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(tim_from_pa) I disagree here. The bible is not the only mention of it. Historians may not believe the resurrection, but the issue here is regarding the reporting and recording its claims outside the bible. In addition, the New Testament, esp the writings of Paul are historical documents in...

(RobinD69;48948) Israel was already a nation when Christ walked the earth and it ceased to be one in 70AD. Israel became a nation once again in 1948. The Roman empire is being reformed in the form of the EU, The second coming isnt going to occur until all the prophecies are fulfilled. The gospel...

(tim_from_pa;48946) Take astrology for example. There is some truth to that as the bible declares, but not in the manner that astrology predicts individual fates, but rather God's Word in the stars. And the bible says that as well. I actually have no idea what you're talking about...

tim_from_pa:The problem with your argument from fideism, as I addressed earlier, is this: How do we know which God is the infallible one? Whenever I hear theists argue over the legitimacy of religion they always try to use some sort of objective standard that is comprehensible to us: They...

(RobinD69) It was commonly known in the first century who was the father of Mary and the father of Joseph. A study of extra Biblical sorces also shine light upon these geneologies. Commonly known? Jesus himself wasn't even commonly known outside of the Jewish community until well past the second...

(RaddSpencer;48848) I have no idea. I have to admit, I am now very curious about you.Did you every know the Holy Spirit? Did He turn you into a new creation, or did Christianity have no affect on you whatsoever. I'll describe my religious experience as best I can.I felt a deep conviction of my...

(Abdul Dawood) The reason that Matthew's genealogy is different from Luke's is simple. The genealogy which Matthew wrote was that of Jesus' traced through the line of Joseph, giving him legal right to the throne of David. The genealogy which luke wrote of Jesus was traced through Mary, his...

(RaddSpencer;48830) Do you really believe that their witness accounts will focus on the exact same information? You mean like so many of the other passages in the synoptic gospels that are virtually identical to each other did? Yes.(RaddSpencer) She was saved at the age of 17, and she knew Jesus...

(RaddSpencer;48801) Come on Lunar, haven't we been through this before? I know you are an educated man who can do excellent research. Why are you asking these questions when I know you can find the answers. We've been through it before and I've seen that hypothesis, but it makes no sense. It...

Abdul Dawood:You misunderstood the question. It was not about why Matthew would write a genealogy for Jesus, it was about why it is so different from Luke's genealogy.

(found in Alaska;48739) This generation will be no means pass away till all these things take place: What generation does Jesus refer to? It cannot be the generation of the disciples, because they did not see the triumphant return of Jesus. It is undoubtedly the generation that sees these signs...

This is not difficult reading comprehension. If you read the beginning of the chapter, Mark 13:1-5, it is clear that Jesus is addressing his disciples. Not us. He thought the second coming would occur within their lifetimes because he is talking to them and referring to their generation.

(found in Alaska;48724) The generation that witnesses the events leading up to Mark 13:30-31 will be “this generation”. So it sounds as if all those conditions listed in Mark 13 haven’t been met. So you may witness second coming within your lifetime. I don't follow. If I were talking to you in...

(Called 2 Conquer;48713) First off, I can only make you aware of the results of your actions. The authority to carry out that decision on the other hand is not mine so I can not threaten that which I have no authority to carry out. This is one of the things that bug me about non believers...

(found in Alaska;48718) This link might help answer "Inerrancy and Infallibility of the Bible", I found it interestinghttp://mb-soft.com/believe/text/inerranc.htm I read it and I wasn't impressed. All the arguments that it brought up were things that I've heard before, and they were very...

(Wakka;48693) This is another fact of irreversible complexity. A single cellular organism cannot have evolved from anything simpler. The reason being that every unicellular organism has hundreds upon thousands of individual moving parts that all rely on each other. Without those parts, the cell...

medicalmatt: Your argument seems to be to assume that design is perfect, in spite of what appears to be obvious imperfections or defects, because we can never be sure that it doesn't serve some purpose we're unaware of. (Unless it's something really obvious like Down's syndrome, in which case...

(treeoflife;48669) Feel so helpless... sometimes when you're trying to break someone of their evolutionary brainwashing... it's just like hitting your head against a brickwall. Hey, you know, this is a forum for Christians to discuss things with non-Christians, not for Christians to sit around...

I figured this deserved its own thread.How is it that many Christians believe the word of the Bible is inerrant, when it has been shown to contain numerous inconsistencies, unfulfilled prophecies, and is most likely the work of a number of people with different theological views who redacted...