Politcally Correct Christ

Humanism has got ancient roots. Nothing new under the sun - remember?

It means that we live today not 2000 years ago. For a religion to have any value it must address the issues and conditions of the moment, not simply those of 2000 years ago.

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Are you a Christian?

Ask me in an appropriate thread.

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Okay, so there is a law that says if you do not do as Jesus asks then you go to Hell?If this is what you are getting at, who created this law? What law? You do not see a conditional clause in that sentence? (the 'or' is a give away) No, that's not what I am saying, I am saying He shouldn't force us to believe in Him by putting a condition on salvation.Anyway, it pretty much looks as if anyone can do virtually what they want, just take a look at the world and Jesus ignores the problems. But God's love is not unconditional, maybe if it was there would be more followers. Only if you are scraed to go to Hell. Of course. Make what whole thing work? God has the power to save everyone, that He isn;t prepared to do so unless you fulfill certain conditions means that god isn't worth the effort.Brian.

Spin?

Nope. And no new letters. Its not a verb though (actually it can be - but not in the sense meant here)Edited by iano, : No reason given.

Skin?

You are smart - but that's not it and no new letter. I'm off home and will check there. But whilst I ride there: its something that everyone of us does - usually once a day{AbE} you do remember it is an exclamation don't you?Edited by iano, : No reason given.

If there is no condition that can be met by you then its a pointless argument. Sounds like wanting your cake and eating it too. We only have your word that we cannot meet the conditions. I don't happen to agree with your interpretation of the Bible, so we are back to square one.What is the point of Jesus asking you to do something that you cannot do? Does it amuse Him to see people try? Not if you get the premises correct. I already told you that I am saved, I am not going to Hell. Once you uncover the Jesus myth you are set free from its shackles. Of course I can do as He commands, I just don't need to anymore. So, let me get this right, you are going to heaven because you are a Christian. That seems a very nice reward for being a good person, a bit like a condition. Become a Christian and be saved, OR do not become a Christian and burn.Another example of Jesus conditional love.If you are required to become a Christian in order to be saved, then there is a condition placed on your salvation.Brian.Brian.

But the book doesn't change. What the authors intended doesn't change.If you graft modern ideas onto passages that the authors never intended, then the book as any sort of authority has no value. In that case, it's just a book like any other. In such a case, it does not matter that the idea came out of the Bible, and so there's no point in trying to foist modern ideas onto it that aren't there.You might as well just throw out the Bible, in which case you get rid of some ideas that don't fit modernity (and I'm not talking about little details of daily life, like where to park your ox, but central concepts), and then you won't have to ignore them or try to wiggle some new meaning out of them that the authors never intended.

I agree. The question then is what the authors intended.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion