I guess the way I see it, if there wasn't an afterlife and a reason to do something with one's life buyond working, paying taxes, and dieing, the problems one has to deal with just to keep on living aren't worth the hassle. in other words, I'd rather be dead then live in this problem plagued...
Even as a Christian theist, the problem I see with Pascal's wager, also known as fedeism, is that all it proves is that one has faith in something, not that that something exists. One could have faith that robbing banks is a good lifestyle and never get caught at it and be able to make a wager...
When I first got saved, I went to a "non-denominational" church or at least so they claimed. When every super charismatic movement hit, they were right on top of it to the point of telling people that didn't agree with them on those issues to leave. Since then I have joined a Southern Baptist...
I have a chronological Bible that has a commentary on that subject that makes a pretty strong case for the Jesus dieing on wednesday thing based on the idea that there were actually two sabbaths that week and that the jewish day actually starts at 6 p.m. the previous day. The first one being a...
First off, If we want to start naming names, I'll start with Norman Geisler who has been a professor of philosophy, theology, & Christian apologetics at many seminaries including Dallas theological seminary since at least the 70s, has written numurous books on those three subjects, and is now...
Thank you for reemphasizing the point I was trying to make.
John 10:18(NASB): " No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own innitiative. I have authority to lay it down and I have authority to takie it up again. This commandment I recieved from my father."
BTW, what...
Alright, this subject has been a highly debated issue since Jesus first started His ministry (Matt. 16:13-20)and will probably be debated until "the end". I know what I believe and why I believe it so I guess here is a bit more from some resources I know of on the subject. BTW, I don't expect to...
Jesus prayed, "And now, O Father, glorify thou me wityh thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was" (John 17:5). But Yahweh of the old testament said "my glory will I not give to another"(Isa 42:8). Jesus also declared, "I am the first and the last"...
Well, I didn't get much time tonight to read all the posts in this thread so I hope I don't sound like someone who is repeating what someone else already stated. On this particular subject, I have 2 favorite verses.
The first one is John 8:58-59. While it takes a bit of understanding and...
To Roptex, The funny thing is that I was actually born and raised in California for 19 years. I moved to Iowa in 95 and have been raising a family ever since. So unless you consider San Diego, where I spent most of my time in CA, "the south", then I am probably not from there.
To...
That's right folks, another newbie to the website is here. I am a monotheist, calvinist, Christian, Southern Baptist, just in case anybody wanted to know. I am looking foward to some interesting discussions in here. Until then, Since I work for a living, it will probably take me a little bit to...