I was raised Christian. I am Armenian, and my parents were raised Christian (however my grandmother was raised Catholic).
Every so often I think about my religion, and I can't help but think about whether it's true or not. I know that it's more on a "believing is seeing" basis rather than "seein...
Yes and no. Calvin said something to the effect of "God cannot be your Father if the Church is not your mother," his point being that the church is very, very important to the spiritual life of the Christian. Most if not all New Testament letters are addressed to specific churches, in Acts orders...
i don't want to just go for this answer just cause it has the most votes
(which i know doesn't always warrant a good answer, but y'know)
@Purmou: You may even find that by accepting one that doesn't have the most votes that it will get more exposure in the future and it will become with one with most votes
And I' still in the "top 49% overall"... to me, it's sad if I can be in the top 49th percentile of all time, without ever having participated on the site.
@Purmou: that's not a reason not to quote the Bible... it's a reason to read the Bible :) which you say you're doing, so it's working well at forcing you to examine your faith
Further investigation (both on the internet and with my family) led me to discover that the Evil Eye has a counterpart in my religion—the Nazar (which raises an interesting point of why this is not so in Turkey, as Caleb pointed out).
The Nazar is meant to ward off the Evil Eye, which is d...
I have that problem, too... I need to learn to put all of my thoughts on one line, instead of putting 'haha' and ':)' on a separate line, as I'm in the habbit of doing
And as long as it's obvious that you're trying to improve the question, and not just re-ask the same question in a way to get around the "rules," nobody will be upset with you.
a major one is this, and I addressed this in my previous question:
I have trouble accepting that Christianity is the true religion of God when there are all these other differing religious opinions in the world. How do we know which one is true?
well, I guess there are many servers they're serving stuff from that aren't completely in sync.
I guess I've never noticed similar inconsistency because I tend to chat with people in the same geographical area and so I don't hear from people using other servers
@HedgeMage I think your answer was quite fair, and the challenge at the end very valid. Unfortunately the things you list mostly fall into the same category as the crusades: atrocities done in the name of Christianity that run contrary to everything Christian. I think you are right in your analysis that we need to speak out against those things, and also that fear is a significant cause of animosity against anything with the Christian label (as you point out often not without reason).
@waxeagle: Did you catch the point in there about missions work disrupting economics / aid? I hope you're still putting together notes for that post some day. I know it's a hard one but at some point it's going to need to be asked.
This source provides some excellent detail on the subject. In regard specifically to how all the animals fit, however, we look at the same verse that you quoted, Genesis 6:19-21:
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark to keep them alive with ...
my best answer yet, I think.
what do you guys think? referenced and everything. i'm proud of it, hehe.
Looks pretty good... a couple suggestions to make it even better.... 1) I think he only took 7 pairs of clean animals, and 2 of the others, but I'm not 100% sure, I'd have to read the entire account again to be sure
2) Just for clarity, you might include the metric measurements of the ark, for those readers who aren't in the U.S.
But it otherwise looks like a pretty good answer
with references, as you say :)
I find it rather ironic that Young-Earther will so adamantly reject evolution, but then use evolution as a basis for all the animals fitting on the ark.
This question is a spin-off from On which date was Christ born?
There are differing views on the birth year of Christ, which also affect the dating of the resurrection (as we know Jesus's age on death). Which years are possible, and what are the arguments?
I have multiple questions regarding other faiths I'm not fully familiar with. However I don't want to make it seem like I'm either poking at in disbelief/disgust in their doctrines or causing a situation of heated argument.
What are some specific steps we can follow in the spirit of Christianit...
One of the commandments states "place no other gods before me". Does this mean God is implying the existence of other gods, or why is this explicitly stated?
The Biblical universe also includes a varied cast of supernatural characters like Lucifer, Metatron, Archangels, Demons, Seraphim, etc. So...
The popular story of David and Goliath describes Goliath as very tall ("six cubits and a span"--apparently roughly 9 feet 9 inches, or 297cm). Most children are just told he was a "giant" in Sunday school.
Where did he come from? Possibly a now-extinct race of giants, or just some sort of gene...
@dancek Yeah, I don't remember how much detail you see, but a comment is probably not important enough to bother about, I would just repost your thoughts or ignore it altogether.
Is there a place in scripture where its made clear that Abraham's call to sacrifice Isaac was a foreshadowing of Christ's sacrifice? I'm working on an answer for user unknown's question.
Lets lay some foundation from the start. (All scripture NIV)
God and Abraham had quite the relationship. God promised Abraham a son who would become a great nation (Genesis 17:15) even when he was 100 years old and his wife was 90. Abraham believed God and God provided him a son who was named Is...
done. Didn't mean to write a book, but it happened...not sure its coherent so feel free to edit if you guys see the need
Is there anywhere in the Bible that says Christians should be Sola Scriptura?
This question is a spin-off from On which date was Christ born?
There are differing views on the birth year of Christ, which also affect the dating of the resurrection (as we know Jesus's age on death). Which years are possible, and what are the arguments?
I have multiple questions regarding other faiths I'm not fully familiar with. However I don't want to make it seem like I'm either poking at in disbelief/disgust in their doctrines or causing a situation of heated argument.
What are some specific steps we can follow in the spirit of Christianit...
The popular story of David and Goliath describes Goliath as very tall ("six cubits and a span"--apparently roughly 9 feet 9 inches, or 297cm). Most children are just told he was a "giant" in Sunday school.
Where did he come from? Possibly a now-extinct race of giants, or just some sort of gene...
