RE: Christian Logic
April 18, 2014 at 9:23 pm
(This post was last modified: April 18, 2014 at 9:24 pm by Lek.)
(April 18, 2014 at 10:42 am)tokutter Wrote:(April 17, 2014 at 4:47 pm)Lek Wrote: Christians and atheists are alike in that they have numerous differing opinions among themselves. One thing that means is that people think for themselves. If you read the bible you find there are certain passages that are very clear and easy to intrepret while others are less distinct. In Romans 10:9 Paul wrote "if you confess with your mouth the lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." That's what distinguishes a Christian from a non-christian - our belief in Jesus as our savior and the son of God. A "christian atheist" is not a christian. Jesus never said you must interpret all the scriptures in the same exact way in order to be saved. There are correct and incorrect interpretations for every verse in the bible and the more you study it, the more the Holy Spirit will show you. It wasn't meant to be easy.
MY BOLDING
Taking that to its logical conclusion....then......after......1500 YEARS ......wouldn't it have filtered down to one perfect christian interpretation.....
SO WHY IS IT JUST THE OPPOSITE?????????
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There is not an institutional "church" that holds the perfect interpretation of the scriptures. The christian church is the body of believers - individuals who together make up the church. There may be an individual who possesses a perfect interpretation, but I think probably not, at least until we're with him face-to-face. We don't have to have a perfect interpretation of the scriptures to be christians and I don't know anybody who claims to. In fact, I'm always searching for more understanding. Things like responding to the challenges brought up on this forum have often made me go back to revisit and refine some of my understanding of the bible.
