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Author Topic:   Who can be saved? A Christian perspective
mike the wiz
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Message 180 of 466 (150552)
10-17-2004 7:27 PM
Reply to: Message 179 by NosyNed
10-17-2004 7:20 PM


Re: Remember - it's A and B that count!
Oh come on Ned, that's a blanket isn't it?
Many will follow Christ's teachings as best they can - but some things are blatantly contradictive - like murder etc.
I mean, if Christ says love your enemy???
But yet your side says it's a joke that I call myself christian etc - and other people have been judged here at this forum aswell - but they call Hitler a christian nevertheless. Why is that?
Is your side saying that based on writings at a forum - they can now say that Hitler was christian, yet we aren't because of our Theology?
Is my talk worse than a nazi murderer's actions?
Wow. I mean - if people go this far - then they really must have something against our faith.

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mike the wiz
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Message 185 of 466 (150721)
10-18-2004 10:47 AM


I'm going to make one big post to everyone.
Ned writes:
How about those who commit adultory? Are they on the Christian side of the line or not?
Not if this is their continuing pursuit. - When I sin - I fear that I am now not saved anymore!
Christ taught to not commit adultery - but can he forgive? That's not what I am dealing with --> I will leave judgement for him - but rather - I am saying what a christian is, not isn't- and I know you are clever enough to see that some things blatantly contradict christian - by those other things you mentioned in your post.
Okay - I admitt a few discernments can be difficuilt - I will concede that Ned. Life isn't black and white - I will also concede that.
So - in certain instances it can be hard to fathom - but, remember I am defining what a christian is rather than what one isn't. Surely the endeavour should certainly be the outstanding choice, and observed tenacity.
Shraff writes:
Your complaints of "being attacked" ring quite hollow, mike.
Oh come on Shraff - "rhetoric tongues"? --> I was just arsing around.
Shraf writes:
But when your prayers are answered, you believe that it's God working, right?
God isn't unfathomable to you then, right?
Listen - I think all good things are God's working - but I still cannot fathom how he can invisibly intervene etc..
Shrafybaba writes:
That is post hoc reasoniong and wishful thinking bias at it's most blatant.
--> ? -- Listen - I promise I'm objective!
Shraffy writes:
I'm also incorporating my non-experience of those "special feelings" of being connected to the Almighty that believers talk about in my personal conclusion.
No Shraff - you are including special feelings - special feelings of rejection of God - which motivate you to argue with mike earnestly and rigorously - in an endeavour to refute all things concerning God.
And so - these special feelings are your talk - not mine, as I have already said that science doesn't have a say on God. And so - if evidence does then everything evidences God - or nothing would exist.
quote:
mike the wiz-->Statistically - we don't exist, because chance wouldn't allow it.
Shraff writes:
Irrelevant to the argument. (and wrong)
Shraff - do you actually consider that a refutation? The fact is that Math says that the probability of life coming about by chance is highly improbable - now, since you believe in abiogenesis and evolution - then according to math - we don't exist. So just like the strawman fallacy - you use math when it suits you.
But nevertheless - it is a strawman of mike's position anyway - as I haven't said the universe is or isn't indifferent - I infact said " The universe might be made a certain way - by God. " -- And so
Substituting position A (God) - with B(universe) - and then proceeding in refuting B --> Won't refute A.
God is not indifferent.
Jesus Christ came and died for our sins. - And you conveniently ignored me when I mentioned the equality of God in the flesh.
If your position is that we are equal with God - then let's take that further - for fairness. Let us now only look at God's example - in the flesh. Was he indifferent?
Shraffy writes:
Do we know the difference between good and evil or not, Mike?
Is god held to at least the same standards of moral responsibility as we humans are?
You have asked this and I answered way back - wiz's wager - we don't judge God ad shopkeeper analogy.
We know good and evil.

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mike the wiz
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Message 187 of 466 (150775)
10-18-2004 1:40 PM
Reply to: Message 186 by Dan Carroll
10-18-2004 11:46 AM


I think it's a well known math amongst evos.
I think they invoke multiple universes to get rid of it - Dawkinisms you see - like with "indifference".
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mike the wiz
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Message 189 of 466 (150781)
10-18-2004 1:50 PM
Reply to: Message 188 by Dan Carroll
10-18-2004 1:45 PM


It's basically a big big number, - since there was no pre-biotic evidence or pre-biotic conditions anyway - abiogenesis is now a no-go, they try and look to Mars - but that's unlikely even with science, because the atmosphere was too dry - no water could exist long enough - so now they look to Europa, and invoke multiple-universe theories.

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mike the wiz
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Message 190 of 466 (150786)
10-18-2004 2:07 PM


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mike the wiz
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Message 193 of 466 (150794)
10-18-2004 2:27 PM
Reply to: Message 192 by NosyNed
10-18-2004 2:20 PM


Re: I was tempted when he did that before
Ned - I'd love to open a new topic and do that, but I don't like making topics, and feel that if Shraff doesn't have to provide back up for her statistics - neither should I. I hope to get back to the theology - on topic posts.

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mike the wiz
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Message 195 of 466 (150801)
10-18-2004 2:45 PM
Reply to: Message 194 by Dan Carroll
10-18-2004 2:28 PM


Re: I was tempted when he did that before
I will provide a post to Ned's topic if it gets put through.
Even though - Shraff and Amhodli were not chased concerning their statistical banter. Which is in my view - highly unfair.

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mike the wiz
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Message 199 of 466 (150812)
10-18-2004 3:11 PM
Reply to: Message 198 by AdminNosy
10-18-2004 2:59 PM


Re: Chasing
Message #172 " The point is that, statistically, it appears that we live in an indifferent universe. "
This is what Amhodli said - then Shraff got on the train - I then provided my assertion.

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