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No other so called gods (Aliens) ever asked for sacrifices.
Originally posted by watchdog
reply to post by Buddha1098
Sweetheart, I assure you that my faith is fully in Christ, not a book, but thanks BUDDHA. Second, yes you are right, there is no way with 100% certainty to know who wrote the Gospel According to Mark as it is not stated in the Gospel, but it is traditionally attributed/credited to John Mark. Third, I am quite aware of the "holes" as you put it, some of them at least, but the faults are in "OUR" translations, not the original Hebrew and Greek. Our english words just do not translate the same. So there are no "holes" in the biblical hebrew and greek. But the majority of us do not understand, speak, read, or write these two languages. So to have a better understanding of what the author (God) intended, we (Believers) should all be students of the original language.
Lastly, this is a conversation my husband and I have had over the last few months in regards to what importance the "Bible" plays or should play in the Christian life as we understand that NOT all Believers have bibles, like the "Oonga Boonga" tribe (I made that name up of course) in "insert a country of your choosing". Does that mean that their faith is lacking or greater than those that can mosey on down to the nearest Christian book store and buy one? We have both agreed that that neither is the case. Even without the Bible our faith is still just as strong or possibly "fragile" in some cases. I guess my point is that NO, Believers don't have to have a bible to have faith, but it sure does help answer a few questions as it comes directly from the source.
Oh and yes you are absolutely correct in your statement that the OT had numerous authors and was written way before Jesus. But then again, Jesus was there all along. Genesis even tells us this in the very first chapter when God says, "Let US make man in OUR image...." This is the first hint at the Trinity we get. So Jesus was there all along, even in the beginning, just not as a man on earth YET.edit on 25-3-2011 by watchdog because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by watchdog
reply to post by Buddha1098
I never suggested that the "originals" of any of the "books" are still around or were around when ALL the copies were transcribed. But obviously the original existed at some point otherwise what would they have had to transcribed from. Oh and only the OT was written in Hebrew. The NT was written in Koine Greek. And "hebrew scholars" can debate all day long on the Trinity. Again, it goes back to a person's faith and usually is impossible to debate. Someone either believes or they don't I personally believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God in three Persons. What do you believe?
And to respond to these copies having "discrepancies", it is my understanding (and I am still researching this as I am a student and will be until I die lol) that yes there were/are discrepancies, but that the ones that were most "accurate" and had the most similarities was the "one" the Catholic church went with when it came to putting the "bible" together. With that said, I have major issues with the Catholic "church" not the people, but the Catholic church's teachings and expressed authority (their leadership if you will) and the institution as a whole, So through my research and studying, I have come to start questioning much when it comes to what we have today (teachings, "facts", etc) as most of what I previously thought I knew, came from the Catholic church. I have never been Catholic, but a product of the Protestant Reformation. And I will even admit that I find more and more issues with Protestant teaching the further my studies go, which is why I have started studying Biblical Hebrew here just recently. I am tired of taking other's interpretations as truth instead of going to the source for myself.
Originally posted by Stop-loss!
Originally posted by grindhouzer
If only this story was true. They would of had a Jesus clone by now with DNA samples, unless it is a secret project in the works.