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  1. amatuerscholar

    The trinity is false - I have proof

    One doesn't have to look outside of Judaism to see the roots of the idea of the Trinity. But first, the links. Starting with the second link, the fact that other societies placed importance on the number three does not mean that they all originated the idea in the same manner. One has to show...
  2. amatuerscholar

    Let's TALK about Paul...

    I think that's a great topic.
  3. amatuerscholar

    Iran Launches Missiles Into Israel

    I do accept their definition of genocide, and it's why I linked to further discussion they had about that definition. I've only used the UN as a source when talking about genocide. I fully accept their definition of genocide. You don't seem to though, because you again ignored the material I...
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    Questions for God

    This isn't an evolution really of the concept of God though. The Classical View of God is not the original view of God. It was one view that evolved over time, while it didn't really get to it's present form until relatively recently. The view that I spoke about, that we see in process...
  5. amatuerscholar

    Let's TALK about Paul...

    I think that would be great.
  6. amatuerscholar

    Iran Launches Missiles Into Israel

    I agree. We have the potential here for ethnic cleansing and that could possibly lead to genocide depending on the circumstances. It really depends on what Israel would be thinking here. If, as per the link Revoltingest posted, Israel does plan on relocating some Palestinians, there are...
  7. amatuerscholar

    Why do you believe Jesus is the Messiah?

    1) I believe the Bible should be taken seriously. That means understanding the rhetorical devices that would be used. Maybe it's trivial to you, but I think it's important to be aware of such things. Especially when such things are brought up. 2) The Bible does not say that only belief in the...
  8. amatuerscholar

    Iran Launches Missiles Into Israel

    It's not targeted at Palestinians in general. That's why Palestinians in Israel aren't targeted. And relocating a people, as per the UN, does not equate genocide. It's that simple. Now, we can call what is happening many different things. But it is not, by definition, a genocide. And the fact...
  9. amatuerscholar

    Let's TALK about Paul...

    If you want a debate, I'm here. If you want to act like a child, I won't waste my time.
  10. amatuerscholar

    Iran Launches Missiles Into Israel

    What Israel plans to do after the war is irrelevant to what their intent is now and whether one can show genocide is occurring. Who knows if Israel even has clear ideas on what they will do. So to ask that line of questioning in regards to my comment was irrelevant. And no, it's not childish...
  11. amatuerscholar

    Iran Launches Missiles Into Israel

    I linked to the UN and discussed their views. You have ignored that. You quoted Article II, and then have ignored the breakdown of it that the UN gives, and I linked to. And again, what am I denying? I'm saying it's not genocide by definition as you nor anyone else can show intent. Intent as...
  12. amatuerscholar

    Questions for God

    So let's just reframe this. If one rejects the Classical view of God, as some do, then the issues listen in the comment I responded to don't matter. There.
  13. amatuerscholar

    Questions for God

    My qualification here was within the scholarship. If we look at what the scholarship says, and the views taught in college and seminarian, the Classical view is not it. This view is translating to a death of the view in the general populace as well, where it is being replaced. Also, checked...
  14. amatuerscholar

    Questions for God

    The view of God you're espousing here is the Classical view of God. A view that has largely died out. Within Jewish circles, the view has largely been rejected because of the Holocaust. Even among Christians, and especially within the scholarship, the idea of the classical view of God died...
  15. amatuerscholar

    The Prospect of Going to Hell

    I'd suggest reading Paul, specifically Romans. We've all sinned and have come short of the glory of God. The punishment for sin is death, yet the gift of God is eternal life. Paul tells us time and time that we are all sinners. He's really just expanding on what Jesus was also saying. We all...
  16. amatuerscholar

    Why do you believe Jesus is the Messiah?

    1) It's something taught in most all history classes. I mean, what is the likelihood that exactly 3000 would have shown up? 2) The idea only belief in the Messiah can save a person is a statement of faith, not a statement of fact. It also isn't supported by the text here.
  17. amatuerscholar

    The trinity is false - I have proof

    I think the issue is that the Trinitarian view is complex, and people don't like complex, so they overly simplify it, which then leads to confusion. The Trinity doesn't create confusion, but people's mistaken views of over simplification of the theology, creates confusion. This can be applied...
  18. amatuerscholar

    Where should the "I don't know" go?

    When I started in my Master's program, this was the topic I started on. I think the question, does God exist, to be a terrible question. While the three questions you provide may all be decent starting points, I think a proper (a proper as opposed to the proper) place to start is a variation...
  19. amatuerscholar

    Iran Launches Missiles Into Israel

    I'm not denying anything. I'm taking a more nuanced look at this, that is informed by what the UN actually says about genocide. You're ignoring that, and you even admit ignorance when it comes to the idea of genocide as a whole. So maybe don't say I'm denying something when you can't be bothered...
  20. amatuerscholar

    Let's TALK about Paul...

    You really need to stop doing this. Deal with the material, don't make baseless assumptions about me. You can do better. Here's the thing. I majored in Greek and Classics. First year of Greek was studying Classical Greek. Second year was looking at the New Testament and early Christian texts...
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