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Hey guys,
Let me first state that I am by no means a Bible scholar Istill have much to learn and I would highly suggest you bring these questionsup to a Christian Pastor versed well in the Bible. On the other hand I willanswer these questions to the absolute best of my knowledge and if I trulydon’t have an answer for you I wont make up something to try and convince youI’m not here to trick or lie to anyone to believe in God.
So with that said,
First in response to what gmack24 has to say there iscomplete and legitimate reason for argument when dealing with Christ’smiracles. Jesus is God in human flesh so he has all the deity that God hasbecause He is indeed God. So when you say it’s scientifically impossible you’resaying its scientifically impossible for a normal human being to partake insuch miracles. However I am fully stating that Jesus Christ is God Himself andbecause of this it makes absolute perfect sense that He could perform suchmiracles. If God in all respect created you, then how would he not be able toturn water into wine?
In response to BrokenBones question dealing with owningslaves…
So do you agree that owning slaves is ok, as long as theirfrom another country?
No I do not believe that owning slaves is ok at all and Iwould never buy or own a slave if given the opportunity. My first reaction is that you will saywell you truly don’t believe that that the Bible is stated as fact… However letme also state that I failed to mention that yes I do believe that the Bible isstated as fact but I also recognize and fully understand that the Bible waswritten in a different time period therefore it was also written in differentcontext because of that time period. So to fully grasp and understand the Biblewe at times need to place ourselves in that historical period.
To further address your slavery question one could look at,
1 Corinthians 7:21-24,
“Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it troubleyou- although if you can gain your freedom, do so. For he who was a slave whenhe was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman; similarly, he who was a freeman when he was called is Christ’s slave. You were bought at a price; do notbecome slaves of men. Brothers, each man, as responsible to God, should remainin the situation God called him to.”
What this basically is saying is… Christian slaves shouldlive contentedly in their situation, realizing that they have become free inChrist. So if a man was a slave when He came to Christ he should understandthat it is by no means a restriction to his faith and will not stop him fromspreading God’s word. However the Bible also states that if a man is given achance for freedom he should surely take it. Finally if a man is free whencoming to know Christ he should also recognize that he is a slave to Christ’sword for Christ has saved him from the bondages of sin.
I hope this all makes sense, sorry its so long!
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