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dowhead
post Feb 14 2008, 10:13 PM
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Hey everyone,

In this forum, there is a lot of talk about weather God is real or fake, and which religion is the right one. Some are just discussions, and I completely understand. For the record, I am a Christian myself.

I am somewhat frustrated by the fact that that some of my fellow Christians are not able to defend their faith. I am seeing many posts like, "I am a Christian, and God is real." The end.
I would like to remind you that with this answer coming up over and over again, we are not proving anything. I feel that if I were not a Christian, I would be frustrated because no one was proving to me why God is real and the only way. I would feel like "the Christian" asked for a fight, but cannot finish it.

Here is what I propose:
I feel that if you are a Christian and would like to get into a debate about religion, go right ahead. But you need to know every question, answer and reaction that will occur from both sides. It is hard to debate with a non-Christian and personally, I believe that if the non-Christian is stubborn about his beliefs, he or she will not change their ways no matter what anyone says. I would like to advise my Christian friends that we need to be prepared to finish a fight if you would like to get into one.

I am a senior in a Christian high school and we have Bible class. This year we are studying Apologetics as well as world religions and cults. I have learned so much from Apologetics class. Our textbook was a book called: "Defending Your Faith" by Dan Story. I would recommend every Christian to read this book. It helps you not be wavered from Christ by worldly views and things you hear. I learned how to defend my faith for my good. It is an amazing book.

I am sorry if I offended any of you. I am not telling you what you should do, I am advising you though my opinions. You may choose what you like.

Thank you very much. I appreciate you all.

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monster
post Feb 15 2008, 01:44 AM
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QUOTE(dowhead @ Feb 14 2008, 10:13 PM) *
Hey everyone,

In this forum, there is a lot of talk about weather God is real or fake, and which religion is the right one. Some are just discussions, and I completely understand. For the record, I am a Christian myself.

I am somewhat frustrated by the fact that that some of my fellow Christians are not able to defend their faith. I am seeing many posts like, "I am a Christian, and God is real." The end.
I would like to remind you that with this answer coming up over and over again, we are not proving anything. I feel that if I were not a Christian, I would be frustrated because no one was proving to me why God is real and the only way. I would feel like "the Christian" asked for a fight, but cannot finish it.

Here is what I propose:
I feel that if you are a Christian and would like to get into a debate about religion, go right ahead. But you need to know every question, answer and reaction that will occur from both sides. It is hard to debate with a non-Christian and personally, I believe that if the non-Christian is stubborn about his beliefs, he or she will not change their ways no matter what anyone says. I would like to advise my Christian friends that we need to be prepared to finish a fight if you would like to get into one.

I am a senior in a Christian high school and we have Bible class. This year we are studying Apologetics as well as world religions and cults. I have learned so much from Apologetics class. Our textbook was a book called: "Defending Your Faith" by Dan Story. I would recommend every Christian to read this book. It helps you not be wavered from Christ by worldly views and things you hear. I learned how to defend my faith for my good. It is an amazing book.

I am sorry if I offended any of you. I am not telling you what you should do, I am advising you though my opinions. You may choose what you like.

Thank you very much. I appreciate you all.

Michelle tongue.gif


"A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride."

- C. S. Lewis

Not everyone is able to study apologetics and is able to take a Bible class everyday.

QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 14 2008, 11:04 PM) *
Problem is your book is full of holes and parables... On top of that it's been KNOWN that your holy book has been modified. On top of that, holy books are meant to be examples and stories of what happened in the past... most of which should not be taken literally.

Realistically speaking, you'll need a lot more than just Christianity to even answer most of the questions out there, not just the simplicity of your faith.

You know, you could be Christian and read the Quran, or the Torah, or Talmud etc... it's not gonna convert you into another religion.

On top of that, you could use science to prove a lot about the existence of God. You just gotta give up a lot of your social life in order to better understand and realize it.


It's not a religion if everything is taken as a parable or a metaphor.

And, I'd like to see proof that our "holy book" has been tampered with.
 
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post Feb 15 2008, 02:05 AM
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QUOTE(monster @ Feb 15 2008, 01:44 AM) *
"A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride."

- C. S. Lewis

Not everyone is able to study apologetics and is able to take a Bible class everyday.
It's not a religion if everything is taken as a parable or a metaphor.

And, I'd like to see proof that our "holy book" has been tampered with.


o.O It's in history books, well not school books but... here's a hint, had to do with a court, Jews, and Romans. On top of that the Bible is simply not meant to be taken literally.

It's like someone tellin you a story for the first time ever then you repeat it on a piece of paper, you're just not gonna remember every word he/she said. Or if you repeat it to someone...

Bible is just stories that set examples, so you can learn right from wrong, what's accepted and what's not accepted.

You want more than what the Bible can offer in knowledge, read more than what the Bible can offer. There's other holy books, stop being ignorant and learn more :P (not that I'm callin you ignorant, just sayin)
 
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post Feb 15 2008, 02:07 AM
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QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 15 2008, 02:05 AM) *
o.O It's in history books, well not school books but... here's a hint, had to do with a court, Jews, and Romans. On top of that the Bible is simply not meant to be taken literally.

It's like someone tellin you a story for the first time ever then you repeat it on a piece of paper, you're just not gonna remember every word he/she said. Or if you repeat it to someone...

Bible is just stories that set examples, so you can learn right from wrong, what's accepted and what's not accepted.

