You'll notice I didn't say much about Jesus either. The only reference to Jesus in my 'story' was to his overturning the tables, etc.
That's not even Josephus, that's the bible.
The relavent material of Josephus is in "The Wars Of The Jews".
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| My faith is solid, based on years of Bible study. I have a friendship with God that goes way past the kind of speculative searching I see in you |
But here's what confuses me. How can you reconcile the faith you know in your heart with the words of the bible, which portray God as so vengeful and wrathful?
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| But I wish you the best in your seeking, hoping you can find something real and foundational |
As do I. That is certainly what I lack.
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| My pointed response to you was in answer to the implicit threat against Inquisitor. You as much as said he has no right to exist. Meaning if you had a chance, you would kill him. |
Oh come on! I never threatened Inquisitor, and if I did, show me where. He has every right to exist, and every right to his opinions. I said it terrifies me that he exists because he believes in a lot of negative stuff that could make for a very unpleasant world.
He believes anyone with a physical defect is a witch, and should not be allowed to live. If he had his way, far more than half of the world's population would die.
That's why this guy is scary. His opinions are too extreme. As long as they are just his opinions, he doesn't scare me at all. But if the world was ever run according to his wisdom, I suspect he'd find a reason for even you to be found unworthy of living.
You shouldn't be siding with him. Surely you don't agree with his more extreme opinions?
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| Jesus said: Mattthew 5:22 "I'm telling you that anyone who is so much as angry with a brother or sister is guilty of murder. Carelessly call a brother 'idiot!' and you just might find yourself hauled into court. Thoughtlessly yell 'stupid!' at a sister and you are on the brink of hellfire. The simple moral fact is that words kill." |
Was that last bit supposed to be outside of the speech-marks?
That's what I am talking about when I say it is dangerous to take the bible literally. I have called my brothers stupid *many* times in my life. That does not make me a murderer. It makes me Human.
The brink of hellfire? For calling your brother a name? If we lived by these rules, *everyone* would be in jail!