Latest Challenges to the Teaching of Evolution

If you find the bible "abundantly clear," you've been smoking something that's not typical tobacco or taking some drugs that't not prescribed or OTC.

You should seek help before it's too late!

Well, I did tell you the Bible is hard for intelectuals like yourself to understand

I feel established religion has oppressed mankind and obfuscated the word of God to the point where the majority of our human race faces grave peril.

Do you know of a religion that you would like to share that is not established

There's NFL. That's a religion.

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Well, I did tell you the Bible is hard for intelectuals like yourself to understand

I see that you called CI an intellectual, do you think that he will figure out the reasoning behind your madness?

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I feel established religion has oppressed mankind and obfuscated the word of God to the point where the majority of our human race faces grave peril.

Do you know of a religion that you would like to share that is not established or maybe an understanding about reality that you would like to share with the rest of us, that may be profitable to us?

This passage does not appear in all manuscripts. However, the miraculous gifts given to the apostles were to expire when the bible became complete. (See 1 Corinthians 13:10)

You mean there is more than one version of Gods word?

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This passage does not appear in all manuscripts. However, the miraculous gifts given to the apostles were to expire when the bible became complete. (See 1 Corinthians 13:10)

SHORT CONCLUSION
Some late manuscripts and versions contain a short conclusion after Mark 16:8, as follows:
But all the things that had been commanded they related briefly to those around Peter. Further, after these things, Jesus himself sent out through them from the east to the west the holy and incorruptible proclamation of everlasting salvation.
LONG CONCLUSION
Certain ancient manuscripts (ACD) and versions (VgSyc,p) add the following long conclusion, but which אBSysArm omit:
9 After he rose early on the first day of the week he appeared first to Mary Mag′da·lene, from whom he had expelled seven demons. 10 She went and reported to those who had been with him, as they were mourning and weeping. 11 But they, when they heard he had come to life and had been viewed by her, did not believe. 12 Moreover, after these things he appeared in another form to two of them walking along, as they were going into the country; 13 and they came back and reported to the rest. Neither did they believe these. 14 But later he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table, and he reproached their lack of faith and hardheartedness, because they did not believe those who had beheld him now raised up from the dead. 15 And he said to them: “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. 16 He that believes and is baptized will be saved, but he that does not believe will be condemned. 17 Furthermore, these signs will accompany those believing: By the use of my name they will expel demons, they will speak with tongues, 18 and with their hands they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly it will not hurt them at all. They will lay their hands upon sick persons, and these will become well.”
19 So, then, the Lord Jesus, after having spoken to them, was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 They, accordingly, went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and backed up the message through the accompanying signs.

Why~??

tenderfoot wrote:

Why~??

Rabel asked. I answered
Or tried to

neologist wrote:

tenderfoot wrote:

Why~??

Rabel asked. I answered
Or tried to

Doing a bit of Godly work hey :- )

I can understand defending religion in a thread designed to attack it. But, why in a thread on the challenges of teaching evolution?

RABEL222 wrote:

Are you claiming the Bible is totally factual?

I believe it is inspired by God. That was my purpose for starting this thread: http://able2know.org/topic/211046-1
I was hoping to bait some believers, but no luck.

I can understand defending religion in a thread designed to attack it. But, why in a thread on the challenges of teaching evolution?

If God wanted us to have a bible why didn't He present it to us as he did the 10 commandments?