Originally posted by @rajk999“Love God, and love thy neighbor as thyself,” is the central tenet of Jesus’s teaching, as I understand it. It has scriptural support, but bear in mind that what counts as scripture was not canonized until the 4th c.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the teachings pertaining to the Kingdom of God. The central tenet of this Gospel preach by Christ is what one needs to do to enter the Kingdom of God.
Christians now have another gospel. This is half of the gospel of Paul and they call it the gospel concerning the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ?
Two gospels? Which is correct?
Nothing in the NT indicates that Jesus thought of himself as founding a new religion, separate from Judaism. That too is borne out by scripture, not just my personal opinion.
Pretty much the rest of the Christian doctrine (e.g., the Trinity and apostolic succession) is churchianity, but that’s just my personal opinion.
Originally posted by @thinkofoneFor my job to be of any help in this instance I would need to be a mind reader.
Are you anything more than marginally competent at your job?
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeThe point is that you keep demonstrating poor critical thinking skills. If you are able to be honest with yourself, you'd understand that about yourself and understand how that impacts your job performance.
For my job to be of any help in this instance I would need to be a mind reader.
Originally posted by @thinkofoneOr you could just find yourself a backbone and answer the clear question:
The point is that you keep demonstrating poor critical thinking skills. If you are able to be honest with yourself, you'd understand that about yourself and understand how that impacts your job performance.
'How can you be certain (by and large) that the teaching of Jesus (while he walked the Earth) are not based on half-truths?'
Provide your answer and I will provide the critical thinking. Alternatively, respond with more smoke and mirrors and confirm the notion most people hold of you that you're just a big old yellow belly.
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeIf you had reasonably good critical thinking skills, you'd ask something better than inane questions.
Or you could just find yourself a backbone and answer the clear question:
'How can you be certain (by and large) that the teaching of Jesus (while he walked the Earth) are not based on half-truths?'
Provide your answer and I will provide the critical thinking. Alternatively, respond with more smoke and mirrors and confirm the notion most people hold of you that you're just a big old yellow belly.
Originally posted by @thinkofoneMy advanced critical thinking skills have concluded you have no backbone and can not bring yourself to answer questions about your beliefs, inane or otherwise.
If you had reasonably good critical thinking skills, you'd ask something better than inane questions.
I suspect when you fill in an application form and are asked to specify your religion, you write in the box provided, (in crayon) 'that's an inane question.'
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeIf you had reasonably good critical thinking skills, you'd provide something better than inane responses. Your questions / responses are little better than those of FMJ / becker / romans and below those of sonship even.
My advanced critical thinking skills have concluded you have no backbone and can not bring yourself to answer questions about your beliefs, inane or otherwise.
I suspect when you fill in an application form and are asked to specify your religion, you write in the box provided, (in crayon) 'that's an inane question.'
Originally posted by @thinkofoneYeah, I've heard that comeback from you a few times.
If you had reasonably good critical thinking skills, you'd provide something better than inane responses. Your questions / responses are little better than those of FMJ / becker / romans and below those of sonship even.
Bottom line, you lack the required skills to debate. (You know, where you answer questions as well as ask them. Sheesh, even Roman's does that).
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeIt's not like I don't engage with others.
Yeah, I've heard that comeback from you a few times.
Bottom line, you lack the required skills to debate. (You know, where you answer questions as well as ask them. Sheesh, even Roman's does that).
I generally don't engage with you because since you provide little better than inane questions / responses.
You and Romans seem to operate at the same level - more or less. So it comes as no surprise that you and he "debate" - such that it is.
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Originally posted by @thinkofoneYou avoid debating 'anyone' who asks you direct questions about your beliefs, when what you really want to do is just troll sonship about his.
It's not like I don't engage with others.
I generally don't engage with you because since you provide little better than inane questions / responses.
You and Romans seem to operate at the same level - more or less. So it comes as no surprise that you and he "debate" - such that it is.
You'll make a statement about how the words of Jesus can, by and large, be attributed to him and when I ask you how you arrive at that conclusion you dismiss my question as inane. Indeed, any question that asks you to evidence your statements are similarly dismissed.
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukePretty much from the time you started posting on this forum, you've been much more interested in "stirring the pot" than in engaging in any type of real debate. That hasn't changed. That you pretend otherwise is "business as usual".
You avoid debating 'anyone' who asks you direct questions about your beliefs, when what you really want to do is just troll sonship about his.
You'll make a statement about how the words of Jesus can, by and large, be attributed to him and when I ask you how you arrive at that conclusion you dismiss my question as inane. Indeed, any question that asks you to evidence your statements are similarly dismissed.
What's telling is that away from this forum, when I speak to those who are more intelligent, better educated and better informed than you and Romans, the types of inane questions / responses that you guys provide just don't come up. They are capable of formulating and assessing well-thought-out arguments, so there isn't even the thought of engaging at the level you do.
Originally posted by @thinkofoneThose that live their own lives and not engage in gossip and heresay are wise
Pretty much from the time you started posting on this forum, you've been much more interested in "stirring the pot" than in engaging in any type of real debate. That hasn't changed. That you pretend otherwise is "business as usual".
What's telling is that away from this forum, when I speak to those who are more intelligent, better educated and better ...[text shortened]... ing well-thought-out arguments, so there isn't even the thought of engaging at the level you do.
They fire from the hip with no problem at all
