hi everyone,.
so...what have i missed in the last couple of years?.
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I see the quote function hasn't been addressed...;)
Thorology is a fascinating subject, there were a couple of in my class that we agnostic ( more than a couple actually).
It strengthened my faith BUT did the opposit for some.
The hardest thing to do is to be open to the fact that your preconcived views of the bible and religion MAY not be right.
I don't think that we will ever have answers to ALL the questions that will SATISFY everyone, this I learned very quickly !
yesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.
we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.
they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.
I got my masters in Theological studies, yes.
No seminary though, no way that was for me.
hi everyone,.
so...what have i missed in the last couple of years?.
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No plans, I did it "just for fun".
How sad is that? LOL !
I did it because I wanted to study Theology, really study it and see for myself what it was all about.
hi everyone,.
so...what have i missed in the last couple of years?.
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Thanks for the welcome guys :)
Phizzy, I don't think I can ever join the dark side 100%.
That said I an very well aware of "Power of the Dark Side", LOL !
My beliefs are just as strong, if not stronger but since I have been away I finished mt Masters in Theological studies and in doing so learend that Christainity is far more fluid and evolving than I had ever thought before.
hi everyone,.
so...what have i missed in the last couple of years?.
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I'll check it out, thanks.
yesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.
we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.
they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.
109 pages?
Wow...sorry I missed it...
Is there a "cliff notes" version ?
hi everyone,.
so...what have i missed in the last couple of years?.
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LOL, I meant HERE but thanks for the heads up with the WT.
hi everyone,.
so...what have i missed in the last couple of years?.
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Hi everyone,
So...what have I missed in the last couple of years?
was wondering what modern day christians take is on the slaughter of hundreds of thousands perhaps millons, on his god directed journey to the promised land.???.
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amo.
I give up on cut n paste, LOL !
Anyways and to get back on topic.
IMO, the bible is a refelction of the world we live in, it is God's word, yes, BUT inm human words via human authors and as such, we must take the whole of it to truly get a picture about God and Hisplan for us and we must also realize that IF God created the world and it is in need or redemption ( which was done Via Christ) then the bible ( as reflection of this world) is also in need or redemption (which was done via Christ).
There is a reason that there are what appears to be contridictions between what God says at times and what He says later and while SOME of them cna be viewed as accomodations, we must admit ( or at least I do) that does NOT answer ALL the issues of the OT VS the NT.
In my view there was much written in the OT that was propaganda in favour of Israel and it's Kings that was "passed off" as God's word, that said we can also see that writers also wrote of when God punished Israel and it's kings ( NOte, that God told them that they should NOT have kings).
I think that the if the OT had gotten it "right" that there would have been no need for Christ and a NT.
I think it is a naive view to view that bible as NOT in need of redemption when it is clearly stated that ALL of creation is in need of redemption.
was wondering what modern day christians take is on the slaughter of hundreds of thousands perhaps millons, on his god directed journey to the promised land.???.
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amo.
LOL, maybe not !
