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<blockquote data-quote="inyati13" data-source="post: 1123368" data-attributes="member: 17767"><p>Thanks for that DeepSouth. You have a great passion.</p><p></p><p>It is out of order for me to be drawn into interpretations on the content of the Bible when I have not accepted it as "the Word of the Holy (perfect) God". That does not mean I avoid discussions on the content of the Bible. On the contrary, I have read it and discussed it. My cousin on my dad's side is of the Franciscan order in the Catholic faith. He has spent his life in service including formal studies on the content and meaning of the Bible. I am always enlightened by those who approach the Christian faith in a formal manner. They express doubts more freely than the layman. They express the confounding issues associated with the divine. My Grandfather was an evangelist. I have family that are ordained ministers of the faith.</p><p></p><p>In regard to asking for prayers. I welcome them, not asking for them. My mother has told me hundreds of times that she began praying for my salvation when she learned she was carrying me. I have observed that at her advanced age (91) she is of a notion that I am "saved" and have accepted Jesus Christ as my savior as you explained - accepted that he died on the cross for my sins. I have contributed to that notion albeit somewhat dishonestly. My sister raised her eyebrows and started to chastise me at a recent gathering. I held my hand up in a motion to still her (boy do women hate that!!!). I later told her that she should not take something from my mother of that dear nature at her advanced years. My sister is a Christian and doesn't think that is right. The point, I am open to prayers but I am not soliciting them.</p><p></p><p>In the absence of accepting a divine explanation for the Universe and the "Holy" order of the Bible, detailed discussion is lacking in substance. I cannot predict the future but I would speculate that given my deeply based doubts, I will pass from this earth in my biological form with about the same philosophy that I maintain now.</p><p></p><p>In graduate school, I took a 600 level course "Modern Theories of Evolution". It was not "Modern Facts of Evolution". Understand that the scientific method is based on the premise of "theory". But do not make the mistake of diminishing theory. Just because a concept is in the theory phase, we don't throw up our hands and give up. Man is limited by his mental capacity. Just because we do not "know" the means or substance of an idea does not mean that a natural explanation does not exist. That has long been a failing of mankind. When man does not know the what, how, or why, he creates a fairytail or divinity to provide the anwser.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inyati13, post: 1123368, member: 17767"] Thanks for that DeepSouth. You have a great passion. It is out of order for me to be drawn into interpretations on the content of the Bible when I have not accepted it as "the Word of the Holy (perfect) God". That does not mean I avoid discussions on the content of the Bible. On the contrary, I have read it and discussed it. My cousin on my dad's side is of the Franciscan order in the Catholic faith. He has spent his life in service including formal studies on the content and meaning of the Bible. I am always enlightened by those who approach the Christian faith in a formal manner. They express doubts more freely than the layman. They express the confounding issues associated with the divine. My Grandfather was an evangelist. I have family that are ordained ministers of the faith. In regard to asking for prayers. I welcome them, not asking for them. My mother has told me hundreds of times that she began praying for my salvation when she learned she was carrying me. I have observed that at her advanced age (91) she is of a notion that I am "saved" and have accepted Jesus Christ as my savior as you explained - accepted that he died on the cross for my sins. I have contributed to that notion albeit somewhat dishonestly. My sister raised her eyebrows and started to chastise me at a recent gathering. I held my hand up in a motion to still her (boy do women hate that!!!). I later told her that she should not take something from my mother of that dear nature at her advanced years. My sister is a Christian and doesn't think that is right. The point, I am open to prayers but I am not soliciting them. In the absence of accepting a divine explanation for the Universe and the "Holy" order of the Bible, detailed discussion is lacking in substance. I cannot predict the future but I would speculate that given my deeply based doubts, I will pass from this earth in my biological form with about the same philosophy that I maintain now. In graduate school, I took a 600 level course "Modern Theories of Evolution". It was not "Modern Facts of Evolution". Understand that the scientific method is based on the premise of "theory". But do not make the mistake of diminishing theory. Just because a concept is in the theory phase, we don't throw up our hands and give up. Man is limited by his mental capacity. Just because we do not "know" the means or substance of an idea does not mean that a natural explanation does not exist. That has long been a failing of mankind. When man does not know the what, how, or why, he creates a fairytail or divinity to provide the anwser. [/QUOTE]
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