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I dont know why God heals some, and not others, but who are you to judge?
It's saddening to see the growing numbers of unbelievers.
Why does James contradict Paul by saying we're justified by works and not by faith alone? He even quotes Abraham for proof of his point, just as Paul did.
If righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly
originally posted by: Lucid Lunacy
a reply to: AreUKiddingMe
It's saddening to see the growing numbers of unbelievers.
Many of us are more than open to being persuaded. We simply require a different kind of evidence than believers it seems. I require a substantial amount of evidence to believe something is objectively truthful. This applies to all things. I personally think it's not sad at all, but great, that more and more people are questioning the faith and being critical towards it. I'd want people to be that way towards all things. Either way, while it may be sad to you, you can surely relate to it. After all, you're essentially an atheist to the creator gods of other conflicting religions.
To deny the existence of God is foolishness, in my opinion and also what the Bible (number one best seller of all time) says.
originally posted by: Lucid Lunacy
a reply to: AreUKiddingMe
See now if you had just left things at being in awe of the Universe and pondering over our existence and exploring the idea there might be a creator god I would have appreciated it and it would have only gotten my respect!
You however just called me a fool.
A fool for not believing what the Bible says.
So let's look at what the Bible [Genesis] says:
It says the Sun and all stars were made after Earth on Day 4.
It says Earth had thriving plant life, including fruit-bearing trees, on Day 3.
This means everything scientists know about cosmology is completely wrong. As no one in that field believes all the stars came into being after Earth.
This also implies on Day 3 the Earth would have been a utterly frozen planet without sunshine. So now we have to throw another field of science out. How else are we to believe fruit trees could grow for years on a wholly frozen planet without a Sun?
You're telling me I am foolish for not believing that's objectively truthful?
Well then you and I are diametrically opposed in world views, and not just on the topic of religion.
I would have to flip everything upside down to think my position on the reality of that was a foolish one.
The creation, as told in the Bible, doesn't agree with what would rationally happen if you buy into the Big Bang theory
the Big Bang theory, which is only a theory!
I think maybe this thread is straying a little