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  1. Scooter

    Featured Was the New Testament intended to be taken as Scripture?

    So, I guess you are willing to gamble your eternity that there is no God. My life after this is too valuable for me to take such a risk. I'm trusting in the sure thing. Good luck with your wager.
  2. Scooter

    Featured Was the New Testament intended to be taken as Scripture?

    Good insights don’t offer forgiveness of sin or salvation. What other religion offers the free pardon of sins? I cannot endorse any religion that leads people to Hell no matter how much insight it offers.
  3. Scooter

    Featured Was the New Testament intended to be taken as Scripture?

    But what if the Bible is true? What if there is a real Heaven and a real Hell? Are you willing to gamble your eternity on a little religion? If you’re right, then I have lost nothing in the end and we wind up exactly the same. However, if I’m right about Jesus, then I gain eternal life while you...
  4. Scooter

    Featured Theory — the Greek “mystery religion” version of Christianity was already widespread at the time of Paul’s travels.

    So what evidence do you present to support your claim that some mystery religion influenced Paul? So far all you have offered is your unsubstantiated opinion.
  5. Scooter

    Featured Was the New Testament intended to be taken as Scripture?

    This may be your opinion of the scriptures and of the Christian faith, but I assure you it is not make believe.
  6. Scooter

    Featured Theory — the Greek “mystery religion” version of Christianity was already widespread at the time of Paul’s travels.

    Who? Who are these people who wondered if Christianity came from some Greek mystery religion? Here’s what Google AI stated when I queried about Christianity coming from a Greek mystery religion: So what is your answer?
  7. Scooter

    Featured Theory — the Greek “mystery religion” version of Christianity was already widespread at the time of Paul’s travels.

    Based on what evidence? What is this “mystery religion”? What makes you believe Paul believed in this mystery religion? Again, are you just making up stuff as you go?
  8. Scooter

    Featured Theory — the Greek “mystery religion” version of Christianity was already widespread at the time of Paul’s travels.

    So basically you just made this up. Your “mystery religion” is simply an illusion you conjured up. Right?
  9. Scooter

    Featured Theory — the Greek “mystery religion” version of Christianity was already widespread at the time of Paul’s travels.

    What makes 1BCE so different from 1CE that a totally new designation is required? And what do we today have in common with those 2025 years ago?
  10. Scooter

    How should a Christian treat a Transgender person?

    I would treat the person with the same respect I would treat any mentally ill person. When my mother-in-law's Alsheimer flares up and she starts to hallucinate, I don't argue with her and tell her there are no little children in front of the TV. I tell her that I can't see them. If a trans...
  11. Scooter

    Featured About part of Mark not included in Luke, the “great omission”

    The veracity and inspiration of the Bible is not dependent on popular opinion. It is the inerrant and infallible word of God whether men believe that or not.
  12. Scooter

    Featured some of the Old Testament writers believed in multiple Gods, just that Yahweh was the best God.

    Thank you. I spent every day with her the last six weeks of her life. More important than the time we spent together is the hope we both have of spending eternity together. Thank you again.
  13. Scooter

    Featured some of the Old Testament writers believed in multiple Gods, just that Yahweh was the best God.

    Idk, maybe as a lesson for growth? Life is not fair whether a person is a believer or not. God allows troubles in the lives of believers to build their faith in Him. Why did my mother (a strong believer) have to suffer so much from her lung cancer? Why did the cancer spread to her brain? Why...
  14. Scooter

    Featured some of the Old Testament writers believed in multiple Gods, just that Yahweh was the best God.

    There is the beginning of your problems. “This one book” does not trump what the Bible says. Stick to the scripture and let the scriptures speak to you.
  15. Scooter

    Featured some of the Old Testament writers believed in multiple Gods, just that Yahweh was the best God.

    Street cred has nothing to do with understanding scripture. Your posts have shown no Biblical understanding at all. Unfortunately many long term believers are also Biblically ignorant. If you accepted Christ as your savior as you claim, then you are still a believer. It is impossible to be...
  16. Scooter

    Featured some of the Old Testament writers believed in multiple Gods, just that Yahweh was the best God.

    Sigh…look again. I said those verses refuted your points. Sorry but the “gotcha” didn’t work.
  17. Scooter

    Featured some of the Old Testament writers believed in multiple Gods, just that Yahweh was the best God.

    No, it does not. Jesus is God so He has no doubts about anything. Because our sin that was placed on Christ, for the only time in history, Jesus and the Father were separated. It is sin that separates us from God (Isaiah 59:2). Jesus was suffering in both body and spirit. His cry was fulfillment...
  18. Scooter

    Featured some of the Old Testament writers believed in multiple Gods, just that Yahweh was the best God.

    And those points have been soundly refuted with numerous other scriptures. I find it absolutely hilarious that a nonbeliever, with no Biblical learning wants to argue a basic Biblical doctrine with a practicing believer with two earned Master's degrees in Biblical disciplines. People are free to...