Yes. I know that it was a politically motivated apostacy perpetuated by a pagan non-Christian.
Of course. 2 Timothy 4:3-4
For the teachings of Christ it is opposed, preferring the pagan mythologies of the past and sociopolitical control. In other words, yes, the council is helpful for the...
The Bible, Genesis through Revelation, is about the vindication of Jehovah God's name through the ransom sacrifice of Christ (messiah) Jesus. So, after a brief prologue (Genesis 1:1-3:14) giving the account of the creation of the physical heavens and everything in them and the sin of man...
Why would they?
Science contradicts science. That's part of what science does. Science doesn't contradict God and God doesn't contradict science.
Then where do you pick your data and what is the difference between picking cherries or anything else, like data. Selection.
That's true to some extent - for both. Ultimately that is the case, but it's much easier for the unbeliever to grapple with the alleged possibility of whatever you want to call God than it is for the believer to grapple with the alleged impossibility of the same.
No one ever wins outside of...
Is that decision, then, or is it not, evil? To the OP. In other words if you go into a forum to debate truths and the moderators think those truths evil and separate you from the forum, is that evil to you and to them?
Never? According to who and on what basis. See, what believers tend to do in a discussion like this is measure from their own perception which negates all other possibilities. Perspective is required in order to have a balanced perception. The unbeliever will always win this sort of debate...
Okay. That's a good strategy for thread participation. I like it anyway. Makes it a great deal easier for me.
In other words - subjective?
Just for fun here, not having a clue to what, I'm going to take up a contrary position and say - no.
Very good. Lots of different words are translated from the Hebrew ra, evil only being one of them, but it is subjective. Telling a child not to play in the street may be evil to a child. Disciplining the child for disobedience is bad, gloomy or calamitous to the child, and it may be unfortunate...
How cold is cold. 48°? Celius or Fahrenheit? May be cold to you but not to me. 48° may be cold but -48° is colder. How did you measure it? On a calibrated instrument? What is heat? Friction? What is the room temperature - cold or warm? If the room is cold to you does that mean an absence of...
I don't see where that would be a stumbling block, it would be confirmation. The problem needs to be defined. What is God and what is evil?
You're dealing with very subjective concepts/constructs. God and evil are subjective.
Belief, faith, trust, means you don't know, you think something is true, will prove to be true, or will occur in an expected manner. Science, for example, couldn't proceed without it. Perhaps with skeptical oriented people lack of belief tends to be not so much a disbelief in the immaterial, but...