gotigrz's Christianity topic, part 2 Options

[gotigrz]

Someone i think badman or merica actually asked ed in person and he admitted being a christian. im pretty sure his is a little more of an open faith (i remember a recent interview where he stated that praying doesnt do much good in the world) I know he thinks the bible is the best source of morality and guide for mankind but im not clear if he believes in the divinity of jesus or that he was born of a virgin etc...

well, if ed said that he was a Christian, then he does believe in the virgin birth, the dying on the cross, and the resurrection 3 days later. that is the criteria of being a Christian. nobody says, .. "yeah, i'm a Christian, but that whole virgin birth thing is just crazy."

when ed said that about prayer not doing much good (i heard the interview)... he was referring to prayer that he thinks isn't really "prayer". he was saying that when you are truly in prayer with God that you are like one with Him, and that most people just close their eyes and ask for something. and, that THAT isn't doing much good cause that's what most people do and look at the world around us. PRAYER... aka... truly talking to God is VERY powerful.

[Kymra]

ok, replace "God" with "the bible"... is that better?

any book that states facts about the way the earth is and the way it will always be that was written thousands of years ago and the facts it referred to still hold true to this day most have been written by someone greater than you and i could ever imagine.

Nope, not better.

The bible was written by man. It was early man's way of interpreting the world around him. Nothing more. They made up stories to satisfy answers to their burning questions. It's kind of cute, when you think about it.

Think of it this way - we wrote the constitution back when our Country was founded, right? But those were different times with different societal rules. So, we add amendments where we see fit. The same thing should have been done for the bible.

It was and is a book of fiction written thousand of years ago and should never be used as a way to discriminate against others.