Proof of God

[prewitt81]

Right. Unlike the word "Japs" apparently.

I suppose now would be the time to call you a "politcally correct pansy" or something.

(Game-Set-Match!)

 

[Apathia]

Read John 8:2-11 where Jesus is brought an adulterer by the Pharisees and is told that under the old law she must be stoned to death for her sin. Jesus did not condone stoning her to death as the old law would have dictated, he simply said "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." This is a clear example of Jesus repudiating the old law of Moses and substituting it for his new law of compassion and caring.

And adding to that there is a very substantial teaching in the New Testament about the "New Covenent." It's a covenant of the heart rather than one of religious laws.

 

[Apathia]

I feel bad for trying to get Dustin to answer my question now, I fell into his performance art trap.

I still haven't ruled it out that he's not being serious.
I've known people to be like that.
And I was very conservative Christian myself once.

Either way, I should bow out of this fruitless engagement.
Bye-Cha!

 

[zooterkin]

It's outdated. Jesus repudiated the Old testament 2,000 years ago.

The entire bible is the word of God and you can't just pay attention to some of it and ignore other parts of it. It's all or none in my opinion. Excluding the repudiated laws of course of the Old Testament which were Jewish tradition.

So, which is it?

 

[Dustin Kesselberg]

So, which is it?

I pay attention to the old testament, however I don't follow the "old law".

 

[PixyMisa]

Ah, so the Bible is the word of God, but you ignore it when it suits you?

 

[zooterkin]

I pay attention to the old testament, however I don't follow the "old law".

Why would you pay attention to it if Jesus repudiated it all?

 

[athon]

Right. Unlike the word "Japs" apparently.

I suppose now would be the time to call you a "politcally correct pansy" or something.

Just wanted this repeated because it's so damn funny.

Dustin? Hello? Remember this?

Athon

 

[athon]

What does 'paid attention to' mean in practice? It means you read it and don't put its words into practice?

Athon

 

[Dustin Kesselberg]

What does 'paid attention to' mean in practice? It means you read it and don't put its words into practice?

Athon

Yes. It's no longer considered moral to stone women for being adulterous.

 

[athon]

Yes. It's no longer considered moral to stone women for being adulterous.

So God changed his mind on morals? Why?

Athon

 

[Dustin Kesselberg]

So God changed his mind on morals? Why?

Athon

Perhaps you should try asking him.

 

[athon]

Perhaps you should try asking him.

I don't even believe He exists, let alone the Bible has any validity in dictating moralilty or accurate history. But do you believe that God changed his mind on how men should behave towards immoral behaviour as history progressed?

Athon

 

[Mashuna]

So God changed his mind on morals? Why?

Perhaps you should try asking him.

I think He's got me on ignore.

 

[Dustin Kesselberg]

I don't even believe He exists, let alone the Bible has any validity in dictating moralilty or accurate history. But do you believe that God changed his mind on how men should behave towards immoral behaviour as history progressed?

Athon

I don't know. If he did, I don't know why.

 

[athon]

I don't know.

Well, he must have. At one point in the Bible it's claimed that it's ok to stone somebody to death, and later Jesus says to forget that part. So, either a) God was wrong earlier, and Jesus corrected him, or b) God was right earlier, and circumstances changed, hence the rules changed so Jesus corrected it.

a) insinuates a God that can be wrong. b) insinuates circumstances which are beyond God's control, hence the rules must be adjusted according to them.

If he did, I don't know why.

Fair enough.

Athon

 

[Dustin Kesselberg]

I'm going to stop responding in this thread until someone decides to post a thought out response to the actual OP.

 

[athon]

I'm going to stop responding in this thread until someone decides to post a thought out response to the actual OP.

Convenient. Questions get difficult, and Dustin bails.

Evasion noted. Becoming quite a habit of yours, boyo.

Athon

 

[Mashuna]

I'm going to stop responding in this thread until someone decides to post a thought out response to the actual OP.

Hah! You're not going to catch me out with that old line again .

 

[andyandy]

I think He's got me on ignore.

lol