I like to rationally evaluate the likely origin of texts. I have some experience with reading inspired writings, so I will not hold back with what I understand to be the truth in this thread.
I can disagree with BADecker for the reason that the Bible lacks internal consistency; that makes that book invalid.
Good day to everyone; I am bumping this thread because I have posted a lot of truth here.
For some reason, the joint and BADecker have yet to respond to my posts.
I will not stop posting the truth about man and God in this thread; it is too important!
Those of you who hold back that which you know to be TRUTH, do a disservice to your fellow man. In your state of fear or false allegiance, you are simply among the many controlled puppets actually working FOR the "elite". Surely a few moments of quiet reflection would counsel the folly of such a path!
I say, here and now, that the ONLY way to regain ANY true freedom is to speak out and turn this mess around. Call upon God for assistance and protection AND YOU WILL HAVE IT! If you dwell upon fear, it will consume your life and, moreover, expedite the death of your physical body.
Dwell upon that which you know to be true, and share your unique knowledge with the world. Many wait until they are literally on their deathbed to speak out, for in their final moments they finally feel that they haven't anything left to lose.
Speak out NOW and do something TRULY meaningful with your life!
ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
The joint,
You may wish to read my latest posts and references to better understand the form of the proof.
All atheists are humanists; also, the Eisenbeiss case strongly supports survival, which humanists reject, so I conclude that all atheists are mistaken.
Further, we now know that life is more than just complicated chemistry and this also undermines humanism.
BADecker,
I advise you not to call my GOD the devil until you know EXACTLY what is going on.
God's messenger Hatonn delivers a message that is both literal and rational; this is what a spiritual teaching should look like.
By the way, I still disagree with you about a "jealous/wrathful God"; God is love, and you have called my God the Devil without even so much as pointing out where God's messenger is telling you to do evil.
I am making this post so that others may also share TRUTH in this thread.
You can evaluate inspired writings by reading them entirely and evaluating their consistency; some writings have a better degree of consistency than others. The below papers are discussing the content-source problem and are helpful for understanding the problems involved in the evaluation of inspired writings and Scripture: