>>282052481
Source: r/atheism
In reality, he is neither a theologian nor a historian.
He never had any degree in those

He is respected in the "textual criticism" of the New Testament. But he is clueless about the historical, theological, and cultural context of the scriptures.

One of his most ridiculous fails was when he tried to compare Jesus' resurrection with Apollonius of Tyana, who was seen to return to life and went to heaven.

But, in reality, the source for Apollonius was written 150 years after his death and it was written precisely to combat the rising popularity of Christianity.
This is something that almost every Roman historian knows. But, Ehrman never mentions it

Christian belief in Christ's resurrection was written by people who willingly died for it. And Christianity was born right in Judea, where people have seen him die and could visit his tomb at any time to confirm it for themselves

Just like every atheist ever, his entire fame was built upon bashing Evangelicals and other crazy protestant denominations.
While also purposely avoiding actual scholars in Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

No.
Human Rights were created precisely because the Church is against forced conversions

Laws of Burgos were created by Fr. Burgos after witnessing the horrors that Columbus inflicted upon the natives. Back then, your rights were based upon your nationality, the king you served, and your economic status. But he was able to convince the Church and the Kings that, since all men are made in the image of God, all men must be treated equally

Human Rights are a Christian doctrine.
It does not exist outside of Christian nations/influence. And this is why abandoning Christ creates societies where some are more equal than others - you have no moral anchor because morals come from God

>>17971790
Sins mean damage to God's kingdom

You cannot plow through someone's garden and expect to be left off because "I will not do it again"

Payment must be made, and sins can only be repaid in blood

Also,
>by just fixing your 'sins' through deeds.
This is not good (+1) and evil (-1)
Good is what you are meant to do
A servant who will not be praised for doing his job only half the time. It is your shortcomings that is recorded

>>17955647
God made things capable of "choosing"

The fact that we choose something he does not like, doesn't mean he made a mistake
We choose to reject him and he is not going to take away that freedom

He will, however, also take his protection away if we choose to leave him. And that is why the world is shit

If you want to fix it, return to his grace, carry your cross, and follow him

>>17952924
>because they have disturbing appearances?
Nigga, you street shitters burned widows alive and crushed children under religious idols. All because you believed that it would be good luck for both you and the victim. It was Christians who ended it

And this is not including your Caste system, which completely spats on the idea of Equality under God's eyes

We care naught for looks
Your actions reflect your beliefs and you are worshiping demons, alright

P.S
Hindu gods are nowhere near the weirdness of Biblically accurate angels

>>17929099
Nothing is "necessary" to be a Christian other than Christ
Everything else exists for you to be closer to him. The sacraments, mass, holidays, etc. All are for you to form a deeper relationship with Christ.

Do not be swift to make judgement. The fact that you find the person lacking does not change the fact that God is letting him have the authority to proclaim his words. Even Jesus had to receive his semicha from John the Baptist - an inferior being.

Be humble and follow proper law and order

>Last time in his sermon the boomer priest was praising islam
Protestant Church, I pressure
Go to a Catholic or Orthodox church. They actually studied theology. They are not infalliable but they can be excommunicated for heresies like that

>>17900826
It is based on Traditional Calculation which believes that great spiritual leaders die at the same time they were born

Jesus died during the passover of 33AD
Which landed in March
Therefore, the Annunciation happened in March
Add 9 months and you get Dec 25, 1AD

It is not "inaccurate". It just didn't care about the Roman census, but about Tradition.

>>17870491
>>17870496
>>17870499
They weren't raped.
Deutoronomy 21:10 has a law for captive women.
If you desire her, you take them to your house, shave her head, trim her nails, and take off the clothes that she was captured in. Then she is to be given a MONTH to mourn her father and mother.
Then you may marry her.

They are NOT sex slaves. You cannot sell her, you cannot touch her.

