Why does the god of the Bible consider slavery to be moral??

But philosophy of life must be based on logic; it must be rational, and not conflict with what we learn about our materialistic universe.

But philosophy of life must be based on logic; it must be rational, and not conflict with what we learn about our materialistic universe.

But philosophy of life must be based on logic; it must be rational, and not conflict with what we learn about our materialistic universe.

The problem that arises here is there is so little known about the "supernatural" world. As such one can make up any story without fear of being proven wrong as nothing can be proven one way or another when it come to the "supernatural."

Take Christ and Joseph Smith for example. Both claimed to be delivering messages from God. Both had devote followers who believed them and their message.

But the difference is JS lived in an era when his warts could not be hidden. We see him as a cheating husband who eventually "received" from God, or angel, I don't know which, a message that authorized him to introduce polygamy. He needed polygamy to satisfy his sexual lusts.

Try to image what picture of JS would emerge if the only knowledge of him came from his devote followers. Nothing outside of what his followers said of him would be known.

That's the position of Christ. With the exception of the pagan Celsus we know virtually nothing about Christ except what his devotees wrote. If Mormonism is an example of how followers protect the sins of their leaders than I don't think you will get an honest picture of what the real Christ was like. It will be very distorted, bias and irrational.

Our knowledge of Christ is as limited as our knowledge of the supernatural. One may make and mold Christ into whatever shape they wish; and he was molded into many different shapes in the first few centuries following his death.

Today we have Christ as a God, the "perfect" human, whatever that is, who, like the pagan demigods, has come to earth to help mankind. In this case he has come to save our souls.

If you believe in me your saved and may live in my City of Gold; if not go to hell.

IFF, That's where I find it difficult to understand or trust why people can believe in the "message of the bible." There are too many errors, omissions, and contradictions for its message to be "clear." Many theologians have difficulty with consistency when interpreting the bible.

Humans don't need a 1000 page book to tell us what's right and wrong; it's taught to us by our parents and peers in the environment we live in.

The only good message is "don't judge others," but the teachings of the bible concerning some aspects of life teach discrimination by fiat.
Homosexuals are sinners. It's okay to own slaves.

All those miracles claimed in the bible are meaningless; it's much worse than science fiction. At least science fiction can come true sometime in the future.

Why are the historical facts about Jesus or Jospeh Smith important?

. . . Jew do not believe Gods impregnate women and give birth to Gods. Pagans do. . . Remember Paul said the foundation of Christianity rests on the belief that Christ made a full body resurrection.

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. . . Jew do not believe Gods impregnate women and give birth to Gods. Pagans do. . . Remember Paul said the foundation of Christianity rests on the belief that Christ made a full body resurrection.

You shoild really cite scriptural sources when you make claims. Were you to then read the scriptural sources, you might be able to save yourself your time wasted.

The resurrection of the body is an essential Christian doctrine, as the apostle Paul declares: "f the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished" (1 Cor. 15:13-18).

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The resurrection of the body is an essential Christian doctrine, as the apostle Paul declares: "f the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished" (1 Cor. 15:13-18).

http://www.catholic.com/library/Resurrection_of_the_Body.asp

B. DESCENDENT OF DAVID

According to Jewish sources, the Messiah will be born of human parents and possess normal physical attributes like other people. He will not be a demi-god, (1) nor will he possess supernatural qualities.

The Messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (see Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1). According to the Christian claim that Jesus was the product of a virgin birth, he had no father -- and thus could not have possibly fulfilled the messianic requirement of being descended on his father's side from King David! (2)
SEE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION

C. TORAH OBSERVANCE

The Messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah observance. The Torah states that all mitzvot (commandments) remain binding forever, and anyone coming to change the Torah is immediately identified as a false prophet. (Deut. 13:1-4)

Throughout the New Testament, Jesus contradicts the Torah and states that its commandments are no longer applicable. (see John 1:45 and 9:16, Acts 3:22 and 7:37) For example, John 9:14 records that Jesus made a paste in violation of Shabbat, which caused the Pharisees to say (verse 16), "He does not observe Shabbat!"


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3) MISTRANSLATED VERSES "REFERRING" TO JESUS (back)

Biblical verses can only be understood by studying the original Hebrew text -- which reveals many discrepancies in the Christian translation.

A. VIRGIN BIRTH

The Christian idea of a virgin birth is derived from the verse in Isaiah 7:14 describing an "alma" as giving birth. The word "alma" has always meant a young woman, but Christian theologians came centuries later and translated it as "virgin." This accords Jesus' birth with the first century pagan idea of mortals being impregnated by gods.

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So you, like all the other religious "experts" out there, think you know the Bible better than anyone else. In doing so you have created your own religion, of sorts.

My posts are addressed to Christians. I don't think many conservative or moderate Christians would look upon you as a Christian.

Do you believe Christ is God? NO
Do you believe in the Trinity? NO
Do you believe in the full body resurrection of Christ? NO
Do you believe in the virgin birth?YES

Why does god need to be served? Ego?

IFF, That's where I find it difficult to understand or trust why people can believe in the "message of the bible." There are too many errors, omissions, and contradictions for its message to be "clear." Many theologians have difficulty with consistency when interpreting the bible.

Humans don't need a 1000 page book to tell us what's right and wrong; it's taught to us by our parents and peers in the environment we live in.

The only good message is "don't judge others," but the teachings of the bible concerning some aspects of life teach discrimination by fiat.
Homosexuals are sinners. It's okay to own slaves.

All those miracles claimed in the bible are meaningless; it's much worse than science fiction. At least science fiction can come true sometime in the future.