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To: RoadGumby

If you can take the leap of faith that Jesus wrote the Bible stories using these men as proxies, you answered the question.

If you cannot take the leap of faith, it does not.

Don’t get me wrong, I agree 100% with biblical morality, but it does take a leap of faith to say Jesus wrote it. Jesus was a brilliant, literate man that could have written a bible himself if he wanted to, but he stuck with the Old Testament. To those that think like myself, the New Testament is a collection out of many stories that were written by man and chosen by man at Constantine’s Council of Nicea, 300 years after the death of Jesus, out of a much larger pool of stories to be included in the New Testament.


5 posted on 12/01/2011 12:40:06 PM PST by wolfman23601
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To: wolfman23601

To those who think like myself, the Bible does not contain the word of God, it IS the word of God. This word was written, by many men, over many years, under inspiration of God. It is infallible, true, and life changing.

Whether or not Jesus picked up pen (quill?) and paper (parchment?) to write the words Himself is irrelevant. They are of and by Him.

Leap of faith? If you are willing to take a step, then why not leap? Jesus, by His word, says he would rather you were Hot or Cold for Him, not luke warm. Luke warm makes Him want to vomit - His words there.

Something about having the faith of a child. Believe the Father and His Word.


12 posted on 12/01/2011 12:51:47 PM PST by RoadGumby (For God so loved the world)
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To: wolfman23601
"To those that think like myself, the New Testament is a collection out of many stories that were written by man and chosen by man at Constantine’s Council of Nicea, 300 years after the death of Jesus, out of a much larger pool of stories to be included in the New Testament"

Impossible Faith

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Biblical Inerrancy and Human Ignorance

17 posted on 12/01/2011 1:02:46 PM PST by Matchett-PI ("One party will generally represent the envied, the other the envious. Guess which ones." ~GagdadBob)
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To: wolfman23601

Not to be disrespectful, but isn’t Christianity (as we know it) a state sponsored and state created religion? Created by a pagan emperor at that?

Isn’t it ironic that Jesus wasn’t a Christian?


25 posted on 12/01/2011 1:34:54 PM PST by CPO retired
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