Badfish

The bible teaches to fellowship with the unbeliever, I believe Paul said after 2 or 3 attempts to give them the message of the gospel and they reject, then one is supposed to disfellowship with them.

However this is a messageboard and is too constrictive to properly convey the gospel.

Rhea

So in ONE PLACE the bible tells you to (only briefly) fellowship with us, until it's clear that we won't buy your story. Then what. Although there's always the issue of me being female and maybe you should run like the wind.

Your bible ALSO SAYS, as I quoted above, a bunch of other things. Not so nice. Wicked, darkness...\

care to address the scripture I quoted and how it instructs you to HATE AND FEAR me?

Badfish

Exactly.

Not all Christians are closed minded, just like all atheists are not closed minded.

To be fair there are people of all beliefs (or unbeliefs) that are closed off to certain things, whether they be worldly or spiritually.

Most people operate based on some form of upbringing and presuppositions, and therefore whether they realize it or not, can appear to be biased and closed minded.

Of course there are people that are open to all theologies and explainations for our existence.

It just isn't fair (mostly to yourselves) to stereotype and put people in boxes.

Starboy

Interesting, so let me get this strait. You think that the atheists on this board are atheists because they didn't get the memo? And that you, the amazing and compelling Badfish could show us the error of our ways if only you could face us. Even someone as dense as you must realize how moronic that is. Consider the possibility that we have been getting the message of Christianity as often as we get junk mail. We are not Christians because we do not find the message convincing, compelling or consistent. Mostly we find it conniving. If only it were the case that I had been preached to in my life just two or three times. Badfish you are living in a dream world.

Starboy

Badfish

All that scripture? Thats a lot, and you are misreading a lot of it.

Unequally yoked means to not marry with an unbeliever because what kind of Godly union can come of it, however I would think the unbeliever would have to demonstrate that they absolutely have no intention of becoming Christian to warrant a denial of marriage based on this scripture.

I would address these and others one at a time, in context they are not always what they seem. However i will peck away at them as I get time.

If you guys and gals were open to it, we could have a bible study and open mindedly attempt to reconcile many of the misconceptions unbelievers have with christianity and the scriptures.

I don't understand this, what does being female have to do with anything?

Badfish

Have you heard the gospel completely and to your satisfaction to make an educated and open minded decision to reject it? I'll bet your not sure about that one.

hezekiah jones

Originally posted by Badfish
If you guys and gals were open to it, we could have a bible study and open mindedly attempt to reconcile many of the misconceptions unbelievers have with christianity and the scriptures.

Oh the guys and gals are open to it alright:

Biblical Criticism & Archaeology

Mageth

Have you heard the gospel completely and to your satisfaction to make an educated and open minded decision to reject it? I'll bet your not sure about that one.

Speaking for myself, I have, and I am.

Spaz

The US is always socially behind, we might get around to it one day...

Bree

HJ is right, BC&A would be a good place to have these discussions. However, please keep in mind that there's a fine line between "open mindedly attemp[ing] to reconcile" and outright preaching. The latter has no place in an upper-level fora.