(August 9, 2010 at 8:33 am)Captain Scarlet Wrote: Thank you for clarifying. But I do not think it's an answer and you have ignored the problem. Leaving aside how you know this is true because this is not claimed by the writers of the new testament, you have introduced another problem. How did he perform miracles if he left his god like powers in heaven? Which powers are left behind which not? How is this not just an appeal to magic and mysticism? The cult of Egyptian mythology claimed similar are better documented and precede Christianity, but we dismiss them?
Go back to the first reply and you will have your answer for the bold text. You can dismiss the Egyptain mythology because they do not claim to have a living God. What do you mean by better documented? Who documented what and when. I'm not up on their mythology. Many religions have preceded christianity most are long gone only a few remain. Christianity as you know comes through the God of Israel and He has always existed and will always exist so no religion can precede the one true God.
You should read the NT more carefully the answers I've given are there.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
