The Atheist Pig

Geddy
June 25, 2012 at 2:02 pm | #
“Thank you Lemmy for the clarification but I am aware of that. My point is to the idea that they have been translated over the years from one language to another when in fact the translations come from the original language which is mostly 1st century greek.”

still, i ask, no matter when it was written, translated or read, how does this prove anything contained in the book to be true ?? are you a book historian or looking for the truth and facts ?

Geddy
June 25, 2012 at 2:20 pm | #
Again, I’m NOT trying to prove the accuracy of the bible, I’m only addressing the INACCURACY of things being said. ie: “if you don’t take communion you will go to hell” or “the bible is written in Hebrew and has had many translations of the years”, or “eating human flesh and drinking human blood,” nevermind the “God hates gays” nonsense or “all gays are going to hell.”
<<<<<<<<<<<< thats some hardcore cherry pickin there geddy … and the premiss wasn't if you didn't take communion you'd go to hell, while as you know if you don't buy into the whole "orignal sin" "salvation through only him" ball of wax , one gets threatened with the hell myth… stop adding to what you claim to be attempting to stop !! the book was translated into hebrew was it not?? nobody said “eating HUMAN flesh and drinking HUMAN blood,” read back the term i used was "zombie savior" be accurate and consistant if you expect any creditablity in our community !!!….since when is god/jesus a human ? accourding to your book not for the past 2000 years… and many of your fellow xians claim daily that “God hates gays” & “all gays are going to hell.”…. how can you deny that ???

Excellent verses Lemmy! However none of claims that God hates the sinner or the sin is unforgivable. I also agree that the Old Testement was harsh, but we are under the New Covenant. Btw, did you know all of the 10 Commandment (Hebrew is actually 10 Statements) appear in the New Testement except “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy”

Jerry Sandusky, Jeffery Damer,… amongst plenty of others. I don’t like it either, but I’m not God.

Here are some verses about forgiveness:

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace

Colossians 1:13-14
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

No where does the bible describe an unforgivable sin, only that we ALL sin.

actually the rank and file catholic is far more acceptable and understanding then most fundies i know (and i’ve known alot), most mormons i know and any orthodox jew I’ve ever met… of all the theist i know the most understanding and forward thinking are rank and file catholics and jews… xians I’ve know through my life always have a “holier then thou” attitude thats followed by there alternative motive…. same with the mormons and hindus i know…. i don’t know any buddists … however i’m accepting of all until they try to push their views on me “because they know better” and “have the only one true religion”…. i’ve grown past that infantile mindset and have no use for it… and will combat it at every turn if it trys reaching into our public schools, courts government or laws… it has no place there at all, ever. oddly its only the xian fundies that try and try again to infuse religion into government here in america, just like their muslim brothers do in other nations…. xian fundies and muslim fundies have many things in common, despite the fact both will deny it til the end…