(December 11, 2013 at 12:06 pm)Ksa Wrote:Sorry, but speaking as one atheist to another, that is a rash statement Ksa. I certainly believe that the historical Jesus never uttered such a claim, but the gospel writers decades after his death put words in his mouth, especially the gospel attributed to John, e.g., "I and my father are one."(December 11, 2013 at 12:02 pm)Drich Wrote: Ah, no.
I believe God is a title and not a name. As in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. 3 deities one God.
This principle works in our world as well. In the United states there is only one governing authority over everything, but within this goverment there are three branches. The executive (The office president) The Legislative (Congress/The house) The judicial (The Courts)
Exactly. Where is this mentioned in the Bible? I am an atheist but, I keep an open mind, so if you can produce a single unequivocal statement from the Bible where Jesus himself says "I am God" or where he says "worship me" I'm ready to embrace Christianity.
If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people — House