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Originally posted by John Matrix
reply to post by Neo Christian Mystic
Please define a mystic for me, and I might consider answering your questions.
Originally posted by John Matrix
Jack Van Impe(the only man to have memorized the NT with a total of nearly 15,000 bible verses memorised)
Originally posted by Nichiren
reply to post by John Matrix
I did ask you a question @ the last post of page 6 and the first on page 7. Could you please answer those.
Thank you.
Originally posted by John Matrix
reply to post by ImplausibleDeniability
If that's the kind of raw sewage that floats your boat, then all the more power to ya. My NT tells me that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. OT...same God.
[edit on 21/10/09 by John Matrix]
Originally posted by John Matrix
reply to post by ImplausibleDeniability
Your second mistake is mistating that I consider myself a scholar....where did I say that?
And, Jesus used even stronger language against fools...so suck it up....all I did was attack your argument....not you. Jesus attacked arguments and people directly....so he would probably get kicked off ATS if he was here.
Originally posted by Nichiren
reply to post by John Matrix
Are you ignoring my requests on purpose? Just asking ...
Originally posted by Nichiren
reply to post by John Matrix
What about a one-minute-old baby that was drowned by god in the flood. Already corrupted? Give me a break. Your logic is deeply flawed ...
Originally posted by John Matrix
reply to post by ImplausibleDeniability
Well then....you are in good company, since JM gets accused of it all the time.... by the Bible bashers, anti-Christian bigots, anti-Christs, atheists, evolutionists, and God haters.
So welcome aboard friend.
Sorry if I offeneded you.
Many Christians believe the Bible to be the infallible non-negotiable word of God. That belief unfortunately just can't hold up to scrutiny when held up to the documented tradition of editing, revision, and removal of entire books and points of view.
One the one hand, you could say the bible is a changing document over the years and, as a result, come to take what you read in the context in which it was written...to me this is a necessity to understanding.
On the other hand, you could argue that since much of what early Christians believed is no longer accepted as true Christianity, that what we currently understand as the infallible word of God has in fact been filtered, interpreted, and warped to suit human needs.
In both cases, and I truly believe this to be true, being a Christian requires thought, interpretation, and a questing heart.
IMO too many people who profess themselves to be true Christians are quite diametrically opposed to the idea of challenging their beliefs.
Originally posted by ImplausibleDeniability
I guess it's too much expect much else from someone who thinks Jack Van Impe is 'a scholar'.
Originally posted by John Matrix
Originally posted by Nichiren
reply to post by John Matrix
Are you ignoring my requests on purpose? Just asking ...
No...sorry not ignoring you.
I have been busy as you can see.
But I will drop the bible bashers like a bag of dirt, since I have given them plenty of food for thought and they don't appear to care or listen.
I'll go check now...so don't go away.
I hope you are nicer.