Posted on 08/18/2005 5:17:34 PM PDT by curiosity
That has nothing whatsoever to do with what we find in Jonah, and in this case it's the Bible that is reflecting a far older story otherwise found only in the most ancient of Hindu texts, and as background for Buddhism.
I have not defamed Christ.
But you are saying that his most severe criticism was for among others, those who would teach evolution and that said teaching undermines the teachings of Christ.
I think that is the crux of the matter and on that score we will have to agree to disagree. And to bar teaching of a scientific theory because it is at odds with Christ's teachings, is just plain wrong.
You are assuming that the title of the thread is an organized activity of those who are "evolutionists". I don't think "evolutionists" are the issue. The issue is religious ideas being taught as science
I think your rudeness and tantrum throwing is unequaled. And bullying.
I use the Companion Bible, KJV. Appendix 7 explains
"The Revisers ill-advisedly decided that "all such words, now printed in italics, as are plainly implied in the Hebrew, and necessarily in Egnlish be printed in common type.
One of the consequences of this decision is that the verb "to be" is not distinguished from the verb "to become", so that the lessons conveyed by the A.V. "was" and "was" (in italics) in Gen. l:2; 3 and 4; 9 and 10; 11 and 12, are lost.
There is more on the subject in Appendix 48 - The Use of Various Types in the English Bible.
Hey, if religion is prohibited in some activity my tax dollars are paying for, I say get rid of that activity.
The title could be written by anyone who implies that IDers are crackpots.
Actually if those words are read, I do believe they are two centuries old, long before our current debate.
Could be written by a democrat.
I guess your very rude reply was the answer...sorry to hear that you think of the Bible as only another book
I guess you'll find out
The answer is obvious. If the father controlled the kids destiny by construction, the father is at fault. Next.
Did you make that up?
How can one choose their own destiny when it has been decided before they were born? Does not compute.
Oh, sort of like evolution. God did not plan every detail, he just set it into motion. Thank you for your support on this issue.
When you construct something with the knowledge that it will do evil, you are responsible. God created man knowing he would do evil; he is responsible.
I don't understand. I was told on another thread that all the innocent babies that died in the tsunami would go to heaven because God knew that if they had lived they would have been saved so they just took a shortcut since God knew what they would do had they lived. Didn't God know they would die?
The festival of ignorance continues.
What's been decided? Free will requires that the individual make the choices, not anyone else. The individual can't make the choices before he exists.
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