26 Jul 04
Originally posted by RBHILLJesus said he is the way in John 14:6
Scripture is God Breathed smart one he use matthew and Paul and remember paul killed Christians in the beginning of ACTS.
God is perfect in not sinning. He did it because he loves us. It was his plan.
He also told the disiples that the first and greatest commandment is Love the Lord your God, well the rich man put his money first before God.
26 Jul 04
Originally posted by RBHILLThis is just beautiful. the best you can do is cite the bible to say the bible is correct? You sir really do have a mental problem.
Scripture is God Breathed smart one he use matthew and Paul and remember paul killed Christians in the beginning of ACTS.
God is perfect in not sinning. He did it because he loves us. It was his plan.
Feivel
26 Jul 04
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Originally posted by lloydkDid Kierkegaard portray Abraham's decision as simple? If I remember correctly, K. presents version after version of the story, trying to get it right. In some, A. struggles with the command and rages against the unfairness of it. In some, A. blithely accepts God's command. K. suggests that all his attempts at reconstruction are flawed, as K. is merely a Knight of Infinte Resignation, not a Knight of Faith, whereas A. is a Knight of Faith (evidenced by A's ability to take Isaac back with joy, rather than being forever wary or emotionally distanced). What I found very interesting about 'Fear and Trembling' was K.'s discussion of the differences in these two forms of knighthood, and his claim that true faith requires one to accept and integrate into one's mode of being the contradiction between 1.) fully expecting that the fulfillment of the deepest desires of one's heart is impossible, and 2.) fully expecting that, with God, anything is possible. Somehow, the Knight of Faith is able to simultaneously believe both 1 and 2, and be both in the world joyfully and yet not of it, or not a mere subject of it, or not in a state characterized by mere reaction to it. It's hard to clearly express this without a copy of 'Fear and Trembling'. Anyway, what a great read!
In Fear and Trembling the Danish philosopher Kierkegaard draws our attention to a story in the bible: God tells Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, Abraham attempts to comply, but God stays his hand at the last moment.
To an outside ob ...[text shortened]... certainty that God wanted you to kill someone, would you do it?
EDIT: Too bad, lloyd probably won't even read this far into the thread, given that it has been taken over by Feivel and RBHILL. Another intially promising thread condemned to wither. We should all try to be better at staying on topic, especially in the debate forum.