Deus Ex

Are you saying that I can know the bible is the Word of God if I just watch more Discovery Channel?

Are you for real?

IBelieveInHymn

If that's what you think I said.

Sai

This is pretty funny! The stories in the bible do in fact defy laws of science. (maybe not "every' law). And there is no evidence anywhere that any of those miraculous things really happened, no more than Paul Bunyan and his Great Blue Ox.

Now please find us ONE discovery by ONE scientist of something taht defies science.

It is also funny that you worry about researching the greek and aramaic origins of the KJ bible, but wouldnt apparently dream of going to a primary source on scientific matters. TV or creothologist websites are good enough?

Amaleq13

Since when is being vengeful and angry a good thing?

Those are character flaws that wise and healthy individuals attempt to reduce or eliminate.

You sound like an abused wife making excuses for her husband's temper tantrums.

Dark Virtue

Hmm...sounds like you are saying that you can pretty much do whatever you want, follow whatever rules you want, pick and choose the precepts you want to follow and still expect God to welcome you with open arms.

I'm pretty sure that goes against most Christian teachings.

It sounds to me like you refuse to embrace orthodox Christianity so you can do the cafeteria style thing.

So much for taking the good with the bad.

Couldn't I, as an non-Christian, use your same line of thinking? Hey, God's a loving kind of dude, I'll just do what I want and if it turns out there is a God, I'm sure he'll welcome me in.

WilliamFearless

Are you high? How could you have completely missed my point? You said you would kill anyone who harmed your child, and yet Jesus speaks against this.

Murder and theft are both sins forbidden by the ten commandments. It doesn't matter if you killed someone or stole five bucks, according to Christianity if you are unforgiven, you will go to hell for EITHER trespass.

Amaleq13

The equivocation on good vs right and evil vs wrong is clear. IBelieveInHymn has to fabricate a difference in order to preserve his beliefs. There is obviously no rational, let alone linguistic, basis for the effort so a rational argument is unlikely to bring about a change in his position.

Willful ignorance creates a mighty, circular wall around cherished beliefs.

IBelieveInHymn

If God can save an atheist on his deathbed, then why wouldn't he save one of his believers even though his life was off track just a tad?

Yes it does.. Jesus said; Live everyday like it's your last.

I will never commit to one certain denomination. I believe Jesus is God, and that's all I need to know. I don't need to give a preacher any more money than he already has.

But the difference between you and I is, I believe in God and you don't. That's all he wants is for us to believe in him.

I meet Jesus face to face, he will know I was saved in his Name. And he will grant me eternal life.

When you meet Jesus face to face, he's going to look at you and say, You didn't know me, so I do not know you.

IBelieveInHymn

Well, needless to say, I've never stolen 5 dollars from anyone, nor have I murdered someone. I was using examples.

show_no_mercy

But every week you break the 4th commandment. Murder and theft are actually less important commandments than the 4th since they're lower on the list. The importance of the commandments by their order is evidenced by what YHWH chooses as the 1st commandment.