old/new testament again!!

Originally posted by stellspalfie
who decides its not applicable? it could be argued that the o.t. could produce several moral codes if a person cherry picks certain parts to form a theme. im sure it would be possible to form a christian off-shoot that focus's more on the violence and vengeful god than the loving forgiving god (im not saying they are mutually exclusive here, just that y ...[text shortened]... on to decide how to interpretate, is the bible still being re-interperated as time goes on?

God decided.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
so lets get this dear Zippy, your argument is, that the gospel writers were

1. lying or could not remember what Jesus taught
2. that the text of the gospel is corrupt
3. that christians had to find another comparison of some kind

evidence nil.

we both have 0 evidence, that is why it is called faith. but when faced with contradicting characteristics of a certain faith (and wiping the whole world because it is "wicked" is not love), i would like to choose the one i like more. and i like love more than psychotic murderous rampage.


and as a small note, totally unimportant, i am so ashamed to have brought it up, there is no scientifical evidence that the human population ever numbered only 2 specimens or after the flood incident 3-4 families. none. quite the contrary. again, i apologise for bringing science to this discussion.


EDIT: to get it indeed straight, yes, either one or more of those happened, or that jesus couldn't be bothered to teach those barbaric monkeys geology and physics, so he humored their stupid legends (adam and eve, noah, etc) so the real message got across.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
God decided.

and how does he pass on his instructions and to who?

Originally posted by stellspalfie
and how does he pass on his instructions and to who?

sigh, you heard of the Bible? its quite detailed and extensive you know 🙂

Originally posted by Zahlanzi
we both have 0 evidence, that is why it is called faith. but when faced with contradicting characteristics of a certain faith (and wiping the whole world because it is "wicked" is not love), i would like to choose the one i like more. and i like love more than psychotic murderous rampage.


and as a small note, totally unimportant, i am so ashamed to ha ...[text shortened]... so he humored their stupid legends (adam and eve, noah, etc) so the real message got across.

whatever you say Zippy.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
sigh, you heard of the Bible? its quite detailed and extensive you know 🙂

bloody-hell this is getting too much like the 'theres a hole in my bucket' song!!!

Originally posted by stellspalfie
sorry to bring this old chestnut up again, but id like some clarity if possible preferably from the more liberal christians or knowledgeable atheists.

I like jesus he seems like a decent enough fella, he seems to have a good moral structure which i could buy into (if i could ignore all the magic/god part). so i can understand people choosing to foll ...[text shortened]... nt follow mosaic law but nearly all follow the 10 commandments? are they not part of mosaic law?

If you take the atheist or liberal viewpoint as your guide, I am afraid that you will find yourself on the wrong road.