Jim Larmore

Now your hubris is showing Are you a fan of Thomas Payne?
Then pay me no mind then and certainly don't take part in the discussions or challenges I present. It won't bother me. Just tell me if I get a little to preachery or break some other rule you may have.

BTW, I've got to ask you this question. Are you rlogan posting under another name? Just curious cause I see you are from Alaska and so is he or he was the last time I was here a few months/year ago.
Thats your opinion, if I truely believed it was false do you think I would be posting what I have so far? I have presented some reliable evidence its just you don't want to interpret it that way. Your thought processes are very evident every time you post, but we all have some we don't share, don't we?
So what does it take , a Ph.D in ancient history? Do you have that? Does Spin? ( probably ) but so what. Degrees mean little when it comes to the truth, especially if you use your knowledge to denigrate and obfuscate instead of do true research.
Having reliable information doesn't make you right if you misinterpret it. Your off hand dismissal of some of the things I've posted as evidence shows me you are in possession of a closed mind and are indeed unwilling to accept the real truth of the matter.
Well you know what ? I have a good life preserver and that is Jesus Christ. What about you? All this knowledge of the Bible is useless to you in the long run other than these trivial discussion here if you don't accept the truth of the Bible and the plan of salvation. Do you make a living studying the Bible? If not then this is a trivial endeavor for you of major proportions. In the long run we all have an appointment with a judgement down the road.
Thats Biblical , thats a fact.

Wallener

And here we go with the food fight...ah well, fun while it lasted.

Sven

I really wonder if Jim will ever stop preaching.

Amaleq13

It would be a disservice to any uninformed lurkers to allow faulty information or unsubstantiated claims to stand unopposed. If you want to be ignored, don't post. If you want to be taken seriously, do your homework, avoid irrelevant comments about the thought processes of others, and refrain from preaching your beliefs.

Your last paragraph is an example of preaching that has no place in this forum.

Nope. It is a VERY big state, Jim.

It takes just what I described: "a basic understanding of the scholarship relevant to the position they hold." You've made several claims despite lacking any references to support them and, despite assurances that you would conduct the necessary research, have never followed up with the promised support.

No one has simply dismissed your claims, Jim. They have just been shown to be based primarily on faith rather than the evidence. Opposing interpretations, OTOH, have been shown to correspond directly with known, historical events without the "special math" or selective reading required by yours. Which conclusion is more credible is subject to individual judgment.

Unless you have something substantive to add to your argument or wish to answer any of the numerous unanswered questions asked of you, I think this discussion is over.

spin

He's certainly not here for the conversation.


spin

Jedi Mind Trick

Wouldn't getting to the truth of the matter, wherever it may lead, be of value?
Is an endeavor to understand the bible only of value if we validate its claims, regardless of the truth of those claims?

What if the bible is wrong, Jim?
Wouldn't it be of value to point that out?
Does the truth have value to you?
If so, then no discussion is trivial, don’t you think?

spin

Jimmy's big on moral judging, ain't 'e? He's used "hubris" twice now in the two posts I've read. If you don't agree with his point of view, whammo, your hubris is showing. I'll have to see if I can lift mine up.


spin

spin

When you already have the truth, you know where it leads you.

As the bible is truth, there's no question about the truth of those claims.

Can right be wrong?

There is an erroneous premise implied in the question

Yes, and it will set you free.

The "then" part doesn't follow.

Don't mind me. I'm just playing devil's advocate.


spin

Jedi Mind Trick

spin

My first reaction was: if you think yours is big, get a load of this... W.A.

But knowing most Americans got through school failing geography, I thought it would be better to talk about mental health and the state you're in.


spin