Hey Peter:

I believe you posted the Minboit link before and I read it, and found their motivations disturbing and antiChristian; as I do these so called neo-christians motivations in the article I commented on.

NTL, the scripture teaches, as with the return of Israelites to the promised land(which occurred in 1948 after nearly 1900 years), that the temple will be rebuilt. I don't know how or when it will come about, though I am certain the time is near, but I believe it will it will be rebuilt, precisely because the bible tells me so.-) Now me, I'm more in the camp of providing provisions at Petra for my Jewish brethren than trying to get the temple rebuilt. Not that my opinion matters but I figure the AntiChrist and his supporters will get that built since he wants to play God.

Also Peter, we Christians are told the just shall live by faith. That salvation is by faith. Too, where ones faith ends, so too ends the revelation of the truth(s) of the scripture. It's a curious relationship.

I don't recall this, The Skepic's Annotated Bible, being offered before but I'll prolly take a peek. I am a curious sort too.

P> I truly mean no disrespect I truly mean no disrespect I truly mean no disrespect

I believe you sir. As God told Isaiah, Come let us reason together...

I look forward to those who are brave enough to engage in give and take of ideas. Most merely attack my kind. My faith certainly is not threatened, I know in whom I believe. I know where I am going when I die. Do you know where you are going when you die? That's something Jesus talks about in the Gospels.

P> Jesus, as depicted in the Gospels, is awesome! Jesus, as depicted in the Gospels, is awesome! Jesus, as depicted in the Gospels, is awesome!

I really wish you, or someone, would explain what they mean by this kind of statement. First off, outside of the book of Revelation which is hardly awesome for humanity at large and briefly in Acts, Jesus only shows up in the Gospels. He was seldom lovey dovey like folks make out. So, I would really appreciate your fleshing out that statement a bit-what's so awesome about Jesus in the Gospels in your view?

I ask this because, when he returns, he's not going to be the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world. He's going to kill, lots and lots of people, like avenging Kings do. And immediately after that, he is going to judge the nations. And following that, he is going to rule all the earth from Jerusalem with an iron rod for a thousand years. At the end of which, he is going to cast that old devil Satan into the Lake of Fire. And after his 1000 year reign, he's going to be judging the great and the small at what is commonly known as the Great White Throne judgement for all of mankind that rejected his sacrificial gift for humanity. A gift that hinges on what a man decides to believe. The greater portion of these events are referenced or spoken of directly in the gospels by Jesus himself.

P> But, and this is a big but, the questioning side of me, the side that believes in the scientific method, the side that goes with evidence, has enormous doubts as to the veracity of the Bible. But, and this is a big but, the questioning side of me, the side that believes in the scientific method, the side that goes with evidence, has enormous doubts as to the veracity of the Bible. But, and this is a big but, the questioning side of me, the side that believes in the scientific method, the side that goes with evidence, has enormous doubts as to the veracity of the Bible.

State your proof Peter, I promise you, I will try to provide an answer. Further, and you might find this hard to believe too, but my faith is what drove me to search out most of what I know about history and science. I wanted to see if the world jives with what his revelation says. And since the scripture is primarily a history, that's pretty easy to do. Archeology certainly supports the scriptural record.

P> How do you reconcile what I, and many other people see, as so many errors in the Bible? How do you reconcile what I, and many other people see, as so many errors in the Bible? How do you reconcile what I, and many other people see, as so many errors in the Bible?

Again, state the errors, and I'll attempt to speak to them.

I don't claim to understand everything in the scripture sir, but I attribute that more to the fact I'm not nearly as studious as I could, or should have, been, including in prayer. However, that it is all God's word, just as he wants it; I'd bet my life on that. I'd bet your life on that too.

May peace be with you all.