I didn't say very much when my Mom passed away inWhat will you say then when your mother died of cancer?
1975 due to cancer. Why? Because I was too sad and
there were no words to express what I was feeling at
the time.
I didn't say very much when my Mom passed away inWhat will you say then when your mother died of cancer?
yep, it was a symbol for the vagina, borrowed from the pagens. Also, jesus was borrowed from the pagens. Hence their SUN god "jesus". Oh, and by the way, Budda walked on water, and had risen from the dead, before the christian jesus was thoght of. I see a pattern here..............
Until you can show some credible evidence for your claims then the stories of Christianity remain indistinguishable from mythology. Nothing you have stated so far has been convincing."Christianity is pure mythology and should only be viewed/studied with that understanding."
That is quite a bold statement. It is also an illogical statement based on subjectivity,
since it would require an absolute knowledge of the internal and external workings (including the supernatural) of Christianity AND necessitate an absolutness of scope which you are incapable of verifying.
There is little to fear since there is no credible evidence for the existence of –However, I am impressed with your courage by fearlessly setting aside the potential, personal repercussions of making such an incognizant assumption.
I am still learning about Christianity and my thoughts/experiences tend to agree with this (the bible teaches us to be vegetarians which was a conclusion i came to in my own mind).
Without the certainty of the existence of this person the whole of Christianity becomes meaningless. Current investigations do indeed cast doubt on whether this man actually existed.I am not obligated to convince anyone of the existence of Jesus.
And all of it is questionable and dubious.I am not going to post the plethora of evidence there is supporting the existence of Jesus Christ again. You have seen much of it. You simply choose to ignore it. Once again, you have that right. However, there is an abundance of NON-BIBLICAL, historically accurate and archaeologically consistent documents and artifacts that support the existence of a person named Jesus Christ around 2000 years ago.
Oh I am sure, yet I doubt they have all seen these more recent analyses.Many intellectual atheists acknowledge this historical fact, yet, only begin having problems when considering Christ's divine nature.
It is far from fact, only the result of centuries of widespread indoctrination. My primary fear is that the irrationality of religionists (Christian, Moslems, Jews, etc) might indeed unleash world war III as a climax to their centuries of fighting each other. But of more concern is the fear that religionists might once again come to dominate the world and plunge us once again into the dark ages.For you to deny this simple fact of history is to merely demonstrate your fear (yep, it's fear) that you may actually be exposed to things that directly challenge your presuppositions.
I was unaware of any such perceptions so my satisfaction was non-existent. However, the past overwhelming power of Christian indoctrination is now coming under increasing scrutiny. Atheist and free-thought organizations are now beginning to flourish in a way that would have been inconceivable just a few decades ago. Many people are now beginning to think for themselves.From what I have been indirectly told through private messages and from what I have directly observed on these forums, you are some form of god to these younger, impressionable posters on this site, and perhaps, you derive some satisfaction from that.
In the context of bread Truthseeker!!Posted By TruthSeeker:Mark 7:18-20
"18 And He said to them, 'Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,
19 because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?' (Thus He declared all foods clean.)
20 And He was saying, 'That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man. "
And it not even about food anyway! Its about blindly following rules: thats why he asks them why they do as they are told and not decide for themselves!!! !!!! Read from the begginning up to 7:10!!(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don't eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders. 7:4They don't eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.) 7:5The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why don't your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?"
7:6He answered them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written,
'This people honors me with their lips,
But their heart is far from me.
7:7But in vain do they worship me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'
7:8"For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men--the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things." 7:9He said to them, "Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. 7:10For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother;' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.' 7:11But you say, 'If a man tells his father or his mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban, that is to say, given to God;"' 7:12then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother, 7:13making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this."
7:14He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand. 7:15There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man. 7:16If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!"
7:17When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable. 7:18He said to them, "Are you thus without understanding also? Don't you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can't defile him, 7:19because it doesn't go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, thus making all foods clean?" 7:20He said, "That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man. 7:21For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, 7:22covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness. 7:23All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."
From what I have been indirectly told through private messages and from what I have directly observed on these forums, you are some form of god to these younger, impressionable posters on this site, and perhaps, you derive some satisfaction from that.
Historians write about history!posted by Helios:
Take for example the fact that out of the 40+ historians writing at the time of Jesus, none of them even mentioned his existance.
Originally posted by terronie
Why did you become a christian?
What started you believing in God?
how would you start someone being a christian?
if you can answer anyquestion I will be grateful
Terronie
Anyone else notice the trend that Christians mostly were:Originally posted by Gino
1. I became a christian when my ego crashed and began to realize there is more than just me.