Quote (Tommym25 @ Aug 11 2021 10:52am)
So who wrote it? Did it just appear out of nowhere, then get copied over a billion times by no one? Your statement is that you believe it because it’s true? How do you know it’s true? What proof do you have other then what’s stated in the Bible, which was written by men not by a ghost or whatever the hell you think did.
The Bible was written:
1. Over a period of 1500 years (1400 B.C to A.D.100).
2. Over 40 generations.
Over 40 authors from many walks of life i.e. Kings, Peasants, Philosophers, Fishermen, Poets, Statesmen and Scholars.
Quote (death_knight @ Aug 11 2021 02:14pm)
Both, and for several reasons
First there are over 200 denominations of Christianity and many versions of the Holy book, that fact alone is alarming despite the reasons which leads to the one I was raising in, "born again Christian" which you can research for yourself.. the first time I found fault in the teachings was the passage of the men carrying the arc of the covenant; one of the men through his carelessness dropped his end and God through his "wrath" killed him instantly.
I'll admit I have met some good natured Christians and Catholics such as my grandparents but my general view of Christian is they are close minded, arrogant and relentless at times when pressed or challenged. In contrast there are many faiths such as buddist who devote their life to purity. I'll admit I haven't met a single devot buddist but the facts of the teachings remain.
Furthermore which I've said before, of one faith deserves study then so do all else and that would take a hundred lifetimes.
Inner peace and enlightenment are my personal goals. I describe inner peace as how I want to look back on my life when I die. I want to look at it with honour because there is nothing else of your self that matters but that and it's your honor that has guided every decision in your life. Do you lie to get what you want or do you work hard for it? Etc.
I would describe enlightenment as having achieved the highest possible state of mind possible. I know my own mind state changes drastically, I am curious to see it's potential. This can be purely mental or physical as well. I would also describe it as the "tools" I use to reason and rationalize, do I jump to conclusions or do I evaluate step by step? What is my thought process and am I blind to my own faults? What effect do I have on Nature, people and animals. These are very basic things in my opinion but they are often overlooked and I believe this to be what monks do, they focus on simplicity because while physics is mathematically complex it is simple to interact with.
I could go on about the idea....
The reason for that can be found in Numbers 4:15. You can read that here:
https://www.gotquestions.org/Uzzah.htmlThat is my go to site for any questions you may have. Use it as you will.
Quote (DCEVO @ Aug 11 2021 03:29pm)
Can someone explain to me why there are three gods in christianity, father, son, holy spirit yet the bible claims they are "one" if that is true, who did Jesus pray to? Himself?
Im not a polytheist, but a monotheist. No matter how hard Christianity tries to present itself as Jesus being a messiah, the whole story seems unnecessary and the first books written were after 70 AD 70 years after his supposed death, Quran claims Jesus Christ was resurrected to heaven, as a prophet, and he was never on the cross because they took someone else that looked like Jesus and then tortured him. The bible breaks the first commandment: "God is one, thou shalt not serve other gods but Me!"
God (Allah) sent Muhammad(pbuh) to teach us as the last prophet to make a perfect religion from the Quran that was sent by God to Jibreel to give Muhammad.
Saying you need Jesus Christ because your going to hell without him is not right. I like equal opportunity for everyone to practice their own beliefs as long as it doesn't harm anyone or ones self.
The Bible is corrupted most likely
Same with you. This may answer your question:
https://www.gotquestions.org/three-gods.htmlAny questions you have regarding the Trinity then consult that site.
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