JosephAlward
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An Eye for an Eye: Bible Error
by JosephAlward inmany months ago i offered the "eye for an eye" conflict as evidence that the bible cannot be trusted to provide non-contradictory moral guidance.
since that time many new people have joined this forum, so i present this bible "difficulty" once again:.
scripture teaches that one should destroy one's enemies, and take an eye for an eye: "show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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What Should I Say ?
by JosephAlward in.
i'll be speaking this week at a memorial service for my father, and would like to include passages from the bible which are uplifting and comforting, but which do not refer to god or jesus or have an overt religious message or overtone.
i would appreciate very much if members would suggest passages they believe would be appropriate.. joe.
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How is Salvation Achieved?
by JosephAlward insave yourself with good works.
jesus says that one will inherit eternal life if one does the following things: obey the commandments, and give to the poor all that one owns.
faith is not enough.
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Women are Not the Glory of God
by JosephAlward inno teaching in the bible is clearer, more consistent, than the one which teaches that women are inferior to men.
below i show that it is taught that the woman was created from man, for man, that man is the glory of god, but woman is not.
furthermore, the evangelist paul says that he'll not abide women teaching men, and he refers to genesis to explain why.
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Bible Error: Peter Denies Knowing Jesus
by JosephAlward inin the dialogue below, jesus scoffs at peters claim that he will give his life for jesus.
he tells peter that before the sun comes up in the morning--before the rooster crows--peter would that very night pretend he did not even know jesus.. .
readers should note especially that in the john passage below, jesus is predicting that the rooster would not crow until after peter has denied knowing jesus three times.. .
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Jesus was a False Prophet
by JosephAlward inas he sat upon mount of olives, jesus was telling his disciples about the end of the world and what they could expect just before that apocalyptic event.
they asked him, .
"when shall these things be?
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A Word about Crackpots
by JosephAlward ina water bearer in india had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his shoulders.
one of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.. .
at the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.
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Gospel Story Plagiarized from Scripture
by JosephAlward inin this post i present evidence that marks story about jesus' feeding of loaves and fishes to the five thousand followers on the shore of the sea of galilee is a fictional story constructed from various passages in the old testament... .
i will place over them one shepherd, my servant david, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.
(ezekiel 34:23).
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Does Knowledge of Evil Condemn Us?
by JosephAlward inordinarily i would post this topic in the "bible research" forum, but i found the following on the "friends" forum, in the "tree of what" thread, so i will leave it here.. achristian explains,.
[when] free people have a knowledge of evil they always, at least briefly, consider doing evil.
and, even having evil thoughts for a brief fleeting moment makes people less righteous than god.
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Honoring Parents
by JosephAlward inthis is my response to a true believer who emailed me about my claims that the gospel stories were plagiarized from scriptural antecedents, and about my claim that jesus showed disrepect for parents--if you can believe the bible:.
do you have proof -- not your insights -- for your claim that the bible is nothing but a mimmic of ancient myth?.
evidence is all i have.