Originally posted by chaney3If nothing else, perhaps the penny dropped for DG and he was able to wrap his mind around the fact that a given individual may not feel that he has enough non-conflicting information on which to base a determination of whether or not he's a Christian. If so, he should stop hounding you about whether or not your a Christian.
Look jerk....I don't freakin know!!!
But I want to.
Christianity is a mess because it's built upon a foundation of sand rather than rock. Little wonder that you struggle to make sense of it - its self-serving beliefs are nonsensical.
Originally posted by ThinkOfOneJesus said if we know the truth, we will be set free.
If nothing else, perhaps the penny dropped for DG and he was able to wrap his mind around the fact that a given individual may not feel that he has enough non-conflicting information on which to base a determination of whether or not he's a Christian. If so, he should stop hounding you about whether or not your a Christian.
Christianity is a mess becau ...[text shortened]... Little wonder that you struggle to make sense of it - its self-serving beliefs are nonsensical.
How can anyone really 'know' the truth for certain? Or do the ones who claim to 'know', take it strictly from the Bible, with the certainty and trust that it has been: properly translated through history, and that it is indeed the divine message of God? With all other religions being wrong.
Originally posted by chaney3Actually, he said that if we abide in his word, we will know the truth and the truth will set us free - free from committing sin.
Jesus said if we know the truth, we will be set free.
How can anyone really 'know' the truth for certain? Or do the ones who claim to 'know', take it strictly from the Bible, with the certainty and trust that it has been: properly translated through history, and that it is indeed the divine message of God? With all other religions being wrong.
Christianity isn't built upon the word of Jesus. It is built upon the mythology of Jesus that was wrapped around His word.
Not all other religions are wrong - at least not everything about all other religions.
We have working models on the five continents of disciples of Christ overcoming.
We have found that victory is very much related to the unity of the Body of Christ. It seems that God has not designed the Christian life so that individualistically you can easily prevail.
Many Christians are actually too hard on themselves. They are isolated and experience little of the corporate supply of the mystical Body of Christ. It is no wonder that they are often defeated.
I would advice the struggling Christian to begin to pray that God bring him into the oneness of the Body of Christ that in the Body he may experience more of the life power of God which is FOR the collective expression of unity in Christ.
-Removed-You believe this entitles you to hound him mercilessly about whether or not he considers himself to be a Christian even though you apparently are unable to articulate what difference it makes?
He seemed to have clearly let his feelings about your doing so known when he responded with "Look jerk....I don't freakin know!!!".
Is your aim to show just how big a "jerk" you can be about it?
Originally posted by karoly aczelGuatama was a Hindu. Did he renounce his Hindu beliefs ?
Because he doesn't tout any god per se.
However he doesn't deny Hinduism either on the other hand.
I don't know about Jesus, Guatama Buddha didn't mention him. Maybe because he came 500 years before. However I'm sure s figure like Jesus would've been acknowledge by that type of intelligence.
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Originally posted by chaney3A few months ago you asked the same question. I recommended you read the book "Jesus among other Gods" by Ravi Zacharias. Have you read it?
Why should I believe in God?
Why should I believe in Jesus?
What if Buddha is correct?
What if Allah is correct?
The Bible?
Tell me why Jesus is the way.
And how you know.
Here is a pdf version:
https://truth4freedom.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/zachariasravi-jesus-among-other-gods.pdf