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Originally posted by One Bad Pig
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Why should we take you seriously if you pooh-pooh even reading agnostic scholarship? God's not a puppet to dance to your fantastical whims, Gary.Answer: He's dead.
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Why doesn't Jesus perform indisputable miracles in front of a panel of skeptical medical experts on live, national TV? Why should we take you seriously if you pooh-pooh even reading agnostic scholarship? God's not a puppet to dance to your fantastical whims, Gary.
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Yes, the only possible explanation for somebody not doing something he used to do is that he must be dead.Originally posted by Gary View Post
My Dad doesn't run his division of Ford Motor Company any more. He must be dead*.
*he's very much alive, albeit somewhat cantankerous these days.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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You have no proof that Jesus is still doing miracles other than alleged eyewitness claims of healings after someone has said a prayer to Jesus. But if Christians are always saying prayers for the sick and the dying, why should we believe it is prayer that causes the rare, occasional healing and not random chance?Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostYes, the only possible explanation for somebody not doing something he used to do is that he must be dead.
My Dad doesn't run his division of Ford Motor Company any more. He must be dead*.
*he's very much alive, albeit somewhat cantankerous these days.Comment
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Ummm.... I was an eyewitness myself. And you have no proof that Jesus is dead.Originally posted by Gary View Post
You're really quite the exaggerator, eh? I don't know Christians who are always saying prayers for the sick and dying -- many times, we're doing other things like ministry to the poor.But if Christians are always saying prayers for the sick and the dying, why should we believe it is prayer that causes the rare, occasional healing and not random chance?
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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God's not a puppet to dance to your fantastical whims, Gary.Originally posted by Gary View PostVeritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologistComment
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And He had pretty harsh words for those who demanded miracles.Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostThe first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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Sounds like fundy atheists don't realize that God is a personal entity and can do whatever He wants to do. He ain't a genie.Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostIf it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!Comment
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But He could be if he wanted to!Originally posted by Christianbookworm View Post
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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Why would He want to be a genie? Itty bitty living space!Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostBut He could be if he wanted to!If it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!Comment
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Well, I wouldn't imagine He would, but if he WANTED to....Originally posted by Christianbookworm View Post
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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Yes, and the child with the imaginary friend says the same thing:Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostWell, I wouldn't imagine He would, but if he WANTED to....
"My friend isn't going to appear or do a magic trick just because YOU want him to, Mister. You have to really, really, genuinely believe...and THEN he will appear to you or do a magic trick."Last edited by Gary; 05-03-2016, 05:19 PM.Comment
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That's a silly comparison. Jesus is not an imaginary friend. And He doesn't do "magic tricks". He's not a preforming seal.Originally posted by Gary View PostIf it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!Comment
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If he is invisible, has supernatural powers, and only you can hear him communicate with you, then by the very definition of the term, he is an imaginary friend.Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostComment
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Or we are His "imaginary friends". Some philosophers would say that God made everything up from His "imagination", so...Originally posted by Gary View PostIf it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!Comment
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And why did God make us? Why does a perfect, eternal, all-knowing, omnipresent God need to create something new?Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostComment
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