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I never asked myself cause God tells us many times.
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So you have never asked the question "why does God need to spill blood to be satisfied?". It has never dawned on you? You just read the bible and don't think things through for yourself is what you are telling me.
I was a Fundementalist Christian for 18 years. You do not need to paraphrase the Bible to me. I became a Christian at 15 years old and was one until 33-34 , I am 38 now. I was not nomnial Christian. I was hardcore. So, I completely understand where you are coming from and why you are doing what you are doing. I expect nothing less from a Christian than to spread the Gospel, it was commanded by Christ. So unlike the others here I understand. Think of me as the polar opposite of Paul. I was a Christian of Christians and now I am a total and complete AGNOSTIC.
What I do not understand, what eludes me, is how for 18 years and now reading your posts- how a person can be so blinded and gulible as to believe a total fabrication (and flawed I might add) work such as the Bible and the Christian Faith. Now it reminds me of Nazi Germany and the faith that people had in Hitler. I tell you why, because if you REALLY READ the Bible and be just a little bit OBJECTIVE (put aside personal experience) the God of the Bible is a TOTAL TYRANT. The God of the Bible is TWO FACED. He is described as Merciful, yet he punishes people eternally for temporal sins or a lack of faith.
My friend, you do not know the book you so highly prize. I bet you think it is mysterious, that you need the Holy Spirit to properly interpret it. It is not all that. If you would sit down and read that book, books at a time instead of verses or sections you like, and approach it with the same level of skepticism that you are right now reading this, I can't imagine you coming away with any other impression than what I finally came to : it is a work of fiction - the god of the bible is impossible because He is CONTRADICTORY.
What I realize is that I will not change your mind. You are like a suicide bomber in Islam. You are a fanatic as I once was. Perhaps one day you will wake up from your sleep or you will die in it. I am through arguing with you. Jesus said "seek and ye shall find". I guess you have found your precious "answer". You will not change unless you need too, like I did.