Tag: lies in the bible
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Deuteronomy 28 — The Blueprint of a Vengeful God (and the Horrific Curses He Promises)
Deuteronomy 28 lays out a covenant between obedience and consequence.But the consequences described are unusually extreme. It raises an uncomfortable question: what kind of deity is being described here? Before I go through the latter part of Deuteronomy 28, I’d like to establish a few things about this god’s approach to punishing the evil that…
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Christians Need To Stop Claiming That “Love Me Or Burn Alive Forever” Is Free Will (& Various Other Documented Manipulations Of The Old Testament God)
Let’s just take a look at the definition of free will. Free Will: the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one’s own discretion. Can you see why Christian rhetoric that makes the threat that if you don’t follow their god, you’ll go to hell and burn…
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Christian “Morality” Sabotages Integrity; Jeffrey Dahmer Said It Best
In my constant quest for truth, I periodically find myself checking out, and participating in, Internet discussions between Christians and atheists. While not an atheist myself, I do seem to side with atheists on many issues. I have seen Christians assert that atheists have no moral compass simply because they do not follow the Bible,…
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Unless You’re Prepared To See Jesus As Worm-like, Psalm 22 Is Not A Prophesy About His Death On The Cross
If Jesus was worm-like then if fits as prophesy.
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When The God Of The Bible Sent Lying Spirits To Tell Lies
Yes, you read that correctly. The god of the Bible sent lying spirits. The story is outlined in 1 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 18 . The story begins when King Jehoshaphat of Judah visited King Ahab of Israel. King Ahab expressed a desire to to war against Ramoth-Gilead and claim that area for Israel.…
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15 New Testament Concepts That Christians Ignore
Have you ever noticed that Christians love some verses and quote them often, yet some of these other verses are rarely, if ever mentioned or obeyed? When I started out writing about a month ago, I naively thought there would be about five items. I put the blog post on the back burner and over…
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Isaiah 53 Is Not Describing Jesus
Christians love to quote “by his stripes we are healed” and claim that this is a prophetic description of Jesus, along with a select few other passages within the chapter. But how does that stand up to scrutiny? Well for starters, some of the descriptors are completely ignored because they don’t fit. Horribly Disfigured? Hard…
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The Contradictory Accounts Of The Calling Of The First Disciples
In the entire time I was indoctrinated into believing the Bible was truth, I had never noticed the many contradictions. I guess no Sunday School teacher or pastor ever asked us to compare notes. This is just another example of obvious contradictions. Links to Biblegateway.com (King James Version) provided so you can check it out…
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Exploring Christianity? Read This First
I was indoctrinated into Christianity from birth. I was taught how to combat any argument that might put a dent into my beliefs. I was very good at defending the faith. However, like many these days, I was able to take some steps back to see the bigger picture and finally, at age 55, started…
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The God Who Loves You Immensely Also Wants You Deathly Afraid Of Him
I’d like to address all of this “fear of god” narrative that Christianity espouses. First, Let’s take the most uncomplicated approach and do a quick comparison. Imagine you are a father or a mother. Maybe you are a parent. Is there ever a time when you would want your children to be afraid of you?…
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