Believing men

[Jeyzeus]

To be Christian is to believe wholeheartedly in what Man says and not what God says. If you are willing to believe the bible is inspired, then you again believe what man has said. Everything you know is what previous generations of men have told you to believe.

 

[Riverwolf]

Yeah. And?

 

[Jeyzeus]

Thanks for agreeing.

 

[4consideration]

To be Christian is to believe wholeheartedly in what Man says and not what God says. If you are willing to believe the bible is inspired, then you again believe what man has said. Everything you know is what previous generations of men have told you to believe.

Hello there Jeyzeus!

1. Welcome to RF.

2. Do you include yourself in that last sentence? If not, what is it that you know that has not been influenced by anyone that came before you?

 

[Jeyzeus]

I would have to say I am influenced by our society, but certain things which it tells me has to be questioned. I don't hold the same beliefs about women as my dad does, and that's a good thing.

 

[4consideration]

I would have to say I am influenced by our society, but certain things which it tells me has to be questioned. I don't hold the same beliefs about women as my dad does, and that's a good thing.

I agree with these two statements, but I don't see how they relate to what you said in the opening.

 

[Riverwolf]

Thanks for agreeing.

It sounded much like a "sky is blue" statement, so I wonder as to the point you wanted to make.

Don't give thanks for agreement; I'm not giving you anything.

 

[Jeyzeus]

I was making a statement about how people feel like they have "special" knowledge about what a God wants/says/does. But in the end, all people have is the information that those who have come before them have given them.

Because we accept this information as true to ourselves, does not mean it is God's words.

 

[Riverwolf]

I was making a statement about how people feel like they have "special" knowledge about what a God wants/says/does. But in the end, all people have is the information that those who have come before them have given them.

Because we accept this information as true to ourselves, does not mean it is God's words.

To what end?

Sure, some people feel like they have "special knowledge", and they are committing the old Greek sin of hubris. I, myself, have been trying to do away with this.

But most people, from what I've seen, aren't like that.