@galveston75 saidAccurate knowledge is not a criteria for eternal life in the Kingdom of God. Good works and righteousness is. Accurate knowledge is not even possible when the best all of mankind can do is 'see through a glass darkly', as Paul said.
Yeah right... So the knowledge you have is not accurate then?
@rajk999 saidBut yet you are sure about your belief or the accuracy of it? So is it accurate or not?
Accurate knowledge is not a criteria for eternal life in the Kingdom of God. Good works and righteousness is. Accurate knowledge is not even possible when the best all of mankind can do is 'see through a glass darkly', as Paul said.
@galveston75 saidSo why didn't your organization use leading Biblical scholars to doctor the Bible? Why did it use several non-Biblical scholars?
We are not here to please bible scholars or get their approval. Our concern is to please Jehovah and follow his commands. By his spirit he has directed us to make the needed changes to correct mistakes or to take out words or statements that do not line up with truths in the bible.
@galveston75 saidYou don't know what religion any of the Christians here profess? Seriously? You don't realize that posters like Suzianne and sonship and SecondSon and Rajk999 are Christians even after over a decade of you discussing their Christian faith with them? What bizarre stance is this you are taking?
Nope. Ones have to let you know and no one has offered that info....
@galveston75 saidYes. I was a Catholic for the better part of three decades. They don't "worship idols". Have you never met any Catholics? There are figures in the Catholic tradition who are revered. But to suggest that Catholics "worship" the decorations in their churches is just as ignorant as people claiming Muslims "worship" Muhammed.
Really? Have you not looked into a church before? Are you familiar with the Catholic religion? Never heard of it?
@secondson saidThe feeling that I "knew" Jesus was completely real to me - and I acted upon it - during those years just as the feeling that you "know Jesus" is real to you now. Judging by your recitation of Christian doctrine here week in week out you too have religion "to the hilt", and, frankly, I don't really see anything wrong with that, especially on a forum like this one.
It figures. You had religion to the hilt, but you never knew Jesus.
@fmf saidI find it quite interesting to learn, now that I know it was the religion of Catholicism you had for 28 years, that I too was a Catholic for exactly the same amount of time.
The feeling that I "knew" Jesus was completely real to me - and I acted upon it - during those years just as the feeling that you "know Jesus" is real to you now. Judging by your recitation of Christian doctrine here week in week out you too have religion "to the hilt", and, frankly, I don't really see anything wrong with that, especially on a forum like this one.
Religion produces "feelings" as you say, but not a relationship. "Feelings" come from all manner of experience, whether right or wrong, but a "relationship", with the living God, is based in truth, and on the Word of God.
Accept the fact, FMF, that your arguments are based in human reasoning. Religiosity never produced a relationship with God. A relationship with our creator is all on God's end, and has nothing to do with human religious performance, initially.
@secondson saidMy faith in Jesus caused me to feel I had a relationship with God. It's surely pretty much the same for you, right?
Religion produces "feelings" as you say, but not a relationship. "Feelings" come from all manner of experience, whether right or wrong, but a "relationship", with the living God, is based in truth, and on the Word of God.