(February 27, 2014 at 2:07 pm)JesusLover1 Wrote: Y'know maybe it kinda doesn't make sense that sin didn't exist till man sinned, yet the serpent that tricked them already existed. But my parents recommend me listen to Joseph Prince above reading the Bible, since they say I am not at the state of mind to understand the Bible yet. I have OCD, and they say right now reading the bible without any context is one of the worst things I can do right now.
So, what they want you to do, is become so gullible before you read the Bible, that you'll be able to excuse and rationalize any atrocity, immorality, and magical event in the Bible.
If you read it before you are gullible enough, you might actually have to admit, that it just may be immoral when 'God' condones owning and beating slaves. Exodus 21
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
