... Yes, I could. I might even go so far as to say that the majority of people (including most nominal Christians) are in situation #3, with occasional...
jj@...
Feb 2, 2002 4:39 pm
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... And actually, I guess that's one of the things that troubles me. Let me see if can phrase this properly, although it probably won't come out right. Back...
jj@...
Feb 2, 2002 8:19 pm
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... On one hand conservative Christians tend to put way too much importance on being right. They think that being right is the most important thing they can...
It's funny how when these happen to Christians, many come back with a vastly different perspective. http://www.nderf.org/Twenty_Years_Later.htm This paragraph...
jj@...
Feb 4, 2002 7:44 pm
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ROY: Does the Sheler book lay out your definition of and evidence for a "high view" of scripture? Maybe you could be more specific, because I think of myself...
You know, it's funny. I have spent quite a bit of time over the last week or so reading some of the pages of near-death accounts. In the past I have always...
jj@...
Feb 5, 2002 6:26 am
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... For all intents and purposes, an accurate historical record of God's interraction with man? Do you mean by this that those with a high view must consider...
... I need to go back to the NDE accounts and read some more, JJ. I think they have to represent some of the most profound and direct testimony concerning...
... I didn't mean to imply that. The scriptures are all of those things, but the question we are mainly dealing with here is concerning their historical ...
... That is an interesting insight. It's things like this that make me wonder just how much of our understanding of the Bible has been tainted by traditional...
jj@...
Feb 6, 2002 3:25 am
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... ROY: Hey, I think we're going forward a step here. Congratulations to me and you. :-) Yes, the question we are dealing with here is historical accuracy. ...
... This was troubling to me in the past too, being raised in the Church of Christ. But thanks be to God I am not yoked with that arrogant, my or the highway...
... I've read some things to the same effect, and I think it is probably true for the most part, though we should be careful not to generalize and assume this ...
... Well first of all, I was looking for something tonight and found it on Colossians 2, v.18-19, and it seems to speak to this: "Do not let anyone who...
jj@...
Feb 8, 2002 5:24 am
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... If you're asking, as my bracketed reading indicates, if Paul could literally have had the ability to do "out-of-body" travel at will, with empirical...
ROY: I like what you've written here, and think we are in essential agreement on some of it. I need some time to mull over some of the "other" areas where we...
... Haven't the ancient writings of the Hebrews as well as the early writings of the Jesus movement stood out in several respects? I don't think there can be ...
Every so often I read one of these that seems to make more sense than the others. The full report (or testimony, if you want to call it that) is at: ...
jj@...
Feb 9, 2002 7:54 pm
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Here's a very interesting story: http://www.cfan.org/uk/testimonies/resurrection/page1.htm Two questions: Why is it that when you hear a story like this, it is...
jj@...
Feb 12, 2002 1:49 am
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ALL: I laughed and I cried while reading this last night. I know most here may not struggle with faith like I do, but I wanted to put it out there just in...
... Even though I may differ with you in the particulars that follow this initial question, I would answer, "Yes, for me they do stand out." ... God's...
... No, I don't think that would be a correct interpretation of what I am saying. Perhaps you are looking at it through certain assumptions. If you are...
... ROY: I really hope for two things in this thread: (1) We DON'T reduce everything to the tired old "liberal vs. conservative" argument. (2) Instead of the...
I haven't harped much on one of my favorite, but often ignored, rants; the word "church." So I figure it's time to bring it up again. :-) Just read some...
Tim, Because of it's length I will not attempt to pick apart Crossan's epilogue, but just offer my overall impressions. WARNING! I use terms below like...
Roy, I probably shouldn't even post to this thread because to be honest, you guys are talking way over my head (it might help if I read some of the books, I...
jj@...
Feb 23, 2002 10:19 pm
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If this is true, it could change our understand of the Gospel of Mark: http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/homerandmark.html You guys will...
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