:) im not aware that jesus actually claimed divinity in the bible, although ive seen verses that could be misinterpreted as such; jesus says "why do you call me good? no one is good except God alone"
its been four or five times now that ive presented a perspective and youve somehow associated that perspective with something that i dont even believe, likely through the context of your own pretextual religious lense; youre simply obfuscating my statements thus far; if you cant read the text...
what in the world are you talking about? is this another one of your unresolved conflict issues? try not to worship the other forum members; just be yourself
thats precisely my point; they are two different statements with two different meanings; you had somehow confused them with each other; i was not attempting to represent you as youve imagined; youre just getting pedantic at this point to argue a trivial matter like this
i have no desire to...
actually, i hadnt claimed that you had said anything whatsoever; the claim that i made was my own; you mistook my claim for yours
then youll have to speak to them about it, not me; and i really have no control over people from another forum; nor this one for that matter; thats between you and...
i wasnt sure where you stood on this
even though you assert that it is written by man with his own agenda? man's agenda is consistent throughout the bible then?
so even though the bible was written by man with his own agenda, thats fine with you then? man's agenda is fine?
certainly they havent...
not in the christian's commonly narrow-minded perspective; other faiths dont constitute proof; only their own, with or without additional validation
ive been instructed by various religionists that since my belief system is not christian, that im in rebellion against a god; my perspective is...
you honestly strike me as just another contentious christian who is quick to label others as ignorant; i have no desire to debate a stance that you erroneously label as sola-scriptura, when i am not even a christian, nor was i presenting a sola-scripturean stance in the first place; youre again...
that may have been me
youre neutral then?
why would one suppose God would change, if in fact God were perfect?
so why would you believe any of it?
the different versions of the bible that we have today still work off of mostly the same manuscripts
i believe that the arrogant male...
To James the Persian:
I will respond to your post shortly; Please note that I am agnostic as per the designation atop this post, which means that I am not sola-scripturean; I neither believe in the infallibility of the bible nor the infallibility of any church; I will be glad to shortly...
then perhaps your belief system is not actually christian; what specifically do you believe?
how do you know that your church originates with the incarnate christ? dont all churches claim this? how are you defining 'your Church'?; the church broke into many schisms before the apostles even died...
im agnostic myself, but when i speak with many christians, they are very extra-biblical
arent these simply your own thoughts?
faith is built from book knowledge?
what does God's presence 'feel' like?
im not sure how this relates to having a relationship; it honestly sounds like youre simply...
im not aware how anyone could claim to be a christian, without acknowledging that their belief system originates from the bible; however, ive observed that the belief systems of many christians are not actually consistent with the bible
please define 'relationship' in the context that you are...
:jiggy: thats too bad; huxley is likely floating around with the spirits right now; if there are ten thousand different denominational god concepts in the world, it therefore stands to reason that agnostic beliefs may have a degree of variation also; religious/irreligious designations are not...