(September 12, 2010 at 12:09 pm)Minimalist Wrote: People who wave the "context" word around never seem able to look in a mirror.
Reading Matthew and Paul's epistles cover to cover really indicates multiple schools of thought on salvation:
Matthew was the most Jewish of any of the Gospels and he clearly comes down on the side of "keep the commandments" and "exceed the righteousness of the Pharisees".
Paul was on the other extreme, that by faith people are saved.
Revelation, the earliest of the Christian documents, has salvation determined by who was "written in the book of life" and that such entries were "according to their works".
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