Sex slavery and rape are NOT part of God's laws. "Take for yourself" here means adoption and integration into society

God called for the extermination of every adult because they partook in the abominable worship of Baal.
There is no indication that boys were slain

>>17867139
Christianity IS modernity
No magic, no mandate of heaven, and no witch hunting

You may not believe this, but these 3 are MAJOR economies that keeps society backed in the muck. Secular education has killed the idea of mysticism, but outside of Christians and Christian-vassal states, it is very much alive, very real, and it is foolish to try and "improve" the place without first laying the groundwork

India is a shithole because the caste system keeps the skilled people out
Africa is a shithole because the witch-hunting keeps the skilled people out
Islamic nations are shitholes because the apostate huntings keeps the skilled people out

>>17864101
This is wrong as it assumes that you are safe when in reality, everyone's already headed towards the cliff and Jesus was just trying to pull us out

Yes, Jesus knocks because you are beating your head on the floor, and he wants to stop you before you get actual brain damage. If you would allow it

>>17853770
First off, No one said that they are in hell
Secondly, "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven"

And lastly, to be virtuous is to be like Christ.
Those who know the truth must live by it
Those who do not know the truth must seek it

And if you already know Christ, but chooses to reject him, the question becomes "why" and the answer often always lead to your damnation
It is impossible to hate Christ unless you just hate the fact that he calls you out

>>17834840
This was proven already incorrect

This graph is less about "intelligence between faith" but intelligence between high and low median income

Education increases your IQ
Rich people are more likely to get education
Rich people are more likely to be atheist.

Similarly, Jewish communities have a culture that focuses on monetary income, which also increases their educational attainment.

If you divide this based on income, the Christians actually come out on top.

As such, the better question is
Why are the people most blessed by the God the ones who reject him the most

>>17828398
No. If you will not bow to him, you are a goat.
Go be with your father, the Serpent

>>17825517
>>17825508
The belief that old people are fools is just arrogance. Everyone knows how to ask questions, and everyone understands that, during their time, there is no such thing as fiction or non-fiction.

Instead, every tale is a semi-fictional account of a real event that was turned into a play because only through this can the story be preserved. No one was ever a literalist. In fact, the idea of expecting history to be accurate, reliable, and not turned into propaganda never happened until the 1800's
Everyone had a blatant agenda to promote (even to this day)

>>17812057
We are not a murder death cult
We are a life cult. We save, heal, and protect, even the ones outside of our faith

The fact that we are willing to die for Christ doesn't mean that we are willing to kill for him. No, he would not want that. Or at least not without a proper just system

>>17804569
Yes, yes
The same demonic spin that they tell you
Authoritive figure wanted a strict order without any rights. Righteous Rebel who got damned for speaking

This was the same thing he whispered in your ear since Prometheus, all the way to Lego movie and Ugly Dolls

But in reality, it was more of God enforcing rules that keep everyone safe, and Lucifer is teaching people how to destroy themselves.
Going against God always leads to self-destruction. This is what has always been proven true

It is the lot of you who had to explain why you want to violate the rules designed for your own well-being and that of others

>>17796175
40-60% of Printing presses were Church-funded/owned because they wanted to distribute as many bibles as they could

They even encouraged reading sessions in their own houses.
What they discouraged was trying to administer the sacraments without obtaining the Priesthood

>>17785911
Heaven is not a reward for good works. It is a choice as to whether you want to be with God or not.

Good works is not a work
Your life is not a math problem where doing good is +1 and doing bad is -1.
This is a case of design where God made you for a specific purpose, and you were perfectly suited for it. But instead, you acted like PC that keeps on crashing.
You are not going to be praised for crashing less than your total run time. You have to be destroyed because lots of vital transactions are going to be entrusted to you.

>>17768968
No, he is right
Christianity is not the result of trial and error.
It was the result of a guy telling everyone what to do, and everyone finding ways to apply his words enmass

Things like Equal rights, banning of slavery, and human rights were not products of logic and reason, but of faith. Everyone used Jesus' words as credence for their movement. It was not a math problem but people asking what Jesus wanted

>>17752282
No, the hypothesis comes first then you put it into trial and error
The existence of God can only be a matter of faith because it is impossible to create an objective evidence of his existence using finite means.

Seriously, just try it:
What could possibly be an objective and undeniable evidence of God?
Breaking the Laws of Physics and doing miracles? What if it has always been possible, and our previous assumptions were just wrong? What if he just have advanced tech?

You can't
You absolutely CANNOT prove it objectively

But there are 2 things that you can do
1. Disprove the assumption that he does not exist
2. Prove that his nature is that of truth and love, and you can just have faith in him

He already came in the flesh and proved that he loves us beyond limits. He never spoke a lie and he never harbored ill will. Assuming that he has ulterior motives is exactly what led to the first sin