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I slowly learned that lesson....

It is a stupid, pointless question though, you gotta admit.

I don’t know him much. Some of what he posts seems sensible. I try not to get too far in the weeds. My faith is not fragile and I don’t expect to “convert” anyone. My only job is to share the Word. What another does with it is between him and God.

WMR...very admirable.....

Rather than casting aspersions onto the character of your perceived opponents, try to focus on the issues being raised.

Do you still beat your wife?

Funny how you ask loaded questions in the expectation that they should be answered.

Do you still beat your wife?

If the serious Jesus disciples put the trolls on "ignore" we could skip a lot of posts. Remember. Jesus instructed us "don't cast your pearls before Swine" and "don't give what is holy to dogs".

How do we know this? One of His followers wrote it down and it's now in the Bible.

Yes, Jesus and His Apostles did leverage the Old Testament when they were trying to sway their Jewish brothers and sisters regarding the good news of the kingdom of God that Jesus was bringin’. But when they were preaching to Gentiles, they clearly were not throwin’ Old Testament verses at em’. Two thousand years ago, in Judea no less, the logistics of writings and copies…and the widespread dissemination of them…wasn’t even close to being as simple as it is nowadays.Yes, they (Peter and James in particular) proclaimed that Gentile Christians are not obligated to become Jews and abide by the Old Testament. And Peter made it clear that even Jewish Christians received salvation the same way that Gentile Christians do ~ by the grace of Jesus alone, and ‘not’ by abiding by the Mosaic Law. I’m not anti-Bible at all. I’m simply asserting that the Bible is ‘not’ the foundation of Christianity, and it never has been. I absolutely believe that the historical New Testament manuscripts are accurate and reliable accounts of actual events that were documented by eyewitnesses, and by those (like Luke) who thoroughly investigated and interviewed eyewitnesses.OK. Likewise, we know about science and math and history from science and math and history books. But the science and math and history don’t exist because of those books, those books exist because of the science and math and history. Science and math and history would still exist…and still be true…even if none of those books existed. It is the same with Christianity and the Bible.

Casting aspersions, I have done no such thing, I am simply asking you if you are a man or your word?

Seems like you are struggling with the most basic of questions.

The 'Troll' accusation is false, it's just a means of dismissing opposition and closing down reasonable questioning of beliefs.

You are very argumentative.

Are you man of your word?

So you don't understand inference?

For instance:

Are you stll beating your wife? I ask this in order to determine your character.

Why won't you answer my question?

I am. Not that it is any of your business and that your question is disingenuous and I should not have indulged you.

I am not even married!

Are you a man of your word?

KillerBee,

I noticed on page 33 on my phone every post is on "ignore". They didn't bother me or interupe my pleasure brought up by the brothers.

May I encourage you in this area.

No-one disputes Christianity and the Bible existing. Difference between those and science and maths etc is that science and maths are demonstrable. The stories in the Bible and Christianity are either not supported by evidence, or often evidence to the contrary.

Ignorance is bliss I suppose. Ignore is easier than thinking.

Yet faith is not evidence of a tall story that allegedly
happened..Historians like Bart Ehrman that you quote
do not substantiate miracle/supernatural claims from
superstition based societies of classic antiquity.
Bart Ehrman is very clear on that matter.

and Apologetic drivel doesn't cut the mustard.

Thanks fir your input, I like it. I Don't have anyone on ignore, not afraid of anyone's point of view. Don't you find it fascinating that mauserand9mm can't even answer a basic question and we are to believe that he has all the answers lol, the gentleman must have serious issues. Either that or he lives his life in fear, or a combination of both.