tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post7798424093966537470..comments2024-03-04T04:09:01.839-06:00Comments on And Doctor Biobrain's Response Is...: Living in a Secular WorldDoctor Biobrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01641661532899934766noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-21498514607462738572008-03-30T12:54:00.000-05:002008-03-30T12:54:00.000-05:00Point taken about these not actually being Jesus' ...Point taken about these not actually being Jesus' words, Anonymous. But I was just going by Christian standards. They believe that these are actual quotes from Jesus, yet ignore them all the same. But I'm under no assumption that Jesus necessarily said these things.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I disagree with your statement that it's "likely" that God has either sent Jesus or communicated with us "more than once". For example, while the existence of Jesus isn't assured, his existence is much more likely than that of Noah, Abraham, or Moses. And if we're getting into the idea that the Gospels aren't Gospel truth, then the Old Testament is even more questionable. That stuff wasn't written down until centuries later and just reeks of rewrites.<BR/><BR/>Beyond that, even if there is a god, I dispute that we "deserve" to know the truth. Again, by the bible's standards, we deserve nothing and are lucky to exist at all. And it's quite obvious that God allows us to believe all kinds of things about him. That's why there is so much disagreement between Christians, as well as between other religions. I mean, why would he allow Muslims to believe they're obeying their creator's wishes if they weren't? Why has he allowed Christians to fight each other for centuries over his word? Why is it that no two Christians agree on everything? The short answer is: Freewill. But I'm not so sure I agree with that either.<BR/><BR/>But in any case, it's obvious that, if there is a god, he allows us to believe whatever we want to believe. If he's been trying to tell us one single truth, he sure does have a weird way of doing it.Doctor Biobrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641661532899934766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-81815038203081585292008-03-30T12:22:00.000-05:002008-03-30T12:22:00.000-05:00When you said "Here's Jesus speaking, Luke 6:27-35...When you said "Here's Jesus speaking, Luke 6:27-35 (emphasis in the original):" <BR/>actually this is not Jesus speaking, this is unknown author who lived about 80 yrs after Jesus death and had no contact with him or anyone that knew him. This author is putting his own ideas into the bible as all other authors of the gospels have done. So why would God let us believe that these words, that are not his or Jesus's, are true?<BR/>He wouldn't. If he has the ability to send Jesus to us with his words then he most likely has done it more than once, like Noah, Abraham, Moses, and many more because we all deserve to know the truth if we look for it and we are not accountable for others mistakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-74652621906050196912007-12-20T15:20:00.000-06:002007-12-20T15:20:00.000-06:00It's true that it's hard to live by Jesus's teachi...It's true that it's hard to live by Jesus's teachings. I think he knew that. The point is to try. The point is to do the best that you can. That's where so many "Christians" fall short: they don't even try. They look at everything Jesus said and then see how OTHERS are stacking up. They've made themselves believe that since they belong to the right church, or follow the right televangelist, they're already as good as in heaven, and they don't need to do anything more to earn their reward.<BR/>For my part, I try to do my best to live by the example Jesus set, though, Lord knows, I fall far short most of the time. Then I ask forgiveness and try to do better next time. I don't point my finger at somebody else and sneer at how much less Godly that person is--or at least I try not to...<BR/>I also think it's kind of funny (in a sad, sad way) that if Jesus came back today, many of the people who'd be first in line to string him up would be the loudest, most obnoxious, most fundamentalist "Christians".Mumphrey O. Yamm, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761865376467571192noreply@blogger.com