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Date Posted: 12:13:39 04/07/03 Mon
Author: mvd
Subject: My thoughts exactly
In reply to: Adilbrand 's message, "Re: Problems with the Jesus Seminar" on 14:09:12 04/05/03 Sat

How does a man defend his faith? How does he die for it? The whole notion is absurd. Faith, in and of itself, has no real validity as a thing or a form, so how can a person defend it? To die, martyr-like, for one's faith reaches the pinnacle of stupidity.

Dawn and I were talking this morning about authority. I said to her, "A man who must speak to me about his authority over me has never had it to begin with, and likely never will."

It is the same with beliefs. A man who feels he must defend or fight for his faith is a fool. He has no faith to begin with. If he had faith, he would be content to know it in silence.

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Replies:

  • Re: Problems with the Jesus Seminar -- Abba's Son, 16:19:29 04/11/03 Fri
  • I would die for Vince, but that doesn't make him the freakin' Messiah (NT) -- mvd, 11:38:17 04/12/03 Sat
  • I don't understand -- mvd, 11:48:14 04/12/03 Sat
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