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Thanks. There's a long story behind that photo. Short version is: I went out before dawn to get this photo. It was a 3hr drive. I set it out to the desert with my Bible, and it was windy. Pages were whipping around. I took about a hundred shots knowing what I wanted, but most of the photos...

See but you're contradicting yourself a bit Danus, saying first that if He was married, it would be important enough to document, and then stating it's a non-issue. Either way, like I mentioned before. Just because it isn't in the Bible, doesn't mean it didn't happen. Means that if it was...

Hey Farouk (guessing that's probably not your first name, right?) Yep, just got that notification. Just replied. I know my questions and replies on here are probably not in line with the contemporary Christian man, but that's my main reason for being here. I like to investigate the Bible and...

Well, I do lots of weddings, some in churches, some at the beach. Some are formal, some aren't. I've photographed gay weddings, and interracial weddings and even a wedding where the woman was underage but had the permission of her parents, thus making it legal. Sometimes what I do is a job...

Truth. I think the important point is following what both the Law and Jesus say/did. But as an exercise in theology, I think it's interesting to contemplate an interpretation of just what is being said. Thus, if another book/verse/gospel/writing was found which discussed the life/teachings of...

But see, that's my very question, how do we know the bible is the complete Word of God as it is now if man (council of Nicaea) was the one who decided which books to be included? The way I see it is this Lets say in 50 years we want to write a book about Bill Clinton as a book all future...

Paul was an apostle, but he never met Jesus, yet we use his teachings as a primary reference for how to live a life close to Jesus

Well, from the way it's presented to me in church and bible studies, the recognized, canonized Christian bible is a completed, permanent work. You can't take texts/books out, and no more can be put in. And those who say this use passages such as the one in Deuteronomy to say, "it's a finished...

No, I totally agree with you on that. Christ had to come, had to save us, saved us and gave us a perfect example of living a life on mission for God. But going through the older texts it made me wonder if it was said that no other texts could be written, but then we added the NT, then... Me...

It says in Deuteronomy 12:32: See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or take away from it. Which I believe people interpret as saying, "You may not add to, or remove any part of the Bible". True? And I know this is said in other places as well (Psalms and at least another...

Just stating that Jesus, who lived a perfect life, set a high example of how we should live even though He might not have gone through some of the things we go through now. We can still take His example and use it as a foundation for a Christ-like walk in our own lives. Just wish they would...

Yes, and I completely agree. And He did a wonderful job of setting an example of justifying the law in a Christ-like life. (sorry for the same-name pun) And yes, Jesus never worked in a factory, or got in a car crash or many other things we do now. But He did live a sinful life, as...

I think that is one of the biggest vulnerabilities of the church, all these "widely held viewpoints". Just like 600 years ago it was a "widely held viewpoint" that the earth was flat. Anytime I read where someone quotes the bible and says, "this means..." they interject a common Christian...

While this is true and it does say that in the last book of the Bible, I don't think that's what the OP had in mind. I think he was looking for Jesus to come to earth and provide an example of a perfect life. Unfortunately for those who know Him, knows that He didn't set any real-world example...

That's kind of where I am. When I was approached by the more mature Christian about doing these kind of photos, I think they applied the blanket Christian policy that seeing someone naked was sin on my behalf and on theirs, without understanding the context of the situation. Some people have...