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I didn't say you were an Anti-Christ, please pay attention. The fact you are denying
it is you when I didn't say you were, only shows you do not pay attention.

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From 2 Timothy 3

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

ALL SCRIPTURE not just those you like.

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@kellyjay said
Jesus Christ’s salvation is only due to Christ not where or when one is born.
If you weren't born into a predominantly Christian society, chances are (very strongly) that you wouldn't believe in Jesus Christ; it's all about where and when one is born.

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I'm telling you that you have more in common with all of those that deny Jesus
Christ and the scriptures than you do with the scriptures, that isn't hateful it is the
truth by your admission.

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@indonesia-phil said
If you weren't born into a predominantly Christian society, chances are (very strongly) that you wouldn't believe in Jesus Christ; it's all about where and when one is born.
Salvation is a divine act of God, our society has nothing to do with it, as a matter of
fact the familiarity of the Christian faith with those who do not know the Lord can
also shroud people from the truth just as easily as it does in cultures that reject it
outright.

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Well, that is your problem with the Word of God, you pick what you like and leave
the rest as meaningless, no small wonder you question the scriptures' reliability.

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@kellyjay said
Salvation is a divine act of God, our society has nothing to do with it, as a matter of
fact the familiarity of the Christian faith with those who do not know the Lord can
also shroud people from the truth just as easily as it does in cultures that reject it
outright.
You'd most likely have become a Muslim if you'd been living in Indonesia in your 20s when the need for religion to help you tackle the emptiness in your life arose.

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@kellyjay said
the familiarity of the Christian faith with those who do not know the Lord can
also shroud people from the truth just as easily as it does in cultures that reject it
outright.
Does this explain why most people in India are Hindus, most people in the US are Christians and most people in Bangladesh are Muslims?

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Your ability to comprehend your own questions is amazing, you ask why I believed what I do, the evidence that I had and I told you. For you it may be a worthless thing, for me it is enough, so I did not lie.

You don’t understand anyone who doesn’t see the world exactly as you do, instead of asking questions you resort to belittling and name calling. It therefore is no surprise why you are in agreement with those who reject the Word, than the Word itself.

I am not the one you want to be in agreement with, the Word yes.

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Belief is in a way an obstruction, a tensing and cluttering of the mind against reality as it is, without description or expectations.

The relaxation and dissolution of culturally entrained beliefs can lead to a broader or even decentralized and dimensionally agnostic perspective, but if anyone needs to hold on to their beliefs, that's also fine. Plenty of room for all of us in all our variety.

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Pretty sure your attempts to seduce @KellyJay are falling upon deaf ears.