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Mysteryman said:Since Christians believe that we have eternal life, and atheist do not. We feel that we are not wasting our time on such a forum because time is not the issue.
However, why does an atheist waste thier precious time here, since time is of the most importance to them ? You know -- live just so long and die and its all over ! Why not spend your precious time somewhere else , since you could die tomorrow and all of this time spent here is for naught ?
ChattyMute said:Mysteryman said:Since Christians believe that we have eternal life, and atheist do not. We feel that we are not wasting our time on such a forum because time is not the issue.
However, why does an atheist waste thier precious time here, since time is of the most importance to them ? You know -- live just so long and die and its all over ! Why not spend your precious time somewhere else , since you could die tomorrow and all of this time spent here is for naught ?
Because I get bored late at night when I have nothing else to do/ in class/ after curfew, and this site and others entertain me for a while.
Mysteryman said:ChattyMute said:Mysteryman said:Since Christians believe that we have eternal life, and atheist do not. We feel that we are not wasting our time on such a forum because time is not the issue.
However, why does an atheist waste thier precious time here, since time is of the most importance to them ? You know -- live just so long and die and its all over ! Why not spend your precious time somewhere else , since you could die tomorrow and all of this time spent here is for naught ?
Because I get bored late at night when I have nothing else to do/ in class/ after curfew, and this site and others entertain me for a while.
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Well, that amazes me, because time is so precious to an atheist in the sense that when one dies, its over. For a Christian, we believe that our time is valuable. But our time is well spent as well. It has a purpose and a meaningful reflection on our eternal life.
You see, we put a purpose and a value upon the time . Its not just an entertainment for the time being. That would seem worthless to a Christian. I love playing golf, and it is my entertainment . But while on the golf course, I am always aware of the presence of God , not only in my life, but in the lives of others.
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- Logical BobAccording to Ed, when the passage says “the Assyrian when he invades our land†it actually means people who are opposed to God at a time at least 2,700 years in the future. Again, I respectfully suggest that an unbiased reader won’t find that in the passage.
Who do is think is the person in Micah 5? The short answer is that it doesn't correspond to any actual historical person.
Is he providing predictions of things he thinks will happen or writing impassioned religious poetry?
What prompted him to pick up his pen?
I've read some NT biblical criticism and I really should read some OT stuff.
A reader with an open mind about the passage, who is willing to change their opinion of it based on evidence.Ed the Ned said:an unbiased reader (Please define?)
It would be great if you could explain how Isaiah should affect our reading of Micah 5. (No sarcasm there, I'm interested.)Firstly because an unbiased reader has not taken the time to read the rest of the Bible and put it into persperctive with other prophecies from Isaiah and other books he or she could never understand it.
Again with the hostility! Ed, I'm not trying to discredit anything. All my posts on prophecy here have been in response to questions by yourself and duval. If I'm missing something, please explain what.So it is clear to me that you have not taken the time to put this prophecy into perspective at all. Yet have felt free to try and discredit it.
I don't recall saying that Christianity is stupid.The foundation of your understanding of this prophecy is that Christ didn't exist, or if he did he was just a man and then died and Christianity is just stupid.
Again, I'd love it if you could explain that.But the Assyrian is closeley linked to end time prophecy and the anti-christ so this is not just according to me, but supported by a multitude of respected Christians and teachers.
After thinking hard about it with an open mind, I don't believe. That's not the same thing as being biased against Christian belief.please do not put yourself in that category of being unbiased. You clearly are biased against Christian beliefs.
Biblical criticism is about understanding the Bible, not about discrediting God. The term is related to literary criticism, which isn't about discrediting literature.Maybe you should read something other than criticism, maybe you should read something other than a persons attempt to discredit a God they don't want anything to do with.
I did read the Bible with an open mind, and I try to continue doing so. That's one of the reasons I'm not a Christian.Maybe you should look yourself at the Bible which is the only religious book that contains more than just sayings , but has geological evidence to its structure. It might be a good idea if you read the Bible with an open mind that it might be true, I believe it is so I am biased and can never look at it in any other way.
kpd560 said:I have a simple question.
Why can't the ultimate book written by the most intelligent entity in the universe be easily understood by all the people it was written for?
ivdavid said:kpd560 said:I have a simple question.
Why can't the ultimate book written by the most intelligent entity in the universe be easily understood by all the people it was written for?
Simple, we've got to be that intelligent to easily understand it.
True. But are you telling me that every dummy who lays hands on that book is going to understand it just like that. For example, my brother has no inclination towards science but he loves music. You give him the above said book, he's going to remain just the same - none the wiser. Doesn't that mean the book is meant for only scientifically inclined minds ie people who are interested to know more in science?A smart scientist would write a book titled "Quantum Physics for Dummies".
ivdavid said:kpd560 said:I have a simple question.
Why can't the ultimate book written by the most intelligent entity in the universe be easily understood by all the people it was written for?
Simple, we've got to be that intelligent to easily understand it.
Then that means the book wasn't written right, because it is written for anyone, even those with no knowledge or inclination in the subject, to understand. I know some people taking Chemistry who despise Chemistry, aren't good at it, and want nothing to do with it who bought a book called "Chemistry for Dummies". They were able to better understand Chem and pass the class. Just like what that book is for.True. But are you telling me that every dummy who lays hands on that book is going to understand it just like that. For example, my brother has no inclination towards science but he loves music. You give him the above said book, he's going to remain just the same - none the wiser. Doesn't that mean the book is meant for only scientifically inclined minds ie people who are interested to know more in science?
ivdavid said:I don't know - this argument and line of reasoning will get us nowhere. Why don't you shoot some doctrine in Christianity that you feel less obliged to accept and we'd discuss the truth in that. At least that would be headed in some direction.