came across something this morning

[repentandbelieve]

Today at 06:47 AM seebs said this in Post #59

I don't believe this, since the Bible doesn't tell me that Joe doesn't accept any text as authoritative other than the Holy Bible.

Hmm. I was about to say:

"I'm having a go at believing only things that are found in the Bible".

However, it turns out the Bible doesn't mention my decision to do this, so I guess I can't.

There certainly isn't any shortage of mockers, doubters or skeptics in this forum.

 

[seebs]

Today at 01:15 AM repentandbelieve said this in Post #61 (http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?postid=650327#post650327)
There certainly isn't any shortage of mockers, doubters or skeptics in this forum. Please go back to the other parts of the forum where you can have fellowship with your own kind.

Er. The entire point of deeper fellowship is for all of us Christians to get together and have fellowship, and that includes getting to know each other, and learning to appreciate the diversity of people who follow Christ. You're welcome to follow Christ in a way different from mine, but I think it's sort of assumed that you'll at least be polite about it.

It occurs to me that the post you were responding to might have been taken as insulting, but it wasn't meant that way; if any offense was given, I'm sorry.

 

[Sharky]

Please don't forget we're here for deeper fellowship.

Though the thread seems to have cooled off we don't want anymore of this here. Keep it in apologetics or better yet PM.

 

[Damian]

the thread that i started was to find out if someone says they don't believe in God if they really did at one time or do...and yet no one (except for a couple) have answered my question... everyone has been arguing over beliefs of the Bible and how they interpret it...if you want to do that do it over the aim or something like that... this thread was based on what my question was about good grief... i didn't want it to get people to start fighting over this... man....anyways i just wanted people's opinions over this... if you still want to express your opinion about it then i am willing to take it...thanks

Mark
p.s. take a look at my quote... it has shown its true nature throughout this thread...

 

[Evening Mist]

Mark -- honestly sorry we ruined your thread. It was a great question and should have made for an intersting thread. I apologize, and I'm leaving now.

 

[Damian]

its not anyones fault.. i am not blaming anyone.. i just wanted some opinions and it turned out to be an argument...anyways...you dont' need to leave evening... i thnk you for your opinion

Mark

 

[seebs]

Today at 07:20 AM Damian said this in Post #64 (http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?postid=650558#post650558)

the thread that i started was to find out if someone says they don't believe in God if they really did at one time or do...and yet no one (except for a couple) have answered my question... everyone has been arguing over beliefs of the Bible and how they interpret it...if you want to do that do it over the aim or something like that... this thread was based on what my question was about good grief... i didn't want it to get people to start fighting over this... man....anyways i just wanted people's opinions over this... if you still want to express your opinion about it then i am willing to take it...thanks

I think that many people really genuinely don't believe in God, and many more genuinely believe in something else, which we *don't* believe in.

I mean, when you say you don't think Thor exists, does that mean you *really* believe that there's a big Norse guy driving a chariot led by two goats around the sky, throwing his hammer whenever there's thunder, but you're just "denying" it? Of course not!

To many people, the God we believe in sounds just as silly. I think they're wrong, but I don't think they're lying, not even to themselves.

 

[Caedmon]

Today at 12:43 PM seebs said this in Post #67 (http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?postid=651071#post651071)

I think that many people really genuinely don't believe in God, and many more genuinely believe in something else, which we *don't* believe in.

I mean, when you say you don't think Thor exists, does that mean you *really* believe that there's a big Norse guy driving a chariot led by two goats around the sky, throwing his hammer whenever there's thunder, but you're just "denying" it? Of course not!

To many people, the God we believe in sounds just as silly. I think they're wrong, but I don't think they're lying, not even to themselves.

My point exactly. When I say I do not assent to the existence of Eostre, Siva, or Loki, I am not necessarily denying some subconscious desire to believe in them, much less assenting that they do, in fact, exist. That's why I made those delightfully didactic gadfly posts.

 

[Damian]

thank you so much.. that clears things up for me so i can clear things up for my peer...thank you once again...

 

[seebs]

Glad to help!

I think a lot of people have only limited experience with the broad variety of people and experiences that lead to someone self-identifying as "an atheist". It's easy to stereotype and generalize, but it makes it hard to witness effectively. For most atheists, a Christian who doesn't judge them or condemn them would be a welcome kind of "miracle". A lot of them are very surprised the first time they meet a Christian who doesn't come across as a hypocrite; I think one of the most important things we should be doing as a community is learning more about what other people believe, so we can communicate with them better.

 

[sbbqb7n16]

11th February 2003 at 01:20 PM Gerry said this in Post #4

...But we need never to go to Apologetics and engage them in non-sense discussions where they demand proof that God exists. If we must post at all there we should post only Scripture with no comment and let them argue with the Bible and not us...

To agree with you Gerry, why engage in a fist fight, when you have a sword?

 

[seebs]

Yesterday at 09:21 PM sbbqb7n16 said this in Post #71 (http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?postid=652065#post652065)
To agree with you Gerry, why engage in a fist fight, when you have a sword?

The question is, are we interested in leading people to God? If so, we should perhaps remember that the Bible itself says that, to people who do not have the holy spirit, Scripture is meaningless. If we want to convert people, we'll have to do it the way the Bible says to - leading by example. Scripture is for us to learn about God; it's not a club to hit people with, nor a sword.

 

[TheBear]

To Gerry and seebs,

Perhaps you could contain your personal issues and disagreements, to PM's. The rest of us really don't appreciate this constant public bickering between you two.