(August 14, 2021 at 1:11 pm)Mercyvessel Wrote:(August 12, 2021 at 11:17 am)Gwaithmir Wrote: @Mercyvessel
Of course, it’s easy for us with our 21st Century, materialistic minds to dismiss the Bible as a load of rubbish. But in the actual analysis, that is exactly what the Bible turns out to be---a load of rubbish! It is a book of nonsensical, fantastic stories about talking animals, talking bushes, mythical creatures, people rising from the dead, magic and pseudo-history. It is the creation of ignorant, fallible men, reflecting the prejudices, superstitions, bad theology and fears of the times in which it was written. It promotes slavery, ethnic cleansing, race prejudice, wars of conquest, the subjugation of women, child abuse and genital mutilation. It promotes the worship and celebration of a god who is little more than an egotistical, homicidal, fear-mongering tyrant. It is a book which any reasonable, intellectually honest, and intelligent person should heartily dismiss as bad fiction.
Do you think that I make contributions here based on Holy Scripture because I simply like to relay things read, or do you think I am necessarily sharing as a real witness of the Lord JESUS, the CHRIST?
"Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness." - John 3:11
"Pride comes before a fall..." - so it is expedient for one to humble oneself under the mighty hand of GOD - that He may mercifully teach and guide.
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"But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." - 1 Corinthians 2:14
You're here bearing witness to your delusions. Every major religion has its book of mythology. For the Christians, it's the Bible. Quotes from the Bible are nothing more than claims with no evidence to back them up. Anyone can quote scripture to suit his purposes.
"And they shall stand in despair before the white cliffs of the world, and shall chant from their empty tomes in vain, for their words are nothing! And Erú shall prevail against His enemies and they shall be cast into the Void, for their enchantments are naught and their gods are helpless before Him." (The Silmarillion, 17:82)
"The world is my country; all of humanity are my brethren; and to do good deeds is my religion." (Thomas Paine)