Regarding the first issue, the consensus among Christians is that the only unforgivable sin, which Jesus called "blasphemy against the Holy Ghost," is rejecting the forgiveness that God otherwise offers. — aletheist
If I came to believe that you were sincerely seeking the truth, and thus open to changing your mind, I would be glad to discuss others ... Anyone can quote and compare words written in just about any literary work of significant length to create alleged contradictions. Studying the text as a whole and trying to reconcile them is hard work. — aletheist
In this particular case, because you were clearly trying to generate an obvious counterexample in an effort to disparage my purported approach. If I came across that same sentence within a poem, I would be inclined to evaluate it differently. Would you like to suggest some other circumstances in which it would make sense? — aletheist
I stated quite plainly that I was talking about apparent contradictions across a much larger text, especially one that has been carefully scrutinized by scholars for centuries. If you think that you can judge and dismiss me on the basis of one brief exchange on an Internet forum ... well, cheers.You said charitable reading is your default...but its not, you just showed it isnt. — DingoJones
Im not sure who you think you are talking to here. Was that supposed to address something I said? Im the one that agreed with you. — DingoJones
..of course you should be skeptical of something as contradictory as the bible. — DingoJones
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