Christian Forums
This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
-
Desire to be a vessel of honor unto the Lord Jesus Christ?
Join For His Glory for a discussion on how
https://christianforums.net/threads/a-vessel-of-honor.110278/
-
Taking the time to pray? Christ is the answer in times of need
https://christianforums.net/threads/psalm-70-1-save-me-o-god-lord-help-me-now.108509/
-
-
Depending upon the Holy Spirit for all you do?
Read through the following study by Tenchi for more on this topic
https://christianforums.net/threads/without-the-holy-spirit-we-can-do-nothing.109419/
-
-
How are famous preachers sometimes effected by sin?
Join Sola Scriptura for a discussion on the subject
https://christianforums.net/threads/anointed-preaching-teaching.109331/#post-1912042
-
Search results
-
What do you say to an atheist?
Re: Facts versus opinions. The statistics are from varying sources. Here, for example, is the divorce statistics: The Associated Press 12/30/99 1:31 AM Eastern BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Baptists have the highest divorce rate of any Christian denomination, and are more likely to get a divorce... -
Is the Bible mythology?
Gnostic Paul I think one can go further and say that Paul definitely did not believe in a real physical resurrection, 1 Corinthians 15:50 “Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God" Paul separates the natural body from the spiritual body. Only the latter gets resurrected. This is... -
What do you say to an atheist?
Facts versus opinions. A wise man observed that everyone is entitled to their own opinions but not their own facts. You make the claim that atheist are slaves to this world and self-serving. Do the actual facts support this? The answer is a resounding no. Scandinavia and Japan, which have... -
Is the Bible mythology?
Yes, and the Muslims claim that the Quran is the Word of God because it says the the Universe came from smoke which can be loosely interpreted as interstellar dust clouds. An actual reading of this Psalm "My substance was not hid from you, when I was made in secret, and curiously worked in the... -
The Resurrection accounts
With all due respect, you appear to have conceded the rational argument to Logical Bob. Are you saying that your interpretation of the Bible is true because God tells you subjectively that this is so? 'God' told the Rev. Jimmy Jones to do the things that he did in South America and the 9/11... -
The Resurrection accounts
Possible but this is going beyond the end of the Mark text. I could imagine that Rhett Butler and Scarlet Ohara get back together but, in doing so, I am going beyond the end of the story in ' Gone with the wind.' You do know that the Pastorals were almost certainly pseudo-graphical, don't... -
Is the Bible mythology?
Not sure if I am allowed to provide links but google crivoice.org/isa7-14 for a very detailed discussion. -
Is the Bible mythology?
You are an apparently extremely trusting person. However, it is common sense, not bias, that says that extraordinary claims (e.g flying man) require an extraordinary amount of evidence to justify their acceptance. -
The Resurrection accounts
First, I think it is highly speculative to impute motives to the anonymous gospel authors. Having said that, I will now speculate :). The Mark author ended his story with only the women seeing the young man at the tomb. No apostle and no resurrected Jesus appearance. The women leave and tell no... -
He will be called a Nazarene
You are correct here. Nazerene and Nazerite are different words. If one wants to engage in pure speculation, some scholars think that Nazarenes may have been a first century Hebrew sect led by John the Baptist. -
Is the Bible mythology?
But we have overwhelmingly conclusive data However, in this case we have overwhelmingly conclusive data, This is not a case of assigning equal probability to competing claims. Billions of children have been born, and except for those conceived by artificial conception, sexual relation with a... -
Is the Bible mythology?
I think Tabasco Breath has given an excellent commentary on the most likely origins of the virgin birth tale, which is only mentioned in two of the four canonical gospels. Many scholars have also concluded that, even in these two cases, the tale is a late edition. Claimed other references such... -
The Resurrection accounts
I doubt any Judge thinks that accident reports are infallible. In fact, legal experts know that eyewitness reports are often wrong. Hearsay of such eyewitness accounts, as contained in the gospels, is not even considered acceptable for submission in the courtroom. -
-
Question about "Nephilim"
Quite simple. its a remnant from an earlier tale that probably related to Giants. The OT has several of these remnants as, for example, the enigmatic character of Melchizadek who is briefly mentioned in the Bible but had other stories about him, captured in fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The... -
Question about "Nephilim"
Most likely, this is a remnant of an earlier tale about humans interacting with Giants. Such stories were common in the ancient world, and show up in many places in early mythology. -
Is the Bible mythology?
Its more personally dangerous to target the Q'uran than the Bible. I was ashamed for our country when American newspapers refused to run the Danish cartoons that poked fun at Mohammed because of the threat to staff. Such terrorism must be met head-on. That said, a good book that criticizes the... -
My quest continues...
What science does Incorrect. The scientific method is a proven way that humans relate observations of the natural world and make predictions about future events. It does this by building models (hypotheses) and testing them in experiment. Models that have proved to be reliable and extensive... -
My quest continues...
Trust and faith Science uses trust, i. e. conclusions based upon reason and evidence, to make predictions. Religion uses faith, 'i. e. conclusions without evidence, or in contradiction to evidence, to make its predictions. I will leave it up to the reader to guess which has proved the more...