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Recent content by Datak

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    Christians: What evidence do you have that a god exists?

    What is your evidence that Christ will come again?
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    Non-Christians: do you want to be Christian?

    I think there is some good in Christianity, and if someone could provide me a way to understand it better I might get on board with it. But I think there are elements of Christianity that even the most steadfast Christians and the most educated Christians cannot sufficiently explain. As an...
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    What were the last inspired writings?

    OK, I think I understand the issue you're having. In the context of this discussion, to be considered relevant we're talking recognition of the first seven ecumenical councils? Less? More? So like most Protestant denominations, the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox tradition in...
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    The No true Scotsman Fallacy

    Can't translate but I've read a bit in the past on the whole lucifer issue, I'm sure it's been suggested that lucifer would be more fitting of Jesus than of Satan.
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    What were the last inspired writings?

    OK, then another example I usually bring up when discussing the size of the canon is the Ethiopian Orthodox Church which boasts eighty-some texts in its canon.
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    What were the last inspired writings?

    I don't know if you are trying to minimize the the difference there on the Deuterocanonical books, but I would say that is a significant difference. I wasn't actually trying to press on you about your disagreements, just stressing the difference. It was brought up to bolster the point that...
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    What were the last inspired writings?

    I don't mean the text itself, I mean the the body of scripture. Could have done better just saying the canon probably. When I look at an individual tradition, it appears to be more static. Texts are not added, texts are not thrown out; the status quo does not change. I'm not a proponent that...
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    What were the last inspired writings?

    Well it is sort of a situation that might make me throw my arms up if I'm forcing myself to conclude that there is agreement in any official capacity. Roman Catholics hold only Scripture to be inspired. Well so do Protestants. So do Latter-day Saints. There's a big omission in all of this, I...
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    What were the last inspired writings?

    So what I gather so far, in representation of those who responded clearly on behalf of their sect (is that not a good word to use? I couldn't think of a better label) and not for themselves personally, is that there is agreement that only the scriptures are considered inspired writings.
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    Misconceptions that Christians have about the faith

    Non-Christians are often fed misconceptions about Christianity by people of their own particular faith (an example of a misconception being proliferated by people of another faith might be the often-cited "Christians are polytheists" which many Muslims assert without the need to even ask a...
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    What were the last inspired writings?

    Obviously the books of the biblical canon(s) are held to be inspired and those books included in scripture will vary. But are there other inspired writings? I know we have the various creeds, but are they considered inspired? What were the last inspired writings? I would love to know.
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    historical evidence

    I have no interest in proving the Bible right. This is not using the Bible to prove the Bible right. I'm giving you historical evidence that a real live walking, talking, breathing historical Jesus did in fact exist. The evidence is that Paul knew Jesus' own brother. I hope you aren't ignoring...
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    historical evidence

    Have you heard of Paul, who wrote the epistles? OK so Jesus wasn't alive at the time he wrote them. But Paul knew Jesus' brother. I think that ought to count for something. You can't have a brother if you never existed.
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    Trusting another's interpretation of the Bible

    I will certainly look through some of these sources you mention, being that I am interested in the communities that trace back to the early Church such as yours. Thanks a bunch for the direction you have given. It's greatly helpful!
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    Trusting another's interpretation of the Bible

    It's been a while. I did get a chance to read all your responses, but was rather preoccupied so did not log in to respond. It would be a small workload to reply to each of you directly, so I'll just include you all in this. Thank you for your generous input. I am excited at the prospect of...
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