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originally posted by: coomba98
It reads that way! You ever read the bible?
originally posted by: SpaceGoatFart
originally posted by: coomba98
It reads that way! You ever read the bible?
Yeah and parables very much read like fairy tales. Like they have a nice morale to the story and everything, and involve sometimes crazy or supernatural events.
They read very much not like facts. Just like the little red hood or the sleeping beauty
originally posted by: coomba98
originally posted by: SpaceGoatFart
originally posted by: coomba98
It reads that way! You ever read the bible?
Yeah and parables very much read like fairy tales. Like they have a nice morale to the story and everything, and involve sometimes crazy or supernatural events.
They read very much not like facts. Just like the little red hood or the sleeping beauty
How do you know which is which??
Coomba98
originally posted by: coomba98
Ok time for sleep.
originally posted by: coomba98
originally posted by: Raggedyman
originally posted by: coomba98
originally posted by: SpaceGoatFart
originally posted by: coomba98
a reply to: SpaceGoatFart
Literally out loud or in their mind does not matter.
Not sure how to respond further as your response does not answer my quote you quoted.
If such things don't really matter, then it's not important to me to be able to determine what is parable and what is literal history.
I cannot tell because I wasn't there.
But it's not important to me if genesis is literal or not, since what matters with genesis is the spiritual message it teaches.
That answers your question.
So you believe because you want to? Not because of logic and evidence?
Coomba98
Is that hard to believe, the bible even tells Christians to believe despite it being silly, have faith when faith has almost dried up
Clearly you are coming from a place of no knowledge asking questions that are answered time and time again
Christians believe because they want to, despite it being illogical
Evidence, well that is something else, you can't understand because, your lack of knowledge
Some of the most intelligent people accept Christ
Dont turn into Padawan...
If i have a lack of knowledge then educated me!!
Super simple stuff!
Coomba98
originally posted by: SpaceGoatFart
originally posted by: coomba98
originally posted by: SpaceGoatFart
originally posted by: coomba98
It reads that way! You ever read the bible?
Yeah and parables very much read like fairy tales. Like they have a nice morale to the story and everything, and involve sometimes crazy or supernatural events.
They read very much not like facts. Just like the little red hood or the sleeping beauty
How do you know which is which??
Coomba98
I already told you I don't really care what in the Bible is literal or not because it doesn't matter to me, the bible being a book of spiritual teachings.
Why don't you try for a minute to accept what we are trying to share with you (even if you disagree) instead of being needlessly inquisitory?
What's the point of all your questions if you ignore our previous responses? It feels like you just want to have the last word
originally posted by: coomba98
Ok time for sleep.
Probably a sound decision
originally posted by: Raggedyman
originally posted by: coomba98
originally posted by: Raggedyman
originally posted by: coomba98
originally posted by: SpaceGoatFart
originally posted by: coomba98
a reply to: SpaceGoatFart
Literally out loud or in their mind does not matter.
Not sure how to respond further as your response does not answer my quote you quoted.
If such things don't really matter, then it's not important to me to be able to determine what is parable and what is literal history.
I cannot tell because I wasn't there.
But it's not important to me if genesis is literal or not, since what matters with genesis is the spiritual message it teaches.
That answers your question.
So you believe because you want to? Not because of logic and evidence?
Coomba98
Is that hard to believe, the bible even tells Christians to believe despite it being silly, have faith when faith has almost dried up
Clearly you are coming from a place of no knowledge asking questions that are answered time and time again
Christians believe because they want to, despite it being illogical
Evidence, well that is something else, you can't understand because, your lack of knowledge
Some of the most intelligent people accept Christ
Dont turn into Padawan...
If i have a lack of knowledge then educated me!!
Super simple stuff!
Coomba98
But you are not asking because you are interested, it's just arguing for the sake
You are not interested in answers, just arguments
originally posted by: coomba98
originally posted by: Raggedyman
originally posted by: coomba98
originally posted by: Raggedyman
originally posted by: coomba98
originally posted by: SpaceGoatFart
originally posted by: coomba98
a reply to: SpaceGoatFart
Literally out loud or in their mind does not matter.
Not sure how to respond further as your response does not answer my quote you quoted.
If such things don't really matter, then it's not important to me to be able to determine what is parable and what is literal history.
I cannot tell because I wasn't there.
But it's not important to me if genesis is literal or not, since what matters with genesis is the spiritual message it teaches.
That answers your question.
So you believe because you want to? Not because of logic and evidence?
Coomba98
Is that hard to believe, the bible even tells Christians to believe despite it being silly, have faith when faith has almost dried up
Clearly you are coming from a place of no knowledge asking questions that are answered time and time again
Christians believe because they want to, despite it being illogical
Evidence, well that is something else, you can't understand because, your lack of knowledge
Some of the most intelligent people accept Christ
Dont turn into Padawan...
If i have a lack of knowledge then educated me!!
Super simple stuff!
Coomba98
But you are not asking because you are interested, it's just arguing for the sake
You are not interested in answers, just arguments
No im interested. Your just not putting up a good argument so you turn to strawman tactics.
Kinda like Padawan does.
Coomba98
originally posted by: Aedaeum
a reply to: markosity1973
Again, I don't believe that either. Christ gave us an example of how to pray: "Our Father in heaven...". Praying to "Jesus" is not what he wanted and in my opinion a dire misrepresentation to why he came in the first place. Anyone who prays outside of how he told us to pray, should be questioning why they would pray any other way. I'm sure that's not going to be a popular opinion with most Christians.
The only one, if you are a christian, who knows what's in your heart is your god.
originally posted by: coomba98
a reply to: chr0naut
This is different. Going by that belief everything in the universe is God. Even you are a part of God.
Yeshi prays to his father many times. Begs him when he finds out his going to die.
Schizophrenic?
Coomba98
originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: chr0naut
Well the bible is not the truth it is a 3rd hand report edited till it nearly has next to nothing to do with the original anymore, that's not prove of anything.
Aren't we all gods children? Isn't Jesus more or less a symbol for how you could be if you find god in your heart?
That's why he is part of the trinity.