Why does science always upstage God?

[ayost]

Yes, Christians live inconsistently. No argument there. Still, that says nothing about Christianity, except that we don't live it out perfectly. Actually, trying very hard to live a Christian life and failing to do so is very consistent with Christianity. In fact, that struggle is addressed over and over in the Bible. That's why we need Jesus.

There are no inconsistencies in the "Christian belief system". I'm not sure what you mean by that, but I mean what's in the Bible.

So christians get a pass but atheists don't, nice.

You indicated an atheist belief system, I indicated a christian belief system. You can't find inconsistencies in/between the 40,000 denominations or in religions?

Don't you mean you interpretation of what's in the bible?

No one gets a pass. Actually one of the main messages of the Bible, God's judgement, testifies to the fact that no one gets a pass. I was just admitting that the struggle is real.

That's why I said inconsistencies in the Bible, not inconsistencies in denominations. Denominations are groups of people. I already admitted people live inconsistently.

Yes, I can also point out inconsistencies in other religions.

40,000 denominations is an absurd number that differentiates between every possible cultural difference and includes every knock off cult that uses the name Jesus. It's a demonstrably false number.

And now we come to the classic 'your interpretation of the Bible" which implies that truth is subjective. I reject that idea. I believe truth is objective and I think the experience of reality bears that out. Now, do people read passages and draw different conclusions? Yes, again, that doesn't speak to the truth of the Bible, it speaks to the person drawing conclusions. There is good theology and there is bad theology. I understand that. That's people, not the Bible.