But the earliest church took the strands of the record (passed on by recounting stories) and made executive decisions about what would be kept and what would not be kept. We don't have the minutes of those editing sessions. — Bitter Crank
…this faith: in one God, the Father Almighty, who made the heaven and the earth and the seas and all the things that are in them; and in one Christ Jesus, the Son of God, who was made flesh for our salvation; and in the Holy Spirit, who made known through the prophets the plan of salvation, and the coming, and the birth from a virgin, and the passion, and the resurrection from the dead, and the bodily ascension into heaven of the beloved Christ Jesus, our Lord, and his future appearing from heaven in the glory of the Father to sum up all things and to raise anew all flesh of the whole human race…
I adhere to what I consider to be the basic tenet of Christianity — Possibility
I adhere to what I consider to be the basic tenet of Christianity - to follow the teachings and example of Jesus (as I understand them) — Possibility
I don’t do worship — Possibility
Why do christian pastors feel the need to say christianity is not a religion? — James Statter
I never said I believe in a ‘literal Jesus’ - I’m not even convinced he existed as an ‘historical’ character. I would say I believe in the literary Jesus, — Possibility
I consider my self a christian and i blame money hungry pastors with an over simplified message on the dying Christian church. Thats my personal view. — James Statter
It's not that religious people don't value truth, it's that they value solidarity with a group, a group who shares their values and goals, more than they value truth — praxis
Edit: I posted this in the wrong thread, but it’s probably fine here, too — Noah Te Stroete
I attempted to answer some of this question elsewhere but how is the God of the Bible misogynistic? — James Statter
or you are 20 something and perhaps some one somewhere will change your mind about something. — James Statter
Discussing philosophy is a form of evangelism — James Statter
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