Mithras? check. Pagan holidays? check. Crusades, wars? check.
2006-11-14 16:03:32 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
JersyRick, that is true in part because "any" two copies of any document of that length will have copiest errors and marginal notations. If you think there are substantive differences, there you would be wrong. Thanks for saying something interesting, though.
2006-11-14 16:09:10 · update #1
4263, because their claims are usually the most radical and uninformed. It is purely for my entertainment, only.
2006-11-14 16:10:55 · update #2
Kazejinzo, free will allows us to choose among our desires. But our desires are predetermined by sin nature. Thus they are perfectly compatible.
MC Hummer, yes, this is true of 1 John 5:7 as well. It does not exist in my Greek New Testament and it should not exist in the NIV, either.
2006-11-14 16:14:41 · update #3
The Gospels were written over 30 years after Jesus died.
Jesus didn't do everything he was predicted to do, so that's why all the Jews didn't convert.
The theology of Jesus coming back wasn't invented until after Jesus died.
Revelation was one of many apocalyptic texts written to complain about the government.
Ex nihilo creation isn't found in the original texts.
A lot of Christian theology (thank you, Augustine) is based on the secular knowledge of the day, which was Pagan origin.
There were at least 4 texts sewn together to make up the Torah, which explains contradictions.
Biblical lex talionis, and other stories and rules, have their origins from other cultures; they are not original.
God is referred to as YHWH and Elohim, which are from different traditions that later came together.
Augustine used a figurative interpretation of Genesis because he felt that God only wanted people to know about salvation, not how the world works.
Check.
2006-11-14 16:24:57 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. Pears 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The translations of classical Greek bibles (ancient Greek) don't contain certain lies - oops, lines - that are found in the bibles derived from the Latin version. They were added by the early catholic cult when it was fighting for dominance with the followers of "James" (the gnostics). An example is the book of Retaliation - oops, Revelations - 22:18.
Roughly, Rev. 22:18 says, "Ours is the official version, and if anyone changes it, they're going to hell."
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2006-11-15 00:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Probably not. But it seems like christian hard cases learn best by having things repeated over and over and over again, ad nauseum. Incidently, you can turn your question around.
Why do christians keep trying to "prove" their beliefs are fact when we've heard it all before so many times, and it wasn't credible the first time?
2006-11-15 00:13:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ok I'll try. In what sense is it our free will that causes us to sin if the Bible and God himself say that it is impossible for us to live a life without sin. Free will would give us a choice to either sin or not sin, but the Bible says that no matter what we do, we will all sin. Can you enlighten me please??
2006-11-15 00:09:24 · answer #4 · answered by kazejinzo1 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you didn't learn anything from the first 600 times than I doubt that you are capable of being educated.
2006-11-15 00:19:31 · answer #5 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Homosexual affairs while being drugged out is, I suppose, considered a sin. That might be the last straw for your belief, dude.
2006-11-15 00:07:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
what - you tired of hearing about God's propensity for baby killing in the Bible - or murdering children - I would think that would be enough to keep you interested
2006-11-15 00:10:18 · answer #7 · answered by Da Vinci's Code 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That no two copies of the earliest manuscripts of the new testament are identical...
2006-11-15 00:06:27 · answer #8 · answered by JerseyRick 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Can anyone guess why you call yourself Teddy Bear? It's creepy
2006-11-15 00:11:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why would you want to know what atheists have to say?
Where do they get their 'knowledge'???? They can think the sky is purple or the world is flat. Would you go by what they say?
2006-11-15 00:08:51 · answer #10 · answered by 4263 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