The next major advancement in Christianity

[Nungali]

3 hours ago, Sanity Check said:

 

 

Bible history goes something like this.

 

1.  God offers people wise counsel

2.  People reject wise counsel and make poor choices

3.  People beg God to save them from results of their poor choices

4.  God saves them from their poor choices

5.  People return to making poor choices once again

6.  God saves them from their poor choices

7.  People return to making poor choices

8.  God saves them from their poor choices

 

Think about how pointless that process is.

 

It is indeed pointless   IF you see it that way .  I dont see the  Bible story like your point for point  summary .

 

Regardless tugh we get to the same conclusions  - see below .

 

 

3 hours ago, Sanity Check said:

 

Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.

 

Those who make poor choices often do so making choices based on lies and inaccuracy.

 

While those who make good choices base more on truth & fact.

 

See my thread  on an analysis of Bible 'history '  ;

 

 

3 hours ago, Sanity Check said:

 

Love of truth & fact. Seeking truth and acquiring knowledge could be more integral to the christian faith than most realize.

 

It used to be !  Many Christians  scholars studied hermetics and Neo-Palatonism  and infused Christian philosophy ad theology with it .

The advent of modern science put an end to that . Now, well their cosmology is exceptionally lacking ; eg. look at the vast expanse f vedic and Buddhist cosmology and various states of consciousness and then compare it to the Christian .

 

It is integral to the Baha'i religion 'independent investigation of truth is a key point of belief . You cant even become a Baha'i just because your family is. You have to wait until you are 15 and they want to see that you have looked into other religions and done a bit of comparative religious studies , then if they choose  to become a Baha'i  they can make a formal declaration of their faith .  Its perfectly acceptable if they choose another religion  .

 

 

3 hours ago, Sanity Check said:

 

The path to redemption could be defined by making better choices, a process relying upon furthering truth and knowledge.

 

It is possible a person who is a christian should have some of this reflected in how they live their life.

 

It may not merely be faith in Christ.

 

Over time they should learn, gather facts / knowledge and make better life choices as a result.

 

In this way they might be redeemed.

 

So I think anyways.

 

 

I think that is a good wholesome and sensible thought .

[Sanity Check]

 

17 hours ago, Nungali said:

 

 

 

See my thread  on an analysis of Bible 'history '  ;

 

 

 

 

Interesting.

 

What are your thoughts on things like the dead sea scrolls.

 

Would be the kneejerk reaction.