tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post116130064241301532..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: A Biblical bombshellRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-40023887516014039842010-05-17T12:04:39.211-07:002010-05-17T12:04:39.211-07:00> I understand this is your blog site, so thank...> I understand this is your blog site, so thank you for posting my comments.<br /><br />You're welcome. You can return the favor by contacting me on May 22, 2011 when nothing special happens on May 21.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-75087895660670999322010-05-17T11:42:39.349-07:002010-05-17T11:42:39.349-07:00> What are you hoping to accomplish?
We are li...> What are you hoping to accomplish?<br /><br />We are living in a time of history like no other. We are living right at the end of time. We are that last generation.<br /><br />With absolute certainty, God is warning the entire human race that the true believers of God/Jesus Christ(those who died in faith in the past and those who are living today) will be caughte up (raptured) into Heaven ondaylighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598981353201083963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-30594652850592665942010-05-13T19:20:24.783-07:002010-05-13T19:20:24.783-07:00> They are apparent contradictions
Indeed. Sa...> They are apparent contradictions<br /><br />Indeed. Saying "thou shalt not murder" and then leading a genocide is a pretty apparent contradiction.<br /><br />> One has to read the Bible with a humble and contrite heart; otherwise, they can be "snared", and remain in unbelief<br /><br />One has to read the Bible with a critical mind, otherwise they can be snared into Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-56319821048483480882010-05-13T17:51:21.919-07:002010-05-13T17:51:21.919-07:00> there are hundreds of contradictions in the B...> there are hundreds of contradictions in the Bible.<br /><br />They are apparent contradictions: The Bible is the living Word that requires the Holy Spirit to open the spiritual understanding of the person reading or hearing the words of the Bible. So unless God open's people's spiritual understanding, people could see apparent contradictions, when the Bible actually completely daylighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598981353201083963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-18882876929258311142010-05-13T17:19:37.546-07:002010-05-13T17:19:37.546-07:00> the message they wrote is always the same, wi...> the message they wrote is always the same, without any contradiction in any details<br /><br />That would be funny if it weren't such a tired old joke. There are hundreds of contradictions in the Bible. Here's a short list to get you started:<br /><br />http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/jim_meritt/bible-contradictions.html<br /><br />Many of these are arguable, but this one Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-61926244297931191682010-05-13T16:22:42.906-07:002010-05-13T16:22:42.906-07:00> The mark of Loki's handiwork could not be...> The mark of Loki's handiwork could not be clearer. Except of course to those who will not see.<br /><br />Bible was written over a period of more than 1,500 years, from Moses' time (before 1400 B.C.) to the time of the Apostle John (about A.D. 100). The total number of human authors is at least forty. And yet, even though all these different men wrote at different times, the message daylighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598981353201083963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-3629360235928953752010-05-13T15:50:22.578-07:002010-05-13T15:50:22.578-07:00> And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jeh...> And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken<br /><br />But it doesn't say that the words he wrote are <i>the Bible</i>. Even if you accept the circular argument that Jeremiah 36:1-4 is true because Jeremiah 36:Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-47915720151758636482010-05-13T14:22:08.481-07:002010-05-13T14:22:08.481-07:00> Says you, not the Bible. And so we have come ...> Says you, not the Bible. And so we have come full circle.<br /><br />The Bible claims that it is from God. For example, in II Samuel 23:2 David, who wrote many of the psalms, stated that what he wrote came from God. Jeremiah stated the same thing (Jeremiah 1:4), as did the Apostle Paul (I Thessalonians 2:13). Peter says Paul's writings are "scripture" (II Peter 3:16). Jesus daylighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598981353201083963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-27148069685230960472010-05-13T13:51:41.543-07:002010-05-13T13:51:41.543-07:00> The Bible in its entirety is the Word of God....> The Bible in its entirety is the Word of God.<br /><br />Says you, not the Bible. And so we have come full circle. Unless you have something new to say I'm not going to publish any more of your comments.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-23884941316513413202010-05-13T13:42:51.851-07:002010-05-13T13:42:51.851-07:00>I can do you one better: I can go back to the ...>I can do you one better: I can go back to the original Hebrew. <br /><br />Knowing original Hebrew could helps: every word in the Bible in its original language comes from the mouth of God. The translations are not without error. <br /><br />However, knowing original language is not sufficient. One still needs to read the Bible according to what the Bible says how to read the Bible.<br /><br daylighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598981353201083963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-28922201664662262572010-05-13T11:02:27.095-07:002010-05-13T11:02:27.095-07:00> 1) cause != force. Check the definition of &q...> 1) cause != force. Check the definition of "cause" on searchgodsword.org, KJV bible.<br /><br />I can do you one better: I can go back to the original Hebrew. I'm a native Hebrew speaker. And you can go look at multiple English translations here:<br /><br />http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2019:9&version=GW<br /><br />You will see that numerous Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-40646940886763954022010-05-13T09:51:55.619-07:002010-05-13T09:51:55.619-07:00>So now we have theories of the nature of the B...>So now we have theories of the nature of the Bible, yours and mine. How do we decide who is correct?<br /><br />The problem is that much of your faith is based on your wrong understanding of what the Bible says. For example, <br /><br />1) cause != force. Check the definition of "cause" on searchgodsword.org, KJV bible. Then harmonizing with the entire Bible. This is entirely not daylighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598981353201083963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-5691121084002241382010-05-07T10:29:00.105-07:002010-05-07T10:29:00.105-07:00> > Are you infallible?
> This is not the...> > Are you infallible?<br />> This is not the issue here.<br /><br />Of course it is, because *you* are the one telling me that:<br /><br />> The Bible is the infallible Word of God<br /><br />The Bible actually does not say this of itself. It could not possibly say this of itself because the Bible is not a single coherent work (like, for example, the Quran or the Book of Mormon). Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-31065840058297639012010-05-07T10:05:46.772-07:002010-05-07T10:05:46.772-07:00> Are you familiar with the concept of circular...> Are you familiar with the concept of circular reasoning?<br /><br />Yes. It is a device from men's mind/heart, where men have attempted to use as a reason to judge God and to deny God's ultimate authority -- a mark of men's rebellion, pride and arrogance. Yet it has no relevance in the realm of Holy Scripture and its interpretations. <br /><br />> That depends on your daylighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598981353201083963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-89977382972802374312010-05-06T15:22:51.501-07:002010-05-06T15:22:51.501-07:00> You have *MIS-READ* the Bible.
Says you. Ar...> You have *MIS-READ* the Bible.<br /><br />Says you. Are you infallible?<br /><br />> It's pretty clear you are not a Christian, at least not now.<br /><br />That depends on your definition of "Christian."<br /><br />> You are not following what the Bible says about how to read the Bible<br /><br />Are you familiar with the concept of circular reasoning?Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-91484962118659744622010-05-06T12:55:14.847-07:002010-05-06T12:55:14.847-07:00> One of the reasons I'm not a Christian is...> One of the reasons I'm not a Christian is that I *have* read the Bible.<br /><br />You have *MIS-READ* the Bible.<br /><br />It's pretty clear you are not a Christian, at least not now. I don't intend to persuade you (or anyone), because I know God/Jesus alone is the Savior, human has no part in saving himself/herself, or saving any other human being. That's why I say "daylighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598981353201083963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-2833925656424136092010-05-06T07:30:45.407-07:002010-05-06T07:30:45.407-07:00> Read your Bible!!
What makes you think I hav...> Read your Bible!!<br /><br />What makes you think I haven't? One of the reasons I'm not a Christian is that I *have* read the Bible. I have not only read the Bible, I have read *about* the Bible, so I know how it came to be written and translated. And the result of all that reading was, for me, the inescapable conclusion that the Bible is a work of man and not the word of an Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-11178429864300675752010-05-05T07:58:11.724-07:002010-05-05T07:58:11.724-07:00> Don't you think that a wise and compassio...> Don't you think that a wise and compassionate God would make His Word straightforward and easy to understand?<br /><br />Consider these: <br /><i> Isaiah 44:18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.<br /> 2 Thessalonians 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that daylighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598981353201083963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-44047851756217614662010-05-03T13:47:18.731-07:002010-05-03T13:47:18.731-07:00> throwing Granny's body in the stew pot af...> throwing Granny's body in the stew pot after she dies from natural causes seems to be perfectly fine.<br /><br />Here are some examples from the Bible from which we can understand that dead body is not to be dealt with arbitrarily. For example, sometimes God allows very shameful things to happen to carcass to shame wicked individuals (e.g. read about Jezebel). <br /><br />Also, see daylighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598981353201083963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-25318620409317747122010-05-03T12:03:10.346-07:002010-05-03T12:03:10.346-07:00> killing people for cannibalism is definitely ...> killing people for cannibalism is definitely a sin<br /><br />Yes, yes, that is not in dispute. But throwing Granny's body in the stew pot after she dies from natural causes seems to be perfectly fine.<br /><br />> 5/21/2011 is the last day of salvation<br /><br />I'll be sure to mark my calendar.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-56047508353837273752010-05-03T11:57:27.536-07:002010-05-03T11:57:27.536-07:00Many people know about the Bible, but few truly kn...Many people know about the Bible, but few truly knows how to read the Bible. <br /><br />For people <b>truly</b> interested in the Bible, you may want to look at "First Principles of Bible Study": http://www.familyradio.com/graphical/literature/study/study_contents.html<br /><br />The Bible says "Thou shalt do no murder", so killing people for cannibalism is definitely a sin.<daylighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598981353201083963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-71335902058926471962009-05-26T12:26:37.406-07:002009-05-26T12:26:37.406-07:00cannibalism is not a sin according to the Bible.is...<I>cannibalism is not a sin according to the Bible.</I>is that for real?? i believe that it is really a sin.914https://www.blogger.com/profile/18089753943388995660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-84148350488088653892008-04-03T17:44:00.000-07:002008-04-03T17:44:00.000-07:00God didn't FORCE them to sinThat's true, but only ...<I>God didn't FORCE them to sin</I><BR/><BR/>That's true, but only because cannibalism is not a sin according to the Bible.<BR/><BR/><I>he just put them in a situation where it would be difficult to choose not to.</I><BR/><BR/>Sorry, but that's not what the Bible says. "I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons," is pretty unambiguous, and it does not mean the same thing as, "I will put Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719368822663798864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-36160946106596317362008-04-03T17:25:00.000-07:002008-04-03T17:25:00.000-07:00"Even the possibility that God might force someone..."Even the possibility that God might force someone to do something proves that it cannot be a sin, because God would never force someone to sin."<BR/><BR/>God didn't FORCE them to sin, he just put them in a situation where it would be difficult to choose not to. Those people didn't lack free will; they could have chosen to starve.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460064748862625846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-1162240511776240852006-10-30T12:35:00.000-08:002006-10-30T12:35:00.000-08:00Why shouldn't a parent child relationship work as ...Why shouldn't a parent child relationship work as an analogy? Most parents I know of still offer advice to their children regardless of age. If one was to assume that humans were "peers" with God then this entire argument would be moot. Assuming God is omniscient and omnipresent, then the effects of His actions is known to Him before the action is taken. Humans possessing this ability TheBFmlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137391458457832270noreply@blogger.com