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Date Posted: 17:31:43 12/10/01 Mon
Author: cezoram
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Re: Quoting From Something You Don't Believe In
In reply to: Glen 's message, "Re: Quoting From Something You Don't Believe In" on 14:52:07 12/10/01 Mon

>
>>>
>>>No, Cezoram. I quote from them because you
>say
>>>that they are authoritative! Practice what you
>preach
>>>and stop attacking people.
>>>
>>>Love,
>>>Glen
>>
>>
>>Glen,
>>
>>I can quote from the scriptures, because I believe
>>that they are authoritative. You, on the other hand,
>>should quote from books and sources that YOU find to
>>be authoritative. You should not be quoting from
>>books that you feel are not authoritative.
>>
>>You cannot just pick and choose. If the passages that
>>you quote are true, then all the passages of scripture
>>must be true. In this case, you are guilty of
>>rejecting the truth. On the other hand, if the
>>scriptures are false, anytime you quote from those
>>scripture, you will be spreading falsehoods.
>>
>>Either the scriptures are completely authoritative, or
>>they are not. You are trying to have your cake and
>>eat it, too. It just will not work.
>>
>>Cezoram
>>
>
>I don't waste my faith on things that people have
>written. There is no magic in the written word. That
>doesn't mean that I don't appreciate what the Bible
>says, or that I don't understand what the D&C says.
>
>You said, "If the passages that
>>you quote are true, then all the passages of scripture
>>must be true." Who told you that? Whoever it was
>has lied to you. Passages have been added and others
>have been deleted. Not all of them are true, and not
>all of them are false.
>
>Then you said, "On the other hand, if the
>>scriptures are false, anytime you quote from those
>>scripture, you will be spreading falsehoods." Not at
>all! The scriptures contain the wisdom of thousands
>of years of Hebrew, Greek, Roman, and 19th century
>American theology. Just because it is not all true
>does not mean that it's all false. Just because God
>didn't write the books doesn't make them bad books.
>
>Have some cake. Go ahead and eat it. The whole cake
>will still be there when you're through.
>
>Love,
>Glen

Glen,

Then you must base your faith on your own finite intellect. It is clear that you depend upon the arm of flesh, rather than the arm of Jesus Christ.

Why would you appreciate what the Bible says, if the writings are unreliable?

It is funny that you think you can pick and choose which Bible verses you will accept, and which ones you will reject. After all, you are just not that important. That will also mean that your finite intellect is not that important. Please show the evidence confirming your statement that not everything in the Bible is true.

You claim, "The scriptures contain the wisdom of thousands of years of Hebrew, Greek, Roman, and 19th century American theology." Does this mean that none one word found in the three books of scripture is a revealment from God? If this is what you are saying, then this god you claim you worship is no more interested in you and I, than he is in any of his creations. If God does not reveal His will to humans, we have no idea what God wishes for us. If God does not speak to us today, how are we to know that God hasn't died? Have you seen God? Has God ever revealed Himself to humans? What is your believe, Glen? I still want to know how you know that God exists.

Cezoram

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