The Bible!

80 replies · 22767 views · Started by CPL Thunderstruck · Feb 2005

Does anyone else here believe that the Bible is hilarious? God smited people for skeeting on the ground, King David **** some guy so he could bone his wife and one guy rapes his sister and desecrates her. You can't get more vile in a book! THIS BOOK IS AWESOME. So, this I made this post for religious debates because I am considerably bored and Christianity is the easiest to pick on since it's so broken. Who here studies...and I mean STUDIED...the bible? Thunder

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· Feb 2005

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For some reason, Christianity has become a joke to some people, whether it be media or messageboards and I don't know about anyone else, but I find it totally disrespectful. I don't hear people disrespectng Judiasm or Hinduism as much. To me it's the same feeling as when someone doubts me because of my race.

Judiasm and Hinduism are very well structured religions, built around a credible foundation. Christianity, however, is not. It is taken solely from Judaism, and the only difference to begin with Christianity for Judaism was that they believed Jesus was the Messiah. In fact, it used to be a sect of Judaism. However, Christianity gets attacked for multiple reasons. One, because it has managed to stray extremely far away from the core belief of God. And it's everchanging values make it even easier to attack. Someone once said Christianity has now become a Hippie religion; and it's hard to disagree with him. Why should I attack Christians, their actions are their actions; not mine. I attack Christianity because it does not condone that activity, it just says "Confess, and your sins shall be rinsed from your soul". It sounds all good and dandy, but think about how often we break the 10 commandments, then you will have a strong idea of it's a hippie religion. Christianity is now made to please the people. When we should be the ones pleasing Christianity. Thunder

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AfroPoeticSista · Feb 2005

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However, Christianity gets attacked for multiple reasons. One, because it has managed to stray extremely far away from the core belief of God. And it's everchanging values make it even easier to attack. I attack Christianity because it does not condone that activity, it just says "Confess, and your sins shall be rinsed from your soul". It sounds all good and dandy, but think about how often we break the 10 commandments, then you will have a strong idea of it's a hippie religion. Christianity is now made to please the people. When we should be the ones pleasing Christianity. Thunder
I agree with you. But there is a difference between Chrisitanity and Christiandom. Christiandom is what you are referring to, that which has been corrupted by ever-changing value systems, incorporating doctrines that are not endorsed by the bible, practicing things that are expressively forbidden in the bible. It is a power structure(think"holy roman empire") that has has become as political as any other party, in that relgious leaders bless troops, collectively vote polititcians in office, and turn a blind eye to immorality. They are going against what Jesus told us, to "be no part of the world". Chrisitanity is the practice of what teachings are held in the Bible, both old and new testiment. God doesn't forgive you of your sins if you "confess". You are forgiven sins if you demonstrate REPENTANCE, which means a conversion from sin. It's the difference between saying "i'm sorry" and actually apologizing and seeking to right your wrongs. Now if you confess that you raw dawg'd your husband's best friend the night b4 yall honeymoon, that means nothing if you plan on doing it again, and LIKED what you did, and smile when u think of that night. If u confess you are a liar, that means nothing if you're plannin on claiming someone not dependant on u on your FAFSA. And even if you don't sin with your actions, dwelling on sinful thoughts is just as bad, so to be repentant, u would have to police ya thoughts to, lest u commit "adultery of the heart" Christianity isn't a burdensom formality. Its a lifestyle. Sadly, many people are members of Christiandom instead of practicers of Christianity.

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· Feb 2005

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not true. nowhere in the bible is Jesus said to have been born on December 25. If you really have "studied" the Bible you would have noticed this fact

Hence the quotation marks around "born" and the parentheses aftwerwards. We know this already.

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the original Greek term for Jesus's death instrument is sty-kos, translated "upright pole, tree, stake". nowhere in the original Greek language of the scriptures is the word for a crossbeam used. This was an adaptation also added around the 3rd century a.d. to reconcile Jesus with paganism, as the use of a Cross in religion dates back to Egypt, Babylon, Assyria, Mesopotamia, and Olmec nations. the Babylonian god Tam-muz was venerated with a crossbeam, eternal life in Egypt with an Ankh.

The history of the cross is nice. John, probably the most reliable part of the Bible as it has remained totally unchanged, has accomodated for your belief:

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"The other disciples therefore were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I shall see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe,"

(John 20:25). More quotes:

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"And as they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross,"