RE: Whats even attractive about Christianity anyway that people want to stay in ignorance
March 4, 2012 at 10:49 pm
"But I believe the creation story is true and if you think you have evidence against it go ahead and come out with it." - Chipan
Okay. Let's return to Titus 12:1 "...All Cretans are liars." As I showed elsewhere this verse is a paradox. It cannot be literally true. Therefore Paul was making a joke to prove a point, i.e. he stated something that on its face is not true but points to a higher symbolic truth. If that is the case, then in at least one place the bible is not literally true, but only symbolic. Therefore it is possible to conclude that other passages, like GEN 1 can be pure allegory without needing to be historically accurate in each particular.
The argument from design will never convince anyone to embrace the Christian faith. Do you know a single person that gave themselves to Christ because they once believed in evolution and turned creationist. It doesn't happen. Use the gifts of the Holy Spirit in another way.
Okay. Let's return to Titus 12:1 "...All Cretans are liars." As I showed elsewhere this verse is a paradox. It cannot be literally true. Therefore Paul was making a joke to prove a point, i.e. he stated something that on its face is not true but points to a higher symbolic truth. If that is the case, then in at least one place the bible is not literally true, but only symbolic. Therefore it is possible to conclude that other passages, like GEN 1 can be pure allegory without needing to be historically accurate in each particular.
The argument from design will never convince anyone to embrace the Christian faith. Do you know a single person that gave themselves to Christ because they once believed in evolution and turned creationist. It doesn't happen. Use the gifts of the Holy Spirit in another way.
