Post your tough questions in here regarding Christianity

bbitw, do you seek my specific attention for your "youtube" links? didnt comment for I was discussing science, not mainstream commentary geared for entertainment set boundaries. As for your rationalism, one of the links suggest that if a American christian was born in Pakistan they would be islamic instead. Have you been to Pakistan to certify this authentic? One Pakistani christian named Arshed Masih died after radical muslim leaders, backed by police, burned him alive for refusing to convert to islam while his wife was raped by police officers. Pakistan citizens are converting to christianity, even with these persecutions that await such a decision.

You quote in regards to religion; "You cant say one has the absolute or more truth than the other" after you post a link that states that "religion is a bureaucracy between man and god". Which is it then? Where is interpretation when you grade a cults doomsday date prophecy by the original scrolls, not a version or translation where their mathematic calculations are flawed. If you bothered to cross-check the formula, it is clear in its error. Just as in a court of law, accountability has to begin somewhere and your interpretation of the law does not excuse you from the law.

bbitw, your motive to single myself out for not giving your links public comment, seeking to drag myself away from facts of science that provide a middle ground into your opinions and those of a social commentator was? If I was interested in swapping opinions I would have just said: the atheist can't find God for the same reason that a thief can't find a police officer, that I cannot think that a Meteoris watch exists and has no watchmaker and sin has gotten men into more trouble than science can get him out of.

But if you are going to judge God by the actions of man, remember Ghandi's words; "If Christians would really live according to the teachings of Christ, as found in the Bible, all of India would be Christian today".

my bible says not even the angles in heaven know the last day!!!!

SOMETHING CANNOT COME FROM NOTHING. Can it? Just answer it, yes or no? Do you realise how ridicolous you sound by thinking something can come from nothing?

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Then tell me where God came from.  

You win the thread. 

i don't think you're interpreting it right.  this guy camping is a priest.  that means he's the mediator between you and your god.  he knows how to interpret the bible.  if, for some reason, the world doesn't end this saturday, that just means god changed her mind as she is prone to do and you need to stay tuned for the next end of the world date. 

you might want to think about getting with the program.  you too onlygod.  your covers name carries some weight but i don't think you are the mediator between man and god like this camping fella.

the guy is a nut and a False Prophet- he was already wrong once, and if he was a real prophet according to the bible he has never read- if your wrong one time, your not a prophet- the fake christians are among the most dangerous people in the world. it's about giving the glory to God, not your self

if he was a mediator(lol) why was he wrong last time? the guy should be in jail

here's my question...what is the price of admission to heaven? for the past few weeks i have been seeing a caravan of trucks driving up and down I-95, advertising 5/21/11 "judgement day" begins, and "the bible gaurentees it", and it is sponsered by a christian radio station 106.9 here in philly, so i tuned in to hear what they had to say on this subject, and guess what? they were pledaing for donations( what a shock huh?) i guess i have 2 questions, if the world is ending saturday, what do you need the money for?
i would think the ones going to hell would be the ones in need of cash, you'll probably have to buy your way out of a lot shit there, or at least pay for a round of cold beers

i'm just fucking around.  all you can do is have fun with this, right?  although i can see the normal christians getting pissed off at all this nonsense.

 

That you mention a single example in Pakistan doesnt change the fact that he is right..

And that they are backed by the police and allowed to rape her wife during it just shows that Bill is right, its arbitrary ! since they live there they are supposed to believe in it.. if the police backs it up its because its what the majority over there thinks and allows it.. So your claims of Pakistans becoming Christians its not backed up even by your own example..

That I share a lot of common beliefs with Bill Maher doesnt mean I agree with him in everything..

So yeah, it show how ridiculous the church is when you cant all even believe in the same things, and the law has nothing to do with this.. thats why the law is written in ways that interpretation doesnt change anything ! the law is not written in figurative language and based in faith ! so there is not a point in comparison between them..

All of the christians beliefs are based on the interpretation of a person, there is no way around it. plain and simple. the original scriptures cant be translated directly because words where used in different ways in those days.. and words dont even apply in todays language..

and if you think about that last Ghandi quote this is what it says: " If christians werent such hypocrites all of India would be christian."

