Tough Questions for the Christians?

Question

Tell me IF you have the answer to of these question, (not another stupid answers please), I really want to understand how do you believe it, thanks.

http://members.aol.com/chasklu/religion/private/question.html

williamzo:
you don't go or you don't have the answers?

These questions are about your religion, can't you read them, it will open a lot of doors for you!

Answer 1

I do not go to links...
Ask one question at a time, Please.

Answer 2

I read thru a lot of the questions and some were good but all in all they were not objective, they strongly reflected the authors bias's.

For example, that God "lied" and the snake told the "truth" to Adam and Eve. God did not lie, Adam and Eve did lose the life they had. Does one argue over what was said and what someone percieved, or what was meant? The meaning was clear.

God as Creator is truth. He has no need to lie or deceive. To say so indicates biased thinking.

The world is full of 2 types of people, specific, detailed oriented types, and intuitive, conceptual types. Moses wrote at the conceptual level to communicate a message. The author you reference does not seem to be interested in context. He is into linguistic analysis, and is looking to find inconsistentcies, especially if words are taken out of context.

Here is my definition of reality. Iron has rust, life has virus's and bacteria, people have pain, life has tragedy, and the bible is written by many people that see the same truth in different ways.

Here is an example. Take a coin and look at the heads side. Describe it. Give someone else the same coin, and have them describe the tails side. GIve the results to a third person and have them tell you whether the people described the "same" coin. The stories will be very different. Your author would make a great deal about this. I do not.

What happens when there is an accident or fight? The stories are both true and both different.

That is the strength of the Bible. It speaks of the same truth in different ways to include all people.

Answer 3

The only thing that i can tell you is that when the ancient text was written, it was pretty close to true. No one was trying to pull our legs. What happened over the years was that there were many things that would be hard to believe. So, in order to communicate this text to large masses, it was cropped around the edges and re-worded. We can't be upset about this, but we sure can be inquisitive. In fact, I know that we are supposed to question things. It is how we grow and learn. Nothing is easy. If it was then we would all just wait for someone to tell us everything and therefore not learn it. I think that new and important information is coming through. If you are still questioning, look at all the avenues that are available. I have found some great books on the true life of Jesus and his intentions. It has really given me a great perspective on things. If you are curious about it, I read "Jesus and the Essenes" by Dolores Cannon. Great read.

Answer 4

Do I have to answer all the questions Miss?

Anyway here's my answer to one of them (or a group of them to be more precise).

Biblical Inconsistencies:
This you see is one of the problems of relying solely on the Holy Book...it would have really helped if the whole thing was written by just one man...but as you probably know the Bible was written across nearly 4000 years by many people who wrote most of these events. This is the primary source of conflicting accounts...it really depends on the purpose and intention of the writer of each individual account had in making it (this also the key to understanding why we have 4 gospels...) There is little doubt that Jesus was there, that he was resurrected and all the other important events happened...but the times and the details are rarely if not accurately listed.
As to the concepts of Hell and Afterlife...I am not 100% sure about the problems regarding the conflicting statements on them...but again I dont really focus much on stuff like that.

If you want me to answer all the other questions...just drop me a line...I cant list all answers here on this short space.

But if you really want answers...go see a Theology professor...not here.

Answer 5

Wow all sorts of stuff in there! As I was scanning through it all though a few books came to mind that answer many of the questions asked there. They are "Mere, Christianity" by C.S. Lewis, "In the Fullness of Time" by Paul Maier, and "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel. The last two take serious scholarly looks at where the Bible came from, corroborating evidence for it, and discuss where some of the higher criticism of the Bible comes from and how other currently accepted ancient works would stand up to similar criticism. "Mere, Christianity" discusses some of the theological issues raised. If you are really interested in finding some answers to those questions read those books.

Answer 6

I'm not sure if you are simply trying to start a debate or want to honestly seek out answers. I will answer the first question on you perspective.

