The Truth Of The Bible.

[Theland]

Only the bible describes the state of the world as we head into the End Times.
Only the bible has verifiable prophecies that can be tested for truth.
Is it not time to take the bible seriously?

[Theland]

Atheist - good point.
Why the mystery?
I don't know but it is easily solved.
God gives us clues together with contemporary events that bring together the puzzle pieces to show us the big picture.
The arrogance of atheists is sad if it were not so laughable!
How can highly intelligent posters miss the message?

[zylaphone]

No, but it is a terrific set of rules to go by

[THECORBYLOON]

Instead of giving clues, why are there no time-specific events detailed in the Bible?

Would that not then confirm the veracity of future prophecies ?

[nailit]

//Only the bible describes the state of the world as we head into the End Times. //
No it doesnt !

//Only the bible has verifiable prophecies that can be tested for truth//
No it doesnt!

//Is it not time to take the bible seriously//
No, not really, unless you also want to take Nostradamus seriously as well. Or Edgar Cayce? Or a hundred and one other doomsdayers?
Well remember the Y2K Prophicies....mostly from Christian Fundies,,,,,never happened!
Same with 'Blood Moon' Prophecy's......never happened!
There are no prophets, there are no prophecies. Theres just speculation.
Israel is a self fullfilling prophecy, it had to happen sooner or later.
(In much the same way that Poland became a country again after Hitler invaded it).

Anyway...Israel bombs its neighbors, not exactly in tune with Jesus's command to love thy neighbour as thy self!
Never understood that.

Same with the

[nailit]

//Same with the//
Nah, puters playing up.
Dont know wher it wnt....

Anyway......

[nailit]

//Why the mystery?
I don't know but it is easily solved//

LOL LOL
You dont know the 'mystery' But YOU can easily solve it?
Blow your own trumpet why you are there eh?

[Atheist]

Theland;
"Atheist - good point.
Why the mystery?
I don't know but it is easily solved."
Do you ever think about what you type? Your reply is gibberish.

[JimF]

"Anyway...Israel bombs its neighbours, not exactly in tune with Jesus's command to love thy neighbour as thy self!
Never understood that."

This is a joke, right?

[Atheist]

Is Israel a secular state? If it is, then presumably it is not christian, so why would they follow Jesus rather than 'an eye for an eye'?
If it isn't secular, then why would they follow Jesus rather than tough, realistic, politics?

[nailit]

//This is a joke, right? //
I stand to be corrected Jim.
If Im wrong, I like to think that I would admit it,

[naomi24]

Jim, Israel isn’t in tune with Jesus’ commandments because Israel isn’t a Christian country. The majority of its inhabitants are Jewish - and Jews don’t recognise Jesus. No joke. I trust you understand now.

[JimF]

With respect, Naomi, you're aiming your diatribe at the wrong poster.

[JimF]

"I stand to be corrected Jim."

Naomi has corrected your post, though she seems to think that I posted it.

[naomi24]

My profound apologies, Jim. I missed the quotation marks. So sorry.

Nailit, I can’t believe you posted that. You know the score in Israel
- surely?

[JimF]

'S OK. This thread is getting to the TL:DR level...

[nailit]

//Is it not time to take the bible seriously?//
Like the ones that never happened?

[nailit]

//Nailit, I can’t believe you posted that. You know the score in Israel
- surely? //

Apologies naomi....
little rusty on Bible prophecies as you know?????

[jourdain2]

The Bible has lots of bits that can be verified. The rest is interpretation. The O.T. is the Torah, effectively. Naomi has said it. Why do people keep including the O.T. with Christianity? It's a totally different beast. Not just history (nor is British history finalised as yet, lots of bits still to learn). The New Testament is a record of a religious revolution in an unstable time. Much will have been suppressed, as is the way of these things. Christianity has little to do with the Old Testament. Why can't people understand that?

[naomi24]

Jourdain. I didn’t say that. I don’t believe jesus was a revolutionary - well not in the religious sense at least. Jesus was a Jew who told his followers to ‘keep the law’ - Jewish law. If you’re looking for a religious revolution look to Paul - a man who never met Jesus and never heard him speak - because he was the man
who bent the rules and founded Christianity.

[nailit]

Christianity has little to do with the Old Testament. Why can't people understand that?Why can't people understand that?//

Eh?
The New Testament (espescially the Gospels) continually quote the OT.
Why dont you like the OT?
Jesus ENDORSED the OT.
He quoted from it endlessly.
The NT quotes from it endlessly.

Christianity has little to do with the Old Testament when you dont like it.
The genocide and killings, the unjust laws and hatred against against others,
the stupid laws against eating shell fish or pork,
the ridiculous laws against wearing garments made of two different fibres.
The ridiculous laws of stoning someone for picking up sticks on a sabbath day....
the list goes on but feel free to cherry pick.