Next you state that, “you use only the parts of the Bible that you want and leave out the most important parts of God’s Word” … Once again, my dear, you are far more accurately talking about yourself here then me. Indeed, I have listed dozens & dozens & dozens (many hundreds, actually) of Scripture […]
Thereafter you state that, “any follower of Jesus Christ is commanded to ‘love others’ and treat them as we would want to be treated”, and yet you then follow that sentence with a reference to 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 – stating that, “according to the Bible, a person living in homosexual sin ‘will not inherit the […]
Then, as if on cue, you note that, “Jesus Christ’s first command was to ‘repent’ (to turn away from those things which are against God’s Law) and then to trust in him alone to save us from our sins.” … You know Lucy, I actually agree with you fully on this point, and thereby wonder […]
You then bring up a very important question when you ask, “Who loves homosexuals more? The one who tells them it’s okay to continue in a sin the Bible warns will condemn them to an eternity in Hell, or someone who is willing to endure anger, ridicule, and hate to warn them and to try […]
You then state that, “the true believing Christian will try to get as many boys, girls, men, and women into the Kingdom of Heaven as possible.” … This again, my dear, is essentially inaccurate. I will freely admit that the true Paulinist Christian will try to do this, Lucy (especially evangelical fundamentalists like you & […]
Then comes the statement that, “God hates sin … because He understands how terrible the consequences are” – a statement that somehow forgets the fact that if God truly hates the “terrible (and flagrantly unjust, if not downright cruel) consequences” of sin so much, then He – as the all-powerful Creator of the entire Universe […]
“The purpose for Jesus was to wash us clean from our sin through his precious blood; for us, for whom you don’t believe he died.” Once again, my Friend, you completely fail to understand the premise of my pro-Jesus interpretation of the Scriptures. Of course I believe Jesus died, Lucy, just probably not on […]
You then move on to 1 Peter 2:24 (a book most scholars generally agree was not written by Peter, by the way) to say that Jesus “bore our sins in his own body on the tree; that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness.” Of course, this verse never directly says that […]
You then note that, “Without sin, there would be no need for Jesus’ death”, which is, of course, a statement that is true enough – and yet not at all in the way you intend it to be … Ironically, Jesus ultimately chose his crucifixion because people (like you & yours) weren’t listening to what […]
Next, you state that, “Sin is the violation of God’s law”, one that “requires a price to be paid”, primarily because Paul told us that “the wages of sin is death.” Well, aside from the over-arching & inescapable Paul-problem with which you & yours have shackled yourselves (see pages 202-203 previously), this particular argument […]
Immediately thereafter you then state that, “Without some payment for that awful penalty, human beings would face oblivion through death, with no hope beyond the grave.” Lucy, I could point out – again – that this particular belief is the dogma of Paul and not reflective of the teachings of Jesus Christ … and […]
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