Re: I am A Christian

[Too Few Lions]

This sounds gross but I really really love this post.

thanks xm1 

[Sweetdeath]

I've always believed fiction was a better way of telling the truth than non-fiction.

You don't say.

yeah, I thought that was a rather ironic comment from a Christian

I don't even think OP believes his own words

[xSilverPhinx]

I've always believed fiction was a better way of telling the truth than non-fiction.

You don't say.

yeah, I thought that was a rather ironic comment from a Christian

LOL

You have to be vigilant, Egor.

[Jose AR]

Hello Egor, thank you for your pity and your hate. Of course I mean that sarcastically, but really, lets not start with " I pity you, well, no, I pity you" it is boring and useless.

You say you joined to learn. I don't believe you. Learning means having an open mind and being able to change your opinion. Honestly, are you able to objectively take in information and digest in rationally, without the "god filter"?

As a christian you believe that hindus are wrong, and they return the favour.

As an atheist I admit that the future of my beliefs is open to change as more information comes in. But I limit the incoming information to the realm of the rational. I don't let literature decide how I feel about the world.

Jose AR

[squidfetish]

^^^^ well said! 

[MadBomr101]

Testify brother!

[Egor]

I have posted my final draft of what I believe as a Christian on my blog, I figured, I should let you all know about it, but I don't know that I should post it in here lest I'm accused of preaching.

[Tank]

I have posted my final draft of what I believe as a Christian on my blog, I figured, I should let you all know about it, but I don't know that I should post it in here lest I'm accused of preaching.

Feel free to post it here if you want. If it had been the first thing you'd posted and you'd preached continuiously it could have been a problem.

[Egor]

Thanks, Tank.

Okay, here they are. There are only six, and they're pretty standard, but for the rest of my life I will stand by these and defend these. They literally shape who I am today. It has taken 40 years of religious travel to get to this point. Some Christians would say I just moved in one big circle. My hope is that I can be effective at convincing others of the truth of these beliefs, even as I have been convinced by the Holy Spirit. Here they are:

1. I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of all things seen and unseen, the Ultimate Power, the Sustainer of all that exists.

2. I believe in His Son, Jesus Christ, the King of Kings, The Word of God, The Way, the Truth, and the Life who came to earth by the Holy Spirit through the Virgin Mary and suffered death by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate for the salvation of mankind.

3. I believe He rose again after three days and ascended into heaven where He sits at the right hand of God in Glory and will return again to reign forever on earth even as He does in heaven.

4. I believe in salvation through the confession of sin, repentance of the heart, and faith in the Son of God, Jesus Christ, to be saved from hell and moved from death to eternal life to live forever with Christ in His Kingdom according to the promises of His everlasting Word.

5. I believe in the sixty-six books of the King James Bible as the written record of God’s inspired Word, nothing to be added, nothing removed.

6. I believe in the Divine Trinity of The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit, being one in substance and three in person.

[Ecurb Noselrub]

5. I believe in the sixty-six books of the King James Bible as the written record of God's inspired Word, nothing to be added, nothing removed.

So everyone has to learn Elizabethan English in order to read the Word of God?   What if I learn Classical Hebrew and Koine Greek and read it in the original language - would that be the Word of God, too? 

[Asmodean]

5. I believe in the sixty-six books of the King James Bible as the written record of God's inspired Word, nothing to be added, nothing removed.

So everyone has to learn Elizabethan English in order to read the Word of God?   What if I learn Classical Hebrew and Koine Greek and read it in the original language - would that be the Word of God, too? 

Sure! just not the correct word of the correct god. The bestest, strongest, biggest and onliest god there is. Oh, and my public forum-acceptable euphemism for wiener is bigger than yours.

[MadBomr101]

Thanks, Tank.

Okay, here they are. There are only six, and they're pretty standard, but for the rest of my life I will stand by these and defend these. They literally shape who I am today. It has taken 40 years of religious travel to get to this point. Some Christians would say I just moved in one big circle. My hope is that I can be effective at convincing others of the truth of these beliefs, even as I have been convinced by the Holy Spirit. Here they are:

1. I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of all things seen and unseen, the Ultimate Power, the Sustainer of all that exists.

2. I believe in His Son, Jesus Christ, the King of Kings, The Word of God, The Way, the Truth, and the Life who came to earth by the Holy Spirit through the Virgin Mary and suffered death by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate for the salvation of mankind.

3. I believe He rose again after three days and ascended into heaven where He sits at the right hand of God in Glory and will return again to reign forever on earth even as He does in heaven.

4. I believe in salvation through the confession of sin, repentance of the heart, and faith in the Son of God, Jesus Christ, to be saved from hell and moved from death to eternal life to live forever with Christ in His Kingdom according to the promises of His everlasting Word.

5. I believe in the sixty-six books of the King James Bible as the written record of God's inspired Word, nothing to be added, nothing removed.

6. I believe in the Divine Trinity of The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit, being one in substance and three in person.

Oy vey.   

[Egor]

So everyone has to learn Elizabethan English in order to read the Word of God?   What if I learn Classical Hebrew and Koine Greek and read it in the original language - would that be the Word of God, too? 

Not in my opinion. I realize the King James was translated from Greek, into Coptic, and then into Latin and then into Old (er) English. But in my opinion, because of the influence the KJV has had in the world, I am convinced it was particularly blessed to reveal God's Word to us. I don't think anyone is going to hell over reading other versions. It's just that I think that is our source document now. And it really isn't that hard to read, and even if it is a bit harder, it's good for the education of young minds. In my opinion. It's a rather minor point.

[xSilverPhinx]

So everyone has to learn Elizabethan English in order to read the Word of God?   What if I learn Classical Hebrew and Koine Greek and read it in the original language - would that be the Word of God, too? 

Not in my opinion. I realize the King James was translated from Greek, into Coptic, and then into Latin and then into Old (er) English. But in my opinion, because of the influence the KJV has had in the world, I am convinced it was particularly blessed to reveal God's Word to us. I don't think anyone is going to hell over reading other versions. It's just that I think that is our source document now. And it really isn't that hard to read, and even if it is a bit harder, it's good for the education of young minds. In my opinion. It's a rather minor point.

It's had an important literary importance, that can't be disputed, but religious?

[Gawen]

"If the King's English was good enough for Jesus Christ, it's good enough for the children of Texas!" - Miriam "Ma" Ferguson, the state's first woman governor. (circa 1920-something)

How....parochial.