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Worse - I'm taking the position that the whole book of Proverbs is not inspired. We know this because (a) the book itself doesn't claim to be inspired (b) the book's author is not a prophet While we're at it, the book's author was also not counted among the faithful...

So... I believe the Bible is true in what it claims is inspired or not... and you believe... what exactly?

Oh it's possible... it's not even difficult. The parts that say "thus saith the Lord" or "the Word of the Lord came to..." are authentic. THe people ascribing inspiration to other parts are in error.

Meh... canonicity is a doctrine of men

I have a problem there. The personification of Wisdom may be Jewish, but it's at odds with the rest of the Bible.

I agree, but... Not all the books in the accepted canon will pass that test. Can you live with that?

The theological point of John 6-8 is about HOW to determine who is a true child of Abraham. Jesus' doctrine is that those who ACT like Abraham are his true sons. Those who DON'T believe like Abraham are false. Paul later expands on this idea (Rom 9) to say that the false sons will be "broken...

... A lot of what you say is true. I could pick at points, but there's an overarching concern that dwarfs individual concerns. The scholars you're following are analyzing the gospel as if it were the original work of a single author who was not amended by copyists for hundreds of years...

Can turn that around as well - who will believe or obey if nobody knows what we are meant to be rehearsing?

So, if someone on the Internet says something that makes me think they aren't really a Christian at all... it's NOT ok to put them on blast? Even if they're, like... wrong?

But what if the "other guy" is a non-Christian? Surely it's fine to hold grudges against non-Christians? :phew:

Probably a bad idea, but still... it occurs to me that without my flaws... am I still me?

Modesty is using basic consideration for others around you when dressing.

Was discussing this with my Dad the other day. Basically, we agreed that topical sermons are not a suitable replacement for homilies. The value of actually learning Scripture is far greater than learning ABOUT Scriptures. I think the problem goes deeper. You can't educate people into...

What if I don't wanna live forever?

Titans are elements of the creation. E.g. Gaia is the earth. Ouranos is the sky. Kronos is time. Oceanus is the ocean. Titans aren't gods. The difference can be demonstrated like this... Poseidon is the Greek's god over the ocean, while Oceanus IS the ocean. Gods rule and bring order to...

It's not really a "theory" anymore when you can see it demonstrated. I gave you a book where you can read examples. I can't really make such an extended quotation without violating copyright, so I guess I'll just leave it at that.

The Biblical answer is "waters." If you compare Genesis 1 to the other creation story in the Bible (Job 38-42), those "waters" are there pictured as two great beasts - Leviathan and Behemoth. Job's version tracks well with the creation stories of the other cultures around that time/place...

I think I already said it earlier... archaeologists have an unbroken record of consecutive civilizations in NE Turkey and Armenia. The area around Lake Van and Mount Ararat has been continuously inhabited for a long time. The age of civilization there can be measured by the layers in the...

Eliminate topical sermons. I don't know exactly when/where they started, but they are simply inferior to Scriptural homilies. To put it another way - the value of memorizing Scripture for yourself is greater than the value of your pastor telling you what Scripture says.