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A lack of belief is not a belief. To assert as such means
Posted on: July 30, 2019 at 18:15:22 CT
Emmanuel Goldstein
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there has to be a positive non-belief. The word atheism shouldn't even be in our language. There is no equivalent word for not believing in Santa Claus, or the Easter Bunny or anything else.
"A being that can have a man be inside a fish for 3 days, a being that can create life and resurrect from the dead.Everyone has beliefs and to not believe is a belief."
You assume the Bible account of this is accurate. There is no evidence supporting any of this occurred.
"You frequently post about Old Testament rules and I redundantly explained that those rules were intended for the Isrealites at that time to follow to bring their people forward to produce the Messiah. The Old Testamnet was prophecy, the New, prophecy fullfilled. With Christ came a new convenant was produced, and the rule following changed as Christianity offered a grace based theology. It's not what you have to do to get to Christ, it's what he's done to get to you. We are all sinners in need of grace and a believer is so grateful for this gift, that a true believer reorganizes his life. You forgive as you have been forgiven because of your gratitude."
Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah and believe that was prophecy unfulfilled.
Even further is the problem that ancient interpreters following the return after Babylonian exile studied writings and created new interpretations to explain the events around them. Multiple fulfillment became common interpretations instead of just reading what was written. That extends up into modern day with Christians adding double fulfillments to scripture.
"Something happened thousands of years ago. People who denied him, were ready and willing to be tortured and die for Him after the resurrection. My experience is people recant once the torture begins, these people didn't. Something shook their very foundation and the church has exploded ever since."
Japanese soldiers died for their Emperor God in WWII. There are plenty of examples in history of people dying for their beliefs.
Michael Servetus was burned at the stake for defending his rejection of the Trinity doctrine and the doctrine of original sin.
Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake for similar rejections of Christian beliefs.
Within Christianity, Anne Askew was tortured by Catholics to reveal names of fellow Protestants which she refused and then was executed by being burned at the stake.
There are many people of many different beliefs who have given up their lives for beliefs.
"A being that can have a man be inside a fish for 3 days, a being that can create life and resurrect from the dead.Everyone has beliefs and to not believe is a belief."
You assume the Bible account of this is accurate. There is no evidence supporting any of this occurred.
"You frequently post about Old Testament rules and I redundantly explained that those rules were intended for the Isrealites at that time to follow to bring their people forward to produce the Messiah. The Old Testamnet was prophecy, the New, prophecy fullfilled. With Christ came a new convenant was produced, and the rule following changed as Christianity offered a grace based theology. It's not what you have to do to get to Christ, it's what he's done to get to you. We are all sinners in need of grace and a believer is so grateful for this gift, that a true believer reorganizes his life. You forgive as you have been forgiven because of your gratitude."
Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah and believe that was prophecy unfulfilled.
Even further is the problem that ancient interpreters following the return after Babylonian exile studied writings and created new interpretations to explain the events around them. Multiple fulfillment became common interpretations instead of just reading what was written. That extends up into modern day with Christians adding double fulfillments to scripture.
"Something happened thousands of years ago. People who denied him, were ready and willing to be tortured and die for Him after the resurrection. My experience is people recant once the torture begins, these people didn't. Something shook their very foundation and the church has exploded ever since."
Japanese soldiers died for their Emperor God in WWII. There are plenty of examples in history of people dying for their beliefs.
Michael Servetus was burned at the stake for defending his rejection of the Trinity doctrine and the doctrine of original sin.
Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake for similar rejections of Christian beliefs.
Within Christianity, Anne Askew was tortured by Catholics to reveal names of fellow Protestants which she refused and then was executed by being burned at the stake.
There are many people of many different beliefs who have given up their lives for beliefs.
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A lack of belief is not a belief. To assert as such means - Emmanuel Goldstein - 7/30 18:15:22