(December 1, 2012 at 9:15 pm)Darkstar Wrote:(December 1, 2012 at 8:56 pm)catfish Wrote: Seriously man, I thought atheists were supposed to be logical thinkers...
I accepted the definition as posted by someone else and you have to play semantics now? Fucking wiki, you are classic... What's even more ironic is that your posted definition only supports my assertion that I'm a Christian (bolded above by me).
Try again?
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Actually, you will need to try again. You bolded the wrong parts. Let me help:wikipedia Wrote:A Christian ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament. "Christian" derives from the Koine Greek word Christ, a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term Messiah.[1]So, by the bottom definition you may be a Christian culturally, but if you do not believe Jesus was the son of god, you can't be a Christian in terms of religion.
Central to the Christian faith is the gospel, the teaching that humans have hope for salvation through the message and work of Jesus, and particularly, his atoning death on the cross 1Co 15:3 and resurrection 1Co 15:4. Christians also believe Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible.[2] Most Christians believe in the doctrine of the Trinity ("tri-unity"), a description of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This includes the vast majority of churches in Christianity, although a minority are Non-trinitarians.
The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to describe anything associated with Christianity, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like."[3] It is also used as a label to identify people who associate with the cultural aspects of Christianity, irrespective of personal religious beliefs or practices.[4]
Cognitive dissonance...
There's no other way to explain why you cannot acknowledge what you had posted...
Just give it up man, you cannot win with flawed logic such as the logic that you exhibit... It's the fucking wiki, anyone can edit it...
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