Originally posted by ThinkOfOneIf you understood the teachings of Jesus while He walked the Earth, you'd have an "unbelief" of much of the NT as well.
If you understood the teachings of Jesus while He walked the Earth, you'd have an "unbelief" of much of the NT as well.
Why are you pretending that I've been "concealing" this fact?
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Starting with the incarnation of the Word that was God or with the resurrection of Christ?
Why are you pretending that I've been "concealing" this fact?
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Well let's first see how you answer the question above, whether straightforwardly or in dark sentences of obfuscation.
Does my naivete start with believing the account of the virgin birth of Christ?
Or am I misunderstanding the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world?
Or is it Christ's resurrection from the dead (recorded in all four gospels) that I misunderstand?
By the way, your treatment of the parable of the ten virgins didn't give me much cause to think you have some superior inside story of Jesus telling that parable.
You could deprive me of my saying you are concealing unbelief if you just came right out and said the virgin birth never happened or the resurrection of Jesus never happened.
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeI have answered about ten of Think of One's questions and he hasn't answered any of mine. I shall consider answering more of his questions when he has answered a couple of mine. At the moment I think he is just taking the piss because he hasn't even attempted to answer any of my questions and yet he seems to just "Think of One" more question rather than provide an answer.
Why are you unable to share your conception of God?
Originally posted by FetchmyjunkFine. Now i'm asking you just one question:
I have answered about ten of Think of One's questions and he hasn't answered any of mine. I shall consider answering more of his questions when he has answered a couple of mine. At the moment I think he is just taking the piss because he hasn't even attempted to answer any of my questions and yet he seems to just "Think of One" more question rather than provide an answer.
Why are you unable to share your conception of God?
Originally posted by FetchmyjunkStill you dodge the question.
This is a question you should ask Mary.
On a more serious note how do you interpret Matthew 7:6?
Could it be that after going on for months about atheists having no absolute concepts of morality and truth, the reality has struck you that you yourself have no absolute concept of God?
Unless you provide your conception of God, this will be the conclusion reached.
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeActually this was the point in contention that FMJ keeps dodging.:
Still you dodge the question.
Could it be that after going on for months about atheists having no absolute concepts of morality and truth, the reality has struck you that you yourself have no absolute concept of God?
Unless you provide your conception of God, this will be the conclusion reached.
Is it possible to have an objective standard for the conception of God?
Societies may impose their conceptions of God on the people within those societies but if two different societies had different conceptions of God how would you ascertain which society had the correct conception of God?
The above is a rewording of the following post by FMJ and substituting "conception[s] of God" for "moral[ity]".
You are saying it is possible to have an objective standard for morality without God. Yet you haven't demonstrated how that is possible. If there is no God, there is no universally correct moral system. Societies may impose their morals on the people within those societies but if two different societies had different morals how would you ascertain which society had the correct morals?
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeMy concept of God is based on the Bible. Nothing gets added or removed from the Bible. It's about as absolute or unchanging as you can get.
Still you dodge the question.
Could it be that after going on for months about atheists having no absolute concepts of morality and truth, the reality has struck you that you yourself have no absolute concept of God?
Unless you provide your conception of God, this will be the conclusion reached.