(July 9, 2014 at 9:59 am)zanOTK Wrote:(July 9, 2014 at 9:52 am)logicalreason Wrote: The Christian belief that Jesus is God is different. That belief is that God the Father fathered the Son, so the Father is in the Son.
So who impregnated the mother of Baha'u'llah?
This is not a theistic position, I am sorry to tell you.
Dear sir, I'm confused. How exactly is stating that the Manifestation of God is the Essence of God non-theistic? It is a position I personally have trouble with, but I can understand why some people would prefer it. Nonetheless, it appears to be clearly theistic to me.
(July 9, 2014 at 9:59 am)FatAndFaithless Wrote: Hey guys, question from an ignorant observer. In that paragraph you guys are discussing, when it says that people shouldn't "engage in contention and disputation"...does really mean people can't argue about their faith?
"Contention and dispution" refers to antagonistic argument, attempting to force your religious opinions upon another. However, polite discussion is encouraged.
So even when it says that "argument and conflict" lead to ruin, it just means that being a dick about it leads to ruin?
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson
