Reading biblical study books

[Mikoo]

Really ? Was dim-ly trying to gave a discussion on salvation. My years of Christianity were brought into question with the anniversary of Auschwitz. Hearing the reports on the activities of so many humans seeing the inhumane acts made me wonder where the divide between salvation and damnation was. As most of the people involved were never to get earthly justice I wondered where the divide st the gate was. Most would say the guards who forced the naked starved persons into the gas chambers would have to repent , many seam to say a simple gee I’m sorry was enough . Not what I was taught. Seeing the reports on the clerks who knew what the final solution was all about were they guilty? Seeing America following that path I could but wonder what Jesus would say. Too many here do not want to have an academic discussion but want it to be personal.

Because these are spiritual discussions not academic. The Word of God is quite clear on salvation which has been presented to you ad nauseam. Still trying to decide from your responses if you are a wolf in sheep's clothing or just still an infant in Christ.

 

[Scarlett O.]

Always interesting the cherry picking of the people using the Bible. OT for Gay issue NT for adultery?

There is no stoning of adultery or homosexuality today. Or murder or rape.

Are you suggesting we do so?

 

[Deacon]

Keven, since you've a reader, and were moved so by the anniversary of Auschwitz, you might be interested to read some books that might quiet some of your concerns.

Bonhoeffer, Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (I just purchased a copy last week to add to our church library)

Rob

 

[John of Japan]

I've always been curious about something concerning atheists and agnostics. So many of them, going way back into previous centuries, like Robert Ingersoll, and now now Bart Ehrman in this century. My question is, why do they fight so hard against someone they don't believe in? No one in Japan, where I spent 33 years, ever wrote a book trying to debunk the existence of the oni (goblin) or the kappa (a strange creature that lived in the rivers). Why not? Well, everyone in Japan knows they don't exist, but are mythological. Now, if Ehrman doesn't believe in God, why does he fight so hard against Him? Frankly, I think anyone who doesn't believe in the existence of God, yet writes books about that, is either an idiot or trying to make lots of money!

For your fun, here is a link to the wiki about that kappa: Kappa (folklore) - Wikipedia