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ringo

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Message 66 of 93 (588792)
10-28-2010 11:30 AM

Reply to: Message 63 by jaywill
10-28-2010 8:29 AM

Re: Wilderness Fast

jaywill writes:

However, this little diversion may be useful to some to expose the underlining tactic and motive of some skeptics. Whether through trying to pit "Jewish custom" against the Gospels or trying to seize upon textural descrepancies of copyists, thier purpose is the same. And that is to say the Bible has lied or is in error.

So your answer to the topic is, "Yes, the textual discrepancies could impact Christianity."

"It appears that many of you turn to Hebrew to escape the English...." -- Joseppi

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ringo

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Message 68 of 93 (588819)
10-28-2010 1:52 PM

Reply to: Message 67 by jaywill
10-28-2010 1:21 PM

Re: Wilderness Fast

jaywill writes:

I found nothing in the particular lectures I heard which were troubling to my confidence in the New Testament's message.

That isn't the question here. Your own personal confidence is not at issue.

You are attempting to defend Christianity - i.e. your own brand of dogma - against "false teachers" who might lead people astray. So you do seem to be saying, "Yes, the textual discrepancies could impact Christianity."

"It appears that many of you turn to Hebrew to escape the English...." -- Joseppi

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ringo

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Message 71 of 93 (588860)
10-28-2010 6:37 PM

Reply to: Message 69 by jaywill
10-28-2010 5:38 PM

jaywill writes:

So please cut with the "More Objective then Thou" routine.

What are you talking about? I didn't say a word about objectivity.

I'm just pointing out that you're tacitly agreeing with the OP.

Edited by ringo, : Fixed punctuation?

"It appears that many of you turn to Hebrew to escape the English...." -- Joseppi

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Message 82 of 93 (589081)
10-30-2010 12:04 PM

Reply to: Message 76 by kbertsche
10-29-2010 11:26 PM

Re: Trinity Again

kbertsche writes:

... as we've already discussed, the Bible clearly says that God is one, and that three separate persons are all God. How does one reconcile this without something similar to the Trinity?

Why reconcile it at all? What's the good of reconciling the Bible with itself if the reconciliation causes schisms between Bible believers? Why not just treat two different viewpoints as two different viewpoints?

"It appears that many of you turn to Hebrew to escape the English...." -- Joseppi

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