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I also recall something about this in C.S. Lewis, but don't remember the context. Anyway, my point is that if the Bible is God's Word, then it's...
How do you define "straightforwardly"? That is, what are the principles of Biblical interpretation or understanding to which you adhere?
But you are using your own knowledge – which you say is very limited – to determine what you think God has said. Just like evolutionists, you are...
No, the mandate is to interpret the Bible in the way that makes the most sense. Just as you strive to understand the Bible in the way that makes...
You write of (1) depending on man's intelligence and (2) depending on God's Word, as if they were alternatives. But you can't determine what...
How sad that you believe this... </font> They're in the Bible, JamesJ. Do read it sometime. [img] Here's one of my personal favorites: 2...
Or, because the Bible was written by humans, and was not written or supervised by God. Whenever I ask how we can know that Biblical inerrancy or...
Why does that remind me of the way Christianity itself is treated in some countries? That is seriously one of the most incredible statements I...
Since I just have a few minutes and you seem to be impatient for a reply, I will post a brief response. Among Christians there are different...
Helen writes: If a conflict arises between a scientific claim and a religious belief we hold, there are two things we can do about it: (1)...
JamesV wrote: I don’t mind if anyone believes in the literal inerrancy of the Bible in the privacy of their home or church. But there are many of...
Although discussion of radiometric dating methods really belongs in a separate thread, there is an very good web page discussing radiometric...
JamesJ wrote: I know that you and a lot of other people believe this, James, but I am asking why you believe it, how you know that it’s true. I’m...
Hold on there, James. Among other things I am raising the question, How do we know what God has said? We can't "take God at His word" unless we...
Helen wrote: Helen, you and others on this board base your reasoning on the assumption that the Bible comes from God – that God directly or...
Helen, you are apparently asserting that God intends for us to understand Genesis 1-3 as a literal account of historical events. I take it that...
Hi, Christine. The Gospels do not record that Jesus said anything specifically about Adam, as far as I can recall. Mark 10:5 reads: and Matthew...
Do we know what the designer's true intent for this was, or do we merely assume we do? Do we know that is a defect or is intentional? [/b]</font>...
Here's a summary of the evidence for evolution (meaning for present purposes common descent with modification): (1) The enormous explanatory...
Helen wrote: Helen, can you believe “what something says” without first determining what it means, that is, what the speaker or author intended?...