God has always been here. He has no beginning or no end, he is eternal, everlasting. He dwells  in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven.---Psalm 119:89

Praise the Lord Almighty!!

 

The Book of 2 Samuel

Author is uncertain some have suggested Nathan's son Zabud and the prophets Nathan and Gad, written 930 B.C., son after David's reign (1050-970 B.C.)

Among the godly men and women mentioned in the Bible, King David stands as one of the most prominent. The prophet Samuel had said that God wanted "a man after his own heart," and David was that man.

The book 2 Samuel tells King David's story, covering a period of approximately forty years---the bulk of David's reign as king. It begins with David's being proclaimed king of Israel. Soon after his inauguration, David consolidated his position against rivals to the throne. After conquering Jerusalem, David made it his capital and brought the sacred Ark of the Covenant there. Then he defeated the Philistines---neighbors who had harassed the Israelites for hundreds of years.

But 2 Samuel also describes the darker side of David's career as well, including his affair with Bathsheba and the rebellion led by his son Absalom. The book comes to a close near the end of David's long reign.

Praise the Lord Almighty!!

Correction: God has always been here. He has no beginning or no end, He is eternal, everlasting. He dwells  in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Correction: Author is uncertain some have suggested Nathan's son Zabud and the prophets Nathan and Gad, written 930 B.C., soon after David's reign (1050-970 B.C.)

Over 600 posts and you still have no opinior for yourself..

Part 3 of 23. Emphatic Answers

Could this least-understood of all books the Holy Bible reveal purpose behind the presence of mankind on the earth? Does it explain why man is as he is---at once so creative and yet so destructive? Does it explain why man is so utterly helpless before his own problems, yet with such awesome intellectual and productive powers? Does it offer solutions? Does it give us hope?

To all these vital questions, the emphatic answer is a resounding yes! But ask the same questions concerning evolution, or the teachings of religions, and the answer is regretably no! Would it not, then, seem the folly of fools to refuse honest examination of these desperately needed answers? Here, then, is our Maker's crucial message to manking in this crisis hour of human history. Expect surprises! How this missing dimension of knowledge could have been overlooked these millenniums by religion, science and education is as shocking as the fact that our Creator, in the first two chapters of his revealed Instruction Book, tells us clearly and emphatically, that man is neither an animal, nor an immortal soul!

These first two chapters of Genesis clearly dispute the theory of evolution: The very first verse of the first chapter in the Bible states positively that God exists---and that he created the heaven and the earth. The first chapter also states positively that man is not an animal. And the second chapter depicts God himself saying positively that man is not an immortal soul---contrary to the very foundational belief of many, or most, religions!

The very first words in the Bible are: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Gen. 1:1, New King James Version). No "perhapses"---no theories---just a positive statement!

Another important revelation to note at the very beginning: The human being inspired in the original writing of those words was Moses. Moses wrote in the Hebrew language. The English word "God" is translated from the Hebrew Elohim---a noun, plural in form, but with either singular or plural usage. It means in this context one God. But more than one Person compose that one God---just as a family is one family, but may be composed of two, five or more persons.

Well I believe it is God and so I will not even look or seek any further as you are doing because you will never come up with an answer but perhaps I might be wrong, you might come up with something like it was Harry Porter who always existed...lol

You know I think that character, that accident vanzack believes it was Harry Porter...lol

I'm sorry again for laughing at you but as I said in an earlier post you do make me laugh at times and it's all in good nature.

Jesus Christ our Lord Savior said, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field. ---Matthew 13:44

Praise the Lord Almighty!!

"Well I believe it is God and so I will not even look or seek any further as you are doing"

God Doesn't Exist? Prove It!

Exactly, the thing is however, the CAUSE of the universe has to be OUTSIDE of space, time and matter. The atheist ONLY believes in the naturlaistic world (space, time and matter).

They are left to ultimately believe the universe created itself out of nothing.

I mean NOTHING

Matthew 24:36: "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."

A+ Great debating....you are exposing the ignorance of rostos