(July 30, 2015 at 5:35 pm)Redbeard The Pink Wrote:(July 30, 2015 at 3:31 pm)Godschild Wrote: I thought the color I chose was no bother to you, is this better. What makes an atheist think he could know the scriptures better than any Christian here? You didn't have a personal relationship with God, so how is it you could have possibly received any revelation from God, so it's you that can only spout what you've heard from the pulpit. I haven't always agreed with what I've heard preached even from the preacher at my church, as a matter of fact he told us to always go to the Bible if we disagreed with his sermons, an honest man that knows he's capable of mistakes. you think ministers shouldn't be paid for their work, that's ridiculous.
GC
It IS no bother to me. That's what I'm saying. I wanted you to try and pick a worse one. Mind control.
Having a grasp of written material is a matter of study, and having been brought up in a ministry family where I was encouraged to know exactly what I believe and why, I dare say I was a much closer study of scripture (and religion in general) than many of the people here, and I almost certainly qualify as a more sophisticated theologian than you.
Yeah, right.
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.