Top 5 questions about Christianity - crosspost from another

[Doug]

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthr...mp;pagenumber=1

Some people speak with choice words, so be warned. Pretty good discussion to read through.

Adventist and Adventistism are mentioned in this thread.

[Amelia]

First off, what a strange and bizzare forum. teehe

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then there's 400 years of silence

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Churches today don't do anything they are supposed to be doing; offering a place where people can pray in private and working as a charitable organization to care for the less fortunate in the community, whether they convert or not.

Not all churches but good statement!

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Adam and Eve had two sons, Caine and Able, where did their wives come from?

"It's a metaphor, calm your rear end down."

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I've always wanted to know why the son of God was illiterate.

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This attitude springs from the verse which says "All a man's ways seem good to him."

Ask anyone, they will say they are a "good person". And they are, when compared to other humans. God's standard is much different. If you start to compare God's standard to our own, you start to see how we aren't so "good" anymore.

Look, I am pointing out what the Bible says, don't kill the messenger.

Mung, have you ever lied? You are a liar.

Have you ever taken anything that didn't belong to you? You are a thief.

Have you even though sexually about someone else? You are an adulterer.

Have you ever hated anyone? You are a murderer.

That's only 4 out of 10 commandments, and I don't know anyone on earth would could honestly answer "no" to any of those questions. It's about looking at what God expects out of us, and not what we think is being "good enough".

We have much lower standards than God.

Another good statement.

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IzzyNobre posted:

...except he DID overturn it. Christians can eat pork, do whatever they want on Saturdays, and chose not to circumsize their children. Also you don't have to stone adulterers or homosexuals, and the list goes on.

All were previous obligations within Jewish law to which Christians no longer subject to. As far as I stand, that's overturning.

There are sects of Christianity who will disagree with you - in fact, the very quote you responded to is why we have churhces like sevnth day adventists. There are arguments within the christian community about if it is okay to eat pork, or to work on Saturday. The main reason many modern christians have "done away" with the law is moreso because they don't want to put the jewish effort forth, not because the new testament says it's okay if they don't do these things.

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EDIT: DARN IT. I am loving this thread, and my wife is going into labor. I might need to run, guys. Might. (This officially makes me a bad Christian, I think)

The best reply to post harrassment I've seen ever.

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Alright, seriously. I'm treating your questions with respect, and answering them to the best of my ability. So I'll expect you not to be a dick and bait me.

Then the best apology

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JMC, sorry my post came out as bait. I shouldn't have sufficed to sarcasm in a debate like this, I'm honestly sorry.