RE: Without citing the bible, what marks the bible as the one book with God's message?
January 7, 2013 at 4:16 pm
(This post was last modified: January 7, 2013 at 4:17 pm by Ryantology.)
(January 7, 2013 at 3:52 pm)ronedee Wrote: This is easy for you to say! But it is true that there is NO formula besides the fact of "non-belief". Anything goes after that actually! And you purposely missed my point.
Perhaps because you didn't clarify it enough. What is your point?
Quote: As Christians we are on the same page.
According to Wikipedia, there are over 41,000 denominations of Christianity. That is more pages than you'll find in an encyclopedia set.
Quote:What are you talking about?! Some....most...here....have said that "men" wrote the bible! So.... has God, if He does exist really weighed in on anything personally? Only through men! And that can be tanited as we've learned.
The bible says that God used to weigh in personally with considerable frequency. For some reason, that doesn't happen anymore.
Quote:And you can't be talking about the Gospel, in the Bible! That message is very clear!! LOVE is the message.
Did you know that the Gospels mention Hell 18 times? The entirety of the NT warns of it at least 160 times. LOVE ME OR SUFFER FOREVER is the message.
Quote:Again the "old testament", which is about Law. I wasn't there, so I can't comment on what happened, and why. It could all be just a "story" as many A's say it is!
How good is a God whose law is "make rape slaves of conquered virgins"? It is all a story, of course. But if even you believe that parts of the bible are made-up, why believe any of it?
The OT is not invalid. Jesus commands everyone to follow it to the letter. Matthew 5:17-20:
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Quote:The Gospel is the important section of the Bible. And do Christians in Uganda, or anywhere follow Jesus' Word to the letter? NO!!
They are abiding by that horrible command in Leviticus to kill gays. Christ said that old law was never repealed.
Quote:So again, what "man" does is what man does. Blame it on just about any reason you'd like! Or any religion you'd like! Are there more Atheist killers than Christian killers? Recently there are!
This is certainly false.
Quote:And again...God hasn't said much to us about why! But if you did believe as I do that He exists...I'm sure He will have the answers. After all...He is God!
If you don't believe, as I do not, you can start solving the problems yourself instead of waiting forever for God to handle it for you. Because he never has, and never will.
Quote:Unfortunately, I won't recieve that respect back. Because there is nothing inside besides a pumping heart, and a ticking brain that refuses anything other than its own purpose.
No. The difference is, I can enjoy fiction and imagination without having to pretend it is anything more than that.