What is "FAITH"

[Esquilax]

I love it, you are beside yourself because I'm confident in what I believe, that I do not change what I believe just to suit you, well I'm sorry you can't handle the confidence I have in what I believe. I rely on God's discernment, I actually could not care what you think about me, you think your opinion about me is what counts, wrong, the only One who counts is God. You need to get over yourself and come to reality before that prideful brain of yours fries itself in self conceit.

It's not confidence, it's arrogance: since you've done absolutely nothing to prove to anybody besides yourself that what you believe is actually true, and since you can't demonstrate the truth of your god at all, being as confident as you are- in disagreement with all of the available evidence, I might add- is just evidence of an ill deserved ego. Not learning new things is nothing to be proud of, GC; it just makes you a bit of a dick.

Now you're being stupid, when I say read and study that's exactly what I mean, you're the one who keeps pushing me to see evolution through your eyes. I'm asking that you see what scripture says through a complete study of it, I know you want do it, you're afraid of it, what you should be afraid of is your ignorance of the Bible. I do not argue with other Christians about what they believe unless they are using scripture in a very wrong way. I concern myself with what God teaches me and I share it here.

This part is just... complete idiocy. I mean, jesus, dude. Are you even thinking anymore?

I keep hearing you say that there are thousands of different interpretations of scripture, why don't you list a couple hundred and will go over them, that should not be so hard seeing that you know there are thousands of different interpretations of the scriptures. I mean if you know there are thousands you should be able to remember a couple hundred, right.

It's just an objective fact, dude. There's a multitude of different christian denominations. Ahem.

And all of them believe they've got god's own truth, just the same as you. How can we tell them apart? Especially when, when questioned for proof, all you do is spout the same old reassurances as to the superiority of your view, and nothing resembling evidence.

Just because you know Christians that only learn by listening to a preacher doesn't mean I nor others do not study scripture with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Unlike you I do not bring in others work and ask you to go read it, I give you what I know, from my self, not what someone else wrote. Yep, I'm saying you're to lazy to do it on your own.

Prove to us that your interpretation is the correct one.

You have never proven my statements from scripture are not true, you can't, you know nothing about the scriptures.

Not much for the burden of proof, are you, champ?

You and the rest go and pick out a few verses that you dislike and try to discredit scripture, what about the rest, you know those things you've never ever read and studied.

And you do the same thing, just in the reverse; you pick the verses you like, and ignore the ones you don't. The difference is, only one of us is declaring they've got some divine basis for this...

And yet no evidence.

Fine ignore God's word presented to you, you'll be reminded of it soon.

And we end on a threat. Just perfect for showing the strength of your position. hock: