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It's a human trait. It exists in greater or lesser degree from person to person.
Thank god I dont accept anything AV says.
But it's Only so fantastical BECAUSE it's mythical. The same could be said of the revolutionary war. Give it 2000 years and our descendants will be telling the story of George Washington lending an army of 300 fighting alone against an invading army of two millon British.
Too bad for whom? we get a special blessing for not seeing evidence, yet believing.
John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
What could you find one year after these events, that you couldn't find 2000 years later?Jesus said that shortly after having his disciples touch him to make sure he's real. He sure didn't have a problem showing them evidence among with the "many other signs" mentioned in John 20:30, either.
So, God sure didn't have a problem showing evidence to people of his existence. Only now, a couple thousand years after all this supposedly took place can we not find one shred of evidence that any of that occurred as told in the Bible.
What could you find one year after these events, that you couldn't find 2000 years later?
If you think He's going to come back here and jump through hoops just for you, you'd better think again.I'm not interested in evidence from back then. I'm interested in evidence now.
If you think He's going to come back here and jump through hoops just for you, you'd better think again.
What do you want? you want Him to come back and die on a cross again; just to show you He can do it? would another resurrection do, with you being the first one to see the empty tomb (as if that would convince you)?
Do you think He should have left something behind?
God isn't as messy as you guys would like to portray Him.
If you think He's going to come back here and jump through hoops just for you, you'd better think again.
What do you want? you want Him to come back and die on a cross again; just to show you He can do it? would another resurrection do, with you being the first one to see the empty tomb (as if that would convince you)?
Do you think He should have left something behind?
God isn't as messy as you guys would like to portray Him.
If you think He's going to come back here and jump through hoops just for you, you'd better think again.
What do you want? you want Him to come back and die on a cross again; just to show you He can do it? would another resurrection do, with you being the first one to see the empty tomb (as if that would convince you)?
Do you think He should have left something behind?
God isn't as messy as you guys would like to portray Him.
Leave who no trace? He left behind a detailed Record of what He did."Leave no trace" is great for camping but not so great when you're expecting people to believe something or otherwise face eternal suffering.
No -- the next ones in line are the Jews, who will go through horrible persecution at the hands of earth's greatest scientist.And Thomas got to touch the holes. Shouldn't we all be able to, then? I'm citing precedent.
Leave who no trace? He left behind a detailed Record of what He did.
Then you don't know the power of confusion and mimicry.If it's such a good, detailed record there would be only one religion.
Then you don't know the power of confusion and mimicry.
The story is told of a man who caught a Leprechaun and forced him to reveal where the pot of gold was hidden. It was hidden deep in the woods, next to a tree. Before the man went back to get some tools to dig, he tied a yellow ribbon around the tree to identify it, and made the Leprechaun promise he wouldn't touch it. When he came back to the forest with his shovel, every tree had a yellow ribbon tied around it.
If that's what you got from the story, then I'll take your moral with a grain of salt.So, the moral of the story is that Satan and leprechauns are more powerful than God. Weird but OK.
Then you don't know the power of confusion and mimicry.
The story is told of a man who caught a Leprechaun and forced him to reveal where the pot of gold was hidden. It was hidden deep in the woods, next to a tree. Before the man went back to get some tools to dig, he tied a yellow ribbon around the tree to identify it, and made the Leprechaun promise he wouldn't touch it. When he came back to the forest with his shovel, every tree had a yellow ribbon tied around it.
Whatever -- it's an excellent example of how Satan works.Actually, this is taken out of context so it is hard to see the true meaning. The full title of the original article was
"How the Yellow Ribbon Seller sent his children through college"
Doesn't God do a good enough job getting us to disbelieve the Bible? You know, by setting up the evidence to look like he was lying? And how we should be ashamed of ourselves for checking?Whatever -- it's an excellent example of how Satan works.
If he can't get you to outright disbelieve the Bible, then he will have hundreds of his own made up.
We call that Diabolical Mimicry.
Why would He go out of His way to look like He was lying, when all He had to do is not record an event in the first place?You know, by setting up the evidence to look like he was lying?
Whatever -- it's an excellent example of how Satan works.
If he can't get you to outright disbelieve the Bible, then he will have hundreds of his own made up.
We call that Diabolical Mimicry.
Whatever -- it's an excellent example of how Satan works.
If he can't get you to outright disbelieve the Bible, then he will have hundreds of his own made up.
We call that Diabolical Mimicry.
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