You want more than what the Bible can offer in knowledge, read more than what the Bible can offer. There's other holy books, stop being ignorant and learn more :P (not that I'm callin you ignorant, just sayin)


I still require proof, which you have failed to bring to me so far.

There has been about 25 minutes for you to bring me one shed of proof that the Bible has been proved fake.

I'll wait for you.
 

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dowhead   TO MY CHRISTIAN BUDDIES:   Feb 14 2008, 10:13 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(dowhead @ Feb 14 2008, 10:13 PM) He...   Feb 14 2008, 11:04 PM
monster   QUOTE(dowhead @ Feb 14 2008, 10:13 PM) He...   Feb 15 2008, 01:44 AM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(monster @ Feb 15 2008, 01:44 AM) ...   Feb 15 2008, 02:05 AM
monster   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 15 2008, 02:05 AM...   Feb 15 2008, 02:07 AM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(monster @ Feb 15 2008, 02:07 AM) I ...   Feb 15 2008, 02:17 AM
monster   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 15 2008, 02:17 AM...   Feb 15 2008, 02:19 AM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(monster @ Feb 15 2008, 02:19 AM) Th...   Feb 15 2008, 02:26 AM
BrandonSaunders   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 15 2008, 01:26 AM...   Feb 15 2008, 02:32 AM
monster   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 15 2008, 02:26 AM...   Feb 15 2008, 02:34 AM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(monster @ Feb 15 2008, 02:34 AM) Ki...   Feb 15 2008, 02:44 AM
monster   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 15 2008, 02:44 AM...   Feb 15 2008, 03:11 AM
NoSex   QUOTE(monster @ Feb 15 2008, 02:11 AM) Ye...   Feb 15 2008, 04:16 AM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(NoSex @ Feb 15 2008, 04:16 AM) Not ...   Feb 15 2008, 11:12 AM
brooklyneast05   ^wanna further explain what in science led you to ...   Feb 15 2008, 11:48 AM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Feb 15 2008, 11:48...   Feb 15 2008, 01:29 PM
monster   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 15 2008, 01:29 PM...   Feb 15 2008, 01:34 PM
brooklyneast05   QUOTE(monster @ Feb 15 2008, 02:34 PM) lo...   Feb 15 2008, 01:41 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(monster @ Feb 15 2008, 01:34 PM) lo...   Feb 15 2008, 06:58 PM
dowhead   Tamacracker: QUOTEProblem is your book is full of...   Feb 15 2008, 06:41 PM
dowhead   I'm sorry, Gabriel. If none of this is your p...   Feb 15 2008, 11:32 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(dowhead @ Feb 15 2008, 11:32 PM) I...   Feb 15 2008, 11:56 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(dowhead @ Feb 15 2008, 10:32 PM) I ...   Feb 16 2008, 09:38 PM
NoSex   QUOTE(Spirited Away @ Feb 16 2008, 08:38 ...   Feb 19 2008, 01:49 AM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(NoSex @ Feb 19 2008, 12:49 AM) Isn...   Feb 19 2008, 02:07 AM
dowhead   So, you are making it your problem by posting for ...   Feb 16 2008, 03:47 PM
Joss-eh-lime   1. Why did you underline random words? 2. Christia...   Feb 16 2008, 04:49 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(Joss-eh-lime @ Feb 16 2008, 0...   Feb 16 2008, 05:37 PM
dowhead   Spirited away: QUOTEI haven't seen any actual...   Feb 16 2008, 11:14 PM
brooklyneast05   QUOTE(dowhead @ Feb 17 2008, 12:14 AM) I ...   Feb 16 2008, 11:16 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(dowhead @ Feb 16 2008, 11:14 PM) Pe...   Feb 16 2008, 11:25 PM
dowhead   Tamacracker, I am now more clear on your viewpoin...   Feb 17 2008, 11:33 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(dowhead @ Feb 16 2008, 10:14 PM) Sp...   Feb 16 2008, 11:48 PM
IGetSex   Haha, religious battles. OFF THE WALL, SON! Ev...   Feb 17 2008, 04:00 AM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(IGetSex @ Feb 17 2008, 04:00 AM) Fo...   Feb 17 2008, 09:58 PM
IGetSex   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 17 2008, 09:58 PM...   Feb 18 2008, 02:18 AM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(IGetSex @ Feb 18 2008, 02:18 AM) It...   Feb 18 2008, 02:36 AM
IGetSex   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 18 2008, 02:36 AM...   Feb 18 2008, 05:03 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(IGetSex @ Feb 18 2008, 05:03 PM) An...   Feb 18 2008, 08:03 PM
IGetSex   For real. Religious debates are pointless. There...   Feb 19 2008, 01:36 AM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(IGetSex @ Feb 19 2008, 01:36 AM) Fo...   Feb 23 2008, 12:48 AM
NoSex   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 22 2008, 11:48 PM...   Feb 23 2008, 05:05 AM
pureimaginationx23   QUOTE(IGetSex @ Feb 17 2008, 04:00 AM) Fo...   Feb 18 2008, 12:13 PM
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Steven   lol religion   Feb 18 2008, 12:31 PM
Joss-eh-lime   lol @ religious debates. im tired of them.   Feb 18 2008, 07:18 PM
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mylittleMiracle   tired of religious debate   Feb 22 2008, 11:32 PM
xcocoaxmuffinx   I consider myself christian even though I dont go ...   Feb 22 2008, 11:36 PM
brooklyneast05   QUOTE(xcocoaxmuffinx @ Feb 23 2008, 12:36...   Feb 23 2008, 12:43 AM


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