(June 14, 2013 at 11:57 pm)Godschild Wrote:(June 14, 2013 at 11:33 pm)Savannahw Wrote: Godschild, you do not speak for every christian out there. Yes, you have found what you claim is the right way. Great! I am serious happy for you. I am happy for anyone who is happy with their religious belief structure. However as you have said you are southern baptist, but do not hold all of those beliefs. Would it not be prudent for me to know what the differences are in your personal philosophy, before we got into a major debate? Also You are the one that brought up scripture. It is a major part of your belief system. I know some Christians that think it is just mythology. I know a few who claim god is a woman. I know some who believe in a trinity and others who don't. It is all a personal belief system. That is why it is important to know the details of someone's faith before hand.
I'm sorry if you misunderstood what I was saying, I do not presume to speak for all Christians and there are many Christians I trust in teaching me and showing me my errors in belief.
My belief has grown such as to be hard to even sum up before a debate or discussion and I believe that things should develop as a discussion goes on, this is when one will make a change without realizing it and can then be challenged for contradictions. As far as scripture goes where else does a Christian develop his/her knowledge, there's nowhere else to go. I will agree that some knowledge of a persons belief before hand is necessary, but only to pin down certain things to debate.
Does that mean you will listen to Christians who point out flaws in your belief system? If you can not sum up your belief structure, why are you debating about it? If you make a change in the middle of a discussion, how will the person be able to call you out on it if they did not know your belief structure before hand? Also would you listen to them if they are not christian? Your first statement makes me doubt it. There is nowhere else for a christian to go, well I do know some people who wait for divine inspiration through meditation. However, there are as many interpretations of the scripture as their are people. Knowing the interpretations a person founds their belief on is important, not just a knowledge of verses.
