[quote=mauserand9mm][quote=Raspy][quote=mauserand9mm][quote=Raspy][quote=DBT][quote=Raspy][quote=DBT][quote=IZH27] The problem with you 2 is that you do not have an honest open inquiry and honest questioning..I respond with frustration toward you 2....How many times does one have to tell you that we do not have proof of the TRUTH, only that there is much EVIDENCE in God the Bible that strengthens our Faith in the HOPE for things PROMISED and UNSEEN.
The majority of the world don't share your faith though - deal with it.
Deal with it..
10. Cao Dai (4.4 Million Followers) 9. Muism/Sinism/Shingyo (10 Million Followers) 8. Daoism (12 Million Followers) 7. Judaism (14 Million Followers) 6. Sikhism (25 Million Followers) 5. Shintoism (104 Million Followers) 4. Buddhism (500 Million Followers) 3. Hinduism (1.1 Billion Followers) 2. Islam (1.8 Billion Followers) 1. Christianity (2.3 Billion Followers)
Surely there is a less vile religion than Christianity in that list - you checked any of the others out yet?
The snippets you pointed out are OT...and NT...but you do not include the context....for example, the one you despise the most....
“Happy is the one who seizes your infants / and dashes them against the rocks.” To “imprecate” means to “pray evil against,” and the imprecatory prayers in the Bible strike people today as strange or wrong. It is important to understand the context of this verse and others like it. The background is the Jewish people calling upon God to exact revenge upon their military enemies.
