Act of God.
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The Bible is the world's only book written in original without fail, without any inadvertence!
Sometimes, in some versions, encounter errors of translation, or of incomplete understanding, but the original is impeccable!
It may be that certain statements of Christian faith seem absurd for any thinker, but my faith is based on the Authority of Bible, the Word of God.
The Bible is the only book in the world, containing prophecies which were fulfilled (or are ongoing...) exactly, in great detail.God has told us, before, about a series of events that will happen, to prove us that He is always trustworthy. Everything God decided, is fulfilled precisely, so I count my faith firmly on His Word. What He said is going to happen, It's doneā¦, the only 'problem' is just time, because every event "takes its time." God has always shown his Authority, but people do not take into accountā¦!
True faith isnāt 'blind', as one imagines, but is based on careful research and check 'tangible' things...!Bible motto is "Prove all things, and keep what is good" (1 Thessalonians 5:21), not that false slogan, embraced by naives in the form "Believe and do not question/ investigate!"
Important arenāt the opinions of different kind of people about faith, but what the Bible says about it!Faith accepts as real, as reliable, things not seen...yet!
There are, for example, Paradise and Hell. Rational I can not prove their existence but my faith accepts them as real...- Is this a nonsense? - Not at all!
I believe in the existence of God because the Bible says, and because I can see His work.
I believe in a future resurrection, because the Bible tells me about this, and because Jesus Christ has already risen.
And so forth...
- Is this a nonsense? - Not at all!
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@unknownuser said:
The Bible is the world's only book written in original without fail, without any inadvertence!
No dude, that's the claim of the Qur'an. The bible was edited during the rule of the Roman Emperor Constantine. It didn't exist before. The bible is and artificial book. There were just many gospels all saying their own thing. It was written and edited by men. If it was truly one piece of work inspired by god then there wouldn't be any need for creating it or editing it, would it? -
Maybe God hadn't invented spellchecker on his Apple Mac?
At least now we know God made apples but man made Windows
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@unknownuser said:
The Bible is the world's only book written in original without fail, without any inadvertence!
Sometimes, in some versions, encounter errors of translation, or of incomplete understanding, but the original is impeccable!someone need to learn and study history more, including those facts about his own religion and religious institution
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Marian, you're joking...
You do not open the Bible, but you think you know better about it, but billions of people who have studied it and adopted it.Give me an example of contradiction in it!
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@unknownuser said:
Marian, you're joking...
You do not open the Bible, but you think you know better about it, but billions of people who have studied it and adopted it.Give me an example of contradiction in it!
Are you asking for examples of contradictions in the bible?
If yes, I'll start a new thread as there are so many it will need to be an entire new topic.
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@unknownuser said:
Marian, you're joking...
You do not open the Bible, but you think you know better about it, but billions of people who have studied it and adopted it.Give me an example of contradiction in it!
http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/page/bible-contradictions
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OK, Solo, start with one of them...!
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I'm actually amazed Cornel that you are not aware of any contradictions in the bible, the book you done research on for decades, as you said. Either your sight is bad or don't know how to read.
I hope you're not going to tell me those are not valid because I didn't do the reasearch myself.
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@marian said:
I'm actually amazed Cornel that you are not aware of any contradictions in the bible, the book you done research on for decades, as you said. Either your sight is bad or don't know how to read.
I hope you're not going to tell me those are not valid because I didn't do the reasearch myself.
When you live your life with blinkers on you never get to see the big picture.
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Marian, give me AN EXAMPLE, not a list!
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The census of Quirinius (Cyrenius) and Herod the Great were not contemporary...they were separated by at least 9 years. This is a matter of historical record. So which was it...the journey to Bethlehem or the Massacre of the Innocents...you can't have both.
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@unknownuser said:
Marian, give me AN EXAMPLE, not a list!
You can not to choose any example from the list?
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@unknownuser said:
Maybe God hadn't invented spellchecker on his Apple Mac?
At least now we know God made apples but man made WindowsSteve Job created the world, with a little help from Chuck Norris (must admit).
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@solo said:
When you live your life with blinkers on you never get to see the big picture.
Truly sad and pitiful
@unknownuser said:
Marian, give me AN EXAMPLE, not a list!
Why? Just pick one from the lists.
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@ 'Alan F.'
Herod the Great ruled 37-4 BC, but the current calendar is wrong, with several years difference. After him, was Herod Archelaus, who ruled 4BC-6AD.
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I do know those simple things, but what have they...or a later change of calendar...got to do with it? Quirinius wasn't appointed governor until the Romans had to impose direct rule after Herod Archelaus was driven from power in 6-7 AD...a decade later...and by the same calendar
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āAlan Fā, you probably know just as in A.D. 6 the emperor dispached Quirinius to Syria, and, at the same time, Coponius was named guvernor of Judea, and the two did conduct a Census.
According to some historians, this is the second time Quirinius was governor in Syria, and because of that, in the Bible, we have such a mention, at Luke 2:1-2:
ā[In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. This was the FIRST Census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone went to their own town to register.]āSo Luke knew about at least 2 Quirinius Census...!
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An interesting documentary
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@unknownuser said:
According to some historians, this is the second time Quirinius was governor in Syria
Yes, some 'historians' like yourself, eager to rewrite history to fit with the Gospels. There is not an iota of evidence to support that claim, either from Roman or Jewish sources. Nor was there any such need for a governor with a Tetrarch still in place.
In fact, there's no real evidence for a census at this time at all...and it's unheard of to demand that everyone travel to their city of origin just to participate in one...a totally unnecessary logistical and administrative nightmare.
Most ordinary christians wouldn't have a problem with this. The author of Luke made a mistake. Big deal. It's only a problem if you take the Bible to be the infallible word of God.
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