RE: Without citing the bible, what marks the bible as the one book with God's message?
January 2, 2013 at 5:15 pm
(January 2, 2013 at 4:31 pm)whateverist Wrote: Perhaps the answer to your question is caught up in the answer to the question "if god really wanted to communicate with us at all and really had something important to say to us, why would he make this a one time event - and pick a time and place when the written word was not likely to last many generations. That this god really wanted to, or even could, communicate with us at all is highly suspect. It may be that we find ourselves more special than this god does.
Now that you mention it, it is kind of strange that Yahweh used to be so hands-on, even giving a public speech to the entire nation of Judea.
Source: The Brick Testament, reference Judges chapter 1
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At other points, our Lord spoke directly to people, often without the need of a pyrotechnic display from a burning bush:
Source: The Brick Testament, reference to Exodus 33
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Strange all the communication these days seems to be one-way. I'm going to have to pray on that...
"You don't need facts when you got Jesus." -Pastor Deacon Fred, Landover Baptist Church
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: True Christian is a Trademark of the Landover Baptist Church. I have no affiliation with this fine group of True Christians because I can't afford their tithing requirements but would like to be. Maybe someday the Lord will bless me with enough riches that I am able to.
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