A view point.

[Truth Detector]

You do not even know if there IS a god...blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah

STFU assclown.

[Frank Apisa]

STFU assclown.

Is that the best you've got?

[Taichiliberal]

Is that the best you've got?

Pretty much....which is why I periodically IA the fool.....clears up the thread.

[MAGA MAN]

Liberalism is a religion.

[Granule]

In a world were one person's religion is another person's fantasy, and one person's fantasy is another person's reality, the only sane person is the honest observer.

What are your honest observations about Jesus Christ?

[Mason Melchizedek]

What are your honest observations about Jesus Christ?

Jesus is Lord

[Granule]

Jesus is Lord

Amen, sister.

[Taichiliberal]

Jesus is Lord

Says who?

[Taichiliberal]

What are your honest observations about Jesus Christ?

that's the faith I was raised on.....a LOT of contradiction when compared to the Old Testament, and then you have to buy into a super natural being momentarily experiencing human death, etc., etc. A lot of good ideas, but not the be all end all of logical and rational happenings when one uses one's God given common sense (no pun intended).

[Granule]

that's the faith I was raised on.....a LOT of contradiction when compared to the Old Testament, and then you have to buy into a super natural being momentarily experiencing human death, etc., etc. A lot of good ideas, but not the be all end all of logical and rational happenings when one uses one's God given common sense (no pun intended).

What IS the "be all end all of logical and rational happenings"? when you think about it, there's no such thing.

See, my biggest problem with your way of thinking is that you think it all ends with what YOU think you know. I've never run into a more narcissistic way of thinking. In terms of religion, YOUR reality is nowhere near MY reality.

[Mason Melchizedek]

Says who?

"Before Abraham I Am"

[Taichiliberal]

What IS the "be all end all of logical and rational happenings"? when you think about it, there's no such thing.

See, my biggest problem with your way of thinking is that you think it all ends with what YOU think you know. I've never run into a more narcissistic way of thinking. In terms of religion, YOUR reality is nowhere near MY reality.

That's a typical reaction of many "faithful"....any rational questioning of scripture is condemned as being "self centered". I don't understand how using your brains to figure out something is cause for personal attack and condemnation. The point of the OP is EXACTLY demonstrated in your last sentence....your "reality" regarding religion is no more or less "real" than someone else's. Case in point....you had entire continents of people who had a thriving civilizations and religions before, during and after hearing about the New Testament....and vice versa. That is why you need honest observation...which fortunately or unfortunately for the individual...may mean a momentary abandonment of a particular faith.

[Taichiliberal]

Originally Posted by Taichiliberal
Says who?

"Before Abraham I Am"

So the scripture is it's own proof and justification? That type of mentality has been used to justify a LOT of bad actions in the world. And if you question the validity of any part of the text, then what? Remember, there were thriving civilizations with their own religions long before and during the Old and New Testament that never heard of such. That is why you need honest observation...which fortunately or unfortunately for the individual...may mean a momentary abandonment of a particular faith.

[Jack]

Let's see. Jesus was half God and half Man. Anybody in the 21st century believe THAT?
Jesus dies. Is dead for 3 days. Awakens, walks around for awhile. Then floats off into outer space like a hydrogen balloon. Anybody in the 21st century believe THAT?

How about that Pharaohs and Kings were descendants of the Gods? Plausible? Or just made up bullshit?

You could read the Jefferson Bible and skip all the Harry Potter shit and just read the Philosophy of Jesus.

"The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, commonly referred to as the Jefferson Bible, is one of two religious works constructed by Thomas Jefferson. The first, The Philosophy of Jesus of Nazareth, was completed in 1804, but no copies exist today.[1] The second, The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, was completed in 1820 by cutting and pasting with a razor and glue numerous sections from the New Testament as extractions of the doctrine of Jesus. Jefferson's condensed composition excludes all miracles by Jesus and most mentions of the supernatural, including sections of the four gospels that contain the Resurrection and most other miracles, and passages that portray Jesus as divine"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Bible

[Mason Melchizedek]

So the scripture is it's own proof and justification? That type of mentality has been used to justify a LOT of bad actions in the world. And if you question the validity of any part of the text, then what? Remember, there were thriving civilizations with their own religions long before and during the Old and New Testament that never heard of such. That is why you need honest observation...which fortunately or unfortunately for the individual...may mean a momentary abandonment of a particular faith.

Can't help non-believers,you're on your own.