Who says a person has to believe one and not the others? I can't say that Mohammed didn't do miracles. I can only argue what I believe the source was. But then it becomes irrelevant, so really there's no reason thinking about it. But I won't discount it simply because of my religious bias. There...
That's not the point. I could pull half of any scripture verse out of the Bible and post it, and then argue that God hates every person on the planet and simply has us here for His delight in torturing us.
That's basically the method Satan used to tempt Christ, isn't it?
And this isn't...
Well, my point wasn't to defend the man. I was just saying not to be rash about judgement without given all of the info. That story alone wouldn't convince me to "fire" a priest.
Actually I meant the scripture verse.... You shouldn't just pull half a verse out of the Bible and post it. You should post it in context. Otherwise you can be very misleading.
No I don't believe it's necessary to believe in the virgin birth. I think that's all surface level religion. Christianity is much deeper. I agree with you that it is a lifestyle, not a recorded logbook. There aren't many beliefs I believe necessary for salvation - just the important ones like...
That's ridiculous....
Because of this single incident? That's a little rash, isn't it?? I think what he's doing is stupid, but what about everything else he may have done. Who knows, maybe he's been a perfectly good priest otherwise, and maybe he's done a lot for that church.
I believe Christ works in us when we submit our lives to him.
That's inconsequential. The fact is we all fall short of the glory of God.
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No it wouldn't. It's justified because Christ was sent to save the world from sin. Now, had Christ not been sent, then it wouldn't be very just.
Besides...
Well then it is dogma, but the church is afraid(???) to label it so. Lets call a spade a spade.
Edit: By the way, I know I promised further elaboration in my last post, but I lied. I don't really see this debate going either way, and furthermore I can understand why you believe what you do. I...
Well, one could say that 1st century AD and today, are quite different. For one thing, there was no mass media, so I doubt charities, or contributors were as well publicised.
But I believe Jesus was just trying to show that it's what's in the heart that counts. You can give all the money that...