Why not just Jesus?
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Why not just Jesus?
Post #1Do you ever wonder why, if we are Christians, we don't just follow the Gospels? Like, they would be our only canon of scripture, everything else would just be for historical reference, wisdom, or good advice, but we would be followers of Jesus ONLY. He would be our only teacher. Our canon then would be Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Revelation. Why has there never even been a cult, or church, or denomination like that in all of history?
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Post #101And how do know what is" in Jesus "? Is it not at least initially, by reading inspired scripture? Are not the gospels the writings of men that you believe? You believe the gospel writers as reporting divine truths but not the prophets some of whom spoke personally to God or Angels or the Great Prince himself?
I notice you did not address my earlier question ...
JehovahsWitness wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:25 am ...do you view the writings of Moses, Daniel or any of the other PROPHETS as essentially differently from the writings of the Apostles and their associates?
- Do you not think there is anything of DIVINE ORIGIN to learn about Jesus from the Hebrew scriptures?
- are there not other books in existence such as the book of Acts that record Jesus words and actions after his death and resurrection?
- By what criteria do you accept Revelations supposedly written by a gospel writer John but reject (as inspired) Acts written by another gospel writter LUKE ?
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Re: Why not just Jesus?
Post #102Yes. Every book that was ever written, was written by a human being.
The Word/Law of God: "Love others as yourself.", the Word by which we live and judge all things.
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Post #103I assume this would also include god's other Word/laws, Word/laws such as: “If a man has sexual relations with another man as with a woman, they have committed a terrible sin. They must be put to death" (Leviticus 20:13). So Jesus expects Christians to kill practicing gays, does he. Hmmmmm. . . . . . . . .
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Post #104"Jesus" expects the lost either repent, turn from sin, produce good fruit, or be burned up (Matthew 3). The Gentile"Christians" are simply followers of the false prophet Paul, and the "worthless shepherd" (Zechariah 11:17), Peter, and according to Matthew 7, are on the wide road to destruction, under the tutelage of the false prophets (Matthew 7:13-14) and will "fall" (Matthew 7:27). Those under the Greek/Gentile/nation gods (Daniel 10:20) will suffer the plagues of the nations (Revelations 18:4).Miles wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:16 pmI assume this would also include god's other Word/laws, Word/laws such as: “If a man has sexual relations with another man as with a woman, they have committed a terrible sin. They must be put to death" (Leviticus 20:13). So Jesus expects Christians to kill practicing gays, does he. Hmmmmm. . . . . . . . .
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Post #105As I said before, there are errors in the Old Testament. Galatians 5:14 "All the Law is fulfilled in one word - Love your neighbor as yourself."Miles wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:16 pm I assume this would also include god's other Word/laws, Word/laws such as: “If a man has sexual relations with another man as with a woman, they have committed a terrible sin. They must be put to death" (Leviticus 20:13). So Jesus expects Christians to kill practicing gays, does he. Hmmmmm. . . . . . . . .
Does God expect Christians to kill practicing gays? My answer is definitely NOT.
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Post #106So just what criteria do you use in deciding whether or not something in the Bible is an error---I suspect it has to pass an "in accord with my theology" test. Yes?cms wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:26 pmAs I said before, there are errors in the Old Testament. Galatians 5:14 "All the Law is fulfilled in one word - Love your neighbor as yourself."Miles wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:16 pm I assume this would also include god's other Word/laws, Word/laws such as: “If a man has sexual relations with another man as with a woman, they have committed a terrible sin. They must be put to death" (Leviticus 20:13). So Jesus expects Christians to kill practicing gays, does he. Hmmmmm. . . . . . . . .
Does God expect Christians to kill practicing gays? My answer is definitely NOT.
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Post #107The one Word/Law of God: Love your neighbor as yourself. I like to ponder on what other people have to say. So, is there anything else? I may be missing something. What do you go by?
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Post #108The lack of convincing evidence for the existence of god.
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Post #109Oh, there's all kinds of convincing evidence. Maybe you just don't want it. People love to see what they believe.
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Post #110Obviously convincing to you, and obviously not convincing to me.
And maybe you just need it.Maybe you just don't want it.
And people love to believe whatever allays their fears.People love to see what they believe.
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