Jesus wasn't resurrected

[Amity 3]

God has always been. He has no beginning or end.

prove it.

 

[magicmato]

If you believe God created the universe, it's not difficult to believe He could manuver the pen of man to write EXACTLY what He wanted & for the Bible to contain EXACTLY the words He wants us to have.

Of course, the same could be said for any and all religions, too. Perhaps God entered the bodies of all prophets and set down multiple religions so that people could find him/her/it/them in the way that makes the most sense to the individual person. That makes as much sense as what you have said.

 

[wvrevy]

God has always been. He has no beginning or end.

So, the earth is too complex to have "just happened" and must have had a creator.

Yet, that creator - who, by definition, must have been an order of magnitude more complex than his creation - has just "always been" ?

 

[BuckNaked]

prove it.

Why should he have to prove it? It's a personal religious belief based on faith. You don't have to believe it, so why do you want it proven to you?

 

[lovemygoofy]

Please, I'm not making fun of anyone I swear. Can someone tell me why the boxes/tombs are so freaking small? I find the whole thing fascinating as a Christian and as a history person but I think you either believe or you don't and the stuff going on now shouldn't change your faith.

 

[jimmiej]

that's what you and I believe. Not everyone else does, or wants to.

I'm cool with that.

 

[DawnCt1]

prove it.

You prove that it isn't so.

 

[magicmato]

Please, I'm not making fun of anyone I swear. Can someone tell me why the boxes/tombs are so freaking small? I find the whole thing fascinating as a Christian and as a history person but I think you either believe or you don't and the stuff going on now shouldn't change your faith.

Because ossuaries (probably not spelled right) are just for the bones.

 

[mrsltg]

prove it.

Prove he doesn't.

 

[Jennasis]

One can neither prove nor disprove the existence of God...hence the tern FAITH. However when I/you/we die, you may feel free to ask him where he's from and how the universe (as we know it) came to be.

 

[jimmiej]

Of course, the same could be said for any and all religions, too. Perhaps God entered the bodies of all prophets and set down multiple religions so that people could find him/her/it/them in the way that makes the most sense to the individual person. That makes as much sense as what you have said.

That certainly makes sense. However, Jesus claimed to be the "only way to the Father."

 

[grinningghost]

I'm out of popcorn.

Way back on page one, I told you it was going to be jumbo bucket thread.

 

[Amity 3]

it's just a family tomb in the Middle East. the DNA evidence is only going to decide whether or not the remains are all related.

 

[jimmiej]

So, the earth is too complex to have "just happened" and must have had a creator.

Yet, that creator - who, by definition, must have been an order of magnitude more complex than his creation - has just "always been" ?

When I consider the complexity of the universe, the human body & mind, the miracle of birth, etc., I see God. That's the only way it makes sense to me.

 

[Amity 3]

Prove he doesn't.

I don't need to.

 

[wvrevy]

You prove that it isn't so.

And this is the thinking that got us into Iraq.

 

[Amity 3]

When I consider the complexity of the universe, the human body & mind, the miracle of birth, etc., I see God. That's the only way it makes sense to me.

and that's your flawed fraility.

 

[wvrevy]

When I consider the complexity of the universe, the human body & mind, the miracle of birth, etc., I see God. That's the only way it makes sense to me.

Jimmie, I don't mean to seem to "pick" on you, and I didn't really intend to get into the feasibility of religious beliefs here, but I have to say...that makes absolutely no sense to me. You say that all of these complex things don't make sense without some kind of designer being behind them, yet say that the even more complex designer "just is." Do you really not see the contradiction there?

 

[jimmiej]

and that's your flawed fraility.

OK.

 

[va32h]

And this is the thinking that got us into Iraq.

Says you.

Neener, neener, so there.

Seriously, can we move past the playground rejoinders. Perhaps discussion on this subject is best postponed until the documentary is actually available for viewing - so we actually have something to argue about.