Where do you turn for the teachings of Christ? What are your sources?Eric wrote:The greatest attribute that Ehrman has given to general readers, is a stronger foundation to see that the Christian/Judea Bible is what it is -- a collection of writings by humans interpreting their beliefs before and during their lifetime based on events and influences of what it means to believe.
, i.e. God. Am I Gnostic? No. Am I Muslim? No. Am I Jewish? No. Simply a child of God who loves God with all his heart and soul.Through prayer, meditation, listening, reading, analyzing.spin wrote:Eric,
How do you get knowledge of the world and how do you test that knowledge?
I don't see how any of these responds to my question. Analysis is something one does in one's head. Reading and listening are merely means of getting information, not knowledge. Meditation and prayer seem not to have anything to do with gaining or testing knowledge. Perhaps you could expand your thoughts so they are comprehensible to someone like me, who has difficulty knowing much about anything without dealing harshly with whatever it is.Eric wrote:Through prayer, meditation, listening, reading, analyzing.spin wrote:How do you get knowledge of the world and how do you test that knowledge?
Reading and listening to what? What visual or aural media do you have access to which provides verifiable information about God?Eric wrote:Through prayer, meditation, listening, reading, analyzing.spin wrote:Eric,
How do you get knowledge of the world and how do you test that knowledge?
What did Christ teach? In Mark's gospel he teaches precious little, only crumbs about fasting, the sabbath, divorce and how to be a first-century follower.Eric wrote: I believe in the teachings of Christ not Christianity
Analysis as you state is something one does in one's head and I agree. When one seeks God with all their means, heart (aka inner feelings) soul and mind, God will not fail to provide them with knowledge. It is God who is our creator, thus the very foundation of knowledge. Prayer and meditation is a means to commune with God and to hear His/Her voice in guidance to our understanding. It is through faith in which we act upon this guidance.spin wrote:I don't see how any of these responds to my question. Analysis is something one does in one's head. Reading and listening are merely means of getting information, not knowledge. Meditation and prayer seem not to have anything to do with gaining or testing knowledge. Perhaps you could expand your thoughts so they are comprehensible to someone like me, who has difficulty knowing much about anything without dealing harshly with whatever it is.Eric wrote:Through prayer, meditation, listening, reading, analyzing.spin wrote:How do you get knowledge of the world and how do you test that knowledge?
Reading and listening to what? (Reading of Old Testament, New Testament, Qu-Ran, Qumran texts, Hermetica writings, different theologian views throughout the years, atheist writings, scientists and history). Listening? (I listen to hear God's direction). What visual or aural media do you have access to which provides verifiable information about God? (This is an age old argument which cannot be answered. Just as an atheist cannot prove or have visual facts to support their theory. I.E. What started motion when there was nothing, no heat, no cold, no molecules, no atoms, no electrons, no space dust, no gases, no electrons, no aether, no sound, no vibration, etc. Thus through faith the atheist must say that all those elements had to be there without verifiable facts as to how all of these elements came into existence individually and how they started to move to formulate together to cause a big bang).Diogenes the Cynic wrote:Reading and listening to what? What visual or aural media do you have access to which provides verifiable information about God?Eric wrote:Through prayer, meditation, listening, reading, analyzing.spin wrote:Eric,
How do you get knowledge of the world and how do you test that knowledge?
