Steve Petersen
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It is interesting to see how people respond to facts.
They can integrate them.
They can turn them into abstractions so they don't have to deal with them.
They can deny them completely.
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I quite agree. However, a fact is still a fact.
Well the Pope said it so it must be true. More proof that what he says is governed by politics/public persuasion then God. He is afraid to stand up against science. Maybe because of the previous teaching that the earth was the center of the universe.Several popes have indicated that a literal understanding of Genesis is not necessary and that Christianity is compatible with the theory of evolution.
Sorry, it is not a fact that the Genesis account of creation is a myth. It might be a fact that a majority of Christians believe so. Regardless, majority does not mean truth.It is interesting to see how people respond to facts.
Didn't read what I actually wrote, didja? I asked if truth could be established by popular vote, to which question I assumed the answer to be "no".So I can just claim a majority of Christians think Anglicans are heretics and you can't question it?
If you read my post it has nothing to do with your comment and you wouldn't even be adding to the so prevalent as you say meaningless posts in this thread.Didn't read what I actually wrote, didja? I asked if truth could be established by popular vote, to which question I assumed the answer to be "no".
I vehemently reject this. Mostly because of the statement of 'mere myth'.
it is also weird that these two groups do not have a lot of over lapI think somebody brought it up in another thread that it was interesting how different denominations interpret scripture literally. Some take Genesis as literal and others take the Eucharist or as us baptist like to call it: Communion, as the literal body and blood of Christ. Strange how we pick and choose what is literal and what is not.
The Eucharist is a big deal to me. I was trying this non-denominational church and then they had communion and I was handed this:I agree
the OP makes some good points on issues 1,2, and 3
but in point 4 he assumes that Genesis 1 being a myth means we have no need for a Redeemer is a huge leap, the reality of sin is self evident if it was a myth or literal
and in point 5 he shows that he does not understand the necessity of myths
in a lot of ways, this line of thinking is more in line with secularist atheists who want everything to be proven scientifically
it is also weird that these two groups do not have a lot of over lap
but I do know a few Young Earth Creationist Catholics with deep devotion to the Eucharist as Body and Blood of our Lord
but they are few and far between
We used to use homemade bread for Holy Communion. Unfortunately our organist, who baked it, passed away so now we are back to wafers.The Eucharist is a big deal to me. I was trying this non-denominational church and then they had communion and I was handed this:
I walked out of the church and never returned I felt so insulted by how nominal they treated one of Christianity's oldest traditions. the body of Christ is on top if you can't see it.
Does that mean that you do believe that whatever the majority believes must necessarily be the truth? How very odd. But no more odd, I suppose, than believing that the amount of time it took God to create the universe is of critical importance to Christians. Sounds like a lot of gnat straining and camel swallowing to meIf you read my post it has nothing to do with your comment and you wouldn't even be adding to the so prevalent as you say meaningless posts in this thread.
As well it should be.The Eucharist is a big deal to me.
Still missing my point, but assigning assumption to another. Meaningless post.Does that mean that you do believe that whatever the majority believes must necessarily be the truth? How very odd. But no more odd, I suppose, than believing that the amount of time it took God to create the universe is of critical importance to Christians. Sounds like a lot of gnat straining and camel swallowing to me
It is only in the USA where a large segment of Christians interpret Genesis literally. In a recent poll the figure was 42% IIRC. In other nations that figure is much smaller. Several popes have indicated that a literal understanding of Genesis is not necessary and that Christianity is compatible with the theory of evolution. BTW, Catholics make up about half of Christianity worldwide.
You had a point? Cleverly concealed, apparently.Still missing my point
Uh, OK. Have an Pleasant evening.but assigning assumption to an Meaningless post.
So are they both true for you then?There are many, many who believe that the bread and wine turn into the actual body and blood of Jesus, these same ones will turn around and declare that Gen is only an allegory and deny the power of the Almighty Living God to have created the earth in 6 days. You can literally eat the body and drink the blood of Jesus Christ, but He couldn't have literally made the world in 6 days. That is worse than throwing the baby out with the bath water.
As a baptist, we are told it just in remembrance, but I definitely feel something every time I do it. So there is more to it than what I have been told my whole life. It should be a big deal to any Christian and should never be done nominally. I like the Quakers do it every dinner meal.[so I've been told] I don't know if that is a nominal way of doing because I have never been around any qaukers to see it happen. So me, any Christian who does not wish to do it has some serious issues and I question your Christianity first and foremost. Refusing or not wanting to do it is a lot different than not being able to do it because of circumstances in life though.As well it should be.
1 Corinthians 11
27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
Many explicitly deny that our Lord's Body and Blood are present in the elements of the Eucharist. It's not that they simply fail too discern them, they openly declare that they aren't there. The bread and wine are simply a ritual snack, and of no special significance. These same folks, however, demand that the creation accounts in Genesis must be taken literally. It's like throwing away the lobster and eating the shell.
So are they both true for you then?
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