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jlisenbe
It is not simply my answer. It is the Bible's answer. It's what I have consistently said from the beginning, so I'm not sure why you sound so surprised.
It is also your answer. Stop with the semantics, please. Nobody is fooled.
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So you can post what you oppose, but are afraid to post what you support.
Not afraid at all. As I said, my beliefs are my own. What do you care, anyway? Do you have an agenda? Probably, yes.
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Fascinating that you claim to have no knowledge of what happens to them.
Not fascinating. It's the truth. I don't know, and neither do you.
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If you are completely ignorant of their future, then how would you know my understanding of Scripture is wrong?
Simple, it's too bizarre and you have misinterpreted the idea. The real question for you is WHY? Why a misinterpretation.
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Just because you don't know anything at all about it doesn't mean other people are as equally lacking in knowledge.
Of course, it does. NOBODY - read my lips - knows what happens after death. Anybody that says they know is wacky.
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Considering the importance of the subject, don't you think you need to learn?
An unknowable subject carries little or no importance and therefore does not need to be learned. An analogy is a law that is not enforced. Is there therefore a law at all? That's a philosophical approach since a religious approach, for reasons stated, doesn't work. You could read Camus - he's dealt with this question. Interesting question. The first one you've asked.
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My beliefs are based on the Bible.
Yes, I know. It's a very good book to base one's belief on.
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I get the idea that you consider it to be just another book while I consider it to be THE book.
Hmm, you need to be a little clearer here. I wouldn't call it "just another book", that denigrates it, somehow. I already said it is a very good book.
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I asked if you had faith in Jesus and you declined to answer and have declined to state any belief you do have.
See above. Already answered.
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I think that is unfortunate.
I don't.
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Now you are free to believe as you wish
Thank you.
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, and I don't want to sound as though I'm ridiculing that because I'm not. I look forward to listening to all points of view expressed on this board, but you are not prepared to share yours.
You don't come across as ridiculing my belief. How could you? I haven't given it. I am fully prepared to share my point of view when I deem the time proper for such sharing. To be honest, your strange belief (my opinion) re unbelievers and hell is not an encouragement for me to want to hear the rest of your beliefs because they are already tainted by your hell belief.
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You do need to consider the claims of Christ. You think you are having a disagreement with me, but have you considered that it might go a lot deeper than that?
No, I don't think my disagreement goes any deeper than you and have not considered it. My understanding of Christ is what it is. I doubt anything you say would change it.
