Link to part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LndEOMOlZLw
Quote from a Christian literalist corresponding with me:
"We believe, however, that since the Bible is God's word and is inerrant (until proven otherwise someday) that our faith (Christianity) is the truth and all others are man-made. There is evidence to support this claim, that we are true and they are false. Every single god or goddess (other than the God of the Bible) bears with them the signs of human weaknesses, such as deceitfulness, unjust, unholy, and malicious. All of these gods experience petty human emotions and makes mistakes. The God of the Bible is an exception, He is not the author of confusion. Thus, He makes things clear to us through His Word."
Leviticus:
•God gives detailed instructions for performing ritualistic animal sacrifices. such bloody rituals must be important to God, judging from the number of times that he repeats their instructions. Indeed the entire first nine chapters of Leviticus can be summarized as follows: Get an animal, kill it, sprinkle the blood around, cut the dead animal into pieces, and burn it for a "sweet savor unto the Lord." Chapters 1 - 9
•"Flay the burnt offering; cut it into pieces." 1:6
•Burn the head, fat, and entrails for "a sweet savour unto the Lord." 1:8-9
•"Kill it and sprinkle blood round about." 1:11, 3:2, 3:8, 3:13
•"Cut it into pieces and burn it for a sweet savour unto the Lord." 1:12-13
•"Wring off its head and burn it." 1:15
•"For a sweet savour unto the Lord." 1:17
•"Part it in pieces... it is a meat offering." 2:6
•"It is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire." 2:10
•What to do with the fat, kidneys, and liver of your burnt offerings. 3:3-4, 3:9-10, 3:14-16
•"Kill the bullock before the Lord and take of the bullock's blood." 4:4
•"The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle the blood seven times before the Lord." 4:6, 4:17
•"Pour all the blood at the bottom of the altar." 4:7
•What to do with the fat, kidneys, liver, skin, head, entrails, and dung from your burnt offerings. 4:8-11
•"The bullock shall be killed before the Lord." 4:14
•"Kill it and pour out the blood." 4:24-25
•"Slay it for a sin offering, pour out the blood, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the Lord." 4:29-31
•Slay it for a sin offering, put the blood on your finger, and pour out the blood at the bottom of the altar. 4:33-34
•Wringing off the heads of pigeons for God. 5:8-9
•Kill the sin offering before the Lord. "It is most holy." 6:25
•The holy law of trespass offering: Find an animal; kill it; sprinkle the blood around; offer God the fat, rump, kidneys, and caul; burn and eat it in the holy place, for "it is most holy." 7:1-6
•The priest must sprinkle the blood of the peace offerings. 7:14
•Be careful what you eat during these animal sacrifices. Don't eat fat or blood -- these are for God. (And he doesn't like to share!) 7:18-27
•God gives instructions for "wave offerings" and "heave offerings." He says these offerings are to be made perpetually "by a statute for ever." Have you made your heave offering today? 7:30-36
•Moses does it all for God. First he kills an animal; wipes the blood on Aaron's ears, thumbs, and big toes. Then he sprinkles blood round about and waves the guts before the Lord. Finally he burns the whole mess for "a sweet savour before the Lord." 8:14-32
•More killing, sprinkling of blood, waiving animal parts, and burning carcasses "before the Lord." 9:2-21
•Kill the calf, dip your finger in the blood, sprinkle the blood round about, burn the fat and entrails, and wave the breast for a wave offering before the Lord. 9:8-21
•God gives us more instructions on killing and burning animals. I guess the first nine chapters of Leviticus wasn't enough. He says we must do this because he really likes the smell -- it is "a sweet savour unto the Lord." 23:12-14, 18
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@chev6art forgive me, but you're starting to sound like a stuck record. You still haven't illustrated one good reason to believe that the bible is true. You added your own interpretation of Romans 10:10 - nowhere does it say "the faith" or "the works". To me, confession doesn't sound like "works". "Works" refers to doing good deeds, not confessing bad ones. So, I'll ask one more time, to give me one compelling piece of evidence that the bible is factually true.
AtheistBrit 1 month ago
@AtheistBrit James 2:26 and Ephesians 2:8,9 do not contradict each other. You obviously don't know Jesus as Lord and Saviour. But you don't have to stay that way! "Believe on the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be saved!" (Act 16:31). Believe and God will open up His plan for yout life to you! Faith and works operate hand-in-hand. How? "With the heart a man believeth (the faith) and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation (the works)." (Romans 10:10) He made it simple!
chev6art 1 month ago
@chev6art so the bible talks about a plan for salvation, but isn't even consistent as to what it is. Is it by works, as illustrated in James 2:26 (and others), or by grace, as outlined in Ephesians 2:8-9? Even so, just because a book says it doesn't make it so. You're using the bible to prove the bible is true, which is circular reasoning. You also seem to make the mistake that most religious people do when dealing with atheists: assuming I haven't read your religious book. I have, repeatedly.
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@AtheistBrit What's J.K. Rowling's plan of salvation?
chev6art 1 month ago
@chev6art That's great. Harry Potter says that wizards are real and that if you run at the pillar between platforms 9 and 10 at King's Cross Station you'll be transported to platform 9 3/4. Thing is, in reality if you tried that you'd end up with nothing but a sore head! There's nothing about the bible which makes it any more factual than Harry Potter.
AtheistBrit 1 month ago
@AtheistBrit You said you already read it and it already opened your eyes. Hmmmm...ever wonder if you'll have a life after your'e gone? The Bible says you will. "My Word have I magnified above all My Name." (Psalm 138:2) "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God." (John 1:1) God is so intimitaley identified with the Bible in your house you are actually handling Him when you pick it up. Come to know Him--It's the best thing you'll ever do for yourself!
chev6art 1 month ago
@chev6art I find a very interesting collection of books but no evidence for anything beyond that. I'm pleased that you seem happy with your outcome and I am happy with mine, too. :)
AtheistBrit 1 month ago
@AtheistBrit About the 20th time I read it did I finally get it. Yes, Iv'e read it 20 times and I am not done. Don't know about you but I not only find God there, but I find life, health and prosperity! It's possible to have them because it's part of His Salvation Plan. AtheistBrit, you don't know what you're missing!
chev6art 1 month ago
@chev6art "Read the rest of the Bible-it'll open your eyes." - already have, and it already did. :)
AtheistBrit 1 month ago
@AtheistBrit God gave dominion to Adam, beginning in Genesis 1:27. But in Genesis 3, Adam handed dominion to the devil by tempting him with disobedience. One act of disobedience resulted in the fall of mankind. And he was separated from God Who was now on the outside looking in on planet Earth. God was limited what he could do to help. But Jesus Christ took the limitations back off!! God is not the taker, but the Giver of life! Read the rest of the Bible-it'll open your eyes.
chev6art 1 month ago