1) I can not attest for what you call the “evangelical” church but can answer as a Latter-Day Saint (Mormon) that considers himself to be a Christian. There are many contradictions in the Bible. Why, because it has been written and compiled by man. God is perfect, His work is perfect. Man is not. When man gets in the way, there is sure to be mistakes. ***”We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.” The 8th Article of Faith of the LDS Church

Answer 7

The author of this paper has many valid concerens that are not covered by and cannot be answered by many mainstream chruches. And these are questions that many have asked.

I was going to go point by point from this guy's paper, but that would take all day. So I will just tell you what I believe.

First, the God of the Old Testament is Jesus Christ. All the laws, the prophets, the prophesies and commandmetns that he gave to the people, were to point to him and his divine mission as the Son of God and the Savior of mankind. When he was on the earth he taught that he was the Mesaiah spoken of in the Old Testament. When he atoned for the world, this was the New law, the New Testament. It's stated over and over again that he came to fufill the law. Many did not belive this at the time, hence the confustion in the scriptures and the constant preching of his apostles and discipels.

I also know this, that the Bible has not been translated correctly over the years and many of the plain and precious truths have been taken out, or changed by men. I am a Mormon, and we have additional scripture, called the Book of Mormon, which has these plain and precious truths restored. The Book of Mormon answers all of this guys questions. It is another testament of Jesus Christ and his Gospel

Also, I know this, we are children of Heavenly Father, he loves us and wants us to come back to him. He has given us commanments to help us become like him. We are all responsible for our own salvation by obedience to these commandments and we are not born in Original Sin or responsible for the fall of Adam. God does answer our prayers, but not necessarily the way we think he will or the way we want them to be answered. God states time and time again thru out the scriptres that he will test and try his people. Trials make us stronger. And God will not take our trials away, but he will get us thru them. Further, God will not take away our ability to choose, however he will give us the consequences of our choices. And there are things that take a tremendous ammount of faith to understand, we might not understand all of our questions right away. We have to study, and have faith that eventally we will find the things we seek.

God works thru prophets, he did in the Old Testament times as well as the New Testament times and he does today. Living prophets help us to know God's will and help us to keep his commandments. They are a testament that God does not want his children to be left alone.

There is a lot of confustion about religon in the world, but there are also answers to your questions. If you want to discuss further, you can contact me thru my profile here on answers, I'd be happy to discuss any religous subject with you.

Good luck and I hope you find the answers you seek.

Answer 8

Yes, they are tough. Some were not questions, just subjective remarks.

In regard to, Ecclesiastes 9:5-6

5 For the living know that they will die,
but the dead know nothing;
they have no further reward,
and even the memory of them is forgotten.

6 Their love, their hate
and their jealousy have long since vanished;
never again will they have a part
in anything that happens under the sun.

This does tell me that the dead will not have a part in anything on earth. That is because they have moved on to heaven or hell.
ONce that you have moved on, you won't care about what is happening here. You will be too busy in paradise, or.....

Answer 9

The site gives so many questions presently. Which one does the asker want answered. One at a time please!!!!!
Some of the questions I thought about 'Copy and paste' to here, but I thought they may not be the one(s) the asker wants answered. Further, currently I probably could not answer satisfactoraly every single question the web site poses.

Answer 10

If your question is how do we Christians believe in Christ, the answer is:
We believe in Christ the same way you believe that a person you know would give you good advise when you need it, or that your car will start when you turn the key. That thought pattern that makes you assured that all will work according to plan is FAITH. The belief in things not felt, smelt, tasted, heard, or seen. It's something you JUST KNOW.

Answer 11

there are too many questions to answer there, but you have to remember the bible was written over time by different individuals in different texts and when translated you must expect some inconsistencies. for instance the question about the differing versions of the resurrection. interview six different witnesses to a car accident and you will get six varying stories. you have to take them in whole and filter them down to what YOU believe.