While you potentially follow a false religion?
Oh, that's aurum.
That's solid aurum.
Zero to sixty in four posts.
DogmaHunter said:
Isn't that a problem in your worldview?
Unity of the Spirit is not a problem in my worldview.
It can't come soon enough.
DogmaHunter said:
Is the bible the work of the devil?
(Here we go, folks.)
No.
DogmaHunter said:
Correct ... no.
DogmaHunter said:
Then what does that dude have to do with it?
No comment ... since I think you're fishing for ammo now.
DogmaHunter said:
You could start by drawing the obvious conclusion.
If it isn't the Devil or our limited knowledge this side of Heaven, then please tell me what this "obvious conclusion" is.
I'm dying to know.
DogmaHunter said:
Or, if it's not clear yet, at least investigate honestly why there are as many interpretations as there are bible-believing christians.
I no longer need to investigate.
I don't know how old you are, but I'll go out on a limb and say I've been studying doctrine since you were in diapers.
(And off the record, you read the Bible from cover-to-cover in a week???)
DogmaHunter said:
What's ridiculous about stating that if you have 3 mutually exclusive claims, at least 2 must be false?
Someone using it to ridicule someone who is trying to explain it, that's what.
DogmaHunter said:
"Christian" was the word you used.
If you want me to agree with you that they're all Christians, then I'm going to agree that they're all saved.
You are the one who called them Christians.
Do you want me to agree or not?
Or are you trying to get me in trouble?
DogmaHunter said:
So, do all christians of all denominations think that all christians of all the other denominations get to be saved?
You should have thought of that before you called us all "Christians."
DogmaHunter said:
You probably can't admit it here because of the forum rules... but many here have made it quite clear that they don't consider certain denominations to be "real christians".
Except you ... right?
You think they're all Christians?
Good ... that greatly simplifies our discussion, doesn't it?
DogmaHunter said:
Also, if you are all saved anyway, simply because you are "christians" in the broadest sense........
Are you backtracking from your own term, now?
DogmaHunter said:
Then why does any of this science stuff matter?
Beats me.
As far as my salvation is concerned, science can take a hike.
DogmaHunter said:
There are christians (more then a billion of them: catholics) who have no problems with evolution theory whatsoever.
So?
They're content, as we Independent Fundamental Baptists are, to believe: IN THE BEGINNING, GOD.
DogmaHunter said:
So, since you believe all christians are saved anyway - regardless of their interpretation of the bible - then none of this should matter.
Then why are we having this conversation?
DogmaHunter said:
Then you have no reason to dogmatically attach yourself to a certain interpretation.
You're quite wrong there.
I'll answer to God for what I believe, and, as Jesus said:[VERSE=John 4:24,KJV]God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.[/VERSE]
DogmaHunter said:
Then you have no reason for your "science can take a hike" nonsense.
Why is that?
If science says the Ark wouldn't float, therefore the Ark wasn't built ... okay with you if I claim science can take a hike?
DogmaHunter said:
Since, by your very own admission in this post, interpretations don't matter.
I don't know where you came to that conclusion.
Sanctification is a BIG part of the Christian life, and sanctification cannot occur without a Standard for faith and practice.
DogmaHunter said:
That's right: I'm saved.
'Anyway' doesn't excuse me from growing in grace.
DogmaHunter said:
Good job throwing bricks in a glass house.
Good job fishing.