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What have I learned during my discussion with ksazma thus far other than reluctant to answer questions. Here I would outline and you can check the previous post if I am mistaken.

Number 1 ksazma attack the validity of the Bible

This is expected of him. If ksazma can undermine the strength and integrity of God's word, then it would be much easier for him to win his arguments, confound anyone who's a Christian, and make converts of those who don't know the truth and power of the Bible. This is exactly what the devil did in the Garden of Eden.  Satan said, "You truly will not die!" in Genesis 3:4.  I am not calling ksazma satanic.  I am simply pointing out that is how deception begins by bringing doubt upon God's word, and that this is exactly what ksazma has been trying to do. He try to get folks here reading the post to doubt the Bible and then making it look as though what he belief is great. Various methods are used here to accomplish this:

1. Stating that the Bible has numerous contradictions, remember that.

A. Of course, I cannot go through all the alleged Bible contradictions here. But my observation has been that the majority of "biblical contradictions" raised by ksazma are nothing more than examples of his lack of understanding of biblical theology and context. Always read the context of verses. My fellow Christians, don't let folks like ksazma simply state that there are contradictions and leave it at that. Ask them to give you one, like I did. If you cannot answer it, do research and get back to him. Sure, there are some tough areas of Scripture, but there are no contradictions in God's Word.

2. Criticizing the lack of original manuscripts.

A. The point here is that because we do not have the original manuscripts of the Bible, we cannot really know what the originals said and, therefore, the Bible could have been corrupted. Of course, what ksazma fail to mention is:

2-a: The Bible documents are well attested as being reliable and accurate. In fact, we have around 24,000 ancient manuscripts of the New Testament. So much so, that no major area of Christian doctrine is affected by possible variations among manuscripts.

Number. 2 ksazma attempt to set Paul against Jesus.

ksazma often make the claim that Paul never met Jesus and was not a disciple or apostle of Jesus something to that extent. Of course, this is not true. Paul encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus in Acts 9 after Jesus' resurrection. Jesus spoke to him and commissioned him. So, Paul met Jesus. Furthermore, Paul visited the Jerusalem apostles Peter, James, and John who affirmed Paul's mission and message in Galatians 2:9. Also, see the context of Galatians 1:18--2:10. Peter, who was a disciple of Jesus, personally authenticated Paul's writings by calling them scripture in 2 Pet. 3:15-16. If they are inspired, then they cannot contradict Jesus' words.

In addition, ksazma belief would tell us that Jesus never claimed to be God, and that Paul is the one who wrote that Jesus was God. Paul wrote that Jesus was God, then in 2 Peter 3:15-16 where Peter calls Paul's writings Scripture and affirms Paul's message was in Galatians 2:9. Nevertheless, ksazma would like to sometimes assert that Paul hijacked Christianity and took it over and made Jesus into something He was not.

Folks, there are other areas people like ksazma will say are where Jesus and Paul do not agree; but when they bring it up, always ask for an example. Each time I've done this, I've discovered that ksazma did not have a sufficient understanding of what the text is saying. Remember, always read the context.

Number. 3 ksazma misinterpreting various Scripture passages.

A very good example of misrepresentation of biblical passages can be found in a dialogue I had with ksazma regarding Ezekiel 23. What ksazma is guilty of doing is imposing belief understandings upon biblical texts and then complaining about the biblical texts in light of how he interpret them. This is not how one should go about "refuting the opposition." Rather, ksazma should seek to understand the biblical/cultural context and deal with the issue from that perspective not a fabricated one.

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PS: I am answering any of questions, it's only fair that you address the one I asked, why are evading my question? In case you miss it.

ksazma, that book you read, how long it say it take God to create the heavens and earth? Could you site your verses from it that way we know where to find it. Thanks.

Keith
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