RE: In your opinion what causes christians to believe in Jesus
May 23, 2025 at 3:06 pm
(This post was last modified: May 23, 2025 at 3:07 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(May 23, 2025 at 1:23 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:(May 23, 2025 at 12:24 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Context shades meaning. Stripping a statement of its context is a fine way of undermining its meaning. It's obvious that's our aim here.
Yeah, that's the problem. The context shades the meaning. So if you load the context with premises I don't agree with, like that it's all magic, then I have to ignore those conditionals if I'm going to answer at all.
You dislike the word, but you strongly believe in the content. It is all magic. You live in a world full of it. God-breathed, no less. Now...there are people in the world who can discuss the magic they believe in without shame or obfuscation. I absolutely guarantee you that everyone here knows that you mean something like "I don't believe in the wrong/bad magic" without you ever even needing to register the complaint.
Personally, I find open and confident belief refreshing, and even charming...though I obviously don't agree with it's content by any name. Whatever this has been, is a terrible waste, in context.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
