Anon - not logged in Report This Comment Date: January 18, 2025 07:27AM
Quasi, I get you were offended when someone told you your wife's death was
God's decision. The Bible says time and chance happen to us all. It's as if
they can't read. You could leave it there.
Instead of attacking what they say they believe, but don't, try this:
If you study the Bible by jumping about, you promote some concepts and suppress
others. You should read it in a linear manner as it was written.
If you don't want to run with that, try this:
The original Bible didn't have columns or verse numbers. If you read it by
verses it's like changing punctuation, you add meaning not originally present or
change meaning.
If you don't want to run with that, try this:
Paul, who knew Christ, travelled to Rome and wrote a book called Romans. An
eyewitness account by someone who travelled with him is tacked in front. It
could be marked
Introduction and chapter 1 could start with this: Paul
then denounces people who “Exchange the truth of God for a lie”, describes
attributes he sees in them and observes they judge others for what they are
guilty of themselves. He then says they shouldn't do that. If you type it up,
print it out and read it you'll see chapter 2 should start at what's now chapter
2.17, but at this point translation committees insert a chapter break. So
chapter 2 begins with “Therefore do not judge”. So they take an illogical
chapter break and promote it as theological doctrine.
Like I said, changing meaning.
You'd best have a reference at home for Plato's statement: "If someone
takes a shadow of reality for reality itself, and you show them reality in its
true form, at first they will laugh at you. If you persist, they will turn on
you and attempt to kill you." That's your defence in court if someone's
love of the word of God isn't greater than their love of changing it. And they
got aggressive.
At this point someone will say we've all seen hypocrites. If differ: there's
blatant fraud and the frauds link themselves to large political parties.
Anon - not logged in Report This Comment Date: January 19, 2025 11:56PM
I differ
-sigh-
