tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post5259463479901294918..comments2024-03-16T02:12:38.325-07:00Comments on God cannot be contained!: God, Christians and the Jewish BibleMiller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-8052391259189152772017-03-26T15:42:50.824-07:002017-03-26T15:42:50.824-07:00Sorry, MidwestSorry, MidwestMiller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-2613164097700409482017-03-26T04:53:02.031-07:002017-03-26T04:53:02.031-07:00Miller Jones said: "Strawman"
I notice ...Miller Jones said: "Strawman"<br /><br />I notice modern Bible Belt Christian apologists like to use "logic" against skeptics. I therefore theorize that Miller Jones lives somewhere in the Bible Belt/South?Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-19006994587203173142017-03-23T16:48:46.564-07:002017-03-23T16:48:46.564-07:00Once again, you are equating the mention of these ...Once again, you are equating the mention of these things with a belief in them - I do not. For me, the story of Adam and Eve reflects the fact that we all share a common male and female ancestor - that we are all of one blood - connected and related to each other. And, since stories of a flood are so widespread among ancient cultures, the story may suggest a shared memory of some cataclysmic event in the story of early humans (not a literal planet-wide event). As for symbolism and spiritual lessons, there are probably a great many possibilities (e.g. punishment for evil, the baptism of mankind, the washing away of sin, etc.)Miller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-8974485886782293812017-03-23T14:00:43.783-07:002017-03-23T14:00:43.783-07:00How do you allegorize away your Jesus' belief ...How do you allegorize away your Jesus' belief in Adam & Eve & Noah's Flood??Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-10097473762147966252017-03-23T08:01:57.173-07:002017-03-23T08:01:57.173-07:00Straw man - I never stated or even implied, nor do...Straw man - I never stated or even implied, nor do I believe, that Australian Aborigines waited 58,000 years for Jesus. And you should know by now that I reject the prophetic/philosophical/intellectual gymnastics which have portrayed the second coming as imminent. Furthermore, I have made it abundantly clear in this blog that I do not believe the Bible to be a source of "historical truth" about the origins of mankind (at least not in the literal sense that you and most Fundamentalists are talking about). As for Christ's endorsement of Noah's Flood, if I mention Gandalf's defeat of the Balrog in Moria, does that suggest that I believe it happened? Is it possible to employ literary devices that an audience would be familiar with in making some larger point without saying or suggesting anything about its accuracy or validity? Miller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-14160108773239812632017-03-23T05:27:09.313-07:002017-03-23T05:27:09.313-07:00The Australian Aboriginals waited ~ 58,000 years f...The Australian Aboriginals waited ~ 58,000 years for Miller Jones' messiah, Jesus Christ, to appear. Unfortunately/fortunately the Apostles never did reach Australia with the "good news" of his soon - in their lifetime - second coming in power to displace the oppressive Roman Rule. But eventually the fair skinned Europeans did reach them 1900 years later and proceeded to convert them to the "truth" of the Bible and Jesus including the "historical truth" of the 'origin of man in the Middle East 6000 years ago and Noah's Flood (endorsed by Jesus)Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-69044398834614402302017-03-17T10:49:43.312-07:002017-03-17T10:49:43.312-07:00This post is concerned with Christianity's use...This post is concerned with Christianity's use and interpretation of the Jewish canon. To your point, I have never dismissed or ignored those other "Yahwhist" scriptures (they simply aren't relevant to the questions I'm exploring in this post - the one's that the Catholics were attempting to address).Miller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-36867864755263956472017-03-17T08:36:15.906-07:002017-03-17T08:36:15.906-07:00If you are seeking enlightenment on the God of Abr...If you are seeking enlightenment on the God of Abraham, why are you only focusing on two 'sacred' canons? It's quite inconsistent that you ignore other 'inspired' Yahwist scriptures like Koran, Book of Mormon.. for which there is equal 'evidence' of their divine validity.Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.com