Hi john,
en018, sounds like u don't trust anyone.
Your hearing is very keen, lol. Actually, I would say that I trust myself and science. Neither lie to me.
there are several translations of the Bible, this may be confusing to u because of your lack of trust.
No, i'm not conused at all. Rather, the fact that you just admitted that there are several translations merely proves my point: the translation is vague and often inaccurate.
You seem to see it as a virtue for one to accept something because they are told to. I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but taking things at face value is never a good way to find truth...ever. Whe you do that, you are merely accepting someone else's opinion on an issue. Study up and come to your
own conclusions.
as long as u have not trust in people unless they are poor
I never said that. You seem to be missing the point entirely. What I meant, was that the preistly class and the aristocracy during the time the bible was being compiled, were the only ones who had access to it, as well as being the only ones with enough influence to change it, and a reason to make those changes. I lack trust in them because of their motives, not because of their money.
frankly, the dead sea scrolls prove there was not any altering of the Bible since it was written.
Oh lordy! Excuse me, but have you actually
read the dead sea scrolls? Because lemme tell you, I have, and can assure you that they were hidden away in a cave for a reason! The amount of contradictory information in them is astonishing!
ha. too bad u cant trust anyone. i have many friends and family members whom i can trust and also a church.
Whoopdy do for you. I guess it would make things that much easier, to have a bunch of people around you to tell you the same lie every day, rather than have to maintain faith in something all by yourself. I mean jeez! What would you do if you didn't have people telling you what to think all the time??
because everything has happened is happening and will happen at the same time called instants
The theory of instants...hmmm...never heard of it.
deja vu or already seen is a perfect proof that everything has already happened.
And my having dreams that unicorns and leprechauns are coming to take me away to rainbowland is perfect proof of
that happening! Sweet Jesus...(no pun intended)
God just knows what choices u made are making and will make but it's ure choice not his. so u are free to make whatever choices u are given to decide. that's the freedom part.
Not exactly. You see, free will means that you can change your mind at the very last second, and make a decision totally spur of the moment. If god already knows what you're going to choose, you can't change it, because whether god planned it all out or not, it's already scripted. Think about it this way: cumulitively, all of your choices add up to equal one outcome. That outcome is, in fitting with what you said, not
decided by god, merely
known by him. Because the outcome of your life is already known, it cannot be changed, and because it cannot be changed, you have no free will.
You say I don't get it, whereas I say you don't get it, but this is not the place to debate free will. There are other threads specifically dedicated to that subject. I hope to see you in them soon!