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Originally Posted by Golfingnut
What insightful comments. I am learning at my age.
QUESTION: Would it be a bad thing if I was in support of Christian values and practiced the teachings while doubting the existence of God, Heaven and Hell? I am such an all or none personality, that it is very difficult for me when I see people claim to be Christian yet do and say things that are so contradictory to my understanding of faith.
EXAMPLE: I believe in an eye for an eye and will not turn the other cheek. For me it is as if the Bible was a living changing document until Jesus inspired the current version I will refer to as the King James Version. Then the morphing of Jewish to Christian and heals dug in. That's it, no more modification or updates. Regardless of how many chosen ones there were in the past, we are now the only path to the light. Could Jesus have been a well thought out conspiracy? I think, portions of the Old Testament, the Islamic Koran and the Bible are the way to believe and they should all be considered doors to an afterlife.  |
I see many contradictions with your post. You say you want to take the good Christian values on without God who instructed us to follow them? But yet you say you will NOT turn the other cheek when the opportunity arises? So basically you're saying some of the Christian teaching is ok but not all? How does this fit with your all or none personality? I'm kind of confused.
Your whole post here is confusing and I could argue easily each of your points. The OT did not morph into the Christian faith. The whole OT and NT are a consistent statement. The OT is revealed the NT and the NT is hidden in the OT. Quite amazing really. Another way of putting it is..the OT is like a shadow and the NT is the Body manifested out of that shadow.
No... Jesus is a historical figure that has been verified by many witnesses and the Koran and the Bible contradict each other so they cannot both be on the same path to heaven. They can both be wrong..but there's no way they can both be right.