"les_on_usenet" <delete-unread@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:oevti3d452pm03fvn9la007ok40qk98n3m@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:46:49 GMT, Kenneth Doyle <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>>On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:17:25 -0500, Pastor Frank wrote:
>>>
>>> Love isn't an "un-provable premise", and we believe in it, and
>>> anyone
>>> who demonstrates it, as Christ did on the cross of Calvary.
>>
>>There's no proof that that event ever happened, or that Christ ever
>>existed.
>
> Nor does it matter. To look to one person or one ideal to guide us
> is narrow minded and shallow. Wisdom, understanding and the
> correct way to lead our lives comes not from one single role model,
> like Paul's Christ or a football player but from us all. I look for
> the good in everybody and synthesise the best as my guide. A
> casual remark or a wise action can make a difference or remind me when
> I have forgotten. Thus I tread my path hopefully gaining wisdom
> as I do. There is nothing to be gained by looking to one single
> source like the Bible. That is a dead end.
>
No quite. By all means look around and explore the world's major
religions, I did. But if you look carefully, you will notice that Christ
is
about relation****ps and commitment, not intelligence, knowledge, logic and
reason. Our relation****p with God is a parental one, based upon the love a
father has for his children, and that this parental love is not subject to
logic nor reason. In other words, the kid who loves his Dad does NOT get
what he deserves, because mutual love causes all in such relation****ps to
be
blind to each other's faults and shortcomings.
That is why it's so difficult for some people to get a handle on the
Christian religion in particular.
--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
|
