What Religion are you?

[Jin]

Wasn't it proven that Jesus was real, but not as a demi-god on earth, but as a human? I forget...

Just one of the many conspiracy theories, very recently been brought to life in "the davinci code" by Dan Brown

If someone just said "IM JESUS" no one would believe him, but if he performed all the miracles he did before, people would believe wouldnt they?

I highly doubt, we live in an era of science and logic, I think if most of those said mircales were re-enacted now we would probably dismiss it as a amateur magician.

I can think of a ton of people who would possibly be acclaimed as "the son of god" 2000 years ago but to us its just someone who is very quick with their hands.

But when Jesus does return it won't be us who judge him it will be him who will judge us as the day he will come back is judgement day thats what the bible says anyway =]

Ah but is the bible the book of god dictated / narrated / created by god? or a book created by the devote christians?

[london]

Catholic - which is a branch of Christanity.

[Dan2nd]

Ah but is the bible the book of god dictated / narrated / created by god? or a book created by the devote christians?

well that is what puzzles me because some of my R.S ( Religous studies) teachers have said that the bible was dictated by God but others were against this. So I guess its just what you beleive (sp?) in

Contradiction upon contradiction. I find it hard to believe when each sentence gives off a reversal later on in the bible.

Not all the bible is meant to be taken as a true story most of the bible contains stories which teach us lessons about life however this is a little bit confusing as it also says things which are meant to be true such as the judgement day thing

[Mentor]

well that is what puzzles me because some of my R.S ( Religous studies) teachers have said that the bible was dictated by God but others were against this. So I guess its just what you beleive (sp?) in

The litral word is kinda hard, since you have 7 or 8 complete contradictions in gensis allown, hell you have two completely different storys?

Not all the bible is meant to be taken as a true story most of the bible contains stories which teach us lessons about life however this is a little bit confusing as it also says things which are meant to be true such as the judgement day thing

I take it you have the magical abilty to be able to tell which instances are true and which are simply symbolic?
Or are you just picking and chooseing depending on what you want it to say?

[Dan2nd]

I take it you have the magical abilty to be able to tell which instances are true and which are simply symbolic?
Or are you just picking and chooseing depending on what you want it to say?

I'm not picking or choosing anything I'm just saying what I think is true. Adam & Eve teach an obvious lesson about temptation how ever what lesson would God want to teach us about judgement day? um... Judgement day will come one day so we mustn't sin I dunno?

[Liriel]

Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden are so full of contradictions to the human race and to nature its unbelievable.

[Dan2nd]

Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden are so full of contradictions to the human race and to nature its unbelievable.

Thats why I think that its only supposed to be taken as a story..

[Mentor]

I'm not picking or choosing anything I'm just saying what I think is true. Adam & Eve teach an obvious lesson about temptation how ever what lesson would God want to teach us about judgement day? um... Judgement day will come one day so we mustn't sin I dunno?

Strange genisis 1 says the garden of eden bit never happened... good to know the bible has so few contradictions.

So how exsactly do you know this is a story, yet not think the rature equaly obsurde is real?

[Dan2nd]

Strange genisis 1 says the garden of eden bit never happened... good to know the bible has so few contradictions.

So how exsactly do you know this is a story, yet not think the rature equaly obsurde is real?

because theres no proof it won't happen. Example: I know Adam and eve is only a story because of the theory of evolution and the proof around us evolution exists ( I think God created evolution). However the judgement day thing hasn't happened yet and we won't know if it will until the end of the world and as I think Jesus was a real person and he was meant to have said he will return on this judgement day I therefore think this is true.

oh yeh,the bit in bold backs up what I said its not contradicting its self its just backing up what I said about it only being a story to teach us a lesson

[Mentor]

because theres no proof it won't happen. Example: I know Adam and eve is only a story because of the theory of evolution and the proof around us evolution exists ( I think God created evolution). However the judgement day thing hasn't happened yet and we won't know if it will until the end of the world and as I think Jesus was a real person and he was meant to have said he will return on this judgement day I therefore think this is true.

oh yeh,the bit in bold backs up what I said its not contradicting its self its just backing up what I said about it only being a story to teach us a lesson

So it gensis 2 is just there to teach us such important moral values, as why women shouldn't have proper rights and seen as second class citizens?
And why offer two versions of the same story?
And when judgment day doesnt come, it was just a story then not real? how conveniatnt, but i though you couldnt just pick and choose which parts to belive "/