Impossible for our lives to have been identical.
- Trust those that seek the truth, distrust those that claim to have found it. - paraphrase of words attributed to the Buddha
Never claimed to be a christian. That is just a term/name used by His followers after his death.
"These [Biblical] books existed in the oral tradition for hundreds of thousands of years. They finally wrote them down in aramaic, later translated into Greek, & then Latin, and finally English, hundreds and hundreds of revisions: and this is supposed to be absolute direct word of God. ... " actor John Fugelsang
And anothers lack of faith and misrepresentation of the Holy Scriptures.....effects "my" faith how?
All that is required is to point out some reasonable explanation for the transcribed mistakes and that demonstrates the fact there can be no "factual discrepancies".......as a FACT leaves no room for any feasible explanation......a fact is beyond any reason of doubt and must be supported entirely with objective evidences.
to ad nauseam and it does not effect the prima facie evidence that I presented that demonstrated through the science of "comparative analysis" that the supposed "factual discrepancies" i.e., scriptural contradictions were a matter of human error not factual contradictions.
A quick overview of the Spanish Inquisition. In all other parts of the Christian world, most welcomed being able to choose the Church to try them over the State. The Church was known for being more fair (or perhaps more lenient). I do not remember the man's name but the one in charge of the Spanish Inquisition tried and sentenced more people than all other Inquisitors in Christianity. Ironic, how a single person can undo the good name and the good work of Inquisitions over the years. "No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!" Unfortunately, neither did the Church.
I do hope you will reconsider. Sometimes a break helps. The forum would be less without you. Hugs.
And for the record..I have had not one, not two, not five bad experiences with "christians" who claim they are. I have had MANY MANY bad experiences. Bad. First time was when I was about 10. I think. Somewhere around that age. I will NOT got into detail. But that person(s) were NOT christians. At least, not the kind I thought they were at that age.
Last time I went to church was when I was about 17ish.
Last preacher I had any contact with was about 4 years ago. Episcopal. No thanks. She was pretty cruel and I didn't even attend her church. Rotten. Greedy. Agendas.
Dealing with tenants for over 40 years, the most problems I had from tenants was the "christians" that spouted and thumped as they tried to get out of paying rent or not moving once I gave them plenty of chances to pay it. And lie? Omg. One couple gossiped around the complex that I was having an affair with another tenant...one that I was booting out to boot but that didn't sway their vicious tongues. HE got booted out for lack of rent payment and being an overall asshole to all his neighbors, and so did the gossip couple. They thumped their way to church crying about how UNchristian I was.
Oh, and lets not forget the Baptist church my sister went to, but came to me crying because the preacher stood at the podium and said my dad was burning in hell for owning a bar....my dad, who read the bible every night, spoke to me of passages and what they meant, and was so loved by the whole town, at his furneral the fire department was there, the whole police force, and of course all his friends and customers from the "den of filth" and liquor store and cafe he owned for so long and gave out milk and bread and candy and food to poor people. But..he's in hell for owning it? Liqour? oh my. Get a rope. Fuckers.
So spare me the bullshit. I trust NOBODY...no human.....except God and Jesus....and animals, that have no agendas except to BE animals. They have both saved me numerous times from really BAD situations. I love them both. They know it. I don't need their book to know it. And They look out for me. If not..I'd be dead by now.
If we were back in 1692, people like sweetsue would accuse me of being a witch because their cow didn't have any milk left.
Let me summarize for you then... you aren't reading the Bible to discover the intent of the authors. You are reading it to confirm your bias.
Means 1) nobody can come to me unless god sends them
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