.. or do atheists know the Bible better than professed Christians.
Too often you would ask a Christian who makes a statement of doctrine, for Biblical support and references for statements made, and none are produced. The only conclusion one can make about that is that he does not know. On the contrary atheists have often told Christians what statements are contained in the bible.
Or maybe atheists are more honest and forthright about the contents of the Bible.
Originally posted by @rajk999 .. or do atheists know the Bible better than professed Christians.
Too often you would ask a Christian who makes a statement of doctrine, for Biblical support and references for statements made, and none are produced. The only conclusion one can make about that is that he does not know. On the contrary atheists have often told Christians what statement ...[text shortened]... the bible.
Or maybe atheists are more honest and forthright about the contents of the Bible.
A sweeping statement but you are correct that a lot of people don't know about
their own religion. I have had to tell some (in real life and on here) what the
Immaculate Conception is and many do not know how the bible came into existence.
I know very little about Christianity but it is still more than some Christians.
Originally posted by @rajk999 .. or do atheists know the Bible better than professed Christians.
Too often you would ask a Christian who makes a statement of doctrine, for Biblical support and references for statements made, and none are produced. The only conclusion one can make about that is that he does not know. On the contrary atheists have often told Christians what statement ...[text shortened]... the bible.
Or maybe atheists are more honest and forthright about the contents of the Bible.
Originally posted by @wolfgang59 A sweeping statement but you are correct that a lot of people don't know about
their own religion. I have had to tell some (in real life and on here) what the
Immaculate Conception is and many do not know how the bible came into existence.
I know very little about Christianity but it is still more than some Christians.
So you are saying most Christians do not know that Jesus was born to the virgin Mary?
Originally posted by @eladar So you are saying most Christians do not know that Jesus was born to the virgin Mary?
See, moron, this is what he is talking about. It surprises no one that you do not know that the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic concept about the conception of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and not Jesus himself.
As I've told you before, stop embarassing Christians with your lack of knowledge. People start thinking all Christians are as dumb as a sack of hammers, like you.
Geez, I don't really know if that is true at all. That is something that you would hear a lot of people saying in the mid 2000s, but I think that we have sloughed off a lot of the people who were mere cultural Christians. They do not actively try to claim association with Christianity anymore and instead talk about how like friendship & love are their religion...
I go to the Orthodox Church and in my meeting group I think most people are not just familiar with the Bible but also familiar with the Church fathers. We are usually covering theological issues and Church fathers each Sunday in this group in addition to hearing a passage both from the Epistles and the Gospels each Sunday.
We aren't hot shots or anything, but most of the people at Church can tell you about St. John Chrysostom or St. Basil the Great or Fr. Seraphim Rose, let alone speak extensively about the meaning of certain passages and what we have to believe as Christians. Of course, this is not necessary knowledge for salvation... but I think what you are saying above isn't very true.
Originally posted by @jacob-verville Geez, I don't really know if that is true at all. That is something that you would hear a lot of people saying in the mid 2000s, but I think that we have sloughed off a lot of the people who were mere cultural Christians.
You are saying that there has been some kind of major shift in Christianity since the mid-2000s or are you talking about something that happened in the last 10 years in your own church and community?
Originally posted by @suzianne See, moron, this is what he is talking about. It surprises no one that you do not know that the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic concept about the conception of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and not Jesus himself.
As I've told you before, stop embarassing Christians with your lack of knowledge. People start thinking all Christians are as dumb as a sack of hammers, like you.
Originally posted by @rajk999 This thread is not about Mary.
It is about Christian beliefs. One pagan belief has evidently been associated with being Christian. Then one who likes to pretend she is a christian went off on it as if it is Christian.
Perhaps your observation is based on beliefs espoused as some to be Christian but really are not.
Originally posted by @fmf You are saying that there has been some kind of major shift in Christianity since the mid-2000s or are you talking about something that happened in the last 10 years in your own church and community?
I think, from what I have observed, that there are less people who are just cultural Christians wandering around and are incapable of mounting any kind of argumentation or demonstrating that they know what they are talking about...
I would also say that adult Orthodox & Catholics are generally rather knowledgeable of the basic tenets.
I think that there are even some Protestant sects that could be said to know the Bible more than u s, but there are also Protestant sects which do not even truly emphasize the Biblical or church traditions in their services, and perhaps they still are producing people who do not have a solid theological basis.
I do not mean to offend Protestants, though. I think they might actually agree with me.
Originally posted by @jacob-verville I think, from what I have observed, that there are less people who are just cultural Christians wandering around and are incapable of mounting any kind of argumentation or demonstrating that they know what they are talking about...
I would also say that adult Orthodox & Catholics are generally rather knowledgeable of the basic tenets.
I think ...[text shortened]... asis.
I do not mean to offend Protestants, though. I think they might actually agree with me.
Jesus warned against the traditions of man. He referred to it as the yeast of the Pharisees.
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