"I can defend the Bible" Can you?

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"I can defend the Bible" Can you?

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JP Cusick posted:
I can defend the Bible, but Christianity needs to be given excuses.

On beginning this thread, I'd like to gather some opinions on the accuracy of the bible which some claim can be "defended."

I don't want to create a survey, but do some posters have reasoned arguments for or against defense of the Bible that they are willing to share?

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Re: "I can defend the Bible" Can you?

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Elijah John wrote: Does God's existence depend entirely on the complete accuracy and infallibility of the Bible?
You asked this same question on Tuesday December 06, 2016.

Here is my answer, it hasn't changed.
http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/v ... 457#833457
INDEX: More bible based ANSWERS
http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/v ... 81#p826681


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Re: "I can defend the Bible" Can you?

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JehovahsWitness wrote:
Elijah John wrote: Does God's existence depend entirely on the complete accuracy and infallibility of the Bible?
You asked this same question on Tuesday December 06, 2016.

Here is my answer, it hasn't changed.
http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/v ... 457#833457
It's Tuesday, September 19th, 2017, and so.....? Look at it as another opportunity to refine your arguments.

I can see why you are reluctant to answer here. Still, if you could distill your answer to a few lines for this thread it would give us something to work with, and bat it about. ;)

Let's not hide behind links.
My theological positions:

-God created us in His image, not the other way around.
-The Bible is redeemed by it's good parts.
-Pure monotheism, simple repentance.
-YHVH is LORD
-The real Jesus is not God, the real YHVH is not a monster.
-Eternal life is a gift from the Living God.
-Keep the Commandments, keep your salvation.
-I have accepted YHVH as my Heavenly Father, LORD and Savior.

I am inspired by Jesus to worship none but YHVH, and to serve only Him.

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Elijah John wrote: Look at it as another opportunity to refine your arguments.
If you refine the question, I will consider refining the answer. From what I see you are asking the same thing you asked a year ago, with no "refinements"; why then do you think my answer requires any? As I said, my position is the same.

If I change my mind in this regard, I'll be sure to let you know.

JW


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Here is my answer, it hasn't changed.
http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/v ... 457#833457
INDEX: More bible based ANSWERS
http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/v ... 81#p826681


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Romans 14:8

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Re: Fact and fiction in the Bible?

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JehovahsWitness wrote: [Replying to post 36 by polonius.advice]

I think you may have misunderstood what I was asking, I was just asking apart from the vatican website, is there a website (perhaps one that contains the universal caticism) that one can go to for authoritive (official) catholic teachings.

I am not challenging anything you said at all, I'm just asking since you seem to know a bit about the Catholic faith.


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RESPONSE: There are many websites for this but this one seems the easiest to use.

ccc.usccb.org/flipbooks/catechism/index.html

You will notice extensive footnotes referencing other documents. These documents are usually also on the internet.

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