Quote: wannabuyamonkey said: I wouldn't say that the Christian belief falls apart here
I know you wouldn't.
And I have met many Christians who say in fact my characterization is accurate.
How else does one explain all these denominations? Not even all Christians are in agreement about "what is Christianity."
I judge the Cosmos the best I can given whatever intellectual ability any Supreme Power bestowed on me. If it's inadequate, blame the maker, not the watch.
And I have met many Christians who say in fact my characterization is accurate.
I have never met a Christian who believes that God and the devil are equal (that's dualism, Christianity is Monotheistic). If that is the case (and not just an invention for the sake of argument) then they are confused in thier faith because the Bible wich is the Christians Holy text clearly states otherwise, so your friends don't prove that Christians believe what you claim they do it just proves your friends are ignorant to the doctrines of the faith they claim. For the record my father would claim he's a CHRISTian even though he doesn't believe in CHRIST, so alot of people say alot of things.
How else does one explain all these denominations? Not even all Christians are in agreement about "what is Christianity."
How ELSE does one explain different denominations? How would anyone define the existance of denominations as having anything to do with someone somewhere being confused as to Satans power. Now seeing as how I, unlike many people who make this argument, acctually know what the divisions between the denominations are allow me to demonstrate how one explains all these denominations, so that you may lay this one to rest. Fist of all contrary to your assertion all Christian denominations agree on one thinng wich is "What is Christianity" Wich is the the Omnipitance and Omnicience of God, the Goddness of God the Diety of Jesus Christ and the Gospel of Justification by faith. Where they differ is in how Christianity is practiced along with minor points of doctrine, but we still recognise each other as fellow Christians. For example my denomination believes that it's appropriate to baptise the children of believers as infants and that watter run over the head is symbolic. Baptists on the otherhand believe in emersion at an age of understanding, Some believe in spiritual gifts being practiced today such as healings or prophesy or speaking in toungs, some believe those have ended, some believe it's innapropriate to drink alchohol or dance or see movies others see nothing wrong with these. There are a number of differences between Christian denominations, but thier ultimate unity and understanding is often overlooked by outside observers and i confess that that's unfortunate.
Quote: I judge the Cosmos the best I can given whatever intellectual ability any Supreme Power bestowed on me. If it's inadequate, blame the maker, not the watch.
A watchmaker doesn't bestow upon a watch the ability to think for itself and therefore the ability to reject truth. just because God grants you a free will doesn't mean that he's to blame for what you do with it. This sounds an awfull lot like what the secular phychological community would refer to as "Blame shifting".
Putting the "fun" back in Fundamentalist Christian Dogma.
" I know God exists because WBAM told me so. " - theory9
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