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Well yes - because it would mean that God had told me it was a triangular square, and also, by definition, created my understanding mechanism of what he tells me. So I would have no basis for assessing its truth independently. Therefore I would be, once again, left only with trust and faith. I...

I am really glad that you found this forum useful, Walter - thanks for the feedback :)

DP, I think it would be helpful if you could explain a little more about your interest in this issue. Do you find it difficult to find Christian commentary about their faith? Are there areas where you are particularly lacking in assistance? When I think about it, I am not so sure that "fear"...

I think this is a good topic to talk about. Essentially, I think it is worth remembering that Christian belief is not the end qualification of a period of study and a qualifying exam like a university degree. In fact I am sure that all Christians will immediately agree that they do not...

Personally, I don't think it is possible to provide you with what you ask. Whatever we might come up with in the form of a formula, template, definition, judgment, subjective analysis or even mathematic or logical deduction, it would always be in human terms and since God created human terms he...

Am I right in assuming that you are not actually asking if we have objective proof supporting belief (which, of course, would no longer be belief), rather that you are asking for evidence that carries sufficient credibility to justify calling Christian beliefs real beliefs rather than just...

Hi Walter, I guess the first reference is Rev 3:12, not v.7? I do not, personally, see any contradiction here. I think Rev 21:22 is telling readers not to expect to see a physical, structural temple in the New Jerusalem as there was in the historical Jerusalem built by Soloman, because it is...

You are right that Love is the background to the Christian faith - and it is 2-way. God also loves his creation. As you say, it is this love and its associated, anticipated, emotion that you are not connecting with. But surely there are many different forms of love that express themselves in...

I think the core phrase here is: "You can't use subjective evidence, feelings or faith...". Personally, I think that is all one can use, nor, when one recalls that faith itself is an entirely subjective matter, is there any need for any objective proof. People do not always become Christians...

Somehow I doubt that you could "forget about the whole subject". Seems to me he's got you hooked, and he is not going to let you go even though you still cannot see him too clearly, but you sense him and he's got you searching. :) Agonising isn't it! But, you know, sometimes I think there is a...

The bible is not just a book with one author written at a certain time. It is a collection of various documents written at different times by different people. What we generally accept as "The Bible" is the result of a process of canonising the NT documents and adding them officially to the...

I think what you are referring to here is the meeting that officially agreed on what writings/letters, out of the many thousands circulating at that time, were authentic and could be joined together to form the bible. Even today, the canon of the bible differs between some denominations...

I think there is a lot of truth in this post. The concept of "God inside us" reminds me of a theory I once heard that humans cannot have cravings that cannot be satisfied or cravings for something that does not exist, e.g. hunger requires the existence of food, thirst requires liquid, love...

If you believe that Jesus was nothing more than a prophet then you have many more and greater problem verses in the bible than the issue on "our" in Gen 1:26. For example: The appearances of the resurrected Jesus to over 500 people after his crucifixion (1 Cor 15:6) "Christ was sacrificed once...

Not necessarily. In fact, according to the Bible there are all kinds of spiritual beings including, for example, angels and demons. But in this case, as has been previously stated, it is generally held that the Bible is referring to the three persona of the Trinity. The concept of the Trinity is...

A very good question, Truthstriker. You will find some people hold every word of the bible as literal, whilst others conservatively hold some parts to be metaphorical, and yet others that liberally hold that Christ himself is only symbolical! Not much help, huh? :) I think there are some...

That was indeed my point. In your OP you talked about following Christianity, not Christ. It is very easy to get caught up in the various arguments and differences between various denominations and the views of how to live as a Christian. In my post I was trying to emphasise that, as you say...

This is a very broad topic and difficult to summarise briefly. I think one needs to consider at least three basic points first: 1) There exists an old and a new covenant. The old covenant was based on obedience of the law through belief in God. The new covenant is based on belief in Jesus...

Hi ButterBattle, I am not sure that deciding on becoming a Christian and following Christianity is something one "should" or "should not" do. Christianity without Christ is just another alternative ideal concerning the best ways to live one's life. Therefore the heart of the question is really...