Originally Posted by
swaggs21
At one time, in the time of Babylon, all of the people spoke the same language and were able to build miraculous things. God had told them previously to spread out and populate the world and God was ignored. So he scattered the people about and confused their languages.
The only true record of the scriptures at that point stayed with the Israelites, so someone's recollection of the scripture could have been completely different without having it to reference. Also, there was also pagan worship in those times that were off-shoots of the original scriptures, you have to take that into account as well.
Ryan, I am sure we are going to differ on this for as long as we both live, but you calling me close minded because I think that I am part of a bigger picture and purpose along with a divine power exists and has a role in my life, is well close minded.
You're not close minded for thinking life has a purpose, you're close minded for thinking others who don't agree with your view of the world are wrong, and as such, will burn in your definition of hell.
Originally Posted by
swaggs21
Was Mohammed born in Bethlehem? Scripture directly says that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem out of King David's lineage.
The odds of Jesus not being who he was astounding, around 1 in 300 billion or some crazy number like that because all of the factors that went into his birth set forth in the Old Testament.
Scripture, written by followers, who are fallable human beings. What makes Christian scripture any more correct than Hebrew scripture? or Muslim scripture?