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But God doesn’t exist!
Seriously though, I don’t have all the answers… Only my faith.
But God doesn’t exist! Seriously though, I don’t have all the answers… Only my faith.
That’s the problem though , religion has no answers just blind faith with nothing to substantiate it. At least science attempts to explain something contrary to religion where nonsense like God works in mysterious ways is peddled out.
There are answers to be found in religion, I’m just saying I don’t have the knowledge or experience to explain them.
There are answers to be found in religion, I’m just saying I don’t have the knowledge or experience to explain them.
No one can explain it , not even the pope himself. Religion has no answers, that’s why it’s a fools mantra catering for the naive and gullible hence my comments about the intelligence factor involved in following it.
I don’t have all the answers…
I do. What’s the question?
Ancient writers/historians like Josephus, Tacitus, and Paul make mention of Jesus and it’s my understanding that there are no writings from the ancient world ever suggesting that Jesus didn’t exist or denied that he was real historical person.
The bible itself isn’t even clear on who Jesus is, or even if he was a singular person. This is best demonstrated by the reaction the crowd gave to Barabbas, when given the choice between him and Jesus. They acted as if Barabbas was the one who performed the micracles, not Jesus. Barabbas translates to ‘son of the father’, and some versions of the Bible name this character ‘Jesus bar Abbas’. This suggests that ‘Jesus’ may have been a title taken by Jewish leaders who rebelled against the Roman Empire, rather than an actual person. It would also explain why Jesus’ personality seems to change radically between books, as they might be describing different people with the same title.
Drac,
I was still waiting for you to explain why you thought Pilate was in power in Judaea in 36-19 AD, when he was actually Prefect in 26-36 (Jesus seems to have been crucified in 29/30AD).
And now here you come with another theory.
Yes, Barabbas was called Jesus Barabbas. Jesus was apparently a pretty common name in Palestine, as it is in various SAmerican countries. Jesus of Nazareth was so-called to distinguish him from others.
The Barabbas story seems to be a true one. The gospels all give a different account, but John is judged the most likely. John’s description of the buildings (such as the square on which Pilate tried Jesus, the gabbatha) is detailed (and archaeological discoveries are lending strong support to their accuracy, though this is provisional.). According to John, the ‘crowd@ called for Barabbas to be released instead of Jesus. Pilate was forced to agree, but then he said that Jesus was innocent and was not going to be crucified. It was extremely important for the Jewish leaders that Jesus be crucified and not killed in any other way (stoning was the normal way of killing someone) and they had no legal right to execute people while under Roman occupation. So they started to threaten Pilate that they would report him to Caesar as disloyal. This must have scared the shyte out of Pilate, as Sejanus was then in power in Rome, and Sejanus had a nasty habit of killing officials along wiht their families – a very vicious bloke. Pilate gave way, but with great fury.
Yes, the 4 gospels give different accounts of Jesus in many ways. That’s why the authorship of the Gospels, when they were written, in what circumstances they were written , is so important.
Don’t you think?
But God doesn’t exist! Seriously though, I don’t have all the answers… Only my faith.
Nem,
I know that you and I are feeble brains for having faith, and we have no arguemnts against all the bigbrains.
But faith is all you need.
They really really have no understanding of faith.
They see faith in atheist terms. They understand it without being able to break even for a little while with their own ways of thinking.
So they understand faith as just a blind belief.
We feeblebrains must be like the two of the three monkeys, closing our eyes and ears and saying Look we know it makes as much sense as Santa Claus and the Birthday Bunny, but we Christians don’t care. We Christians are going to believe in the Incarnation and the Resurrection, no matter what reality may tell us.
Some of these people are breathtaking. They really don’t begin to understand the nature of faith.
You can understand faith and reject it. You can say that really a Christian God means nothing to me.
I have respect for that. It makes perfect sense to say that.
But they don’t say that.
They have no clue about what faith is, because they’r trapped in their own ways of thinking.
In regards to your long essay to me on the other thread Sceptical I do hope it brought you closure. The times you have mocked Islam on these boards suggests to me you haven’t got a leg to stand on now when it comes to discussing “respect” for your own religious views. You really should not personalize these sort of issues because you will ALWAYS provoke a reaction. If you can’t discuss your religion rationally and objectively, why on earth do you bother…
But God doesn’t exist! Seriously though, I don’t have all the answers… Only my faith.
Nem, I know that you and I are feeble brains for having faith, and we have no arguemnts against all the bigbrains. But faith is all you need. They really really have no understanding of faith. They see faith in atheist terms. They understand it without being able to break even for a little while with their own ways of thinking. So they understand faith as just a blind belief. We feeblebrains must be like the two of the three monkeys, closing our eyes and ears and saying Look we know it makes as much sense as Santa Claus and the Birthday Bunny, but we Christians don’t care. We Christians are going to believe in the Incarnation and the Resurrection, no matter what reality may tell us. Some of these people are breathtaking. They really don’t begin to understand the nature of faith. You can understand faith and reject it. You can say that really a Christian God means nothing to me. I have respect for that. It makes perfect sense to say that. But they don’t say that. They have no clue about what faith is, because they’r trapped in their own ways of thinking.
Oh and one other thing, Echo has already candidly stated she is a novice regarding her own religious views, no one has mocked her for her honesty. Rather than using her to score petty points perhaps you could be more useful and pass on some of your knowledge, in accessible English.
No disrespect to Scep…
But lol GE..
Surprised you did not suggest with him like me,to “Google” English language, or use a translator guide..
You so predictable when you not like a response that makes sense. You refuse to listen or try to respect many views..of others. When not appeal to you, well you find insult. So sad….
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