like the OT is very violent while the NT is very peaceful. In the OT its just a one god with one persona, while the NT suggests 3 gods…which christians interpret as 3 personas of one god.
there are contradictions. but in matters of faith it is much clearer than the NT. which is why there are few fragmentations in judaism.
I used to think that about the OT, fearing God, the wrath of God, but now cantering the Psalms at mass, I realize that He was a loving God in the OT. God loved the Jews back to the fold. Fear means love in OT. It was the Jews who feared the wrath of God because they knew they had done wrong. But God, although He punished them, stuck to them. He punished as as loving father would. Punishment=Discipline, and only love cares enough to discipline.
Ok, this week-end is very busy, we have our annual parish homecoming Sat and Sun, it’s a lot of work, a lot of fun (and a lot of drinking - I work the Margarita both closing both nights).
However, truth is truth. Error is error. All Christians have a moral responsibility to point error out-not in judgment, but that the one in error may turn from wrong to right.
yeah truth is truth. they have their truth, you have yours, i have mine. by my truth you are both just being crazy and christianity as a whole is just make-believe.
God in the OT is just like any Joe out there. Just like Joe, God has his favorites and his hates. He loved the nation of israel, and had an insane hatred for the nation of Amalek.
I think he punished like a brutal pet owner. I’m a father and there is no way i’m gonna treat my daughter like that. Like the holocaust is like handing your child over to a mob to be gang raped and beaten to an inch of her life.
I dont think I can do that quite yet.
Its gonna feel awkward and i’m not sure if my wife is gonna approve. she’s gonna think its crazy and a waste of time. besides, i still have to convince myself that it is not a waste of time. 
Right on
I am listening to a CD on where we got the Bible from Lighthouse Catholic Media. Unfortunately my commute is short and I wasn’t able to finish listening to it. Our church stocks CD’s and changes them out every 6 months for new ones. They WANT us to research and study the Truth.One hour to seek the Truth is a waste of time? Let’s see, how many posts have you made here since joining 8/23/07? 313. Me 183 since 7/5/05. Something’s pulling you hear, I mean here.I dont think I can do that quite yet.
I am doing this at work. If you will notice I very rarely post on weekends, week nights, and holidays. Thats because the rest of my life is practically owned by my wife and daughter. We make decisions together.
AMENOne hour to seek the Truth is a waste of time? Let’s see, how many posts have you made here since joining 8/23/07? 313. Me 183 since 7/5/05. Something’s pulling you hear, I mean here.
There aren’t any around here.^ Its really not as simple as ‘one hour’.
Theres a lot of political, economic and moral factors to consider. To understand what I mean, would you go to a hindu temple for one hour just to see if there is a greater truth in there? You would? If you will do it, then I will take up the challenge. Fair?
Sorry you see it this way. The two are clearly related, but are two different covenants. Different, yet related-like family members. Remember what has been said about “context”? Turns out that it really is important. If you focus like a laser beam on the concept of context, then re-read, your objections will begin to melt away. If you are unwilling to grasp context, you will remain perpetually confused. But, stay with us. There are many here who will lovingly lead you through this.
yeah i know, i know. you entirely missed my point. check the ‘context’ on why i said that.
Ooooh, cop out, dude! I found out it is much more difficult to face the one truth. There is some truth in every Christian church, but I want it all. I want the whole bible. I want all seven Sacraments. I want Apostolic succession all the way back to Peter. I want Christ’s precious Body to eat. I want His cleansing Blood to drink. I want the intercession of the Saints in Heaven. I want nothing watered down-not even the Holy Water! That’s why I’m here, and staying here. You are on a blessed journey, as I was for 35 years before I was even baptized. The Lord called me, just as he is calling you.yeah truth is truth. they have their truth, you have yours, i have mine. by my truth you are both just being crazy and christianity as a whole is just make-believe.
its not about how you understand the bible, its about how the bible causes too many divisions.
lol yea there are a lot of truths. I have mine u have yours and so on. everybody has a truth , even if those truths contradict each other, then is the truth contradicting itself?yeah truth is truth. they have their truth, you have yours, i have mine. by my truth you are both just being crazy and christianity as a whole is just make-believe.
Only for those who wnat to use it to cuase divisions
then u are talking about sola scripture.
christianity had been breaking up long before that term was invented.
Why do u think that there is a lot of fundamentalism mainly in the religions that consider a book as the ultimate authority?. just as muslims and fundamentalist protestants do.