic, then within the Protestant branch to Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc etc etc. I am even further removed, being an Protestant Unitarian, non-denominational... But I can agree with most protestants that: 

welcome to the club

1. That God Exists, created the world and universe, and is still living, and that god is omnipresent and all-powerful

2. That God(The Father) sent his only Son to earth to die to save me because I sinned, as did every other man on earth

3. That there is a Heaven and a Hell, 

so far so good.

But I disagree in the following areas:

1. I don't see the logic or Biblical evidence behind a Trinity(Which is considered absolutely VITAL to believe in many Christian churches)

we aren't charged with understanding the trinity as apart of the gospel. meaning we are saved or can be saved and not understand the trinity. However spiritual blessings and gifts flow from the trinity or a strong grasp of it.

2. I don't agree with many fellow Protestants that the "rapture" will occur Before the Great Tribulation, I believe it will occur after, thus I am a "Post-Trib" 

who gives a crap. do what you are supposed to be doing and work until the master tells you to quit and all will be well.

The list go's on.  That's why I consider myself a Non-denominational.  I attend Baptist churches usually, and I don't often tell people that I'm Unitarian or else they'll try and kick me out or worse...

I sometimes attend a baptist church.. My favorite is calvary chapel with James Mcdonald can be found @ oneplace.com He is also none demoninaional. He focuses on the bible and not the pretentious religious bs most of us get so hung up on.

So here is my question to you atheists: 

Were you aware of this much divide between theist people, and is there much division between the atheists...like as in time frames and how old the earth really is(stuff like that)?

I am open to debate on topics such as my belief on how old the earth is and my other beliefs, but can we please try to keep discussion focused on the above question? Later let's tackle my other thoughts.  

I appreciate it,
Willie

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