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I already answered these questions.
No, you did a very thorough job in dodging them. I didn't ask you to compare Christianity, Judaism and Islam. I didn't ask you to describe their similarities and contrasts. I asked what you thought about beliefs in gods other than your own. Whether you thought those beliefs were true beliefs or false.
Ok, poor wording on my part. Obviously a theist believes religion began with divine contact, not an idea. Regardless, my point is that the first suggestion of religious belief is well into human history, and the beginning of the Abrahamic religions is even later. Homo sapiens had been surviving for more than 100k years by that point. There's no basis for saying that we would die off without religion.Did fine without what, before we invented what?
I don't want to do those things, which is why I didn't do them. Go play victim with someone else. This is a ridiculous jump; I'm only interested in having an adult discussion.So if you want to mock and persecute me, then perhaps you need to explain why it is ok for you to attack me for being different or thinking different then you do. Is this sort of persecution not just one step away from Isis wanting to chop off the heads of Christians.
You aren't being asked to judge people, but to judge the claims that they make.Read my posts again. I clearly talked about the importance of believing that Jesus is who He said He is, the Son of God, our Saviour.
Perhaps you think that respectful answers are "dodging", but I refuse to resort to insults and condemnation of others. It is not my right nor my place to judge or condemn anyone. Jesus will judge the living and the dead.
Clearly the first covenant was with Adam. Yet according to Francis Collins and thus Theistic Evolution all of Creation began at the beginning of the Universe.Homo sapiens had been surviving for more than 100k years by that point.
You aren't being asked to judge people, but to judge the claims that they make.
And are they wrong? And if so, why?I have already addressed some of the claims they make. The most important being who Jesus is.
And are they wrong? And if so, why?
He isn't here to make any claims though. You are.They do not believe what Jesus said about Himself. It is not about whether they believe me, but about whether they believe Him.
But the Bible is just a book, or rather a collection of books, that makes supernatural claims. How do you know such claims are true?
He isn't here to make any claims though. You are.
No, you did a very thorough job in dodging them. I didn't ask you to compare Christianity, Judaism and Islam. I didn't ask you to describe their similarities and contrasts. I asked what you thought about beliefs in gods other than your own. Whether you thought those beliefs were true beliefs or false.
Once again, I don't know what you mean by "choose" here. It really doesn't make sense to say "choose" at all. The issue is whether one is convinced or not. You clearly are. But the question is why, which relates back to the previous question I asked.The word of God has been given to us, and it is there that we learn about Jesus and what He said and did. Everyone is free to choose whether they accept the Bible or not.
Once again, I don't know what you mean by "choose" here. It really doesn't make sense to say "choose" at all. The issue is whether one is convinced or not. You clearly are. But the question is why, which relates back to the previous question I asked.
So you know such claims are true because you have "searched the Scriptures"? But what of those who have searched other scriptures and come to a radically different conclusion?I am convinced because I have searched the Scriptures (and continue to do so, as it's a ongoing process). And I have prayed for discernment and direction in all areas of my life. Jesus has never failed me.
So you know such claims are true because you have "searched the Scriptures"? But what of those who have searched other scriptures and come to a radically different conclusion?
Let me quote Jesus himself in answer to your question. "I am the way the truth and the life, no,man comes to the Father but through me."
Sounds pretty clear on what Jesus claimed was the only way to the Father. Since Christians are followers of Christ we believe what he said. Now if you want to call Jesus a liar or a lunatic then that's between you and him.
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But you haven't been able to explain in what sense it is a "choice." So your points remains... in need of further support.Or what about those who have rejected all such things and believe it's ALL nonsense? My point remains, it is a choice. And it is a choice that each and every one of us must make.
But you haven't been able to explain in what sense it is a "choice." So your points remains... in need of further support.
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