RE: question about the bible
June 30, 2011 at 2:58 am
(This post was last modified: June 30, 2011 at 3:08 am by fr0d0.)
(June 30, 2011 at 2:29 am)FaithNoMore Wrote:Absolutely. If that's what you're doing, you're replicating exactly biblical Christianity.(June 30, 2011 at 2:14 am)fr0d0 Wrote: The reason to believe it is because it presents a way to get the most out of your life.
If this is true, then being able to get the most out of your life on your own is an equally valid reason not to believe.
(June 30, 2011 at 2:26 am)thebigfudge Wrote: Hasnt the logic of Christianity changed over time. At one point it was perfectly logical to claim someone to be a heretic or a witch based on the bible.No never. People got it horribly wrong, as people have the ability to do. Jesus spent most of his time telling the religious how wrong they were getting it.
(June 30, 2011 at 2:26 am)thebigfudge Wrote: It was very logical that your salvation is work based untill the reformist changed it and the logic changed.The reformists changed it back to what Jesus actually taught you mean. From the 3rd century Christianity was hijacked by the lust for power and profit. There were literal rivers of blood. What went on was the opposite of Christ like.
(June 30, 2011 at 2:26 am)thebigfudge Wrote: AT one point it was logical that woman shouldn't be pastors or teach in a church setting.Again... that's not what Jesus taught or did. We should try to interpret as exactly as we can what the original text says. The oppression of women is a secular moral thing. What you're opposing here are the secular morals of the time, and not Christianity. Christians went along with the societal norm, sure. But what they did against Christ wasn't 'Christian'.
(June 30, 2011 at 2:26 am)thebigfudge Wrote: The meaning of Christianity has changed throughout the years as has its logic. It has never been coherent. Thats why their are thousands of denominations all jostling over which view is right.And the onus is upon you to demonstrate this. So far you've not made a single successful point.